American Aquarium releases Smalltown Hymns Saturday, May 1, at The Pour House at 10 p.m. Sons of Bill and the Jamie McLean Band open. Tickets are $8–$10. In a plaid pearl-button shirt and cowboy ...

“Unless something drastically changes, we’re not going to be superstars,” says American Aquarium frontman BJ Barham. - Credit: Michael Hickey/GettyImages If The Fear of Standing Still ...

"The Fear of Standing Still," American Aquarium's latest album, highlights lead singer and songwriter B.J. Barham achieving new clarity.

Sometimes, if you knock long and loud enough, the door will open. North Carolina’s American Aquarium dug through the bar-band trenches for years, playing 250 shows a year. Baton Rouge was among ...

Frontman BJ Barham talks about working with producer Shooter Jennings and tackling the complexity of Southern identity on the band's new album.

"The Fear of Standing Still," American Aquarium's latest album, highlights lead singer and songwriter B.J. Barham achieving new clarity.

The impending tour will feature special guest support from country-rock outfit American Aquarium, who collaborated with the Drive-By Truckers’ frontman Patterson Hood on their 2022 LP ...

Live, American Aquarium is a big, roots-rock blunt object, a monolithic, acoustic guitar-based band, vicariously drinking behind the wheel and careening down a North Carolina country road via B.J ...

North Carolina-based band American Aquarium plays Manchester Music Hall in Lexington with alt-country/folk music.

BJ Barham of American Aquarium doesn’t shy away from verbal fisticuffs. A quick glance at the band’s Twitter account is evidence of that.