The Dears are one of only a handful of bands whose past three CD’s have made our year-end 97 Best countdown (Missiles #68 [2008], Gang Of Losers #90 [2006], No Cities Left #36 [2004]), so it’s fair to say that we’re fans here at WOXY.com.
A fixture on the fertile Montreal scene for over a decade, front man Murray Lightburn and his wife Natalia Yanchak are the band’s only constants, presiding over several personnel changes over the years including during the recording of Missiles, which was initially planned as a Lightburn solo disc. Their subsequent supporting tour marked the dawn of a new era for The Dears, which now includes Pony Up vocalist Laura Wills and ex-Land of Talk guitarist Chris McCarron. This session marked their first-ever Cincinnati performance.
Listen as Lightburn leads the band through five songs from Missiles, equating to fully half of the record. He also talks to Mike about the bizarre theft of their tour bus on the eve of their current string of tour dates.
Tracklisting
Demons
Dream Job - interview –
Money Babies
Disclaimer
Meltdown In A Major
Action Painters are a 5 piece band from Brooklyn that have begun to make a name for themselves in their hometown, which is known around the country for being the place bands are born. Because of the large amounts of creative and artistic people in the area, lots of folks re-locate there to get their musical careers started. That is partly how Action Painters began a couple years ago, and in the time since, they have not only gotten the attention of their contemporaries in the local area, but the ripple affect is beginning to spread.
One of those ripples brought them to us in Cincinnati, OH while out on the road for their first tour outside of the New York area. The band have released two EP’s, the most recent of which was recorded in one day as the band made the most of their limited time in a studio. The results are the Lay That Cable EP, which is another sample of the bands sound which will ultimately lead to the release of their debut full length later this year.
Enjoy this performance from another up and coming band.
Track Listing:
456
Sooner Or Later - interview -
How Could It Be So Wrong?
Supermarket
Dave Allen, founding member of the critically-acclaimed post-punk band Gang of Four and blogger at Pampelmoose.com, a music, media and MP3 web site, brings his weekly Pampelmoose New Music Hour to WOXY. Below, listen to the latest Pampelmoose New Music hour, and download some of the music Dave has selected below as well.
Cincinnati takes center stage on this all new episode of Local Lixx. Our show features a couple songs from brand new artists in the area in State Song and Pete & Repeat as well as another tune from a great WOXY Lounge Act with Frontier Folk Nebraska. We also have two songs from Eat Sugar’s new EP, which was produced by John Schmersal of Enon and is slated for release at the end of May.
Last fall, British multi-instrumentalist Ben Jacobs returned with his 3rd album as Max Tundra.
Between the songwriting and programming, it sometimes took six months for one song to be ready for its home on Parallax Error Beheads You. Upon its release on Domino Records, it became available on cd, vinyl, and also as a limited edition can of kosher chicken soup.
In this performance, you’ll hear 2 tracks off of Parallax and also dig up a favorite from 2002’s Mastered By Guy At The Exchange.
Track Listing:
Which Song
Lysine - interview -
Until We Die
In celebration of our double dip in the WOXY.com Lounge this Friday with The Dears and then with Eulogies, we have a cool contest to offer up. The good folks at Dangerbird Records, home to both bands, have been kind enough to offer us 2 prize packs for giveaway in celebration of this Friday’s lounge acts.
***CONTEST CLOSED, THANKS FOR ENTERING!***
So, two lucky winners will receive…..
-1 Copy of The Dears - Missiles CD
-1 Copy of Eulogies - Here Anonymous on Vinyl
The contest is open to all US residents and will end this Friday, to qualify, send an email to woxycontests at gmail dot com with the subject line reading “Dears/Eulogies”. In the email, tell us your favorite Dears or Eulogies song and you are entered to win!
Also, The Dears have recently released some exclusive B-sides and demos from thier latest album. Here are a couple for your consumption.
When I think about thick guitars and classic rock leaning sound along with some tinges of psychedelia, the first thing I think of is Canada. You do too right? Ok, so maybe that is not true, but in recent years, it’s something that is becoming a reality, with bands from north of the border like Black Mountain sounding a bit more like they belong in the 1960’s or 1970’s rather than in our current music culture.
And Quest For Fire fit that profile as well, hailing from Toronto and featuring ex-members of acts including Cursed, No No Zero, & The Deadly Snakes. Their six song debut EP (with only one tune clocking in at under 6 minutes) is coming out on the TeePee Records label on June 9th, and their rock infused burners are something you are bound to fall for, especially if you dig bands like Black Mountain or The Black Angels.
Enjoy the first track from the upcoming EP below, and after the jump, have a look at the upcoming Quest For Fire tour dates, as they head out on the road with Pink Mountaintops.
Ever since they landed an IPod commercial earlier this year, Chairlift have been one of the hottest bands to come out of Brooklyn. But we like to think we were ahead of the game on these guys, and that the tune from that commercial is nice, but if that is all you know, you should have a listen to the rest of the album. Or maybe just catch the trio live, as they are just finishing up a big run of dates with Peter Bjorn and John and have a headlining date back home in Brooklyn at the Bell House on Sunday May 10th.
And we have a pair of tickets to give away to the show! All you have to do is first….be sure you can attend the show, and second, send an email to woxycontests at gmail dot com with the subject line reading “Chairlift.”
Got it? Get your entries in by Friday at 10am eastern, good luck!
What kind of name is Pete & The Pirates anyway? Dare I say it conjures the image of either the band in the Free Credit Report commercial or some swingin’ hepcats from 1958 rockin’ out in full buccaneer attire. Arrrgh!
Well, these pirates (including two real-live Petes) hail from Reading, England, and make terrific, classically British indie pop that we’ve been into for a while. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that we made booking a session with them at SXSW a priority and thankfully, they’re nothing like either band described above.
Forming in 2005, the five-piece were first introduced to us by Paul from the Artrocker Radio Show, whose consistent airplay and staunch support earned our attention. Little Death, the band’s debut album, scored high praise from a number of outlets and singles like “Mr. Understanding”, “Knots” and “Come On Feet” hit the WOXY chart in Spring of 2008. Their AA-sided single follow-up, “Jennifer” and “Blood Gets Thin”, completely won over our listeners late in the year and confirmed that the band was no one-album wonder.
2009 marked their second trip to SXSW and they planned to make the most of it. Ours was the first of five performances the band had scheduled on the day, yet they arrived on-time, ready to go and did not disappoint. We’re always happy when a band gifts us a new tune in the session, but Pete & The Pirates ended up treating us to three new and unreleased tracks, expected for inclusion on an upcoming release.
Tracklisting
Jennifer
Blood From A Stone (new / unreleased)
Good Girl (new / unreleased) - interview -
Where Did You Go? (new / unreleased)
Mr. Understanding
Dave Allen, founding member of the critically-acclaimed post-punk band Gang of Four and blogger at Pampelmoose.com, a music, media and MP3 web site, brings his weekly Pampelmoose New Music Hour to WOXY. Below, listen to the latest Pampelmoose New Music hour, and download some of the music Dave has selected below as well.
