Who Is This Guy?

Why hello there. My name is Justin and beginning today I'll be your occasional tour guide here at the old Hickory Wind saloon. I originally found this joint a little over a year ago while searching for an online haven for folks who enjoyed a little twang in their diet.

Speaking of, here's a little about my own musical diet: I live in the Los Feliz neighborhood of L.A. and run a small bedroom record label focused on indie roots music. I write music album/artist/show reviews, etc. for various publications under different pen names. I also write an audio blog that goes by the name An Aquarium Drunkard. A.D. features anything I am listening to at the time, from old soul & r&b, to George Jones, to lo-fi Will Oldham projects. As long as it feels real, you'll probably find me both listening and endorsing it.

Per my involvement here, I will steer my contributions within to focus on artists who work the Americana/Roots/Country/Folk angle, and I'll try and throw in a few surprises within the genres to keep everyone on their toes.

That's about it for an introduction – let's have some fun. By the way, did you folks know that you can get Hee Haw! on DVD now??

- Justin