Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 404: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ Cotton […]
Month: September 2015
Christine Perfect (Christine McVie) :: I Want You
Before joining Fleetwood Mac and taking John McVie’s name in marriage in 1970 — and just after her stint in the underground British blues band, Chicken Shack (1967-68) — Christine Perfect cut a solo album in 1969 that […]
The Invincibles :: Heart Full Of Love
Soulful soprano voices exist everywhere in Deep Soul music but few reach the stirringly emotional heights of this track from the LA group, The Invincibles. A few singles exist to their name (none being remotely […]
Roadside Graves :: Acne/Ears
Was there ever any doubt they’d be back? That’s the only question to consider when listening to Roadside Graves’ Acne/Ears — their first long-player in four years. As aspirations go, every band would love for music-making […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Spooner Oldham
The Zion Travelers :: The Dootone Masters
“The four walls of my room were like the four walls of my grave. . .” The most moving document of The Zion Travelers may be “The Blood,” an ecstatic testimony of a near death […]
Kurt Vile :: That’s Life, Tho (Almost Hate To Say)
It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. See, Philadelphia songwriter Kurt Vile has a way of saying things — understated phrases just tumble from his mouth, hovering over motoring heartland rock or […]
Jennifer Castle :: Castlemusic
Not unlike our recent look back at Toronto band Deloro’s 2011 self titled album, we revisited Jennifer Castle’s solo record from that same year, the lovely Castlemusic . Castle’s successor to that record, Pink City , is an absolutely stunner. […]
Dynamic Duos :: James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg / Bill Mackay & Ryley Walker
With John Renbourn passing into the great unknown this year to join his six-string brother in arms Bert Jansch, it’s a good time to be reminded of the wonderful sounds two acoustic guitarists in joyous communion can make. These two recent LPs are more […]
Joan Shelley :: Over And Even
Joan Shelley’s latest, Over and Even , is her second for No Quarter Records and features Nathan Salsburg prominently on guitar as well as Will Oldam and Glenn Dettinger on gorgeous harmony. A crisp, golden sonic space […]
Elyse Weinberg :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
There was some kind of magic at work in the frayed songs of Elyse Weinberg’s 1968 debut, Elyse. Part of the allure was its mystery. Who was Elyse? The answer to the question was revealed to […]
Bonnie & Shelia :: You Keep Me Hanging On
Wardell Quezergue loaded up a school bus with five acts, drove down to Malaco Studios in Jackson Mississippi, cut 7-inches in a single session, and drove back home. Within a couple of months two of those tracks […]
Al Stewart :: Turn Into Earth
In 1966, Al Stewart was just one of a handful of singer-songwriters trying to drag the folk club scene out from underneath the dead weight of traditionalism. Along with the likes of Roy Harper, Jackson C. Frank, […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: September — A Medley
Summer fade / Autumn entrance. Get mellow with the following breeze of acoustic folk and singer/songwriter hoodoo primed to banish the humidity and usher in the Fall. Aquarium Drunkard Presents: September — A Medley Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by […]
Frank Sinatra Jr. :: Black Night
This is not his father’s song. Thanks to its appearance as the theme song of director Rick Alverson’s latest film, Entertainment, it may be time for a complete reappraisal of Frank Sinatra Jr., based on […]