What began as a songwriting experiment spanning two states, a hi-speed Internet connection, and a shared love of dark folk music, has since morphed into a living, breathing band. Witnessing Travel by Sea’s growth over the past four years has seen the project, between co-founders Kyle Kersten and Brian Kraft, steadily take on attributes that [...]
We lost another great talent this weekend. Yet another tragic loss. That is what immediately came to mind when I read of Mark Linkous’s suicide last night; that and the recent passing of Vic Chesnutt in December. This morning I pulled out a number of Linkous’ albums and and re-discovered my favorite track off That [...]
Los Angeles: huge, sprawling, and eclectic, has been likened to microcosm of the country as whole — truly a melting pot of various cultures, ethnicities, tastes and influences. So is her music. With various scenes and sub-scenes, rarely has there been a defining “sound” that marks the overall zeitgeist of what is happening in the [...]
Tomorrow night (1/30) Aquarium Drunkard presents Travel by Sea/Mother Hips in San Juan Capistrano at the Coach House. If you live behind the orange curtain, do hit ‘em up. Download: MP3: Mother Hips :: Red Tandy (alternate version) MP3: Travel by Sea :: Truth Was ———- Tickets: purchase here + Download Travel by Sea via [...]
Horse Feathers 2006 debut, Words Are Dead, was one of AD’s favorite releases of the year. Earlier this month the Portland, OR outfit released its follow up, House With No Name, via their new label home at Kill Rock Stars. The band is on tour in support of the new LP and AD is presenting [...]
This Thursday AD Presents Travel by Sea’s CD release show at the Mint here in Los Angeles. Our friends The Western States Motel, Evan Way (Parson Redheads) and Olin And The Moon support. We have some pairs of tickets to give away to AD readers. Drop a comment below. Download: MP3: Travel by Sea :: [...]
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 44: Jean-Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ Port Obrien – I Woke Up Today ++ Bodies of Water – [...]
Building on the bones of their 2006 debut, Shadows Rise, Travel by Sea return April 2008 with their sophomore LP Days of My Escape, the third release on Aquarium Drunkard’s Autumn Tone imprint. If I were writing a book on what I like most about music, I’d call it something literary and mildly pretentious like, [...]
