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Surfer Blood Guest DJ Set On Demand

joe — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:12:23 +0000

The buzz is really building for the debut release from West Palm Beach, Florida’s Surfer Blood. After wowing crowds at CMJ and several other live venues, the guys will be releasing Astro Coast in January on the Kanine label. During this whirlwind tour leading up to the albums release, the guys were kind enough to stop in to our studios and do a guest DJ hour with Shiv.

Below is the tracklisting, along with the full hour of conversation and music on demand. Enjoy!

Web In Front - Archers Of Loaf
Black Rice - Women
Dreamsucker - Grooms
Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four
Just Like Honey – The Jesus And Mary Chain
Phones Don’t Feud – Holiday Shores
1000 Pounds - Superchunk
Paper Cup Exit – Sonic Youth
No. 13 Baby – Pixies
This Must Be The Place - Talking Heads
I Have A Secret – Half-Japanese
Pool Swimmers - Real Estate

Surfer Blood – Swim (To Reach The End)

The Low Anthem Guest DJ Set On Demand

joe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:13:14 +0000

Earlier this year, The Low Anthem stopped into our Cincinnati studios for a Lounge Act. We hit it off really well with the band and invited them back in to our new digs in Austin for a guest DJ set recently. The band was in Austin continuing to tour off the back of their excellent album Oh My God, Charlie Darwin and picked some great songs during their time in the studio. Full playlist and on demand stream below.

Playlist

Airline To Heaven - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat - Bob Dylan
It Makes No Difference - The Band
Paradise - John Prine
Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles - Captain Beefheart
Mountain Dew - The Stanley Brothers
Baby Please Don’t Go - Them
Saddle Up The Palomino - Neil Young
Lake Charles – Lucinda Williams
Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman
Diamonds In The Mine – Leonard Cohen
Poor Edward – Tom Waits
Love Me Tenderly – The Felice Brothers
Marchin’ To The City – Bob Dylan

Sea Wolf Guest DJ Set On Demand

joe — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:59:26 +0000

While out on the road with Port O’Brien and in Austin to play the Pablove benefit show, Alex from Sea Wolf was kind enough to stop in to the WOXY studios. For his hour of guest DJing, Alex picked a nice mix of tunes including music from Bob Dylan, Antony & The Johnsons and Cat Power. The full tracklisting is below and you can also listen to the hour of music and conversation with Shiv on demand.

The Beast In Me - Johnny Cash
The Moon - Cat Power
His Master’s Voice - Monsters Of Folk
Black Swan - Thom Yorke
All Fires – Swan Lake
My Lady Story - Antony & The Johnsons
The Ballad Of Frankie L.. - Bob Dylan
The Fairest Of The Seas.. - Nico
Close The Lid - Port O’Brien
Dew In The Grass - Sea Wolf

Port O’Brien Guest DJ Set On Demand

joe — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:46:47 +0000

In town during their tour with Sea Wolf for the Pablove benefit show here in Austin, Van and Tyson fromPort O’Brien were kind enough to drop in to the WOXY studios. The band is on the road supporting their new record, Threadbare and picked some great stuff during their hour with Joe. Below is the tracklisting, along with the full hour of conversation and music on demand. Enjoy!

The Sweetest Thing – Camera Obscura
Future Primitive - Papercuts
LDN - Lily Allen
Trouble Weighs A Ton - Dan Auerbach
In Ear Park - Department Of Eagles
Curmudgeon - Nirvana
Starlite Walker - Silver Jews
Aisle 13 - Built To Spill
Skinny Love - Bon Iver
The Purple Bottle - Animal Collective

Bad Veins / Pablove Guest DJ Set On Demand

joe — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:06:53 +0000

At that start of a busy week here in the WOXY studios, our friends from back home in Cincinnati, Bad Veins dropped in for a visit and guest DJ set while on tour supporting their debut record. And right after them, Dangerbird Co-Founder Jeff Castalez sat down for a chat and to pick a few songs as well. Jeff and his wife Jo Ann lost their 6-year-old son Pablo to cancer and Jeff is currently cycling across the country on a 3,000+ mile journey to raise money to battle childhood cancer in the name of the Pablove Foundation.

Listen below to both hours of programming on demand.

