Joe O’Connell of Elephant Micah on the folkloric myths of Vague Tidings and how a DIY communal tour of Alaska, complete with run-ins with a black bear, inspired the album.
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Elephant Micah :: Genericana
The sound of synthesized waves opens and closes Genericana , the 13th album by Joseph O’Connell released under the Elephant Micah banner. It’s not difficult to imagine O’Connell camped out on some […]
Catching Up With Elephant Micah :: The AD Interview
For 15 years, Indiana folklorist and songwriter Joseph O’Connell has recorded records under the name Elephant Micah. His latest, and first for Western Vinyl, is called Where In Our Woods , and it’s a […]
Elephant Micah :: Embarrassment of Riches
I featured the formidable songwriting talents of Elephant Micah once before on the Drunkard at the tail end of 2005. Just recently I received in the mail the new Elephant Micah EP Embarrassment […]
Elephant Micah :: Hindu Approximately
“In 2006 we’ll release the recording hindu windmills on time-lag records….the formats will be cd and 12” vinyl…the topic, if you use your imagination, will be the wheel of human suffering…its foil, to come at later date, will be elephant micah plays the songs of bible birds…(a collection of songs originally performed by the 1980s gospel/bluegrass outcasts Hansen’s Bible Birds)” DOWNLOAD:MP3:
Small Sur :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Nearly a decade from the release of Labor, Bob Keal’s Small Sur project has returned with the remarkable Attic Room. Presented is a deeply personal record capturing slivers of life from the father, teacher, woodworker, and songwriter. Keal showcases an ability to take a second in time – “A thundercloud unfolding after the rain,” “I’ll have one last cigarette then lie down to rest,” “the silhouette in space formed by the morning sun” – and expand it into a landscape of abstraction.
The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PDT, Channel 35)
Outré California. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.
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The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PST, Channel 35)
Ultra White Violet Light. The Aquarium Drunkard Show. SIRIUS/XM radio ~ Channel 35. Wednesdays / 7pm California time + on-demand.
The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PST, Channel 35)
Different doors to the same house. The Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XM radio ~ Channel 35. Wednesdays / 7pm California time + on-demand.
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Aquarium Drunkard :: 2018 Year In Review
Here it is. Our obligatory year-end review. The following is an unranked list of albums that caught, and kept, our attention in 2018. Let it blurb. – AD
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (7pm PST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard every Wednesday at 7pm PST with encore broadcasts on-demand via the SIRIUS/XM app. SIRIUS 543: Fugazi – […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (7pm PST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard every Wednesday at 7pm PST with encore broadcasts on-demand via the SIRIUS/XM app. SIRIUS 535: Jean Michel […]
Jason Molina :: Riding With The Ghost
In her new book, Riding With the Ghost, writer Erin Osmon accomplishes a tricky feat regarding the late Jason Molina, the songwriter and leader of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. She […]
Folk Music for the End of the World…
As previously reported, Yer Bird Records just released their excellent, newly compiled folk comp entitled, wait for it, Folk Music for the End of the World ! How great — and fitting — is that title? Even better than the comp’s […]
AD Exclusive :: Yer Bird Records Interview
Over the past five months, one label that has remained high on my radar is Yer Bird Records . Based out of Charlottesville, VA, Yer Bird busted out the gate this past year […]
