If you are a fan of The Feelies, you probably already know that the band reunited last fall and have been playing here and there since then, much to the delight of their fans. Their most recent appearance was last month when they performed Crazy Rhythms live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow’s Parties-curated Don’t Look Back series In addition to the exciting live appearances, Bar None records has re-issued two of their classic albums on vinyl and CD this year, and we want to give you a chance to win them.
That is right, we have copies of both Crazy Rhythms and The Good Earth up for grabs on vinyl and CD. To enter the contest, send an email to woxy contests at gmail dot com. Type “Feelies” in the subject line and you are registered to win!
(photo from Wilco @ Bonnaroo 2007, taken by Joe Long)
There is a brand new venue just north of Austin in Cedar Park that recently opened up for business. And next week, one of our favorite bands (and one of our favorite up and coming acts as well) will be taking the stage there to help open the new place.
Liam Finn and Eliza Jane will be opening up the evening, fresh off the release of their latest EP, Champagne Seashells. And your headliner for the night is Wilco, returning to the Austin area for the first time since their appearance at ACL in 2007.
And we want to send you and a friend to the show! To qualify for the tickets, send an email to woxy contests at gmail dot come with the subject line reading “Wilco.” Within the email, tell us what your favorite Wilco album is and why. We will select a winner in the middle of next week, so keep checking back here and listening to WOXY for details!
This event will be Free! To RSVP, for band updates, and to learn more details, keep checking: Live at Seaholm
WOXY is proud to announce Broken Social Scene, performing live at the Seaholm Power Plant on Cesar Chavez Friday, October 2nd. The show is completely free, and will start at 10 pm on Friday after ACL has closed for the evening and continue until 4 am. 4,000 people will be granted access to the event.
The decommissioned Seaholm Power Plant has been virtually out of reach for all Austinites since its construction in the 1950’s. For years, the Art Deco building has held a great deal of mystery to passersby due to its looming presence and restricted access. But things will change in October as Rare Magazine has been given the keys to the Seaholm and will host the first large scale public event to take place at the power plant on the nights of October 2nd and 3rd. WOXY is proud to present the first night with one of our favorite bands. VIP guests and attending artists will encounter an unrivaled experience, as the industrial mammoth is turned into a lounge and green room, complete with DJ’s, dance floor, and bar.
Broken Social Scene hail from Canada and their 19 person ensemble (including Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Andrew Whiteman, Sam Goldberg, Jason Collett, David Newfeld, Leslie Feist, Emily Haines, James Shaw, Evan Cranley, Amy Millan and more) will undoubtedly put on a show to remember at this unique space. Headed by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, the group’s atmospheric pop has wooed fans and critics alike since 1999. Their 2002 release You Forgot It In People and 2005’s self-titled work are both benchmarks in the indie music scene.
CONTEST CLOSED THANKS FOR ENTERING!****** UPDATE*** WOXY wants to hook you up with a VIP pass to this show! To qualify for the contest, send an email to woxy contests at gmail dot come with the subject line reading “BSS” and you will be entered to win. Keep listening to WOXY and checking here for updates!
It’s no secret that we’ve been enjoying Let It Beep, the sophomore full length from Knoxville’s Royal Bangs. The album has already earned the band a fair amount of buzz from the likes of Spin, MetroPulse and more. We’re excited for their upcoming Austin show, happening at Emo’s on Tuesday, Sept. 29. They’ll be supported by Tigercity.
Royal Bangs first caught the eye of Patrick Carney (Black Keys) with their debut, We Breed Champions, and he quickly signed them to his label, Audio Eagle, for the follow up.
We’re giving away a pair of tickets to this show … send us an email to woxycontests at gmail dot com and use the subject line “Royal Bangs”. Leave us your full name and we’ll notify you if you’re our lucky winner.
Voodoo Music Experience takes place Halloween weekend in New Orleans, and will feature performances by KISS, Jane’s Addiction, the Flaming Lips, Justice, Gogol Bordello, the Black Keys, the Pogues, Ween, Generationals, Mates of State and many more. To celebrate, we’ve partnered with Voodoo and VTech to offer one lucky listener a chance to go to the festival on us, as well as the swell prize of a IS9181 WiFi Internet Radio. The IS9181 WiFi Internet Radio combines with wireless Internet access to offer news, music, sports and talk from over 11,000 streaming stations around the world — including WOXY. Read more about it here.
