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The Ry Cooder Anthology :: 1970 – 2008

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Long before I knew the long-running history of the artist (and his many varied talents and interests) it was Wim Wenders meditative film Paris, TX that first turned me on to the playing of Ry Cooder. Cooder's use of steel and slide on the film's score is both transcendental and haunting...not unlike the film's protagonist, Travis Henderson, portrayed by an . . .

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AD Presents :: She & Him (11.5, Anaheim)

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Aquarium Drunkard presents She & Him (w/ guests Lavender Diamond) this Wednesday at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. We are doing a "two for one" special with this show where tickets can be purchased over the phone or via the box office using the password "drunk." How appropriate. It is limited to the first 50 folks who call or hit up the box office, so get on it.

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AD Presents :: The Henry Clay People (Northwest)

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AD Presents: Portland and Seattle residents have a chance to catch The Henry Clay People this week at the Doug Fir Lounge and Nectar Lounge respectively (November 2nd & 3rd). Also, Our San Francisco brethren can catch the boys Wednesday, November 5th, at Hotel Utah. Don't miss one L.A.'s best exports.

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Blair :: The AD Interview

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AD caught up with Blair last week from her home in New Orleans where the singer-songwriter is finishing up her debut LP, Die Young. Think: Feist meets Neil Young at a bar owned by Dolly Parton where the house band is Radiohead. Among other things, we discussed the five-year process of recording Die Young, and how New Orleans has - or rather, hasn't - made her the musician she is.

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AD: So I really dig the new record; I've been able to . . .

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AD Presents :: Jason Isbell @ The Mint, 11.13.08

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Aquarium Drunkard once again presents Jason Isbell in Los Angeles -- this time on the west side, at The Mint, on Pico. We have five pairs of tickets to give away to AD readers. To land a pair, hit up the comments below with your name, a valid email address, and your favorite Drive-By Truckers album. Winners will be notified via email.

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SIRIUS Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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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 69: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ My Morning Jacket - White Rabbit (cover) ++ Ben Weaver - Geisha ++ Songs: Ohia - Farewell Transmission ++ Vic Chesnutt - Degenerate ++ Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Madeline . . .

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Sevens (Politiko) :: Pete Seeger, Turn! Turn! Turn!

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(Sevens, a feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song. From now through the November 4th election, Sevens will focus on political songs)

Protest songs and politically framed ballads are almost immediately associated with Vietnam-era musicians. Or maybe it's that those musicians are almost immediately branded as subverters of a cultural paradigm during such a seachange in the American substance. Nonetheless, their words and countercultural display of freedom marked a shift in artistic expression. They not only popularized free will . . .

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DeVotchKa :: The AD Interview

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Aquarium Drunkard caught up with DeVotchKa, last week in New Orleans, prior to their performance at this year's Voodoo festival.   Now a decade into their career the Denver based group has grown a steady fanbase fusing elements of old-world gypsy, mariachi, brass, and American folk traditions into a bouillabaisse all their own.   Two years after scoring the soundtrack to the breakout film become a member or log in.

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AD Presents :: Parson Redheads (Spaceland 11.1)

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Take a break from following this election and join us for a drink as we present our friends The Parson Redheads Saturday, November 1st, at Spaceland. Special guests include The Sweet Hurt, Willoughby and The Spires.

We are giving away some pairs of tickets. Wanna come out? If so, hit us up in . . .

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Quintron (New Orleans, LA) :: The AD Interview

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AD: You have played in New Orleans for years and years, and now are playing Voodoo. I was thinking that Jazz Fest is a celebration of New Orleans/Louisiana culture and with so many bands in the Voodoo lineup of different styles-it seems Voodoo might actually present a representation of New Orleans culture and how it continues to grow in stature nationwide. How do you think about the two . . .

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Voodoo Festival 2008 :: Erykah Badu (Friday)

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Of the national acts performing at this year's Voodoo Fest one of the artists whose name consistently pops up, in terms of anticipation, is that of Erykah Badu.

My Morning Jacket had been faithfully covering Erykah Badu's slow burning "Tyrone" for almost a decade when she joined them onstage in . . .

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Voodoo Festival 2008 :: Man Man (I’d Rather Go Blind)

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Man Man's live shows have become the stuff of of near-legend over the past couple of years. As I mentioned earlier they are one of the touring artists I plan on catching today at the fest.

More often than not, whenever I spin Man Man's cover of Etta . . .

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SIRIUS Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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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 68: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Man Man - I'd Rather Go Blind ++ Dogme 95 - Summon My Baptist Ways ++ Vivian Girls - Tell The World ++ The Raincoats . . .

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Off The Record :: Stanton Moore (New Orleans, LA)

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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.

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Sevens (Politiko) :: By The Time I Get To Arizona

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(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song. From now through the election, Sevens will focus on political songs)

November 2nd of this year will be the 25th anniversary of President Regan's signing of the bill that officially made the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday a federal observance. But the signing of that bill, contentous as it already was, would only pave the way for . . .

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