Giving away five pairs of tickets for tonight's show. Leave you name and email in the comments. First come, first served. Winners emailed + tix at will-call . . .
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To dismiss José Gonzî¡lez as just another tired, folk-based, singer-songwriter is to miss the point entirely. Granted, since the beginning of the decade, the resurgence of the 'quiet is the new loud' aesthetic has churned out some questionable talent, but, thankfully, Gonzî¡lez's schtizz trumps any such description.
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MP3: José Gonzî¡lez :: Teardrop (massive attack cover)
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This week (Tuesday) Acute Records will be reissuing Fire Engines' Hungry Beat -- I hope people are paying attention. Like fellow countrymen Josef k, Fire Engines may not have lasted very long, but their influence is undeniable, and their small body of work heavily fetishized by growing legions of fans re . . .
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Just got back from a lunch meeting (at the Mama Mia cafe, on Vermont. Go for the breakfast...delish), and the conversation turned to Morrissey's upcoming, Los Angeles, muti-night stint, effectively closing the Hollywood Palladium (est. 1940). And, by "multi-night," I mean ten nights, between October 1 - 13th. Anyone going to this?
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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 017: David Bowie — Conversation Piece ++ TV On The Radio — Province ++ Kings of Convenience - Winning a Battle, Losing the War (Andy Votel Remix) ++ Jose Gonzalez/Zero 7 . . .
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Are you William Blake? Yes, I am. Do you know my poetry? - Dead Man (1995)
The crux of this post is the unreleased acoustic/electric theme from Jim Jarmusch's film Dead Man, which, oddly, did not appear on the official soundtrack to the film . . .
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Thanks to our friends at Polyvinyl for hooking us up with this track off the upcoming digital only Of Montreal EP. If you have seen the band over the past year, you very well may have heard their take on the Neil Young staple. This, as well as other covers, can be found on the acoustic Sony Connect Set. Tracks recorded . . .
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Last month, after countless recommendations from both friends and acquaintances, I finally sat down with a copy of The Everybodyfields latest LP Nothing Is Okay. I'm happy to report that its modern take on depression-era country and folk lived up to the hype. Hailing from Johnson City, TN, The Everybodyfields . . .
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As You An't No Picasso mentioned, Robert Pollard is set to release, not one, but two albums later this year, Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love, and Standard Gargoyle Decisions. Prolific, yes, but really, as the Pollard faithful know, it would be more out of character had he only decided to release one (more) album album in '07. Stream them HERE.
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I've danced around posting on this watershed album for two-plus years now -- all the while featuring a variety of its players (Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, etc.) solo work, as well as their work on various other projects (become a member or log in.
Over the past month, Aquarium Drunkard has teamed up with the classic reggae/dub label, Trojan Records, to help commemorate the their 40th anniversary. As any genre aficionado will tell you, when it comes to this shit, Trojan is where it’s at.
What this means for A.D. readers - who are reggae/dub enthusiasts - is the opportunity to get your paws on some excellent, free, Jamaican classics. We have been giving away one classic title, every two weeks, from . . .
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Boom. The Soul Jazz label (gladly) continues to take our money -- this time it's in the form of Brazil '70, the follow up to last years Tropicalia . . .
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Upon their release, Iron & Wine's debut, The Creek Drank The Cradle, and its subsequent EP, The Sea & The Rhythm, at first listen, felt like home. Sam Beam's . . .
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Yes, browsing an issue of Fader magazine can often seem like one big hipster lifestyle advertisement, but, and this is a big but, they do often have some good content if you are willing to dig. This past issue (with Devendra Banhart on the cover) has a Q+A with one of my all-time favorite . . .
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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.
This week we catch up with singer-songwriter
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