Our friends from The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir were on their way from Chicago to the MidPoint Music Festival in Cincinnati yesterday when they in a very serious van accident. They blew a tire and then rolled several times, eventually stopping with the van upside down in the median of the interstate.
All 6 members of the band were injured in the accident, with one still in serious condition. Their gear was also destroyed and their van totaled. Since this was to be the beginning of a touring cycle to support their new Bloodshot Records release “…and the horse you rode in”, this accident itself itself is expensive on many levels and they’ll be missing out on potential income from playing new shows. If you’ve enjoyed the band’s WOXY Lounge Act sessions, live shows, or cd’s over the last few years and would like to make a donation you can use PayPal to send a donation to: tsygc@bloodshotrecords.com
For continued updates on the condition of the band members and more information, Bloodshot has set up a page that will be constantly updated with more information on who’s in and out of the hospital, what’s going on, and what the band has to say. If you’re looking for information on the accident – for press or for personal reasons – check there before you ask us. We’ll just direct you there, most likely.
As most of you already know, WOXY will be making the trip to Austin, Texas this fall to start a new chapter in the stations history. With that move upcoming, we asked our newest staffer, Paige Maguire, to put together this weeks Friday Five comprised of just a few of her favorite Austin based bands. Enjoy this weeks Friday Five – Austin, Texas edition!
Welcome to the very first edition of the WOXY.com Friday Five! We are excited to bring you this new feature that we hope to bring your way on a weekly basis. So load up the player below and listen to music from five artists playing the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago this weekend.
In addition, check out our Pitchfork Music Festival preview right here. Also, Joe will be attending the festival this weekend and bringing you as much coverage of the festival as possible. This means some interviews, photos and of course, obsessive twittering. Follow along!
Another quick video behind the scenes during our time at EAR studios in Austin during SXSW. In this video you get a quick look during our session with The Love Language as we go live…..
You probably already know that we are big fans of Cincinnati’s Pomegranates and have had them into our studios for two lounge act performances. What you might not know is that the boys have a brand new album on the way very soon, titled Everybody Come Outside, slated for release on April 14th.
And in anticipation of the new record, you can head on over to ITunes right now and grab two brand new songs, “Corriander” & “Sleepover!” The guys are also heading out on a big tour to prepare us all for the new stuff, so be sure to catch them in our city if you can and tell em’ woxy.com sent ya!
Have a listen to a version of “Corriander” the boys played for us during their second lounge act performance last August.
Our friends John and Larry from Future Sounds have a brand new episode of their 2 hour new music program for you this week, and the first time you can catch it is at 6pm ET. Among the new stuff this week is music from The Browns, Fitz, Delphic, Nico Stai and another new tune from the upcoming Morrissey album.
We know you are gonna miss our live shows between now and the new year, but you gotta love all the year end programming we have ready for you between now and 2009. Have a look below at how the rest of this week shapes up.
December 24th (Christmas Eve)
Mike’s Favorite Songs of 2008 – 9am
Shiv’s Favorite Songs of 2008 – Noon
Joe’s Favorite Songs of 2008 – 3pm
Holiday Mixer Programming On The Main Channel Starting at 8pm
December 25th (Christmas Day)
Holiday Mixer Programming On The Main Channel until 1pm
The 97 Best Of 2008 – 1pm
December 26th
Best Of The WOXY.com Lounge 2008 Show – 9am
Joe Strummer Special – Noon
December 27th
Daniel Martin Moore Guest DJ Segment – 11am
And lots more. And don’t worry, if you miss it the first time, you will likely hear these special shows again at some point before the end of the year.
Larry & John return with another new edition of FUTURE SOUNDS, premiering tonight at 6p. This time, they’re featuring music from LADYHAWKE, GRAMERCY ARMS, THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT, TENLONS FORT, and LILOFEE along with countless other up-and-coming artists you need to hear.
FUTURE SOUNDS delivers a weekly two-hour program that airs 4x/week, Monday at 6p, Tuesday at 7a, Thursday at 9p, and Noon on Saturday. We’re also archiving every show so you can see the entire tracklisting and listen whenever you like on-demand via the new FUTURE SOUNDS page on the WOXY.com site. (all times EST)
Coco, Jem and Poni are The Ettes, rock ‘n’ roll vagabonds who now claim Nashville as their home base. Formed in Los Angeles, the trio have recorded their two full-lengths with Liam Watson at his Toe Rag Studios in London, making use of the vintage analog equipment best known from The White Stripes’ Elephant CD.
For their first appearance in the lounge, we caught them en route to a recording session with The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach in Akron, and they ran thru a quartet of songs from their latest, Look At Life Again Soon, and an unreleased, live favorite that should feature on an upcoming release.
Their blend of garage rock and 60’s girl group melodies make for an authentically infectious mix of butt shakin’ boogie.
Track Listing:
Marathon
Crown of Age
Chilled Hidebound Hearts -interview-
Lo and Behold (unreleased)
I Heard Tell
