Aquarium Drunkard — The rodeo is back in town January 28th as AD welcomes Les Savy Fav to the Echoplex. Our friends Dirt Dress support so be sure to get there early. This is the first must-see show of the year and we have a few pairs of tickets to give away to AD reader... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — TeamCoco is streaming the new Iron and Wine album, Kiss Each Other Clean (out January 25th). Aquarium Drunkard interviews filmmaker John Scheinfield about his documentary, Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?). Nialler9 is ... more info

Pop Crunch — Paul the Psychic Octopus is floating around in the Great Aquarium in the sky, but the wizard of World Cup predictions will live on in the hearts of the sports fans who adored him…in the form of a German shrine. Paul won worldwide acclaim last summe... more info

Rollo & Grady — HANNI EL KHATIB 2011 is going to be a big year for the multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Hanni El Khatib. The San Francisco native generated industry buzz when local music blogs Passion of the Weiss and Aquarium Drunkard each presented him in... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, takes a look at particularly interesting and/or exceptional cover art choices. “He [Daniel Corrigan; photo... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Welcome to the latest installment of an ongoing mixtape series in which I highlight some of my favorite voices online and beyond. This week we touch down in Portland, OR with Ghost Capital. Helmed by Nick Barbery, the blog served as one of my favorit... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) As noted in my end of the year ‘form letter,’ John Grant’s solo debut, the dark horse that... more info

Totally Fuzzy — the said... musicology #621 ChristmasComing #14 Doreen Schaffer – Wishing You A Merry Christmas Sticking with the Jamaican festivities and rolling with this cut courtesy of Doreen Schaffer and the Downbeat crew voiced over a classic Studio 1 rhythm... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — I’m scrapping the usual year-end wrap up and instead dropping an old school form letter on you. Just like the kind your granny used whip up and put inside her Christmas cards. So sit down, eat some peanut brittle, and we’ll get right into it afte... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) In January of 2006, Will Oldham, under his working guise of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, released a collaborative ten track covers album with the compar... more info