American Aquarium

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American Aquarium

13 upcoming dates · 13 cities · 2 countries

American Aquarium is an American alt-country band formed in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2006 by singer-songwriter BJ Barham, who founded the group as a student at North Carolina State University. The band's name comes from a lyric in the Wilco song I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.

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United States

  1. Sep 11MilwaukeeThe Rave-Eagles ClubView details
  2. Sep 23BoiseKnitting Factory Concert House - BoiseView details
  3. Sep 25Salt Lake CitySoundwellView details
  4. Sep 28DallasLonghorn Ballroom & Backyard AmphitheaterView details
  5. Oct 27MadisonHigh Noon SaloonView details
  6. Oct 31ColumbusRumba CafeView details
  7. Nov 2LouisvilleMercury BallroomView details
  8. Nov 29AtlantaTerminal WestView details
  9. Dec 3New OrleansChickie Wah WahView details
  10. Dec 4HoustonHeights TheaterView details

United Kingdom

  1. Nov 9 – Nov 9London100 ClubView details
  2. Nov 10CambridgeMASHView details
  3. Nov 11 – Nov 11ManchesterNew Century LockerView details

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Past shows

Recent American Aquarium dates on Wanderistan — a record of the artist's touring history.

United States

  1. Aug 21ChicagoThalia HallView details
  2. Aug 19New YorkRacket NYCView details
  3. Aug 17WashingtonUnion StageView details
  4. Aug 16CharlotteNeighborhood Theatre Main RoomPerformers: Joelton MayfieldView details
  5. Aug 15NashvilleRyman AuditoriumView details

About American Aquarium

After debut releases Antique Hearts in 2006 and The Bible and the Bottle in 2008, the band built a following through relentless touring, performing roughly 250 shows a year and developing a gritty, confessional Southern rock sound that critics often compared to Whiskeytown and the Drive-By Truckers. Their 2012 album Burn. Flicker. Die., produced by Jason Isbell, marked a critical breakthrough and earned an Americana/Roots Album nomination at the Lone Star Music Awards, reviving a band Barham had originally intended to end.

The group's line-up changed significantly over the years, with substantial turnover among members between 2017 and 2019 before the current line-up was established around 2020. Barham has remained the band's sole constant member and primary songwriter throughout.

Recent albums include Lamentations in 2020, Chicamacomico in 2022 and The Fear of Standing Still in 2024, the last two produced by Shooter Jennings, continuing the band's evolution from a touring bar act into an established Americana act.

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