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American Aquarium

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American Aquarium is an American alternative country band from Raleigh, NC. Formed in 2006, the band derived its name from the Wilco song, “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,” and is led by band founder and lead vocalist/ guitarist BJ Barham. A new lineup was announced in April 2017 with new faces joining the ranks: Crooks drummer Joey Bybee, Damn Quails bass player Ben Hussey and guitarist Shane Boeker – all from Texas – along with Nashville pedal-steel player Adam Kurtz, who also fronts Music City's experimental Buck Owens tribute Buck N' Stuff. Bybee left in August 2018 and was replaced by Nashville-based drummer Matty Alger, who in turn left in February 2019. Kurtz left the band after the Mile Zero fest in January 2019, and Hussey left in July 2019. Their first album, Antique Hearts, was released in 2006, followed by The Bible and the Bottle in 2008. In 2012, American Aquarium released two albums: Live in Raleigh and Burn. Flicker. Die. The band released their sixth original album, Wolves, in February 2015.[7] The band's fans helped raise $24,000 through a Kickstarter project to help fund the album's production, and the album was recorded in Asheville, North Carolina at Echo Mountain. On November 25, 2016 "Live at Terminal West" was released by the band from a live show recording in November 2015 at Terminal West in Atlanta, Georgia. Things Change was released on New West Records in 2018, followed by Lamentations (on New West Records) in 2020. .

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Tue, 10 Nov 2026
AMERICAN AQUARIUM
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