Wilmington, NCs David Dondero returns to the retail shelves this week with his second LP for the Team Love label entitled Simple Love. Also - Dondero will be touring later this year with Richard Buckner, which is just about a perfect . . .
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If you consider yourself a serious Black Crowes fan you probably already own this. The first thing you should know about Foamfoot is that it is a cover band, a damn fine cover band at that, playing mostly Southern Rock and ’70s staples. Formed and fronted by Chris Robinson in Los Angeles in the mid-1990’s, Foamfoot did a one-off show at the Troubadour here in L.A . . .
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The Lightning Bug Situation's new LP A Leaf: A Stream at times feels like a bedroom-indie, American interpretation of early '70s piano driven Pink Floyd, all gauzy and wrapped in some sort of cotton psychedelic headspace. Or, as one of their fans noted, in a parrelel universe it could have been the soundtrack to director Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 film become a member or log in.
More often than not, whenever I spin Man Man's cover of Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind," someone, whether in the studio, or a listener via email, invariably inquires one of two things: a) the source of the cover, or b) who the band is covering Etta James. I think this phenomenon, like all great covers, speaks to both the quality of the song itself, as well as Man Man's barroom interpretation.
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I originally found these tracks on Muzzle of Bees in 2005, listened to them incessantly, and then promptly misplaced them...until now. Consider the following required listening for National fans with material taken from the Cherry Tree . . .
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I know, I know. It can be hard to forgive pop stars for their latter-career missteps; in this case, one mister Rod Stewart. After years, and years (and years) of E! True Hollywood Story segments, Behind The Musics, People magazine exposé's, and a seemingly endless string of notorious marriages/divorces to young blondes, Rod the mod is mostly seen, these days, as aging celebrity tabloid fodder. So yeah, when one squanders their talent/reputation like
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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 11: TV On The Radio - Dreams ++ David Bowie - Conversation Piece ++ Blur - On The Way To The Club ++ Cat Power - Nude As The News ++ Mulholland Drive OST - Llorando (crying . . .
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With their impeccable taste, and original studio execution, Daytrotter.com should be a weekly stop for all Drunkard readers. But hey, things happen, and people get busy, so at the A.D. home offices we do our best try to and highlight some of our favorite sessions when time and space permit.
Well, today is one of those days, as the Portland Oregon folk duo, Horse Feathers, paid a visit to the 'trotter studio in Illinois and rbecome a member or log in.
Amoeba Records will release a major addition to Gram Parsons' discography with 'Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the Avalon 1969', due October 30th from the newly formed label. The two CD, 27-track set includes a number of never-before-heard -- though long rumored -- rarities.
Gram Parsons, leading the Flying Burrito Brothers, opened for the Grateful Dead April 4, 5 and 6, 1969 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The April 4th show has never . . .
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"Time After Time Was My Least Favorite Song..." - The Unseen Power of the Picket Fence
Over the past few months I've been working my way through some of the more interesting titles in the 33 1/3 book series that the Continuum publishing house has been releasing the last several years. The other night I finishedbecome a member or log in.
In August I caught up with The One A.M. Radio's, Hrishikesh Hirway, on assignment for the Arizona Republic. You can read an excerpt below and the full text, here.
The One AM Radio is the bedroom-electronica brainchild of New England ex-pat Hrishikesh Hirway, who, when not touring, now calls the warm climes of Los Angeles home.
Touring behind his 2007 LP
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Welcome to Episode 36 of the podcast edition of The Aquarium Drunkard Show; airing live every Wednesday 2-4 p.m. PST at the Little Radio studios in downtown L.A. As requested, below is the tracklisting order for this week’s podcast.
On this episode, we were joined by New Orleans recording artist, Blair, and her band for a five song, electric, set and interview. Good times.
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Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentleman We Are . . .
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Heads up, Angelenos: Aquarium Drunkard encourages everyone in the greater Los Angeles area to head out to Glendale's Scene Bar on August 24th (Thursday night) for the 2nd Now Blog This!, L.A. blogger curated, show.
The scoop: The show will feature four bands hand picked by L.A. music bloggers: The Deadly Syndrome (presented by Passion of the Weiss . . .
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My father-in-law passed away this week. "Dock of The Bay" was his favorite song. This one's for you, Bob...
"...It's two thousand miles I roamed, just to make this dock my home."
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MP3: Otis Redding :: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
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Last week Aquarium Drunkard presented John Vanderslice, Live at the LA River basin, in Los Feliz, CA. JV fans turned out for a free, acoustic driven performance -- here are the videos. Special thanks to the videographer & Daniel Gill.
John Vanderslice :: Numbered Lithograph
John Vanderslice :: White Dove
Watch five additional JV Videos Live @ The LA River Basin After Le Jump.....
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