We’re giving away:
* 1 VTech IS9181 Wi-Fi Internet Radio.
* 2 VIP passes to the Voodoo Music Experience.
* 3 Night’s hotel stay at the New Orleans Marriott
* Flights to and from the festival.
To qualify for the giveaway, just send an email to woxycontests at gmail dot com with the subject line reading “VTech/Voodoo Fest”. Be sure to include your mailing address. We will take entries through October 1 and notify the winners the following day. Please be sure you are able to attend the festival before entering.
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It’s time! Time for the 2009 Monolith Festival in at beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrisson Colorado! This is the third Monolith Festival, and the third time WOXY will be affiliated with the fest as well. Have a look at some of our great experiences from 2008 and from 2007. The WOXY stage will be rocking again this year as well, with a stable another great bunch of bands playing September 12th and 13th.
And again this year, we want you to come to the festival, for free. That is correct, we have tickets for the festivities to give away, here is what is up for grabs.
A Pair of VIP GOLD Passes
2 Sets Of Tickets To Saturday & Sunday
All you have to do to qualify is hit up the good ole contest email address at woxycontests at gmail dot com. Give us your most sincere plea and we will announce a winner in about a week! Good luck!
The Breeders are starting their latest tour this Wednesday night at the Southgate House. Before they go host a meet & greet with our friends over at Shake It Records from 3:30-4:30, they’re going to drop by our studios to chat with Shiv and give away a few pairs of tickets to the show. You’ll have a chance to call in and win a spot on the band’s guest list while Kim & Kelley are here, so be listening around 2pm on today. Check out all the tour dates over at Breeders Digest!
We are big fans of our friends from The Answering Machine and their debut album, Another City, Another Sorry.
And with the new album making the rounds overseas and here in the US, the band are playing plenty of dates to help promote it. Among those dates is an upcoming gig with Doves at City Of Manchester Stadium next Friday! And we have 2 pairs of tickets to give away right here on The Futurist. Finally, something for our UK fans! The show is July 17th, (next Friday) and to enter the contest send an email to woxycontests at gmail dot com with the subject line reading TAM-Manchester. And of course, be sure you can attend the show. We will draw a winner in less than a week so be sure to get those entries in now!
They recently wrapped up a handful of dates at different hostels in the UK, concluding with a gig at Clink Hostel in London.
Enjoy some exclusive footage of that show and of the hostel below. And if you have not already done so, be sure to pick up the debut record from The Answering Machine.
The deluxe edition box set will include all five Pixies studio albums – Come On Pilgrim (1987), Surfer Rosa (1988), Doolittle (1989), Bossanova (1990), and Trompe le Monde (1991) – on 24k layered CD and Blu-ray (five discs total), with reinterpreted artwork by Vaughan Oliver, the graphic designer who created all of the artwork that accompanied the Pixies’ studio albums. Also included in the Deluxe Edition will be a DVD of a Pixies 1991 performance at the Brixton Academy in London, the group’s videos, possible bonus tracks, and a 54-page book, all housed in a custom slipcase.
So, to enter this contest send an email to woxycontests at gmail dot com with the subject line reading “Pixies Box”, feel free to say whatever you want in the email that might sway our opinion, cash bribes, your undying love for the band and for WOXY etc.
Good luck! And in the meantime, check out these two videos about the box sets!
The summer concert season is in full swing and we have another great concert to present to you coming up next week. WOXY.com is proud to present Ted Leo & The Pharmacists along with Titus Andronicus and Pomegranates next Monday, June 15th at the Southgate House in Newport.
This should be great show as we are fans of all three of the bands on the bill. And, just like previous WOXY.com presents shows, we have tickets to give away to you!
To qualify for the ticket giveaway, just send an email to woxycontests at gmail dot com with the subject line reading “Ted Leo RX”. We will take entries up until this Saturday and notify the winners on Monday morning. Please be sure you are able to attend the show before entering.
