Before we dove headfirst into 2010 this week, we had to put the finishing touches on 2009. And Mike, Shiv and Joe all put together three hour shows over the holidays showcasing their favorite songs of the year. The shows aired a few times over the holiday break, but if you missed out on any or all of them, you can now stream them on demand!

Enjoy some of our favorite songs of 2009!

Shiv

Joe

Mike

For the third consecutive year, the WOXY DJ’s sat down at the end of the year and chatted about the year in music 2009. Lots of music was discussed and played during the nine hour marathon, and just in case you missed some parts of it, or maybe missed the whole thing, you can now listen at your leisure thanks to the on demand stream below.

Happy New Year!

Vampire Weekend will release their sophomore effort, Contra on January 12, 2010 on XL.. To celebrate, WOXY and Austinist are hosting a listening party at the Scoot Inn here in Austin on that Tuesday at 8 p.m. We’ll also be giving away a handful of “Cousins” 7″s and an exclusive remix bonus CD. Waterloo Records will be on-hand selling copies of the record, so you can listen and take home all at once!

To enter to win a Cousins 7″ or bonus CD, RSVP at woxycontests @ gmail.com with the subject line “Contra”. You’ll be notified the day of the listening party if you’ve won – you’ll be able to pick up your prizes at Scoot Inn.

Watch the video for “Cousins”.
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More hints at Ithinkuracontra.com.

Track listing after the jump.

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Mike Taylor

20 Cold Cave – Love Comes Close
19 Wildbirds & Peacedrums – The Snake
18 Dinosaur Jr. – Farm
17 Fanfarlo – Reservoir
16 jj – jj No. 2
15 Post War Years – The Great and the Happenings
14 The Phantom Band – Checkmate Savage
13 The Distant Seconds – Spectral Evidence
12 The Soft Pack – The Muslims EP
11 The Invisible – The Invisible
10 The Twilight Sad – Forget The Night Ahead
9 Surf City – EP
8 Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
7 The Joy Formidable – A Balloon Called Moaning
6 Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
5 The Horrors – Primary Colours
4 We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
3 Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2 The Answering Machine – Another City, Another Sorry
1 The xx – xx

Matt Shiv

20. The Love Language – The Love Language
19. Royal Bangs – Let It Beep
18. Manic Street Preachers – Journal For Plague Lovers
17. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
16. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
15. Bad Veins – Bad Veins
14. Kings Of Convenience – Declaration Of Dependence
13. Japandroids – Post-Nothing
12. Metric – Fantasies
11. The xx – xx
10. Joe Henry – Blood From Stars
9. The Antlers – Hospice
8. The Answering Machine – Another City, Another Sorry
7. Doves – Kingdom Of Rust
6. Pomegranates – Everybody, Come Outside!
5. Generationals – Con Law
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. The Gossip – Music For Men
1. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains

Joe Long

20. Bad Veins – Bad Veins
19. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
18. Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
17. White Denim – Fits
16. Richard Swift - The Atlantic Ocean
15. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Summer Of Fear
14. Monsters Of Folk – Monsters Of Folk
13. St. Vincent – Actor
12. These United States – Everything Touches Everything
11. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms
10. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
9. M. Ward – Hold Time
8. Wilco – Wilco The Album
7. Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs
6. The Twilight Sad – Forget The Night Ahead
5. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
4. We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
3. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeaus Phoenix
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckitmest
1. Doves – Kingdom Of Rust

Paige Maguire

20. Pissed Jeans – King of Jeans
19. The XX – XX
18. Washed Out – Life of Leisure
17. Vetiver – Tight Knit
16. Jim O’Rourke – The Visitor
15. Mt. Eerie – Wind’s Poem
14. Thee Oh Sees – Help
13. Mi Ami – Watersports
12. Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
11. Mimicking Birds – Mimicking Birds
10. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
9. Death – …For the Whole World to See
8. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains
7. Girls – Album
6. Mew – …No More Stories
5. Elvis Perkins in Dearland – Elvis Perkins in Dearland
4. Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca

(Happy Holidays everyone! We are re-posting this holiday set from Daniel Martin Moore today for you enjoyment over the holidays, enjoy!)

Hot on the heels of being named Best New Artist at the 2008 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, Daniel Martin Moore joined us for his second performance in our Lounge.

In this set, Daniel is joined by Dan Dorff on keys and Aaron Jacobs on upright bass while they perform a set of holiday classics.

