It’s been over 2 years since French Kicks dropped by the station. Shortly after Shiv declared Swimming one of his favorite albums of the year, he started pestering their manager for a Cincinnati area stop so we could get them back into our studios.
In this session, the band joins Joe in the Lounge to play a few cuts from their 4th full-length album. In the interview they talk about producing this cd themselves and the freedom of capturing most of its songs live in one or two takes with minimal overdubbing.
Track Listing:
Atlanta
Carried Away - break -
Love In The Ruins
Hey WOXY friends in Indianapolis, we have a concert with your name written all over it. The show is tomorrow night in Indy, and features some great bands. As you can see with the image on the right hand side, The Coke Dares, The Turnbull AC’s and Sybris are all performing tomorrow night at Birdy’s in Indianapolis and WOXY.com is thrilled to be a part of this show.
The guys from Turnbull AC’s are local favorites of ours, and made a trip into our lounge a couple summers back, be sure to download that set below. And we have been really impressed by the latest album from Sybris, their 2nd long player, Into The Trees.
So come on out and enjoy three midwestern bands in The Coke Dares (Bloomington, IN), Turnbull AC’s (Cincinnnati, OH) and Sybris (Chicago, IL).
Comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams created some of the most memorable characters in the history of British comedy with the launch of their “Little Britain” series for BBC Three back in 2003. The first two seasons of the show were so successful that the show was bumped over to the main BBC One broadcast for its third season.
Here in the United States the show has aired on BBC America and all three seasons eventually hit dvd here as well. For its fourth series, HBO has picked the show up for the United States and is launching “Little Britain USA” this Sunday night at 10:30 pm eastern (for fans in the UK, it begins airing on BBC One on October 3rd)!
Many of my favorite characters are still in place like Vicky Pollard, Daffyd “The Only Gay In The Village” Thomas, Lou & Andy, and Marjorie Dawes are returning along with a fresh batch of new characters. We’re told to expect several guests over the course of these new episodes, including Paul Rudd, Sting, and Rosie O’Donnell.
Here’s a sneak preview of the new season from HBO:
To celebrate the launch of the show, HBO is providing us with some great prizes.
One lucky winner will receive a set of dvd’s from HBO including: Flight Of The Conchords (Season 1)
Extras (Season 2)
and
Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 6)
We’ll also be selecting runners up who will get a randomly selected limited edition Little Britain flash drive shaped like a character that is pre-loaded with clips & content from these new episodes!
To enter to win, send an e-mail to woxycontests at gmail dot com with LITTLE BRITAIN USA in the subject line before Noon eastern on Friday, October 3rd. We will random select our winners from all entries and notify them via e-mail!
One day of MidPoint is in the books, and Friday is ready to kick off. Last night was great at the WOXY.com stage with sets from The Chocolate Horse, Daniel Martin Moore and Why? Tonight we rev it up even more, sporting 4 great acts on the WOXY.com stage at the Aronoff Center.
Rosehips - 8pm
Friday kicks off with the all female rock from Rosehips. The band released a great debut record earlier this year that we featured on Local Lixx and really grew on all of us here at the station. They bring to mind early Rainer Maria or Sleater Kinney, but certainly put their own stamp on everything I have heard from them. A great way to kick off your Friday at MidPoint.
The Purrs - 9pm
Seattle 4-piece are back in Cincinnati for MidPoint and are worth your attention tonight. We have been big fans and supporters of The Purrs for years now and are really excited they will be back in Cincinnati tonight on the WOXY.com stage. We were fortunate enough to host them in the lounge back in October of 2006, have a listen to that set below, and be sure to check them out tonight at 9pm!
Say Hi - 10pm
Eric Elbogen is Say Hi, and another Seattle musician taking the WOXY.com stage on Friday night. Eric and his musical project Say Hi released an excellent record earlier this year (his 5th), The Wishes And The Glitch and we had him in for his 3rd Lounge session back in February, which you can grab some songs from below. Be sure to catch what promises to be a great set from Say Hi….
