Aquarium Drunkard

Letters To Santa Living Room Show, Chicago, Jan 14, 2006: One of three shows Tweedy played that year as part of the auction for the annual Letters to Santa Charity event. The second year the event had occurred, each show had only Tweedy and about 30 guests. The combined three shows brought in $36,000 for […]

…and now, even more coverage from last week’s Newport Folk Festival. Prior to their performance, AD sat down and caught up with Over The Rhine’s Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist. Among other things, they give a shout out to, literally, my favorite burger in the U.S.

Aquarium Drunkard: You named the band after your neighborhood […]

It was last winter when I first heard Heron’s 1970 self titled debut and the only thing I knew about the record was that it was recorded outside in England near the Thames river. After spending a few days with the album, I began to get the itch to figure out who the dudes were […]

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One of our very favorite bands, our L.A. brethren, Le Switch, will be at The Echo next tonight. It’s going to be a festivus; a CD release party for their upcoming debut LP entitled And Now…Le Switch. Our Autumn Tone label is releasing the album September 30th, but we’re giving the locals […]

Matthew Sweet is bringing his ‘dinosaur’ act back on august 26th with Sunshine Lies. You can click here and check out a streaming player with three songs off of the forthcoming album. But, right now let’s talk about the past.
There’s a lot to be said about scenes that develop in cities, but one […]

While reading Cold Splinters, I came upon a link directing me to a post entitled And Then There Were Four. In a nutshell the post juxtaposes the Beatles solo work immediately after their break up in 1970 — i.e., the first singles each member released - and each of the singles individual cover art. […]

“It was like walking into the future. When that strobe light started going, it seemed like everything was black, white and silver - except for his red hair.” - L.A. DJ Rodney Bingenheimer
This one, in the world of Bowie fans, is a long time coming. Culled from a local radio (KMET-FM) broadcast, October 20, […]

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 59: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Erma Franklin/Jackie Wilson - Light My Fire ++ Fatback Band - Goin’ […]

If you’re in the bay area, chances are you’ve heard of the monthly Rumble Future Sounds started about a year ago. Now, the Rumble comes to L.A., kicking off this Thursday night at the 3 of Clubs in Hollywood @ 1123 Vine Street (Santa Monica & Vine).
It’s free for those who RSVP and […]

New York’s Felice Brothers – whose excellent self-titled record was released this year by Conor Oberst’s Team Love label – were one of the highlights of this year’s Newport Folk Festival. The group, which consists of Ian, Simone, and James Felice along with their friends Farley and Christmas (seriously), played foot-stompin’ country music, knee-deep […]

Straight out of Nashville, James Jackson Toth’s new LP has been on constant rotation the past two weeks. Literally. We are more than a little excited that to be presenting his show at the Echo Saturday night, and have five pairs of tickets to giveaway to AD readers.
Hit up the comments if you want a […]

“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” The other night PBS, as part of their P.O.V. Series, aired the 1969 Johnny Cash documentary Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music. Shot in 1968 and ‘69, the film is an absolute must for Cash fans, featuring the artist on the never-ending road shortly after his stint at […]

His name is Rodriguez…Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, and, among other things, he sang about “jumpers, coke, sweet mary jane,” and would reportedly only gig at “hooker bars, inner city dives, and biker bars.” Sounds like a party, no? If you haven’t heard of him, it is most likely because he dropped out of […]