First off, the winners of the Soul Sides II compilation CD giveaway were emailed this weekend, and should receive their CDs by tomorrow. As always - thanks for playing.

Speaking of Soul Sides, the blog's curator, Oliver Wang, has his own line of mix-tape CD compilations that he self releases via his merch store. I just purchased become a member or log in.

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Really enjoying The Bowerbirds debut LP Hymns for a Dark Horse.   Quirky folk rock by way of North Carolina.  

Download:
MP3: The Bowerbirds :: Dark Horse
MP3: The Bowerbirds :: In Our Talons
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Purchase: The Bowerbirds - Hymns for a Dark Horse

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The score: "In 1975, the film Heartworn Highways documented the emerging singer-songwriter scene in Nashville and Austin, capturing intimate performances by artists like Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell while they were still struggling to be heard. 30 years later, we have restored these now historic recordings to their original, unedited length and are making them available for the first time ever, in all of their ragged, whiskey-soaked glory.

Featuring the first recordings ever made by Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell and John Hiatt, available for the very first time and previously unreleased acoustic performances by . . .

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It's no mystery I am a longtime fan of the music of Daniel Hutchens and his band Bloodkin, with Eric Carter. I put their catalog right up there with the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Alejandro Escovedo and Steve Earle in terms of truly capturing the nuances of humanity, both the light and the dark, in song.

Last fall my micro-label Autumn Tone released Hutchens latest LP, become a member or log in.

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The original Modern Lovers were not together long. In fact, they did not remain intact long enough to see the release of their first album, the absolute classic LP The Modern Lovers. Recorded in 1972 and released in 1976, the album was wayyy ahead of it's time, influencing punk, post-punk and new wave. Hell, it even sounds remarkably fresh today.

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If you tune into my radio shows, or podcast, you may very well recognize the Eshete & Beqele song "Temeles" off of Ethiopiques Volume III. It's funky.

Kicking of with a blast of horns that would make bandleader Fred Wesley proud, the track quickly dives into its snake charmer funk vibe, coming up . . .

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While Stop All That Jazz may not be Leon Russell's best album, it is the first Leon Russell album I heard outside of his work on Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen (which was my fathers all-time . . .

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I intentionally posted this drop-dead, badass soul jam yesterday - sans editorial commentary - for a reason: I thought the album art alone was enough to pique your curiosity. Apparently it did judging by these two readers comments. If you have not already grabbed this one, do it now.
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"Straight out this song is the SHIT. funky, old school bongo flavored rhythm and blues. and the horns! this is my first time hearing terry callier sing and im really excited. not to mention a few bars of ‘i know you ryder.’ sold. so money"
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"You’ve got to warn . . .

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This set was originally shared by the always excellent Big O magazine in January. If Big O is not yet on your radar, do check them out as they consistently unearth interesting live recordings and rare finds. Also, how great/frightening is the above photo of Will Oldham?

Bonnie "Prince" Billy & The Harem Scarem band - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland - April 12, 2006. Will Oldham fans will not want to miss . . .

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Move over Clientele.   Yesterday on Little Radio we re-aired the Aquarium Drunkard show's year anniversary show with special guests The Switch. If you did not catch it live, either time, you can download the podcast version here.

Besides playing live upstairs in the loft studio, the band took turns guest DJ'ing. Included . . .

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In association with Zealous Records, An Aquarium Drunkard will be giving away three copies of the Soul Sides blog-curated compilation Soul Sides Vol. 2 :: The Covers. Like Volume I, this comp is a solid addition to any enthusiast of old funk, soul and r&b's collection. Each track has been hand selected, and is backed by liner notes from

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