Jukebox The Ghost - 11pm This energetic trio will be closing out the night on the WOXY.com stage off the strength of their debut album, released earlier this year, Let Live & Let Ghosts. The piano pop of JTG has quickly become a favorite of ours this year and we had them in for a session back in January (mp3 below) had them on our Monolith stage earlier this month, and oh yeah, will be hosting them in the Lounge this afternoon at 4pm ET as well!
It’s here! The Midpoint Music Festival kicks off tonight here in Cincinnati, and so do the performances on the WOXY.com stage at the Aronoff Theatre! Here is a preview of tonight’s acts playing our stage along with some free music attached to get you started….
The Chocolate Horse - 9pm
The festivities kick off tonight as our friends from The Chocolate Horse take the stage at 9pm. The Chocolate Horse actually began a few years ago as a side project for some of the guys in Readymaid, but it has been in the last year that they’ve really made a name for themselves here in town.
Their debut record Patience Works! was released last fall and ended up being nominated for Album Of The Year at the 2007 CEA’s. Enjoy this song they performed live in our lounge this March.
“Recorded in Los Angeles with acclaimed producer Joe Chiccarelli (who has previously worked with The White Stripes, The Shins, and U2), every song here is an absolute treasure. It is exciting to have such a stunning debut album surface so unexpectedly from right here in our own backyard.”
Moore is still a bit of a secret, even locally, so come out to this set and support another great local musician!
Why? - 11pm
Why? hail from Oakland, California, but have strong Cincinnati roots and will be returning home to headline our stage on the first night. The band released an excellent album earlier this year called Alopecia and have been on the road supporting it every since. Expect a wide array of genres and sounds to be present for this entertaining set, and be sure to snag a free download from Alopecia below as well.
Fall sets in officially today here in Cincinnati, although you would not know it from the still warm weather today, I am hoping the leaves start changing soon though, then I can really believe it is fall. Another sign that fall is here is the annual MidPoint Music Festival, and as we have told you before, WOXY.com will be playing a role in the fest this year and we are very excited for the upcoming weekend.
And just in case you have not already purchased your 3-day pass to the festival this weekend, we have you covered, and have some passes to give away right here on The Futurist. But don’t sleep on this one, because you only have until Wednesday at 3pm ET to enter!
Each winner will pick up a MidPoint prize package that includes a pair of 3-day passes, a t-shirt, and a festival compilation cd. Winners will contacted via e-mail.
Just send an email to us at woxycontests at gmail dot com with the subject line MidPoint, and profess your undying love for all things WOXY within, and make sure you can attend the festival.
CONTEST IS OVER ! Congrats to our winners….
BEN EILERMAN
LAUREN MAGEE
BRIAN MULDOON
ADRIA STECKI
JASON WIGGINTON
A lot has happened since we first had the guys from Arizona step into our studios last year. The guys have relocated to North Carolina, done loads of tour dates, and recorded a brand new full length album, their second, for Echo Mountain Records. The follow up to their great debut record, Glowing Bird, is coming out October 14th, but we have a couple songs to play for you today on WOXY.com from the new album.
So be sure to listen for new music from Arizona today as a part of our New Tunes Tuesday, and in addition to that, enjoy this mp3 from the new album as a free download right now!
Our friends from the band Winterpills have joined us at WOXY.com for two sessions in the past couple years, first at SXSW in 2007 and then in the Cincinnati studios earlier this year. When they were with us in Cincy, they previewed several new songs from their upcoming album, Central Chambers.
The new record is slated for release on October 14th, and we are previewing some of the album cuts today on New Tunes Tuesday. So be sure to listen in today and catch some new music from Winterpills, and in the meantime feel free to snag some of these free downloads from their most recent Lounge act session which also happen to be on the new album.
tomorrow night in Indy, and features some great bands. As you can see with the image on the right hand side, The Coke Dares, The Turnbull AC’s and Sybris are all performing tomorrow night at 
