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I have posted twice on The Meters since An Aquarium Drunkard’s inception, both were Live shows (that you still can, and should, download below under ‘Related Posts’), but this will be the […]

Shee-it…don’t think for a minute the visit to New Orleans was all on a downer tip — come on now, it is New Orleans, Laissez Le Bon Temps Rouler. One […]

Grayson Capps’ album If You Knew My Mind traveled across, and around, the country with me this Summer emanating hot and humid stories from the deep South set in and around Louisiana. Perhaps it was a preview […]

On Assignment for Live Daily :Back in late April, on the eve of Escovedo’s latest release, I had the opportunity to spend thirty minutes with the artist via phone to discuss among other […]

It’s strange for me to post this on An Aquarium Drunkard as it was originally intended for my blog Songs:Illinois . But it was hard to sit and watch this blog […]

One of the many stops on this summer’s cross-country fandango was Athens, GA for the 10th annual Athfest . The last Athfest I attended was 2001, right before the Drive-By Truckers […]

1. Lee Hazelwood/Nancy Sinatra — Some Velvet Morning2. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion — Very Rare3. Iggy Pop — Sister Midnight4. Guided By Voices — Evil Speakers4.1 – John Lennon — […]

One of my favorite LP’s from the early ’70s is David Crosby’s underrated masterpiece “If I Could Only Remember My Name?” A fully realized embodiment of the “sound” of California’s folk/rock/country/psychedelia movement of the . . […]

One of the Drunkard’s loyal readers sent in this alternate version of Benson’s uber-catchy “Alternative To Love” after listening to this week’s podcast of The Aquarium Drunkard Show (which featured the LP version.) So […]

No dialogue on this one, but the tracks speak for themselves. Back to talky-talk next week.———–1 Ryan Adams/Beth Orton — Brown Sugar (Dirge)2 Badly Drawn Boy — Fall In A […]

It’s been a couple of days without a post here, so my guess is Justin is in transit as he and his wife continue their freewheeling ways around the country. […]

I had no idea who Zero 7 was until a couple of months ago. A friend’s rec and a couple of magizine pieces touting the band’s collaboration with Jose Gonzalez piqued my interest in […]

photo credit Robert Christgau and I are in the same corner when it comes to Sonic Youth. 20+ years together and the band still delivers the goods, more than delivers, both in the studio […]

Notes: This show for Little Radio was recorded this past weekend while holed up in a cabin in the NC mountains. The track selection reflects the surrounding environs. Enjoy.———-1.Portastatic — Will’s Return2.Brightblack […]