Dawn Patrol :: Fleet Foxes

Softly crashing into 2021. Welcome to Dawn Patrol. Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes joins us for a discussion about Shore and surf—and the relationship between the two . . .

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The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PST, Channel 35)

The lathe of heaven. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.

34.1090° N, 118.2334° W . . .

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Shahzad Ismaily :: Transmissions

Our guest this week on the show is Shahzad Ismaily, whose recorded with, well, he’s recorded with a lot of people, from Moses Sumney and Sam Amidon to Beth Orton, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Martha Wainwright, Yoko Ono, Bonnie Prince Billy, Jolie Holland, and many, many more. With his buddies Ches Smith and Marc Ribot, he’s a member of the punk jazz outfit Ceramic Dog, and last year he released Visitations with Leo Abrahams on his own label, Figureight Records . . .

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Helmut Köllen :: You Won’t See Me

In 1977, Helmut Köllen transformed “You Won’t See Me." His haunting, impassioned, and foundation-shifting version upends the McCartney’s original; for six minutes, he makes the song entirely his . . .

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Jonathan Richman :: The AD Interview

Jonathan Richman on his latest LP, SA, the inner and outer conversation that is music, his ongoing, episodic project Just A Spark, On Journey From The Dark, the devotional music aspect to the new record, y mucho más . . .

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Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Steve Gunn – April 1st @ Gold Diggers

No April fool's, here. Via Gold Diggers in East Hollywood, Calif. USA, AD presents Steve Gunn in concert.

On Thursday, April 1st, Steve Gunn will premiere his first fully produced streamed concert. Presented by Aquarium Drunkard, this solo set will see Gunn debut new material alongside fan favorites. The set will stream via Noonchorus and kick off at 8 PM local time . . .

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Drew Gardner :: s/t / Elkhorn :: Southern Star

Further adventures from the Elkhorn crew. First, the self-titled new outing from Drew Gardner, the electric half, who's joined by Ryan Jewell and Andy Cush for a set of laid-back instrumental workouts. Then, Elkhorn's live gem Southern Star, recorded early in 2020 . . .

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Karen Dalton :: Casino de Montreux Golden Rose Pop Festival (5-1-1971)

Rare footage of Karen Dalton live at the Golden Rose Pop Festival in Montreux in 1971. Backed up by a sympathetic band for a four-song set, this 14-minute video reveals just what a tragedy it is that live K.D. footage is so rare . . .

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Colleen :: Implosion-Explosion

On "Implosion-Explosion" Colleen explores the space between the internal and the external, juxtaposing her uncanny voice over a flooding Ace Tone organ and rhythms coaxed from a 1969 Elka Drummer One drum machine—a model favored by Cluster and Harmonia in the '70s—and dubbing the situation out to beautiful effect . . .

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Sven Wunder :: En Plein Air

“En Plein Air” is the latest single from Sven Wunder via Piano Piano Records. It's the first from his new LP, Natura Morta, which is due for release in June of this year . . .

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Kevin Ayers :: Heaven On Earth (A Mixtape)

Presenting Heaven on Earth, a four-hour (!) Kevin Ayers megamix by David Mittleman of Observations of Deviance, a weekly "all-vinyl, freeform program that harkens back to the early days of underground FM radio . . .

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Simone Schmidt :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

Simone Schmidt of Fiver discusses their activism and musical work with groups like One Hundred Dollars, The Highest Order, and Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition, which celebrates and expands on the outlaw country visions of artists like Willie Nelson, Gene Clark, and Johnny Paycheck . . .

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The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PST, Channel 35)

Skylab. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays. Get lifted.

34.1090° N, 118.2334° W . . .

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Hospitality State of Mind: Blues and Gospel Songs Recorded by George Mitchell

A vinyl-only 13 track survey of blues, gospel and folk traditions recorded throughout the south, Hospitality shines a light on Furry Lewis, Robert Nighthawk, Othar Turner, the Pettis Sisters and host of others. Recorded by George Mitchell, the vibey set spans 1962 through the mid-eighties, and feels like you're in the next room...if it were a Merigold, Mississippi juke . . .

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His Name is Alive :: Transmissions

This week on Transmissions, Warren Defever of Third Man Records and His Name Is Alive joins us for a loose ramble about decades in the record making business, his lack of adherence to genre, and what it's felt like to revisit the tapes he made in the '80s . . .

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