The Lagniappe Sessions :: Alex Izenberg

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As noted earlier this year in our review of Caravan Château, Alex Izenberg is not afraid of his influences. For this installment of the Lagniappe Sessions, the Los Angeles singer-songwriter digs into the pathos of Plastic Ono Band's "Love", and "Living Without You" -- a cornerstone of Randy Newman's 1968 debut long-player. A warm blanket in the ever-bizarre autumn of 2020 . . .

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Transmissions :: Bill Frisell

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Our guest this week is legendary guitarist Bill Frisell. His latest is called Valentine. It’s out now on the Blue Note label, and it finds him in a trio setting, joined by Thomas Morgan on bass and Rudy Royston on drums. It features Malian folk, standards, and originals, and it’s as deft, nuanced, and emotive as you might expect. Bill joined us early on a Saturday morning to discuss the record, his friendship with the late Hal Wilner, his deep listening practices, and telepathy . . .

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Angel Olsen :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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“They're very different songs, even though they're the same songs.” That's how Angel Olsen puts it regarding Whole New Mess, an alternate timeline vision of the album that would become 2019's All Mirrors. But the record isn't a mere collection of demos. It's a snapshot of Olsen at one point in a ongoing processing of thoughts and feelings, alive in a single moment . . .

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The Aquarium Drunkard Guide To Daniel Romano’s 2020

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Talk about making the most of the pandemic. Unable to continue his own never ending tour, the already-prolific Romano threw his weight into releasing albums—both newly and previously recorded—like never before. Nine full-lengths and one EP from the shape-shifting Canadian polymath and a handful of trusty collaborators—not to mention a book of love poems. Here’s Aquarium Drunkard’s guide to Daniel Romano’s year that was, as of the end of September . . .

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Sentimental Ornament: A Broadcast Rarities Mix

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In celebration of what would've been the deeply-missed Trish Keenan's 52 birthday, Aquarium Drunkard presents a survey of rare Broadcast material pulled from a variety of lesser-known sources. Not touching on any of their collaborations, inventive remixes, nor live material (save for a Nico cover from a 2003 Peel Session), Sentimental Ornament finds the inimitable group at the most experimental edges of their galaxy . . .

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AD Presents: Justin Spins + David Paints (September 25, Livestream)

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Now available to stream on-demand.

Dusting off my crate for the first time in 6 months at Gold Diggers, 6-8 pacific. Free livestream. But wait, there's more....

Artist David Phillips is going to paint on the other side of the stage while I play records. The finished framed canvas will be auctioned off with proceeds going to NIVA (Save Our Stages . . .

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Allan Wachs :: In Conversation With David Lerner of Trummors

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In 2016, David Lerner of Trummors began an email correspondence with songwriter Allan Wachs. What follows is a reconstruction of a conversation they had earlier this summer, paired with selections from their long back-and-forth. Trummors' latest, Dropout City, is available now wherever you get out-there tunes . . .

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The Velvet Underground :: The Second Fret, Philadelphia, January 1970

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...fiery renditions of “White Light / White Heat,” “Sister Ray” and “Foggy Notion” (Sterling Morrison sounding especially killer on the latter tune). There’s a rare take on the lovely “Over You,” for some reason never attempted in the studio — here, Lou Reed calls it his “Billie Holiday impersonation.” And then there’s “Sweet Jane,” still in its original, slow-and-steady incarnation, Reed making up lyrics as he goes. Lo-fi quality? Yeah. Hi-fi experience? Oh yeah . . .

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From The Edge of America :: Lonnie Holley and Richard Swift

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Director Ethan Payne's From the Edge of America documentary that captures the cosmic rapport between Lonnie Holley and the late Richard Swift, two men separated by decades in age, but united in spirit. Documenting the studio sessions that produced the National Freedom EP, this short form documentary offers an intimate look at two creative forces united in song . . .

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

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Autumn equinox edition. 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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A Terrible Word Called Kismet :: Tim Heidecker on Fear of Death

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On Tim Heidecker's Fear of Death, one of the funniest, most absurd, surreal, and reliable entertainers on the planet gets serious, about life’s truest inevitability. But let’s be clear: Heidecker isn’t all doom and gloom. In fact, the record's rather buoyant and spirited, uniquely and retroactively American in a way—cynical and sharp as a Salem cigarette . . .

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Transmissions :: Jerry David DeCicca

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Our guest this week is Jerry David DeCicca. Perhaps you know him best from Black Swans, or maybe some of the great albums he's produced by so called "outsider" songwriters like Ed Askew, Larry Jon Wilson, and Chris Gantry, among others. Since 2014, he's been putting out great records under his own name. His latest is called The Unlikely Optimist And His Domestic Adventures. Jerry describes it as “an anti-Hallmark ode to positivity." Who couldn’t use some positivity this year? In advance of its release on October 16th, Aquarium Drunkard correspondent Chad DePasquale joined Jerry to . . .

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Sylvie Simmons :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Author, songwriter, and legendary music journalist Sylvie Simmons latest album, Blue on Blue is intimate, dreamy and beautifully melancholic. It carries a lifetime of in-depth musical exploration, but also the devastating experience of a life-altering accident . . .

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Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard September 2020 Broadcast

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The third episode of Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard, our monthly four-hour broadcast every third Sunday of the month, is now archived for on-demand listening at Dublab. Originally aired September 20th, this edition features a special presentation of Aquarium Drunkard's Lagniappe Sessions in the first hour, followed by Range and Basin, Doom and Gloom From the Tomb, and Personal Sky. Individual shows are archived for our Patreon supporters . . .

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Spires That in the Sunset Rise :: Sax Solfa

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Wisconsin-based duo Spires That In The Sunset Rise have been together for nearly twenty years, producing psychedelic folk creations that explore the outer reaches. Members Ka Baird and Taralie Peterson's forthcoming twelfth album, Psychic Oscillations (out October 9th via FPE Records) is the next chapter in their long-unfolding sonic story . . .

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