The Big Ears Festival in Knoxville is getting closer and closer. The event takes place March 26-28 and if you have not already thrown your hat into the ring for our contest, you should do that now. We are pretty excited about the festival and wanted to give you a proper preview of some of the artists playing this year. So, in case you missed it, you can now stream our hour long special on demand! The show features music from the likes of Joanna Newsom, St. Vincent, The National, Clogs, Dirty Projectors and more, all of whom are playing Big Ears this year.

So have a listen to the preview show, and don’t forget to enter to win an Inner Ear Pass as well!

The Trala-Lala Radio Hour is our newest show, hosted by Ben, Jeff and Jocie of The Low Anthem. We’ll let Ben give you the background:

Long before Low Anthem, Jeff and I used to DJ the graveyard shift on WBRU (Providence, RI). So, starting on January 31, we’re going to be doing a weekly program on WOXY. It’ll be fun to revisit. We’re calling it Trala-Lala Radio Hour and here’s the idea: we’re going to tape our shows from the tour van or wherever we may be traveling. Every week will feature a different theme based on God knows what and we’ll have “in studio” performances from guest artists if we can find any musicians who are cool enough to record live in a Ford Econoline…

THEME: MODERN HYMNALS

Professor Longhair – Tipitina
The Band – I Shall Be Released
Bon Iver – Flume
Patrick Watson – The Great Escape
Odetta – Ain’t No Grave
This Leo Sunrise – Hands
The Beatles – Because
Fleet Foxes – Mykonos
South China – Escape
Daniel Johnston – Some Things Last a Long Time
Elvis Perkins – Good Friday
Talking Heads – Heaven
The Beach Boys – Add Some Music to Your Day
Joel Thibodeau – Squa Pan (live)
Joel Thibodeau – Don’t Laugh (live)
Sigur Ros – Untitled 1

Tune in each week as Larry and John of Future Sounds bring you 2 hours of the top independent and unsigned bands.

I Was A Teenage Satan Worshiper – Softcore Sex Dreams – Strange Lights – GAEA Records
MNDR – C.L.U.B. – Single – Unsigned
My First Earthquake – Cool In The Cool Way – Downstairs – Unsigned
Lilofee – Destroy Me – Destroy Me Single – Future Sounds Records
Twin Tigers – Sexless Love – Gray Waves – Old Flame Records

The Vision Of A Dying World – Mantra/What Is & What Is Not – I Will Not Fear What I Don’t Understand EP - Single Screen Records
Futurebirds – Breathe For Days – Furturebirds EP – Unsigned
Mississippi Man – Hell’s Oven – Demos – Unsigned
Birds & Batteries – The Villain – Up To No Good – Unsigned
Weinland – I’m Sure It Helps – Breaks In The Sun – Badman Recordings

Bear Hands – What A Drag – Single – Cantora Records
The Murdocks – OMG – New Album – Surprise Truck Records
The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! – Fast Forward Regrets. – We’re Humans: BE Awesome! – Luaka Bop
Hair Envelope – Largo Lagos – Demos – Unsigned
Boomsnake – Sticks Stones & Animal Bones – Re/Visions – Grizzly Records

Chasing Kings – Empathy – The Current State Of Our Future – Unsigned
Regrets & Brunettes – Uh-Oh – At Night You Love Me – Unsigned
Rumspringa – Shake ‘em Loose Tonight – Rumspringa EP – Cantora Records
Aushua – Limbo – Limbo EP – Unsigned

The Beaters – Fishage – Fishage 7” – Unsigned
The White White Lights – Space Invaders – Medium Head Boy EP – Indierect Records
Young Lords – Trying – Rodeo Songs – Unsigned
I See Horses – Judas – Knektfolk Sessions – Unsigned
Yukon Blonde – Babies Don’t Like Blue Anymore – Yukon Blonde – Nevado Records (CA)

Kings Go Forth – One Day – The Outsiders Are Back – Luaka Bop
Julian Berntzen – Rocket Ship Love – Rocket Ship Love – Vertigo Records Norway
Brahms – Brought It Out – Demos – RCRDLBL.COM

THE HOT 5
The Megaphonic Thrift – Candy Sin – Decay Decoy – Hype City
Casiokids – En Vill Hest – En Vill Hest 7” – Moshi Moshi
Sonny & The Sunsets – Heart Of Sadness – In A Cloud – New Sounds From San Francisco – Unsigned
Pop Empire – Twirling – Rainy Child – Unsigned
Active Child – When Your Love Is Safe – Single – RCRDLBL.COM

