(Happy Holidays everyone! We are re-posting this holiday set from Daniel Martin Moore today for you enjoyment over the holidays, enjoy!)

Hot on the heels of being named Best New Artist at the 2008 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, Daniel Martin Moore joined us for his second performance in our Lounge.

In this set, Daniel is joined by Dan Dorff on keys and Aaron Jacobs on upright bass while they perform a set of holiday classics.

Because of publishing rights, we cannot legally offer this session up for free download but we will be posting a streaming archive link soon. Also, the tracks will be featured on the WOXY Holiday Mixer and we’ll re-air the full session a few times over the holiday season.

Track Listing:
Christmastime is Here
O Holy Night
- interview -
Let it Snow
The Christmas Song

Listen to the full session below….

Mike Taylor

20 Cold Cave – Love Comes Close
19 Wildbirds & Peacedrums – The Snake
18 Dinosaur Jr. – Farm
17 Fanfarlo – Reservoir
16 jj – jj No. 2
15 Post War Years – The Great and the Happenings
14 The Phantom Band – Checkmate Savage
13 The Distant Seconds – Spectral Evidence
12 The Soft Pack – The Muslims EP
11 The Invisible – The Invisible
10 The Twilight Sad – Forget The Night Ahead
9 Surf City – EP
8 Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
7 The Joy Formidable – A Balloon Called Moaning
6 Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
5 The Horrors – Primary Colours
4 We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
3 Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2 The Answering Machine – Another City, Another Sorry
1 The xx – xx

Matt Shiv

20. The Love Language – The Love Language
19. Royal Bangs – Let It Beep
18. Manic Street Preachers – Journal For Plague Lovers
17. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
16. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
15. Bad Veins – Bad Veins
14. Kings Of Convenience – Declaration Of Dependence
13. Japandroids – Post-Nothing
12. Metric – Fantasies
11. The xx – xx
10. Joe Henry – Blood From Stars
9. The Antlers – Hospice
8. The Answering Machine – Another City, Another Sorry
7. Doves – Kingdom Of Rust
6. Pomegranates – Everybody, Come Outside!
5. Generationals – Con Law
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. The Gossip – Music For Men
1. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains

Joe Long

20. Bad Veins – Bad Veins
19. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
18. Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
17. White Denim – Fits
16. Richard Swift - The Atlantic Ocean
15. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Summer Of Fear
14. Monsters Of Folk – Monsters Of Folk
13. St. Vincent – Actor
12. These United States – Everything Touches Everything
11. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms
10. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
9. M. Ward – Hold Time
8. Wilco – Wilco The Album
7. Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs
6. The Twilight Sad – Forget The Night Ahead
5. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
4. We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
3. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeaus Phoenix
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckitmest
1. Doves – Kingdom Of Rust

Paige Maguire

20. Pissed Jeans – King of Jeans
19. The XX – XX
18. Washed Out – Life of Leisure
17. Vetiver – Tight Knit
16. Jim O’Rourke – The Visitor
15. Mt. Eerie – Wind’s Poem
14. Thee Oh Sees – Help
13. Mi Ami – Watersports
12. Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
11. Mimicking Birds – Mimicking Birds
10. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
9. Death – …For the Whole World to See
8. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains
7. Girls – Album
6. Mew – …No More Stories
5. Elvis Perkins in Dearland – Elvis Perkins in Dearland
4. Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca

As we approach the end of the decade, we thought it would be fun to dig into our Lounge Act archives and unearth a few sessions for you that you may not have heard for awhile. Or in alot of cases, you may not know we even recorded.

Today, we jump back to 2005 for this session with The Greenhornes. Before The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, this is how Cincinnati’s Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler spent their time. Below is a brief synopsis written at the time along with a tracklist and stream of the entire session and interview. Enjoy!

We caught Cincinnati’s Greenhornes on home turf right before they announced their signing to V2 Records and opening stint for good friends The White Stripes. The first three songs, all from East Grand Blues, are performed as a medley. A great session!

Track Listing:
Pattern Skies
At Night
Shelter Of Your Arms
-Interview-
Better Off Without It
Lost Woman

We were big supporters of The Muggabears and had them in for a Lounge Act session in early 2008. Since that time, founding members Travis Johnson and Emily Ambruso have recruited Jim Sykes as their new drummer and fully transformed the project into Grooms.

They teamed up with their friends at Death By Audio to release their first proper album called Rejoicer.

We caught the band while they were finishing up with a month-long tour across the country. They’ve given us three cuts from their debut record here in this performance and even premiere a new track that will likely be on their next full-length album.

Track Listing:
- interview -
Dreamsucker
C.J.
Fag Feels Good
Into The Arms (new/previously unreleased)

Grooms – Dreamsucker (WOXY.com Lounge Act)
Grooms – C.J. (WOXY.com Lounge Act)
Grooms – Fag Feels Good (WOXY.com Lounge Act)
Grooms – Into The Arms (WOXY.com Lounge Act)

Grooms – WOXY.com Lounge Act (full session download)

2009 was another great year for music in the WOXY Lounge. And it was another great year for our lounge recordings during SXSW 2009 as well. We were back at EAR studios again this year for a new record 27 live sessions. I put together a quick batch of some of our favorites from our week at EAR earlier this year, and wrapped zipped it up for you to download. All at once or each track by itself. I am also preparing a best of the Lounge CD for you to consume later this week as well. Enjoy!

