Appalachian Excitation is the sound of four people in a room. It’s the sound of expat composer Arnold Dreyblatt — in the States from Berlin, where he’s lived and worked since 1984 — and the members of experimental folk […]
Category: Megafaun
AD Presents :: Megafaun w/ Doug Paisley, Saturday @ Satellite
Saturday night Aquarium Drunkard welcomes Megafaun back to Los Angeles at the Satellite . In support is Doug Paisley , whose record Constant Companion was one of the finest singer-songwriter driven LPs of 2010. Megafaun are presently touring in support . . […]
Megafaun :: Side One
As you may have noticed, there is a massive Pink Floyd campaign underway — deluxe reissues, box sets, etc. As such, appreciations, re-appreciations and other ancillary pieces are popping up on various publications both online […]
Megafaun :: These Words
Megafaun :: Heretofore
Megafaun’s breadth of style has been a hallmark of all its releases thus far, but the Heretofore EP is possibly the best example yet of the rambling, shifting and well-sequenced tendencies of the band. But it’s […]
Off The Record :: Megafaun On Raleigh, NC
With the inaugural Hopscotch Music Festival kicking off later this week in Raleigh, NC we asked Megafaun’s Bradley Cook to run down some of his favorite local haunts in his adopted hometown. And, for those keeping score, this isn’t […]
DeYarmond Edison :: Silent Signs
Next month sees the debut of Justin Vernon’s ( Bon Iver ) collaboration with his Wisconsin brethren Collections of Colonies of Bees on their upcoming joint side-project Volcano Choir (out September 22 via Jagjaguwar ). We’ll be discussing the fruits of their labor, the LP […]
Diversions :: Megafaun On The Los Angeles Lakers
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Megafaun released their sophomore LP, Gather, Form & Fly, this week on […]
Megafaun :: The Fade
Megafaun :: The AD Interview
Hearing Megafaun on record is one thing; seeing them live is another. Brad Cook, Phil Cook and Joe Westerlund whip up some of the most intriguing music nightly on stage that you could ask for in […]
Megafaun :: Find Your Mark/Lazy Suicide
Alright, I can almost guarantee that regular AD readers will be into the following tunes; and hey, now that we’ve installed the streaming media player, you may as well stream a track…you know, save yourself […]