The Trala-Lala Radio Hour is our newest show, hosted by Ben, Jeff and Jocie of The Low Anthem. We’ll let Ben give you the background:

Long before Low Anthem, Jeff and I used to DJ the graveyard shift on WBRU (Providence, RI). So, starting on January 31, we’re going to be doing a weekly program on WOXY. It’ll be fun to revisit. We’re calling it Trala-Lala Radio Hour and here’s the idea: we’re going to tape our shows from the tour van or wherever we may be traveling. Every week will feature a different theme based on God knows what and we’ll have “in studio” performances from guest artists if we can find any musicians who are cool enough to record live in a Ford Econoline…

THEME: BEING & NOTHINGNESS

Professor Longhair – Tipitina (opening theme)
Blind Willie Johnson – The Soul of a Man
Bert Jansch – Blackwater Side
Nathan Moore – Tombstone
Leonard Cohen – Heart With No Companion
The Accident That Led Me To The World – Hole of Doubt
Michael Hurley – Ghost Woman Blues
Chris Smither – Origin of Species
My Morning Jacket – Golden
Bob Dylan – It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Joe Pug – Hymn #101
Gillian Welch – I’m Not Afraid to Die
Red Allen – Are You Afraid to Die?
Pearls Before Swine- Another Time
Twain – I’ll Be Fooled Again (live)
Twain – Take Another One (live)
Nick Drake – Things Behind The Sun

I must admit that I didn’t quite know what to expect upon receiving an invitation to attend the Next Big Nashville festival in October. Oh sure, I knew that ‘Music City USA’ was a lot more than the capitol of country music. While the Opry & Music Row may be front-and-center to the general public, most insiders know that the city has become a hotbed for all sorts of independent artists covering a wide range of musical styles. We regularly saw a steady stream of indie bands travelling north for gigs in Cincinnati and to play a Lounge Act session for us in the WOXY studios, so with that in mind, I checked the lineup and made my reservation.

Once I’d arrived in Tennessee, I met up with Future Sounds’ Larry Little, as both WOXY & Future Sounds teamed to present a string of showcases featuring the likes of Phosphorescent, The Black Angels, Bear In Heaven, Twin Tigers, and Jemina Pearl, formerly of local favorites Be Your Own Pet. We also partnered with American Songwriter magazine and Gibson guitars to record a string of stripped down performances either on the Gibson tour bus or at the magazine’s offices.
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Kieran Hebden’s last album as Four Tet was 2005’s Everything Ecstatic. Since that time he has released the Ringer EP, collaborated with dubstep producer Burial, released an album with his rock band Fridge, and also had a handful of releases with drummer Steve Reid.

For his new full-length album There Is Love In You, he has headed out on a brief North American tour. Austin was one of only 9 dates and WOXY was proud to sponsor the show here in town at The Mohawk. We recorded the entire gig, which will be airing back on an upcoming episode of Xtrabeats.

Here, we bring you some highlights from the show. You’ll hear an epic version of the album’s first single “Love Cry”, as well as the show’s encore of “Smile Around The Face” and “Spirit Fingers.”

At the artist’s request, this performance will not be made available for download.

1-2-3-4 More More More is a weekly specialty show hosted by John Davis that focuses on classic power-pop, post-punk, new wave, punk rock, indie rock and plenty of the bands of today that are continuing the tradition. Below, check out this weeks playlist and on demand stream.

Merchandise – Fugazi
Letter To Raoul Peck – Black Eyes
Cath Carroll – Unrest
Landscape – Tommy Keene
Pacifier – Circus Lupus

Jaded Eyes – Government Issue
Caffeine Blues – Gray Matter
Out For Kicks – Chisel
For Want Of – Rites Of Spring
Screaming At A Wall – Minor Threat

In A Name – Tsunami
Static – Jawbox
Swann Street – Three
Deception – The Impossible Five
On The Floor – Mary Timony

Chocolate – Shudder To Think
Looking In Your Mirror – Neptune’s Daughter
The Real Janelle – Bratmobile
Big Take Over – Bad Brains
No Girl – The Points

Audrey’s Eyes – Velocity Girl
Burning In The Undertow – One Last Wish
A Life Of Possibilities – The Dismemberment Plan
Distortion – The Monorchid
Shapes – Antelope

Don’t You Ever? – Slant 6
Who Are You? – Void
Subways – Urban Verbs
Edge Of The Envelope – Cupid Car Club
Just Don’t Know – El Guapo

For Ex-Lovers Only – Black Tambourine
Great Sloth Heart – Senator Flux
The Cigarette Girl From The Future – Beauty Pill
Formula – Frodus
The Kingdom Of Heaven Must Be Taken By Storm – The Nation Of Ulysses

The Waiting Room is a 2 hour new music & non-sequitor chat show based out of Cardiff, Wales, UK. Co-hosted by the verbal miscreants one half of Drunk Country & The Woman of The House + the occasional guest, TWR delivers new bands, interviews & opinion at an alarming rate. All with an accent. Expect, then, music, blather, chaos & cheek.

