We know that we’ve spoken a lot about our sessions from Austin during SXSW, but can you blame us? We hosted 20 great bands over 5 days and then added a live, outdoor broadcast of our dayparty on top of that. Yep, that’s what we get to call “work”….
We also know that a lot of listeners didn’t get the chance to catch our sessions that we held on that Saturday (March 17th) nor could stick around for those bands whose live set started at 5pm Austin time (6p EDT). So, this Thursday starting at 5pm EDT, you can catch up on those sessions from Foals, 65daysofstatic, Cloud Cult, The Manhattan Love Suicides, Laylights, Land Of Talk, Via Audio, The Rumble Strips and more just by listening to WOXY.com. Five hours of live music, recorded as it happened on WOXY.com. No overdubs, no do-overs.
If you can’t tune in, remember that all of the SXSW sessions are available as downloadable podcasts. It was great fun and here’s a chance to sit back & listen to either a session that you missed or re-hear a favorite.
Also, be sure to check out all of our SXSW session recaps by clicking the logo below.
We have a look “Inside The WOXY.com Studio” for you today here on The Futurist. Kari Wethington from Cin Weekly dropped by last week and recorded a quick video with Mike and Shiv. I liked the idea so much that you can plan on seeing more “inside” coverage in the future here as well through photos.
This quartet from Baton Rouge, Louisiana began strictly as the work of John Harlan Norris. While getting his masters in art at LSU, John developed an exhibition of his paintings and music together for his senior thesis project.
Now, he’s expanded the project into a full band and the debut disc “The Still Beat” has just gotten national distribution. During this performance you’ll hear 3 songs from the album and a brand new track called “The Vagrancies” that will likely appear on the band’s second album.
Track Listing:
Computer Games Under The Sun
The Ruralist
- interview -
Ballads Of Selective Memory
The Vagrancies
The SXSW recaps continue today with a look back at the session with Via Audio. The band is currently putting the finishing touches on their upcoming full length debut album and WOXY has been a big supporter of their work leading up to it. So it was a real treat to have them come in during their time in Austin for a live session. The album will be titled “Say Something” and was recorded with Spoon’s Jim Eno. Look below for photos, mp3’s and a full session download.
I’m happy to announce our three winners in the Cloud Cult - “The Meaning of 8″ CD Giveaway. The winners are listed below, along with their winning comment…..
Kevin -
“Easy. Transistor Radio from Advice From the Happy Hippopotamus. The message is brilliant, the melodies are exquisite and the way Craig’s voice cracks is just beautiful. This song epitomizes why I love this band so much, they make me feel like I’m a kid again. The message: “Where I been & where I am is the show.”
Chris -
“The Cloud Cult song that sticks with me has always been “Light at the End of the Tunnel.” Listening to the description of the tunnel, the death (near-death?) experience, is a bit creepy. Then, when the woman describing the experience says, almost pleads, “I want to go back!” a few times, and the instrumental part of the song takes over, it gives me chills - not in a scared-to-die way, but in a “I’d better live while I can” way.”
Ben -
I thought that the song Cloud Cult played on the Lounge Act, “Son Is Watching” was great. I mean, here’s a song with a story and heavy emotions behind it, and perhaps even the inspiration for the band.
Thanks for the contest.
And thanks to all the commentors. Stay tuned for another great contest from The Futurist very soon.
The buzz surrounding the upcoming album from The National continues! The band was recently the subject of a documentary that is also upcoming from Vincent Moon. The documentary is titled, “A Skin, A Night.” This is one of a handful of exclusive teaser videos for the doc and the album, this one focuses on the first track from “Boxer”, Fake Empire. Enjoy….
Saturday was a very busy day of Lounge sessions down in Austin for us. In addition to having 5 sets planned, poor Shivvy was stuck back at the hotel sick with the flu. Bryan Jay and Mike braved the storm well however, and everything went as planned. The final session of the day, and of the week for that matter, belonged to The Manhattan Love Suicides. The band from Leeds, England played some tracks from their self-titled debut as well as a new song, which you can download below.
Heading north on their way to Dayton, Ohio, Hotpipes will make up the second half of our lounge act bill today. The band has a self-titled album that we played quite a bit here at the station and we look forward to hearing some of the material performed live. The band plays an eclectic brand of indie rock and pop with very tight instrumentation for such a young outfit.
The five piece is out of Nashville, TN and should be stopping by for their session with us at around 3pm EST today, so stay locked in to the future of rock n’ roll today and make sure you catch this session.
Mike Taylor - The Bees - Got To Let Go, from the CD “Octopus”
I’ve never bought into calling these guys A Band of Bees as they are legally named in the US. I mean, did you ever buy into “London” Suede? Their second disc, 2005’s Free The Bees, was one of my favorites that year (in addition to #49 on the 97 Best countdown) yielding the funky yet near-novelty “Chicken Payback”. They’ve just released Octopus in their native UK, and it’s another disc of 60’s-informed psych-pop. “Got To Let Go”, however, has more of a breezy Brasil ‘66 vibe, with its jazzy Latin brass section driving the beat. A US release should happen before the year is out but should you seek out the import, make sure this is one of your go-to tracks.
Matt Shiv - The Eames Era - Both Hands Full, from the CD “Heroes and Sheroes.”
Straight out of Baton Rouge, this indie pop quintet are self-releasing their second album “Heroes and Sheroes” on April 17th. The disc is already available from all the major digital download services and I’ve probably
listened to the full disc over 50 times since getting an advance copy. The new album is just as catchy as their debut “Double Dutch”, but it finds them getting a bit more experimental in their instrumentation.
You’ll hear that on “Both Hands Full”, which begins with a catchy riff, begins to layer in harmony background vocals, and then shifts gears with the help of an odd electronic loop effect. It all comes back into focus quickly
and, by then, the song will be lodged in your brain and you’ll be singing along to every word.
Our second double header of the week in the Lounge tomorrow starts with a session from My Brightest Diamond. Shara Worden is My Brightest Diamond and has recently followed up the success of her debut album, “Bring Me The Workhorse” with a remix album titled “Tear It Down.” The new album features 13 different remixes, and reworks of songs from her debut album. Among the collaborators on “Tear It Down” are tracks by Alias, Lusine, Murcof, Stakka and Gold Chains.
Shara’s music has earned her a fanbase that includes labelmate Sufjan Stevens, and Colin Meloy of The Decemberists. She is in town this weekend for the MusicNOW festival and should be stopping by the lounge for a “breakfast session” at about 9:30am EST tomorrow. Enjoy these two songs, the first off her debut, and the second from “Tear It Down.”
