Sandy Denny played with plenty of great bands in her all-too-brief life, from The Strawbs to Fairport Convention to Fotheringay. She even jammed with Led Zeppelin. But the British singer-songwriter didn’t need […]
Month: August 2016
AD Presents: Vox Scapo – A Mixtape
Ethereal jazz and slow grooves throughout, this is Vox Scapo. Set it to cruise control and take in a free and easy summer soundscape as August begins to wane. Our […]
Hank Williams :: The Complete Mother’s Best Collection
In 1951, Hank Williams — one of the finest songwriters the USA has ever produced — shilled shamelessly for Mother’s Best, a Northern Alabama flour company. And thank the good […]
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 443: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Cyrus Erie :: Get The Message
In this Big Star worshiping world (a church of which I’m a card-carrying member), Eric Carmen ’s seminal power pop work with the Raspberries simply doesn’t get the respect it deserves. But […]
Cass McCombs :: Medusa’s Outhouse
Cass McCombs’ “Medusa’s Outhouse”, via the forthcoming Mangy Love lp, out later this month on Anti Records . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. […]
Vetiver/Wolf People/The Men/Woods :: Live From Pickathon
Just returned from Pickathon , the 18th annual “indie roots” celebration out in Happy Valley, Oregon. Held on Pendarvis Farm, this year’s happening was, once again, fantastic, maintaining the feel of […]
Garcia Live :: Volume Six (1973) / Volume Seven (1976)
As the jolly Captain Trips once mused: ‘All goods things in all good time’. As such, Heads around the world tuned in and took notice when the GarciaLive series made […]
Lambchop :: The Hustle
Always a pleasure to wake up to a new song from Nashville’s Lambchop, particularly an 18-minute plus epic like “The Hustle,” the first single in advance of the group’s forthcoming […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: The Now Generation / A Mixtape
Enter The Now Generation. A gauzy 18 track ride through Portland record collectors Sam Huff and Meghan Wright’s current crate. It is as it must be….man. Aquarium Drunkard Presents: The Now Generation / A Mixtape Pot Party — Mike […]
Andy Shauf :: On the records behind The Party
Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing. He’s been at awhile now, but there […]
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 442: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Social Climbers :: Palm Springs
“Palm Springs”, via Social Climbers’ 1980, self-titled , sole lp – the vehicle of Bloomington’s Mark Bingham. Though existing in the new wave world, the project stands as an outlier, in […]
CAN :: Collected – Live & Beyond (1970-1972)
Can’s influence cannot be overstated. Highly impacted by the improvisational side of The Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa’s Mothers and Sly Stone, the group incorporated repetitive grooves that brought to mind African […]