Thursday night, December 4th, Aquarium Drunkard Presents: An Evening With Laura Marling at Community in Los Angeles. DJ sets by Turquoise Wisdom . We will be recording an Aquarium Drunkard session. Limited space available. RSVP at marlingadq at gmail.com. […]
Month: November 2014
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 366: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ Bill Callahan […]
The Band :: Genuine Bootleg Series 4: Crossing The Great Divide
Happy Thanksgiving – The Band’s Genuine Bootleg Series 4: Crossing The Great Divide. “3 CD The Band bootleg released in 1997, not to be confused with the official Across the Great Divide box set. This […]
Happy Thanksgiving :: Doug Sahm And Friends — Austin, TX 1972
Tradition runs rampant around Thanksgiving: generations of old recipes, football, Alice’s Restaurant , The Last Waltz, and, of course, a parade of balloons shutting down NYC. What else do you need? If you thought you were covered […]
Contemplative Music: Ariel Kalma, Jordan De La Sierra, Robbie Basho
Barbara Dane :: When I Was A Young Girl
It makes perfect sense to stumble upon “When I Was A Young Girl,” now, as the nights grow longer and colder and the leaves pile up around the thick trunks of bare Oak trees. Barbara […]
AD Presents: Chances With Wolves 3: High Places / A Mixtape
Our east coast compatriots, NYC’s Chances With Wolves return with their third serving for Aquarium Drunkard: High Places / A Mixtape. As always, it’s a heady/essential brew. “we wanted this one to sound like a daydream on an […]
Nathan Bowles :: Nansemond
For good or ill, the banjo has become the ultimate signifier of old timey Americana. You want to sprinkle a little down home “authenticity” into a song? Put a banjo on it. To bring anything […]
Michael Kiwanuka :: I Need Your Company
I first caught wind of this via the Tell Me A Tale ep in a Parisian record store in 2011. Hasn’t lost an ounce of it’s potency. Michael Kiwanuka :: I Need Your Company
Thanksgiving: Late Autumn Light (A Mixtape)
A late November feast of folk, rock, and country sounds, much of it gospel-tinged, all of it burnished in afternoon light. Expect occasional flurries, scattered leaves, and warm ovens. Foil-wrapped casserole dishes and those gold-brown […]
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 365: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ The Who […]
Hamilton Leithauser :: Room For Forgiveness
Following Black Hours , his solo debut in June, Hamilton Leithauser returns with the chooglin’ Room For Forgiveness . Get a taste, below, and if you’re in NYC, Leithauser gigs at Bowery Ballroom , December 11th. Hamilton Leithauser :: Room For Forgiveness Related: […]
Neil Young :: The Old Homestead / A Medley (1969-2005)
What do you play during the holidays? Besides, you know, ‘holiday’ music. A friend posed this question a couple of days before 24 of us descended upon his Echo Park home for Thanksgiving. Arlo Guthrie’s […]
Dwight Twilley: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Dwight Twilley doesn’t care much about terms like “power pop.” It’s not that he objects, he just doesn’t care about the tag. “The Beatles were pretty much the greatest power pop band of all time, so if […]
Every Sound Means Something: Wooden Wand Interviews Matt “MV” Valentine
I have already sung the praises of Matt “MV” Valentine elsewhere. For the Google-averse, I can sum it up by saying that MV’s music–both with and without his partner, co-conspirator and constant foil Erika “EE” […]