WOXY.com is presenting Broken Social Scene, Generationals and Corto Maltese tomorrow night here in Austin at the Seaholm Power Plant and we know lots of you RSVP’d for the event to get passes. Well, just in case you did not RSVP, here is how you can get in on the action!
This is a free event, so we encourage you to show up early. Doors are at 8.
Be advised, because the wristbands are for both nights, we distributed more than capacity.
Wristbands give you priority access over those without wristbands, however they do NOT guarantee access if we are at capacity!
You are allowed TWO (2) wristbands at the drop location. You must put ONE on upon pickup, and you are allowed ONE more to take with you.
Wristbands WILL run out quickly at these drop locations, regardless of whether or not you’ve RSVPed.
AGAIN, RSVP IS FOR WRISTBAND LOCATIONS ONLY AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOUR ADMISSION.
Drop locations are as follows:
Waterloo Records at 6th and Lamar
Bird’s Barbershop on East 6th
Bird’s Barbershop on South Lamar
Thank you for your overwhelming interest. We look forward to having you be a part of this historic event!
It’s almost that time of the year again, time for the annual CMJ Music Marathon in New York. And what comes along with the festival every year are the CMJ Awards. We are humbled and excited to once again be mentioned alongside so many other great radio stations and websites this year. From the CMJ website….
You picked ‘em, now here they are: The 2009 CMJ College Radio Award Nominees! Voting for the winners will take place during CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival at the CMJ booth and during College Day. Anyone with a CMJ badge can vote.
WOXY is up for two CMJ Awards this year…
Best Online Only Station & Best Website
A big thank you to all of our friends and colleagues that nominated us again this year!
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
A mere seven months after the release of his sophomore album Elvis Perkins In Dearland, Perkins returns this fall with a brand new EP. The EP, titled The Doomsday EP, begins with a familiar song to Perkins fans, the title track, which was also a song on the full length from earlier this year. Another version of Doomsday finishes the EP, but within the disc fans are treated to four brand new songs.
Perkins continues to churn out tunes that have a throwback feel to them on this EP, and shows his versatility as he touches on gospel folk with the song “Weeping Mary.” He also shares a song that would fit nicely alongside a rockabilly number from another Elvis with the track “Stop Drop Rock And Roll.” But the familiar sounds are far from sounding dated, and even on an EP like this, Perkins manages to charm the listener with his creativity and attention to detail.
The Doomsday EP is due out October 20th on XL Recordings, and Elvis and his band are hitting the road this fall as well. One of their stops is a WOXY Presents show on November 13th at The Parish here in Austin along with A.A. Bondy. The full listing of the fall tour is posted after the jump….
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!
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
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……
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.
Not long after celebrating the 10th anniversary of the classic Moon Safari, Air are ready to return with a brand new album in a couple weeks, Love 2. The record is the french duo’s fifth and their first since 2007’s Pocket Symphony. Unlike the last album though, the band handles all the vocal duties this time around, and once again employed the percussion work of Joey Waronker, who played with them on their “Close Up” tour in Fall 2008.
The album is not out until next month, but we have an excellent “preview” mp3 to share with you today here on The Futurist. The mp3 gives you a “mash up” of a handful of the new songs from Love 2, and should whet your appetite until it hits independent record store shelves.
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.
