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August 24th, 2009 by paige

This Just In: The Dodos

2354821The Dodos are a folk pop outfit from San Francisco, California. Time to Die is their third full-length record, the second on label Frenchkiss. Meric Long has come a long way since starting as a solo project called Dodobird. The duo recently turned into a trio when an electric vibraphone was added to the instrumental fold. On the new record, the Dodos continue in the same direction as previous efforts, tightening and perfecting stompy pop tunes with a newfound precision. The previous album’s long-winded and sometimes self-indulgent meanderings have been reigned in and we’re seeing a highly talented group of musicians move forward in exciting new ways. Produced by Phil Ek (The Shins, Fleet Foxes), Time to Die will see official release in September. Until then, stream it at Time To Die.net.

They’ll perform this year’s Austin City Limits festival October 4.

August 24th, 2009 by joe

Win Tickets To The 2009 Monolith Festival!

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CONTEST CLOSED – THANKS FOR ENTERING!*******
It’s time! Time for the 2009 Monolith Festival in at beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrisson Colorado! This is the third Monolith Festival, and the third time WOXY will be affiliated with the fest as well. Have a look at some of our great experiences from 2008 and from 2007. The WOXY stage will be rocking again this year as well, with a stable another great bunch of bands playing September 12th and 13th.

And again this year, we want you to come to the festival, for free. That is correct, we have tickets for the festivities to give away, here is what is up for grabs.

A Pair of VIP GOLD Passes
2 Sets Of Tickets To Saturday & Sunday

All you have to do to qualify is hit up the good ole contest email address at woxycontests at gmail dot com. Give us your most sincere plea and we will announce a winner in about a week! Good luck!


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August 21st, 2009 by joe

This Just In – The Postmarks – Memoirs At The End Of The World

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The Postmarks are an indie pop outfit out of Miami, Florida. The band has released a debut album that was criminally overlooked by most back in 2007 and a fun but thin covers record in 2008. Almost as if those two albums were warm up acts, it now seems like the headliner is taking the stage with their second proper album, Memoirs At The End Of The World.

Memoirs is as good throughout as their previous efforts were at their highest points, and melds the warmth of their Miami home along with a backing sound that employs a wide array of sounds and instruments. Think Trish Keenan of Broadcast fronting indie pop mainstays The Concretes. Memoirs At The End Of The World is a coming out party for The Postmarks, of course you are all on the guestlist, just be sure to attend.

The album hits store shelves August 25th from Unfiltered Records.

The Postmarks – Go Jetsetter

August 20th, 2009 by joe

Lounge Act Recap – Cass McCombs

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For his fourth full length album Catacombs, Cass McCombs employs the same tactics and sounds that have served him so well in getting to this point in his career. Carefully penned lyrics that speak to the listener and a gentle yet emotional vocal that pulsates with sincerity and grit.

Each trip through a McCombs record feels this way, and each one seems to get better. While out on the road supporting their friends Band Of Horses, Cass and his band dropped into our studios for this excellent performance.

As fans of his work for years now, it was a real pleasure to be able to host them for the first time, and we think you will agree after listening. Within the set are three new songs from Catacombs, as well as an older gem called “Equinox.”

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Track Listing:
You Saved My Life
Don’t Vote
- interview -
Equinox
Lionkiller Got Married

Cass McCombs – You Saved My Life (Live On WOXY.com)
Cass McCombs – Don’t Vote (Live On WOXY.com)
Cass McCombs – Equinox (Live On WOXY.com)
Cass McCombs – Lionkiller Got Married (Live On WOXY.com)

Cass McCombs – Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

August 19th, 2009 by joe

Generationals Guest Blog #3

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(Generationals At Waterloo Records In Austin)


We’ve been friends with Grant Widmer & Ted Joyner since their days in The Eames Era. Their new band, Generationals, has earned some great reviews for their debut album Con Law, which just hit stores recently. The guys have hit the road on a Park The Van tour across the west coast and have been making periodic updates from the road exclusively for The Futurist. Here’s their final update…

We’re back home and we had such a fun time. What a great tour!

