Tonight: We hit up the second night of The Magnetic Fields SF stint, at the Herbst Theatre, as we will not be back in L.A. next week for Field's Henry Fonda shows. As expected Stephen Merritt and his posse served up both a mix of the old and the new, highlighting some of our favorite moments on the recent become a member or log in.
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS, channel 26 Left Of Center, can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.
SIRIUS 38: Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space ++ Serge Gainsbourg - Je Suis Venu Te Dire Que Je M’en Vais ++ The Duke . . .
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Just got back from the Blitzen Trapper/Fleet Floxes show at Bottom of The Hill. Blitzen Trapper delivered, per usual, and Fleet Foxes first out-of-town show made the audience wish their Sub Pop debut was coming out right now and not months from now. Something to look forward to. Oh, heads up, our friends at become a member or log in.
Off The Record is a recurring feature, here on the Drunkard, that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.
Off The Record gathers some of my favorite artists, asks them to reflect on their city of residence, and choose a handful of places they could not live without, be them bookstores, bars, restaurants or vistas.
This week's edition of Off The Record finds us . . .
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Drove up to San Francisco yesterday, immediately following White Denim's performance on my Little Radio show (do see them live), and arrived in the city about 10:15. Got to The Independent for the Broken West/Walkmen show, just as The Walkmen were taking the stage. That boy can play the drums (see above video).
Anyone in town for Noise Pop
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Our favorite Austin export, White Denim, will be stopping by the Aquarium Drunkard show tomorrow at Little Radio. Tune in, live, and be sure to check out the streaming video of the performance. See the band live @: Noise Pop (San Francisco), Plug Awards (New York City), SXSW (Austin) or a town near you.
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The new Aquarium Drunkard/Autumn Tone HQ is now located in downtown L.A., on the office side of Little Radio's operations, aptly entitled, SPACES. Being that it is a converted warehouse, the digs can get (yes, even in Los Angeles) chilly from time to time, but that's where J. Tillman's upcoming album, Vacilando Territory Blues, comes in. And note that I use "upcoming" in the most . . .
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As a rule of thumb, I tend to avoid most greatest hits packages. The logic behind this being that if one's career is such that it **genuinely warrants a "hits" retrospective, than there is most likely a solid record, or three, to peruse on their own. But like any rule, there are exceptions. Reading Duke's recent post on Badfinger reminded me of this, as I only own the single disc, incredibly solid, collection
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"Howlin' Rain make music to beat the steering wheel of your van to, or sing along with while drinking whiskey in the bathtub, on a Saturday night, with your dog." -- Ethan Miller (Howlin' Rain)
Yeahhh, bring on the rock show. The above quote was taken from the initial Birdman Records press sheet, upon the release of Howlin' Rain's 2006 become a member or log in.
Big kudos to the folks at Cinefamily, who have taken over L.A.'s Silent Movie Theater, bringing a tasteful, eclectic batch of films, of every genre and era, to the city. Last night I checked out their screening of Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together, which documents three generations of New Orleans piano legends coming together for the first time (Tuts Washington,
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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS, channel 26 Left Of Center, can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.
SIRIUS 37: Pavement - Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era ++ Megafaun - Find Your Mark ++ Throw Me The Statue - Your Girlfriend's Car ++ Grand Archives - Miniature Birds ++ Frankel - X . . .
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Off The Record is a recurring feature, here on the Drunkard, that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.
Off The Record gathers some of my favorite artists, asks them to reflect on their city of residence, and choose a handful of places they could not live without, be them bookstores, bars, restaurants or vistas.
Today's Off The Record touches down in California's . . .
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Found on Big-O, this set was originally posted on AD back in 2005. There have been numerous requests for a re-post, over the years, but until just recently I had misplaced the CD-R it was stored on. If you're into the Dan, this proves an interesting snapshot in time.
“As to why so many songs were dropped from the final lineup of Gaucho, a case can be made that this early version was too close in style to 1977’s Aja - shorter songs, sweeter melodies and more accessible lyrics. The finally released Gaucho seemed . . .
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Our third, Austin, TX based, Hot Freaks! event is happening Friday March 14th, and Saturday March 15th, noon - 6pm. Two days of, AD approved, live music, on three stages, held at Club DeVille and the Mohawk, located next to one another on Red River street. Once again the parties are free to the . . .
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