Led by Mary Timony, Helium was one of the great ’90s guitar bands. On records like 1995’s The Dirt of Luck and 1997’s Magic City, Timony and co. created deeply personal and catchy indie rock, […]
Month: May 2017
GospelbeacH :: Another Summer Of Love
What do Gram Parsons, Tom Petty and Brent Rademaker all share in common? You guessed it — the Sunshine State that is Florida coupled with a deep fascination of country rock. All three soon jettisoned […]
Whitney :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
It had been a weird two days for Whitney . Coming off of the first weekend of Coachella, the band was feeling kinda bummed over the experience. Or at least, that’s what they told the crowd […]
Big Thief :: Breathe In My Lungs
Big Thief’s debut lp, Masterpiece , was one of the more subtly arresting releases of last year. Its gauzy, vaporous air, the songs’ swooning and drifting colors – and Adrienne Lenker’s hushed and heartfelt vocals – […]
Ought :: Concert à Emporter / October 2014
Ought frontman Tim Darcy’s solo debut Saturday Night has been on heavy rotation (our interview with Darcy forthcoming). In the meantime, Ought’s Concert à Emporter. La Blogoteque gets deserved credit for their direction and cinematography — but holy shit, that […]
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 479: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ Jean […]
Transmissions Podcast :: Weyes Blood
Welcome to Aquarium Drunkard’s recurring Transmissions podcast. Today, we continue our mini-series in collaboration with the folks at Mexican Summer . In March, AD’s Jason P. Woodbury headed out to Marfa Texas to attend Mexican Summer’s Marfa Myths Festival, a four-day, […]
Van Morrison :: Live At The Orphanage – July 29, 1974
A year before his passing in 1975, famed Bay Area radio DJ Tom Donahue sat down with Van Morrison. At the time Morrison was coming off an all-time string of records, coming off a relentless tour-de-force-tour, and […]
Ekseption :: The ‘70s Broadcasts (Remastered)
Layers of kaas, jazz, classical, psych, and virtuositeit piled up and played out as Ekseption. Between 1969 and 1972, pianist Rick van der Linden was ostensibly the center-piece of the human/Muppet-hybrid band, but the rotating door […]
Michael Nesmith :: Infinite Tuesday
Since the announcement of his autobiography several months back, anticipation has been high from Michael Nesmith fans. In terms of his prose, Nesmith’s intelligence and warmth have always shined through his words, and the idea […]
Gospel Jubilee: A Mixtape
Many of the selections on the Gospel Jubilee were discovered in the moldy basement of a house that quite possibly belonged to a relative of Hoyt Sullivan, Jr., the impresario behind a handful of heralded […]
AD Presents: Thurston Moore Group @ The Teragram – May 13th
Dig. This Saturday night in Los Angeles, AD presents the Thurston Moore Group to the Teragram Ballroom with special guest Marisa Anderson . Tickets available ahead on time, here …and we have a few pairs socked away for […]
Dead Notes #13 :: Cornell, May 8, 1977
If you’ve been lucky, you’ve found yourself in some college dorm, surrounded by DayGlo tapestries, Nag Champa wafting in the air, stinging your eyes. Your singularly nicknamed but gracious hosts and their friends argue. It’s […]
Jaimie Branch :: Fly Or Die
Blending jazz, folk, drone, and electronic music in an improvisational fashion, Branch and her group — which includes drummer Chad Taylor, bassist Jason Ajemian, cellist Tomeka Reid, and guests — operate with avant-garde curiosity and thrilling, spontaneous energy.
Joan Shelley :: S/T
The songs of Kentucky singer/songwriter Joan Shelley have always centered on the beauty of subtle recognition, her lyrics filled with scents, changes in temperature, bird song, and slight rustlings. On her eponymous fourth album, Shelley sings mostly […]