As we mentioned last month , New West Records is in the midst of a massive reissue campaign of the late Vic Chesnutt’s discography, beginning with his 1990 debut (the Michael Stipe produced Little), on through 2005’s Ghetto Bells — […]
Category: Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt :: Everybody Hurts (R.E.M.)
2017 is shaping up to be a great year for fans of Vic Chesnutt as New West Records is slowly re-releasing, in gorgeous expanded color vinyl editions, most of his albums originally released on the now defunct […]
Vic Chesnutt w/ Liz Durrett :: Somewhere
Vic Chesnutt left us five years ago in December of 2009. We’re still listening. Vic Chesnutt w/ Liz Durrett :: Somewhere
Vic Chesnutt :: Everything I Say / Saskatchewan, November 2009
This is the strangest rock club I’ve ever played in, you know? I was wondering where the graffiti with dicks on the wall was. Well, now I know where they are, because I left a […]
Diversions :: Elf Power on Vic Chesnutt
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Dedicated to their friend and collaborator Vic Chesnutt, Elf Power’s self-titled tenth LP […]
Vic Chesnutt :: About To Choke
The opening line of Vic Chesnutt’s About to Choke is about as apt a self description as one could ask for from a writer: “A funny pilgrim on a crazy crusade.” And whether this was meant to be […]
Vic Chesnutt :: Left To His Own Devices
Vic was our Keats, our Nina Simone. There will never be another like him. – Guy Picciotto, Fugazi It’s funny the things we tend to remember, or I should say, the things I tend to […]
Vic Chesnutt :: Skitter On Take-Off
Yes, you are indeed correct — Vic Chesnutt did just release a new album three weeks ago ( At The Cut ). You can read all about the impetus and execution of that record in our August interview with […]
Vic Chesnutt :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Vic Chesnutt belongs to a pantheon of the most unique and gifted songwriters that has emerged in the modern era of rock/pop/folk. For nearly 20 years, his channeling of Southern Gothic storytelling, along with a gift for […]
Vic Chesnutt / Elf Power :: Dark Developments
Vic Chestnutt is no stranger to collaboration. One need look no further than his work with Brute, Lambchop, or most recently, his new LP Dark Developments, with fellow Athenians Elf Power . On each of the aforementioned collaborations Chesnutt […]
Liz Durrett/Vic Chesnutt :: Somewhere (Cover)
Check, check…any Italian readers in the house today? If so, heads up, Liz Durrett is presently touring Italy — possibly in a town near you. I’ve seen Durrett, live, twice now, once solo and once with her […]