Fade out of the humidity and into this. Looming ominously, the following one hundred and thirty eight minutes are a product of their time: rising sea levels, sweltering temperatures, dense […]
Month: July 2014
Africa Unbound: A Tale of Cross-Cultural Influence
As you might expect from a vast continent consisting of a number of countries and thousands of languages, African music is not so easily categorized. Unfortunately, the tendency has been to […]
Aaron Neville / Allen Toussaint :: Hercules (1973)
King Tuff :: Bad Thing (At The Galaxy Barn, Pickathon 2013)
King Tuff performing “Bad Thing” (last summer in the Galaxy Barn at Pickathon) at the Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon. This year’s festival is happening this weekend – August 1-3. […]
Roadside Graves :: Body
We last caught up with Roadside Graves via their 2011 LP, We Can Take Care of Ourselves , an eleven track song-cycle concerning S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. The band is back in early 2015 with a […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Hamilton Leithauser on Frank Sinatra – The Covers
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. I can’t think of a more fitting […]
Bob Dylan And The Band :: Oakland, CA 1974
Seven and half years off the road, Dylan returns with the Band. Oakland Coliseum Stadium Feb 11, 1974. Bob Dylan And The Band :: Oakland, CA 1974 (zipped folder, external link) Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered […]
Gracious Calamity :: Song That Grows Like A Vine (Demo)
Gracious Calamity are Kate Lee and Kit Wallach, a duo based in Jamaica Plain, MA. They describe their music as Gospel, Melodramatic Popular Song, Healing and Easy Listening. The descriptions […]
Palace / Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy :: A Retrospective
A retrospective journey through the ever-evolving world of Will Oldham – spanning the lo-fi, acoustic Palace recordings of the early 90s, to the polished country/folk of the very prolific Bonnie […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 350: Jean Michel Bernard […]
GT Moore And The Reggae Guitars :: Move It On Up
In an October 2010 issue of The Believer , I made passing reference to GT Moore and the Reggae Guitars, as the band Moore rather weirdly left Heron to pursue. However, Moore’s sophomore […]
A Different Kind of Tension: Mission of Burma’s Roger Miller Details A Week In The Ukraine
Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing. As the guitarist for post punk legends […]
Tony Joe White :: Black Panther Swamps
Tony Joe White turns 71 today — a good excuse as any to put on one of his many excellent platters. I recommend 1971’s self-titledTony Joe White. Cut at Sounds […]
Cotton Jones :: Wax Hand Asleep In A Glove
The reissue of Cotton Jones’ 2009 Rio Ranger EP includes the previously unheard “Marula” – a breezy, cantina waltz. The track, which can be streamed here , finds frontman Michael Nau singing and scatting […]
Nina Simone :: Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) – Alternate Version
Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne” is a strange, haunting thing. Largely carried by Cohen’s monotone, yet slightly lilting voice and sparse guitar accompaniment, the song evokes a dark, ambiguous feeling. The angelic […]