Aquarium Drunkard

While by no means essential, Jason Isbell’s live EP, recorded at Twist & Shout Records last year, provides an interesting document for those curious about Isbell’s sound with his new band, The 400 Unit. Here’s The 400 Unit’s take on a DBT favorite.
Previously: Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Jason Isbell @ Spaceland

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MP3: Jason Isbell […]

My Morning Jacket performing The Velvet Underground’s “Head Held High” live at the Lou Reed tribute show at SXSW, March 2008. Read what we said about the show here…

Compiled by the Numero Group, and released next month, Soul Messages From Dimona is a soul collection combining the elements of jazz, funk, soul and gospel, all performed by American ex-pat artists who, from 1975-1981, made their home in Dimona, Israel. Musically taking elements from their native homes of Detroit and Chicago, these five […]

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MP3: Sergio Mendes & Brazil ‘66 :: For What It’s Worth (cover)
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Amazon: Sergio Mendes & Brazil ‘66 - Stillness
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Lately, while in the car, I’ve been listening to Christopher Denny’s album Age Old Hunger. At eleven songs and 43 minutes, it’s a strange, and entertaining, take on the classic Dylan mojo. While Denny’s androgynous croon may not be for everyone, it gives his plaintive folk songs the bottom and personality lacking in so […]

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 […]

April 12th Aquarium Drunkard welcomes Scout Niblett to Spaceland with supporting acts, Herman Dune and Wilderness opening. We have three pairs of tickets to give away to the show. To enter to win a pair, leave your name and email address in the comments below. Winners will be notified via email.
Previously: Scout […]

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 42: The Henry Clay People - Working Part Time ++ The Whigs - Don’t Talk Anymore ++ The Glands - […]

While I’ve always found the music of Rilo Kily to be tepid at best, I did enjoy Jenny Lewis’s country-tinged side project, from 2005, Rabbit Fur Coat. I have Fur Coat to thank for introducing me to the music of The Watson Twins who received co-billing on the album, and toured with Lewis on […]

Studio 105, Maison de la Radio - Paris, France, May 24, 2007

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MP3: The National :: Start A War
MP3: The National :: Slow Show
MP3: The National :: Brainy
MP3: The National :: Squalor Victoria
MP3: The National :: Apartment Story
MP3: The National :: Racing Like A Pro
MP3: The National :: Ada
MP3: The National :: You Did It […]

Hardcore Dylan-phile nitpicking aside, there is a lot to love about the (official) Basement Tapes. While many of these recordings (from 1967/68) were originally known on the bootleg circuit from the unofficial comp The Great White Wonder, a number of them received overdubs and general sprucing up before being released, seven years later, as […]

Previously: Off The Record :: Richard Swift (Eugene, OR)
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MP3: Richard Swift :: Knee High Boogie Blues
MP3: Richard Swift :: Phone Coffins
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Amazon: Richard Swift - Richard Swift As Onassis
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In three short years Chris Mills has gone from living the dream to living in its aftermath. I loved Mills last album, The Wall To Wall Sessions, and distinctly remember listening to album’s first track, the tragically beautiful “Chris Mills Is Living The Dream,” over and over again in a hotel room in midtown […]

Moby is a curious cat. After breaking techno wide open in the early ’90s, he dabbled in industrial-lite dance music, only to wind up the hero of Pure Moods compilation makers and the people who make in-store soundtracks for stores that have a philosophy. His new album, Last Night, came out this week, […]