Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Whether solo, with Lambchop, Silver Jews and beyond, I’ve been following William Tyler’s career, […]
Month: January 2015
AD Presents: An Evening With Jessica Pratt & Kevin Morby
Friday, February 27th, Aquarium Drunkard presents an intimate evening with Kevin Morby and Jessica Pratt in Long Beach. Location to be announced . Limited capacity. Tickets available for purchase, here . We have a few pair to giveaway to AD readers. To […]
Yaphet Kotto :: Have You Ever Seen The Blues (1968)
Actor/producer/musician Yaphet Kotto laid down this dark slice of soul in 1968 via the Chisa label. Proto-rap in its delivery, “Have You Ever Seen The Blues” rides the cymbals like Max Roach, all percussive piano with Kotto […]
Wizz Jones :: The First Girl I Loved
Dylan’s magpie genius of course exerted its influence over the British folk scene of the mid-1960s. The Incredible String Band , however, were the ones perhaps most responsible for breaking the British folk idiom wide open, taking it back […]
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 373: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ Tinariwen […]
Kim Fowley :: International Heroes
Waxed around the time he produced legendary recordings by the Modern Lovers, it’s no surprise International Heroes is one of the best albums from the ubiquitous Kim Fowley . Son of actor Douglas Fowley, Kim produced the […]
The Lagniappe Sessions: Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. This week the Lagniappe Sessions touch down with Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel […]
Scott Walker :: We Had It All
Setting aside his more contemporary avant-garde adventures, We Had It All is a bit of an oddity, even for 60s pop crooner extraordinaire Scott Walker. After releasing some very seminal solo material – four albums in the span of […]
Imaginational Anthem: Volume Seven
Since 2005, Tompkins Square’s Imaginational Anthem compilations have offered essential overviews of the rich American Primitive/guitar soli landscape, highlighting the cream of the diverse post-Fahey crop. Label head honcho Josh Rosenthal; put together the first several volumes, […]
Woods – With Light And With Love :: Pickathon / Galaxy Barn
Welcome to the second installment of an ongoing series with Pickathon , showcasing footage from the Galaxy Barn located at Pendarvis Farm in Oregon. Woods played twice that weekend, once…on the Woods Stage, out in the […]
Nazz :: Hello, It’s Me
The languid Nazz original from 1968, to be re-recorded four years later by a solo Todd Rundgren on his third solo lp, Something/Anything . Nazz :: Hello, It’s Me
Neil Young :: Live At The Bottom Line – NYC, 1974
In 2013 we highlighted Neil Young’s “Pushed It Over The End”, culled from a 1974 performance captured at the now-defunct, long running NYC club, The Bottom Line . Below is that evening in its entirety – a gig I imagine […]
AD Presents: Mickey Newbury – A Companion Piece
Brush off these dusty masterpieces and harlequin melodies and listen for the Bluebird Special off in the distance. Let this companion supply you with the American reflections and southern meditations that took this Texas native […]
Talking Heads :: Capitol Theatre – November, 1980 – Passaic, NJ
This is making the rounds…and for good reason. Talking Heads performing live at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ, Fall of 1980, in support of the just released Remain In Light . Related: Talking Heads :: Live In Rome, 1980 (Full Concert) Only the good shit. […]
Terry Allen :: Juarez
Terry Allen’s 1975 debut, Jaurez , is a story of a Texican Badman. It’s a western pastoral told through timeless songs and gentle orchestrations covered in dusty ragweed and a thurderstorm here and there. Here, Allen […]