We left off the story in Tucson, Az, last Tuesday night. That night, we plaid at Club Congress which is an amazing hotel and venue in downtown Tucson. Along with Schuba’s in Chicago and Cafe du Nord in San Francisco, Club Congress is one of the top mid-sized clubs we’ve played in all our travels. They really go out of their way to welcome bands; they even gave us a hotel room to sleep in for the night. That kind of hospitality will get you a lot of goodwill from touring bands.

Our labelmates Golden Boots are from Tucson. They headlined the show that night and they drew a big crowd there to welcome them home, which is not easy to do on a Tuesday. The show was excellent and we spent several hours in the hotel lobby drinking and telling stories with Floating Action, who by this time had become our very good friends. We love them.

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(Tess At Caroline Collective in Houston)


The drive from Tucson to Austin, Tx., for the next show was divided up over two days, so on Wednesday we set our sights on Balmorhea, a small town in West Texas with a beautiful hot spring. We made it there by sunset and we all got to swim in the spring for about an hour before the park guards came to kick us out. Texas is a beautiful state, it’s a shame we haven’t made the effort to visit there more often. We will be back soon.

We finished the drive into Austin on Thursday morning. By the early afternoon, we were loaded in and ready for our in-store showcase at Waterloo Records which is one of the country’s best and most celebrated independent record stores. It was a real honor getting to play at Waterloo. Their staff was very nice to us, they even bought a keg of beer for everyone. The crowd at Waterloo was great too, we spent at least an hour after the show talking to fans and friends.

The show that night was at Stubb’s Barbecue in downtown Austin. Stubb’s is a great restaurant with an even better venue built into it. Anyone who’s been to SXSW in Austin can tell you that Stubb’s is one of the best-attended clubs in Austin. We were thrilled to be there. We had so many good friends come to the show, including WOXY’s own DJ Shiv himself who was in Austin hunting for a new apartment. One of the best things about a tour is getting to catch up with so many great friends who have spread out all over the country. So many of our friends have moved to Austin over the years (we had 21 guests on our guest list), and it’s easy to see why Austin is such an attractive destination for young people. The town is beautiful, relatively walkable and full of innovators and interesting things to do. It’s truly one of America’s great cities. With so many friends in the room, our show was a lot of fun. We stayed up into the wee hours that night hanging out with friends and walking the streets of Austin. None of us can wait to get back there.

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(Eating At Alabama Ice House In Houston)


When we set out for Houston on Friday morning, there was a palpable eagerness to get home. After driving all the way to Seattle and L.A., it’s a weird feeling knowing you’re just a few hours from home but not quite their yet. That said, we knew Houston would be a blast. Ted and I have an old friend there named Matt Wettergreen who we met back in 2004 when we were touring with The Eames Era and he was a DJ at KTRU, Rice University’s radio station. In the years since, Matt has made some major strides toward making Houston a great place to live. For one, he founded a place called The Caroline Collective which is a non-profit, collaborative workspace where entrepreneurs and artists from all over Houston can take advantage of all the resources of a traditional office for free, and in a really cool and interesting facility. It really is a great resource for motivated people in Houston. Matt gave us a tour of the place then led us over to KTRU’s studio on Rice’s campus where Ted and I performed a few acoustic songs on the Friday afternoon radio show.

After KTRU, we rushed over to Cactus Records for another in-store performance with Floating Action, then we moved on to a local “icehouse” (like a barbecue party with a bar) called Alabama where we killed a few hours before our show that night at Super Happy Fun Land. After a short stop at the high school where “Rushmore” was made, we headed to the venue. Somewhere between the icehouse and the stage, we decided with Floating Action to set up both our drum kits onstage that night and turn our bands’ two set into one extended set.

That was the best idea we ever had. It was so much fun. Our bands get along so well and love each others’ songs. We had all been contributing some guest-performances to each other’s sets throughout the tour so it was only a matter of time before the lines between our sets got completely obscured. That trend continued at our homecoming show at the Hi-Ho Lounge in New Orleans an Saturday night and it was one of the most fun shows we’ve ever played. We played to an amazing, sweaty, packed house in our hometown and sent Floating Action on their way back to Asheville. If everyone could have the experience that we just had on our tour, I’m pretty sure everyone would start a band and hit the road. I can’t wait to start it all over again. Talk to you then.
-Grant

Generationals Guest Tour Blog Entry #2

Generationals Guest Tour Blog Entry #1

August 18th, 2009 by joe

Get The New Blitzen Trapper EP Only At Lala.com!