Check out this weeks tracklisting and on-demand stream below.

Clem Snide The Meat Of Life Preview + Interview

Fill Me With Your Light (End of Love, 2005)
Walmart Parking Lot (The Meat Of Life, 2010)
Denise (The Meat Of Life, 2010)
The Meat Of Life (The Meat Of Life, 2010)
I Got High (The Meat Of Life, 2010)

Clem Snide Interview @ The Borderline, London 05.06.09

Me No (Hungry Bird, 2009)
Messiah Complex Blues (Your Favourite Music, 2001)
Collapse (End Of Love, 2005)
Moment In The Sun (The Ghost Of Fashion, 2001)
Beautiful (Christina Aguilera cover) (A Beautiful EP, 2003)
I’ll Be Your Mirror (WFUV Idiot’s Delight Session)
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Your Grievience (Daniel Johnston cover) (The Late Great Daniel Johnston – Discovered Covered, 2004)
Denver (The Meat Of Life, 2010)
Forgive My Love (The Meat Of Life, 2010)
Stoney (The Meat Of Life, 2010)
Your Favourite Music / You Can’t Always Get What You Want / Femme Fatale (Clem Snide / The Rolling Stones / Velvet Underground medley) (Live @ The Borderline, London, 6th May 2009)

Please (The Meat Of Life, 2020)
Song For Mary (The Meat Of Life, 2010)
With Nothing Much To Show Of It (The Meat Of Life, 2020)
Anita (The Meat Of Life, 2010)

When We Become (End Of Love, 2005)

The Trala-Lala Radio Hour is our newest show, hosted by Ben, Jeff and Jocie of The Low Anthem. We’ll let Ben give you the background:

Long before Low Anthem, Jeff and I used to DJ the graveyard shift on WBRU (Providence, RI). So, starting on January 31, we’re going to be doing a weekly program on WOXY. It’ll be fun to revisit. We’re calling it Trala-Lala Radio Hour and here’s the idea: we’re going to tape our shows from the tour van or wherever we may be traveling. Every week will feature a different theme based on God knows what and we’ll have “in studio” performances from guest artists if we can find any musicians who are cool enough to record live in a Ford Econoline…

THEME: WHISKEY & GOD

Professor Longhair – Tipitina
Roscoe Holcomb – Moonshiner
The Stanley Brothers – Mountain Dew
The Felice Brothers – Whiskey In My Whiskey
Hank Williams – Calling You
Willie Nelson – Whiskey River
Johnny Cash – Down There By The Train
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry – People Get Ready
A.A. Bondy – Rapture (Sweet Rapture)
Little Esther – Aged and Mellow
The Pogues – The Sickbed of Cuchulainn
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – O Children
The Devil Makes Three – Old Number Seven
Brown Bird – Down To The River (live)
Brown Bird – Sickle and Hood (live)
Arlo Guthrie – Last Train

Artrocker music magazine is an independent monthly publication which is available across the United Kingdom. It provides an opinionated outlook on modern culture from the people who make music what it is, supplying the reader with up to date information on the happenings of the UK’s music scene with an emphasis on London.

Tune in every Wednesday at 9:00 PM ET for 90 minutes of new release singles, albums, demos, and myspace tracks from our friends at UK’s Artrocker Magazine.

Here is this weeks tracklist, stream the entire show below.

ACOUSTIC LADYLAND ‘Iggy’
SHINING ‘The madness and the damage done’
CASTROVALVA ‘We don’t go to Ravenholm’
BUFFALO ‘Photograph’
SO SO MODERN ‘Dendrons’
CRIPPLE AND CASINO ‘Isuzu’
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ‘Driver’
ONO PALINDROMES ‘Laboto’
WILLIAM ‘Lustreless’
DORA BRILLIANT ‘Human Being’
PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY ‘I’m gonna kill you’
THE GODFATHERS ‘This Damn Nation’
JOHN AND JEHN ‘Shy’
FACTORY FLOOR ‘Lying’
SARENA MANEESH ‘Blow yr brains in the mourning rain’