Bad Veins

Jeff from Pablove

White Denim Guest DJ Set On Demand

joe — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:41:48 +0000

White Denim just released an excellent new album, Fits and in advance of their CD release show here in Austin, two thirds of the band dropped by for a visit. The guys chose an eclectic and fun hour of tunes and chatted with Joe about their choices, the new album and whatever else came up. Enjoy this on-demand stream of the White Denim guest DJ set.

Playlist

“You’re Fortunate” Keith Jarrett
“Dr. Handys Dandy Candy” Jim Ford
“Make 1,2″ Arthur Russel
“Take Me Girl, I’m Ready” Rashaan Roland Kirk
“Love Is Everywhere” Pharoah Sanders
“The Cosmic Rays Of Sun Ra” Sun Ra
“Ga Na Ra Da” Kim Jung Mi
“Harm O Lodge” Isotope 217
“Cosmic Tomes For Sleepwalking Lovers” Exploding Star Orchestra
“Avignon” Brazos
“Solar Boat” Ray Manzarek
“I Start To Run” White Denim

Royal Bangs Guest DJ Set On Demand

joe — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:52:09 +0000

In the midst of their tour with Tigercity, the guys from Royal Bangs dropped in to our new studios to do a guest DJ set recently. The band released an excellent sophomore record in September, Let It Beep and we can’t get enough of it. Luckily, in addition to the eclectic selections from in their guest DJ hour, there is a unreleased Royal Bangs cover that makes it into the set as well.

Playlist

“Hanging On The Telephone” The Nerves
“Vulture” Micachu
“Sherlock Holmes” Sparks
“Aynotchesh Yerefu” Samuel Belay
“China Is The Future” Mas Y Mas
“Strangers” The Kinks
“Mesmerization Eclipse” Captain Beyond
“Mind, Drips” Neon Indian
“Burnout” Brandon Biondo
“Powerstripe” Tigercity
“Torture By Sex” Facepaint
“You Can Make It If You Try” Royal Bangs
“Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick” Ian Dury & The Blockheads
“Don’t Stop Me Now” Queen

Cymbals Eat Guitars Guest DJ Set On Demand

joe — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:09:13 +0000

It’s been a busy year for Cymbals Eat Guitars. The band self released their debut album, and have toured across the country playing loads of great shows to support it. The record got picked up by Sister’s Den Records and just got an official release this month. While out on the road with The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, the guys stopped in to our new studios for a guest DJ session recently, which you can listen to below.

Playlist

“Lasso” Phoenix
“I Go Crazy” Flesh For Lulu
“In The New Year” The Walkmen
“The Walls Are Coming Down” Fanfarlo
“Very First Lie” Material Issue
“Come Saturday” Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
“What’s Mine Is Yours” Sleater-Kinney
“Wooly Muffler” Harvey Danger
“I’ve Been Waiting” Matthew Sweet
“Distortions” Clinic
“Running Up That Hill” Kate Bush
“Prison On Route 41″ Calexico & Iron and Wine
“Postcards From Italy” Beirut
“Type Slowly” Pavement

Cymbals Eat Guitars – Plainclothes (Live On WOXY.com / new-unreleased)

Ra Ra Riot Guest DJ Set On Demand

joe — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:44:02 +0000

Our friends from Ra Ra Riot were in Austin last week playing with Princeton and Maps & Atlases. Before their set here in town they dropped by to say hello and also guest DJ for an hour. If you missed it or just want to hear it again, you can stream it below! In addition, here is a listing of the songs the band played during the hour.

“Hungry For You” The Police
“Useful Chamber” Dirty Projectros
“Woke Up Laughing” Robert Palmer
“Girl U Want” Devo
“Love Hurts” Roy Orbison
“Jeepster” T. Rex
“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” Elton John
“A Sort Of Homecoming” U2
“Let Me Roll It” Paul McCartney & Wings
“Solsbury Hill” Peter Gabriel
“Show Some Love” Princeton
“Witch” Maps & Atlases

The Breeders Guest DJ Set Video

joe — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:22:34 +0000

Enjoy this video of when The Breeders invaded our WOXY studios earlier this summer in Cincinnati. It’s never boring when Kim and Kelley Deal are around……