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Blitzen Trapper released an excellent sophomore album last year, Furr, that we all really liked here at WOXY. And now the boys are back, in the form of the Black River Killer EP. The EP features 6 new songs along with the title cut, which was also on Furr. The EP is officially out next week, but you can get it digitally right now from our friends at Lala.com.

This is a Lala exclusive, so bounce over to their site and download this right now! You can also stream the whole thing right now below.

August 17th, 2009 by joe

Lounge Act Recap – Panda Riot

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It’s been over a year since we last saw Chicago’s Panda Riot. Since that time, they’ve added a new member and been hard at work on a follow-up to She Dares All Things.

We caught them as they were setting out on a mini tour that takes them down to the Pop Mayhem Festival in Florida. They set up in the Lounge and gave us a set that includes three brand new songs.

We can expect to hear them and many more on their next album Northern Automatic Music, likely to be released in January 2010.

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Track Listing:
The Jesus Demeanor
Motown Glass (new/unreleased)
Julie In Time (new/unreleased)
- interview -
Amanda In The Clouds (new/unreleased)
Suspense Kiss

Panda Riot – The Jesus Demeanor (Live On WOXY.com)
Panda Riot – Motown Glass (Live On WOXY.com – new/unreleased)
Panda Riot – Julie In Time (Live On WOXY.com – new/unreleased)
Panda Riot – Amanda In The Clouds (Live On WOXY.com – new/unreleased)
Panda Riot – Suspense Kiss (Live On WOXY.com)

Panda Riot – Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

August 14th, 2009 by paige

This Just In: Fruit Bats

2322120Eric D. Johnson’s Fruit Bats return with an expanded lineup (there’s five of them now) and more upbeat, bright and catchy melodies on this, their third release on Sub Pop.

Johnson has spent time performing with Vetiver and the Shins — and those influences do make appearances on Ruminant Band — but here we find the Fruit Bats moving beyond the easy grace of simple melody, exploring deep cuts from the 70s So-Cal experience as well as the alt-country soundscapes they’re known for. The expanded lineup add pedal steel, singalongs, piano love and jangling guitar duos.

Philosophically, Johnson is stretching himself thin between the straight-forward pop cheer the songs seem to crave and the more oblique sentiments that linger beneath the surface of any good songwriter’s catalog. There’s just enough depth here to make the songs more than easily digestable pop tunes but not enough to make it hard to swallow. Above all, the songs take precedence over all else, shimmering in their pop perfection alongside Johnson’s distinctive, able vocals.

Fruit Bats “The Ruminant Band” (mp3)

More songs at Sub Pop.

August 13th, 2009 by joe

Pampelmoose New Music Hour – #15

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Another week of the Pampelmoose New Music Hour is in the books. Below, listen the show in it’s entirety or download any of the songs Dave played this week. And don’t forget, the show repeats every Sunday morning at 11am ET on WOXY.com!

Blitzen Trapper – Black River Killer
Liam Finn and Eliza Jane – Plane Crash
David Bazan – Bless This Mess
Arizona – Heath
The Happy Hollows – Faces
The New Up – Dear Life
Ume – Pendulum
Viva Voce – Devotion
Band of Horses – The Great Salt Lake
Pocket – Hear In Noiseville [feat. Steve Kilbey]
Nalepa – Sunflowers
DJ Spooky – Azadi [feat Sussan Deyhim]
Thom Yorke – Harrowdown Hill
Dan Black – Pump My Pumps

August 12th, 2009 by paige

This Just In: Bad Veins

090804_2385932Bad Veins have been making Cincinnati proud since 2006, performing as a duo birthed from a dusty attic deep in the Midwest. Listening to the record reveals a broader vision, however, as strings, horns and layers of vocals sweep over the songs. There’s quite a bit of Okkervil River here (particularly on album opener “Found”) and some National dramatics as well. These are compliments, but more than anything they’re indications of a band that’s on its way to something great. Stay tuned.

Watch the video for “Gold & Warm” here.

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