An eclectic medley of ramblin’ folk, African rhythms and mellow tunes to usher in that October breeze. Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Soulful Shade of Blue – A Medley Brook Benton — Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright Miriam Makeba — Oxgam Bob Lind — Fennario Tom Paxton […]
Month: September 2014
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Benjamin Booker covers Furry Lewis / Otis Redding
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. In 2012 I wrote about a young guy living in New Orleans who had just released a set […]
Lucinda Williams :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
This week marks the release of Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, the 11th studio album from Lucinda Williams. It’s a first in many ways – her first double studio album, her first on […]
The Mekons :: Where Were You?
I don’t want to talk about the Mekons. There are plenty of hardcore devotees out there who will be more than eager to tell you everything: how the Mekons are possibly the most prolific college […]
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 358: Jean Michel Bernard – Générique Stephane ++ […]
Ural Thomas :: Smile
Ural Thomas is a soul singer from Portland who, despite having allegedly rubbed elbows with the likes of Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones and James Brown, never quite made it to the show. No one can […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: No Jacket Required — CMJ 2014 — October 24th — Rough Trade, NYC
We’re heading to New York, so come party with us. Aquarium Drunkard — CMJ 2014 — No Jacket Required. October 24th at Rough Trade in Brooklyn. Tickets available, here . More details next month. . . Kevin Morby ~ Twin Peaks […]
Here Is Barbara Lynn
By the time she got around to recording 1968’s Here is Barbara Lynn, set for reissue October 28 by Light in the Attic Records, young Barbara Lynn was already a hitmaker. Born in Beaumont, Texas […]
Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear :: Live By Water
Meet Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, a mother and son act from Kansas City. The guitar and vocal duo weave a charming and homespun cloth of country, blues and folk. Their interplay of guitars […]
Tinariwen :: Iljaych Tareq / The Joshua Tree Sessions
If it seems you are seeing Tinariwen’s name with more regularity these days, it’s because you are. In addition to this year’s Emmaar lp, recorded in Joshua Tree, California, and lengthy Western tours, the group […]
Clifton’s Corner :: Volume 25 — Power To The People
(Volume 25 of Clifton’s Corner . Clifton Weaver, aka DJ Soft Touch , shares some of his favorite spins, old and new, in the worlds of soul, r&b, funk, psych and beyond.) When I . . . Only the good […]
Jacques Dutronc :: Les Métamorphoses
La grande classe. Point barre. Jacques Dutronc :: Les Métamorphoses
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 357: Jean Michel Bernard – Générique Stephane ++ Jacques […]
Shelley Duvall :: He Needs Me (Harry Nilsson – 1979 Demo)
In 1979 Harry Nilson took a hiatus from recording what would turn out to be his final (full) album, Flash Harry , in order to act as musical director behind filmmaker Robert Altman’s 1980 film, Popeye . […]
Bill Deal & The Rhondels :: Hey Bulldog (1970 Beatles Cover)
Straight out of Virginia Beach, Bill Deal & The Rhondels 1970 cover of Lennon/McCartney’s “Hey Bulldog”. The fabs…this is not. Bill Deal & The Rhondels :: Hey Bulldog