The Futurist » Monolith 2008

Monolith 2008 In Photos – Day 2

joe — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:16:19 +0000

Day 2 saw the WOXY.com stage rumbling again with some really exceptional performances. I won’t downgrade any of the bands but the crowds were certainly all over the sets from The Whigs, Does It Offend You, Yeah, and Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson.

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

Have a look at some great shots from the WOXY.com stage from Day 2, as well as a few pics from other stages as well on Sunday from Bryan Jay.

Pomegranates

See the entire set here….

Lots more after the jump……

Tilly & The Wall

Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip

Tilly & The Wall

CSS

See the entire set here….

Monolith 2008 In Photos – Day 1

joe — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:28:13 +0000

(Port O’Brien)

The Monolith Festival returned this weekend to Red Rocks in Denver for the second annual festival and the WOXY.com stage was back as well. Bryan Jay and myself were on hand for each and every performance on the WOXY.com stage and had a great time hosting a slew of great bands. Day one got kicked off with a great crowd eager to start their festival and our friends from LoveLikeFire eager to ignite those in attendance and start things off right.

(White Denim)

And it did not slow down very much at all throughout Day 1, as WOXY.com favorites like Port O’Brien, Liam Finn and White Denim played great sets and impressed all those in attendance. And I was quite impressed with some bands I was not as familiar with as well, like Cameron McGill & What Army, The Hood Internet and Pop Levi.

Have a look at some of the best photos from Day 1 in this post, thanks to some great camera work by Bryan Jay. And stick around, we will be doing our best to not only recap each and every performance from the WOXY.com stage, but will also be bringing you audio from the shows, and of course more great pics from around the festival.

(LoveLikeFire)

(Liam Finn)

Lots more photos after the jump from day 1 at Monolith.

(Port O’Brien)

(Cameron McGill & What Army)

(Pop Levi)

(White Denim)

(The Hood Internet)

Monolith 2008 Preview – WOXY.com Stage

joe — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:57:26 +0000

I hope you have enjoyed taking a closer look at some of the bands playing the WOXY.com stage at this years Monolith Festival from our previews. Of course, the entire lineup is great, but we hope you decide to spend a little time at the WOXY.com stage as well. Here is the schedule for the WOXY.com stage for this weekend….

***Saturday September 13th

100pm – LoveLikeFire
200pm – Port O’Brien
310pm – Cameron McGill & What Army
430pm – The Hood Internet
550pm – Liam Finn
710pm – Pop Levi
830pm – White Denim

1100pm – VIP Afterparty w/ Candy Coated Killahz

***Sunday Septemeber 14th

100pm – Jukebox The Ghost
200pm – Pomegranates
310pm – Grampall Jookabox
430pm – Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
550pm – The Whigs
710pm – Does It Offend You, Yeah?
830pm – Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pop

1200am – VIP Afterparty – Passion Pit

Monolith 2008 Preview – Jukebox The Ghost

joe — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:43:57 +0000

If you have been around here very long, I don’t have to tell you much about Jukebox The Ghost. But just in case you have not, and are on the fence about how to start your Sunday at Monolith this weekend, well take this into account.

Jukebox The Ghost are a three piece from Washington D.C. who joined us in the lounge back in January of this year. Since then they have gone on to release an excellent debut album called Let Live & Let Ghosts. Shiv called them one of his favorite musical discoveries of 2007 and we have been nothing but impressed with how these guys are progressing. Get a sample of what Jukebox The Ghost sounds like below with some free downloads from their session with us in the lounge.

Jukebox The Ghost – Good Day(Live On WOXY.com)

Jukebox The Ghost – Victoria(Live On WOXY.com)

Jukebox The Ghost – Hold It In (Live On WOXY.com)

Jukebox The Ghost play the WOXY.com stage at 1pm On Sunday at the Monolith Festival

Monolith 2008 Preview – Port O’Brien

joe — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:20:19 +0000

Port O’Brien started three years ago as the duo (and couple) of Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin. The band have expanded in recent years to a 5-piece and this year released an album that we have been enjoying ever since it arrived. All We Could Do Was Sing caught us by pleasant surprise and displays the bands tact for catchy hooks and captivating instrumentation.

Port O’Brien have been out on the road all summer long and will be playing on the WOXY.com stage at the Monolith Festival this weekend in Denver.

Be sure to stop by and catch their set, which is scheduled to go off at 2pm on Saturday September 13th.

Port O’Brien – My Eyes Won’t Shut

Monolith 2008 Preview – The Whigs

joe — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:40:33 +0000

The 2008 Monolith Festival kicks off this weekend! And one of the many great bands taking the WOXY.com stage are The Whigs. The Athens, Georgia based rockers gave us a great sample of their high energy sound earlier this year during a Lounge session and are a great band to catch live.