Because of publishing rights, we cannot legally offer this session up for free download but we will be posting a streaming archive link soon. Also, the tracks will be featured on the WOXY Holiday Mixer and we’ll re-air the full session a few times over the holiday season.

Track Listing:
Christmastime is Here
O Holy Night
- interview -
Let it Snow
The Christmas Song

Listen to the full session below….

As we approach the end of the decade, we thought it would be fun to dig into our Lounge Act archives and unearth a few sessions for you that you may not have heard for awhile. Or in alot of cases, you may not know we even recorded.

Today, we jump back to 2005 for this session with The Greenhornes. Before The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, this is how Cincinnati’s Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler spent their time. Below is a brief synopsis written at the time along with a tracklist and stream of the entire session and interview. Enjoy!

We caught Cincinnati’s Greenhornes on home turf right before they announced their signing to V2 Records and opening stint for good friends The White Stripes. The first three songs, all from East Grand Blues, are performed as a medley. A great session!

Track Listing:
Pattern Skies
At Night
Shelter Of Your Arms
-Interview-
Better Off Without It
Lost Woman

We were big supporters of The Muggabears and had them in for a Lounge Act session in early 2008. Since that time, founding members Travis Johnson and Emily Ambruso have recruited Jim Sykes as their new drummer and fully transformed the project into Grooms.

They teamed up with their friends at Death By Audio to release their first proper album called Rejoicer.

We caught the band while they were finishing up with a month-long tour across the country. They’ve given us three cuts from their debut record here in this performance and even premiere a new track that will likely be on their next full-length album.

Track Listing:
- interview -
Dreamsucker
C.J.
Fag Feels Good
Into The Arms (new/previously unreleased)

Grooms – Dreamsucker (WOXY.com Lounge Act)
Grooms – C.J. (WOXY.com Lounge Act)
Grooms – Fag Feels Good (WOXY.com Lounge Act)
Grooms – Into The Arms (WOXY.com Lounge Act)

Grooms – WOXY.com Lounge Act (full session download)

2009 was another great year for music in the WOXY Lounge. And it was another great year for our lounge recordings during SXSW 2009 as well. We were back at EAR studios again this year for a new record 27 live sessions. I put together a quick batch of some of our favorites from our week at EAR earlier this year, and wrapped zipped it up for you to download. All at once or each track by itself. I am also preparing a best of the Lounge CD for you to consume later this week as well. Enjoy!

WOXY Best Of SXSW 2009 – (Full Album ZIP file Download)

Mother Mother – O My Heart (SXSW 2009)
Lady Dottie & The Diamonds – I Ain’t Mad At Ya (SXSW 2009)
Pete & The Pirates – Jennifer (SXSW 2009)
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band – Albatross, Albatross, Albatross (SXSW 2009)
The Calm Blue Sea – Literal (SXSW 2009)
Future Of The Left – Arming Eritrea (SXSW 2009)
We Have Band – Honeytrap (SXSW 2009)
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Sugarfoot (SXSW 2009)
The Wooden Birds – Sugar (SXSW 2009)
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Young Adult Friction (SXSW 2009)
The Rosebuds – Get Up Get Out (SXSW 2009)
Post War Years – Whole World On It’s Head (SXSW 2009)

All songs recorded by James Stevens at EAR studios in Austin, Texas.

As we approach the end of the decade, we thought it would be fun to dig into our Lounge Act archives and unearth a few sessions for you that you may not have heard for awhile. Or in alot of cases, you may not know we even recorded.

Today, we jump back to the summer of 2005 for this session with The Kills. Below is a brief synopsis written at the time along with a tracklist and stream of the entire session and interview. Enjoy!

VV and Hotel (aka Allison and Jamie) braved Cincinnati’s Opening Day baseball festivities to perform a blistering set of electro-blues. You’d never think two people could make so much noise…

Track Listing:
No Wow
I Hate The Way You Love
-Interview-
The Good Ones
Love Is A Deserter

The final new episode of Local Lixx Cincinnati for 2009 features some new stuff from old favorites like Brian Olive and Peter Adams. The two Adams songs are part of a piece he did for the Cincinnati Ballet’s “New Works” production in September and were turned into an EP to be released in December.

Peter Adams – “Bending Sky”
Brian Olive – “Killing Stone”
The Spectacular Fantastic – “I Try & I Try”
The Phantom Family Halo – “These Flowers Never Die”
Peter Adams – “Cypress Knees”
Seabird – “Silent Night”

Local Lixx Episode 44 (full episode download)