WOXY Best Of SXSW 2009 – (Full Album ZIP file Download)

Mother Mother – O My Heart (SXSW 2009)
Lady Dottie & The Diamonds – I Ain’t Mad At Ya (SXSW 2009)
Pete & The Pirates – Jennifer (SXSW 2009)
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band – Albatross, Albatross, Albatross (SXSW 2009)
The Calm Blue Sea – Literal (SXSW 2009)
Future Of The Left – Arming Eritrea (SXSW 2009)
We Have Band – Honeytrap (SXSW 2009)
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Sugarfoot (SXSW 2009)
The Wooden Birds – Sugar (SXSW 2009)
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Young Adult Friction (SXSW 2009)
The Rosebuds – Get Up Get Out (SXSW 2009)
Post War Years – Whole World On It’s Head (SXSW 2009)

All songs recorded by James Stevens at EAR studios in Austin, Texas.

As we approach the end of the decade, we thought it would be fun to dig into our Lounge Act archives and unearth a few sessions for you that you may not have heard for awhile. Or in alot of cases, you may not know we even recorded.

Today, we jump back to the summer of 2005 for this session with The Kills. Below is a brief synopsis written at the time along with a tracklist and stream of the entire session and interview. Enjoy!

VV and Hotel (aka Allison and Jamie) braved Cincinnati’s Opening Day baseball festivities to perform a blistering set of electro-blues. You’d never think two people could make so much noise…

Track Listing:
No Wow
I Hate The Way You Love
-Interview-
The Good Ones
Love Is A Deserter

The final new episode of Local Lixx Cincinnati for 2009 features some new stuff from old favorites like Brian Olive and Peter Adams. The two Adams songs are part of a piece he did for the Cincinnati Ballet’s “New Works” production in September and were turned into an EP to be released in December.

Peter Adams – “Bending Sky”
Brian Olive – “Killing Stone”
The Spectacular Fantastic – “I Try & I Try”
The Phantom Family Halo – “These Flowers Never Die”
Peter Adams – “Cypress Knees”
Seabird – “Silent Night”

Local Lixx Episode 44 (full episode download)

Fanfarlo may only now be hitting your radar in 2009, but this London-based orchestral-pop outfit is no one’s overnight discovery. A veteran of two SXSW’s, the band was playing their first-ever show in Austin outside of the festival and stopped in for a visit on the morning afterward. We gave their debut full-length, Reservoir, enough airplay to land it on our 97 Best list at year’s end, and the band performed four beautifully stripped down songs from it during the session.

Track Listing:
-interview-
Finish Line
I’m A Pilot
Harold T. Wilkins
Comets

Fanfarlo – Finish Line (WOXY.com Lounge Act)
Fanfarlo – I’m A Pilot (WOXY.com Lounge Act)
Fanfarlo – Harold T. Wilkens (WOXY.com Lounge Act)
Fanfarlo – Comets (WOXY.com Lounge Act)
Fanfarlo – WOXY.com Lounge Act (full session download)

As we approach the end of the decade, we thought it would be fun to dig into our Lounge Act archives and unearth a few sessions for you that you may not have heard for awhile. Or in alot of cases, you may not know we even recorded.

Today, we jump back to the summer of 2005 for this session with The Wrens. Below is a brief synopsis written at the time along with a tracklist and stream of the entire session and interview. Enjoy!

We were thrilled to host a session with the legendary Wrens, who stopped in prior to their local date on a mini-tour of the Midwest. A terrific band with a history of bad luck caused by label trouble, they’ve rightfully earned a great deal of acclaim for their body of work, sporadic as it may be. The guys are in fine form here, playing three songs off their last CD The Meadowlands and even reaching back for a tune from their 1994 debut, Silver.

Track Listing:
What’s A Girl
Hopeless
-Interview-
Boys You Won’t
Everyone Chooses Sides

It’s hard to believe, but this will be the 26th consecutive year we’ll count down the year’s 97 Best albums. Yep, on December 17th @ 10a ET (9a CT), we’ll start at #97 and won’t stop until we reach #1 (apologies to Casey Kasem). As in previous years, the 97 Best is determined by airplay. We tabulate all of the DJ’s airplay during our live broadcasts to come up with the list, and feel that’s the best way to accurately reflect the sound of WOXY in 2009. So, make sure you carve out the whole day to listen and see where your favorites land on the list.

If you’re a history buff, here’s a look back at the previous #1 records (click the link to see that year’s entire list). You’ll notice the musical shifts from one decade to the other and sometimes, one year to the next.

2008 - My Morning Jacket Evil Urges
2007 – The National Boxer
2006 – Built To Spill You In Reverse
2005 – Bloc Party Silent Alarm
2004 – Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand
2003 – The White Stripes Elephant
2002 – The White Stripes White Blood Cells
2001 – Gorillaz Gorillaz
2000 – Travis The Man Who
1999 – G. Love & Special Sauce Philadelphonic
1998 – Beastie Boys Hello Nasty
1997 – James Whiplash
1996 – Everclear Sparkle and Fade
1995 – Dave Matthews Band Under The Table and Dreaming
1994 – Green Day Dookie
1993 – Soul Asylum Grave Dancers Union
1992 – U2 Achtung Baby
1991 – R.E.M. Out Of Time
1990 – Depeche Mode Violator
1989 – The B-52’s Cosmic Thing
1988 – Sinead O’Connor The Lion and The Cobra
1987 – U2 The Joshua Tree
1986 – Violent Femmes The Blind Leading The Naked
1985 – Tears For Fear “Shout”*
1984 – Frankie Goes To Hollywood “Two Tribes”*

*the first two years’ 97 Best counted down songs rather than albums