The Whigs have been touring the hell out of their excellent sophomore album, Mission Control, and have attracted a bunch of new fans in the process. Mission Control combines some of your favorite things about American rock music and injects The Whigs signature brand of hard hitting fun. This set is one you should not miss.

The Whigs are playing the WOXY.com stage Sunday Sept 14th @ 5:50pm.

The Whigs – Like A Vibration (Live On WOXY.com)

The Whigs – Right Hand On My Heart (Live On WOXY.com)

The Whigs – Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

WOXY.com Monolith Flyaway Winner!

joe — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:48:08 +0000

Just in case you missed it, last Friday we announced our winner in the WOXY.com Monolith Flyaway contest. Hundreds entered but only one could get the grand prize. So congratulations to our winner, Nicole Carlson of Berkeley, California.

She’s won:
- Two VIP GOLD Passes to the Monolith Festival
- 3 Nights Lodging
- Roundtrip airfare via Southwest Airlines

Congrats again to Nicole and a big thank you to everyone that entered and of course the good folks at Southwest Airlines!

The festival is only a few weeks away, hope to see lots of you there!

Monolith Flyaway Update, Listen To Win This Week!

joe — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:17:33 +0000

OK – you’ve registered. That’s Part One. Now comes Part Two: listening for your name to be called on-air sometime between Noon & 5pm ET all this week thru August 22nd.

If we call your name, you’ll have 10 minutes to call us at 513-621-0012 to claim your spot in the Grand Prize Drawing, also on August 22nd. One winner will receive:

- Two VIP GOLD Passes to the Monolith Festival
- 3 Nights Lodging
- Roundtrip airfare via Southwest Airlines

If we call your name, but you fail to call us…we’ll select another name who will receive the same 10 minute window to call the station. We’ll qualify one person a day until we have 10 finalists for the drawing.

We already have one person in the finals, don’t miss your chance! In addition, check out the recent additions to the Monolith lineup right here. And create your own Monolith schedule right here.

WOXY.com Monolith Festival Flyaway Returns!

joe — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:27:48 +0000

Last year for the inaugural Monolith Festival we gave a lucky winner and a guest a great prize package that not only got you in front of some incredible bands at an incredible venue (Red Rocks), but also got you there thanks to our friends at Southwest Airlines. Well, you have another chance to be a winner this year as well.

That’s right, WOXY.com is flying one lucky winner and their guest out to Red Rocks Amphitheater for the Monolith Festival on September 13th & 14th. Not only that, we’ll also hook you up with VIP passes to the festival. Airfare again graciously provided by Southwest Airlines.

~~This year to win, you have to first register, and then listen.~~

Now through August 8th, you can register by sending an email to woxycontests at gmail dot com with Monolith Flyaway in the subject line (also please include your name and address in the email). One entry per household please. Then, starting August 11th, we’ll call out a registrant’s name on the air sometime between Noon and 5pm ET, and if it’s you, you’ll have 10 minutes to call us here at WOXY.com to claim your spot in the grand prize drawing.

If you don’t call, we’ll move on to another name until someone claims their spot in the drawing. We’ll only qualify one person a day, Monday through Friday, for two weeks. So when we draw a winner on August 22nd at 5pm, there will be just 10 listeners eligible for the Grand Prize.

Got it? Good. So take the first step right now and send an email to woxycontests at gmail dot com with Monolith Flyaway in the subject line!

In the meantime, enjoy some WOXY.com Lounge sessions from bands playing this years Monolith festival….

Silversun Pickups – Live On WOXY.com (Aug. 2006)
Superdrag – Live On WOXY.com (Sept 2007)
Foals – Live On WOXY.com (March 2007)
John Vanderslice – Live On WOXY.com (March 2008)
The Kills – Live On WOXY.com (March 2008)

Monolith Announces 22 More Bands + Ticket Giveaway!

joe — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:30:35 +0000

As if the Monolith Festival was not already shaping up to be a great event again this year, the festival organizers have just announced a slew of new acts that will be joining the already great lineup for this years festivities.

Among the 22 new bands are WOXY.com favorites and Lounge Act alumni Pomegranates, Foals, Jukebox The Ghost, & LoveLikeFire. Also joining the party are great acts like Atmosphere, Does It Offend You Yeah? and Hercules & Love Affair. Have a peek at the other acts recently added to the Monolith Festival here……

In addition, we have a special ticket giveaway to announce here on The Futurist today as well. We are giving away (2) 2 Day Passes to this years festival out at Red Rocks in Denver!

All you have to do to register is send an email to woxy contests at gmail dot com with the subject line of MONOLITH TICKETS! The deadline for this special giveaway is Wednesday night at Midnight Eastern time. We will select and winner and announce it before the end of the week!

Foals WOXY.com Lounge Session
Pomegranates WOXY.com Lounge Session
LoveLikeFire WOXY.com Lounge Session (SXSW 2008)
Jukebox The Ghost WOXY.com Lounge Session