Earlier this week we kicked off a new program here at WOXY.com that we are still tentatively calling The Blogger Hour. Matt Jordan of You Ain’t No Picasso joined me live in studio for our first episode and we had alot of fun talking music, blogging, festival and even photography. Here is the playlist Matt chose from our episode.

The Magnetic Fields - The Nuns Litany
Islands - Joy
Grizzly Bear - Blackcurrant Jam
De Novo Dahl - Be Your Man
Tullycraft - Fangs On Bats
Bishop Allen - Rain
Vampire Weekend - Bryn
Death Cab For Cutie - World Shut Your Mouth
XTC - Generals And Majors
Deerhoof - Milking
Peelander Z - Panda Punk
The Flaming Lips - The W.A.N.D.
Harry Nilsson - The Beehive

Join us again in a couple weeks on February 5th at 8pm as Memphis blogger E.J. Friedman from Loudersoft joins us for another hour of music and conversation.

This is the latest audioblog entry from Pela, recorded Wednesday, June 13th.

It’s time for our boys from Pela to make their way back east now. We have been trekking along with them for some time now, and it’s time to give the last set of giveaway dates. Same rules as before, but specify what dates you want to go to of course. Also, catch up on all the audio entries from the band below……

Wed - Jun 13 Club Lambi, Montreal, PQ - 2 tickets
Thu - Jun 14 TT the Bears, Cambridge, MA - 2 tickets
Fri - Jun 15 Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ - 2 tickets
Sat - Jun 16 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY - 2 tickets

WOXY.com and Pela are stoked to be teaming up for Pela’s upcoming tour. Not only will we be giving away loads of goodies, but Pela will also be leaving audio entries from the road right here on The Futurist! See below for the nitty gritty…..

Five years in the making, Pela are finally hitting every wayward town and truckstop in promotion of their full-length debut, Anytown Graffiti. As everyone knows, 5 years is a long time for an indie band to make a few friends, and thankfully, WOXY.com has been an ardent Pela supporter since day zero. Together, Pela and WOXY.com present to you an All-American band’s All-American journey from May 30 - June 17.

Expect drunken tales of drunken nights, sightseeing tips, and high-quality investigative reporting from the latest rock&roll crime scenes across America. CD’s, tickets, T-shirts and buttons will be given away on every stop of the tour. Tune in or feed in at WOXY.com

********************We have two lucky winners for tickets already and lots more to give away before the end of the tour. The next stops we have prizes for are

Sun - Jun 03 Media Club, Vancouver, BC - 2 tickets
Wed - Jun 06 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT - 2 tickets
Thu - Jun 07 Hi-Dive, Denver, CO - 2 tickets

To qualify this time around, same rules, give us your favorite Pela song. This time however, be sure to specify what city you are in so we don’t get things confused.

A winner for Sunday will be announced tomorrow, while we will have a winner announcement for the other two dates early next week.
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Stay tuned for giveaways for these future dates in the coming weeks….

Fri - Jun 08 Waiting Room, Omaha, NE - 2 tickets
Sat - Jun 09 400 Bar, Minneapolis, MN - 2 tickets
Sun - Jun 10 Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL - 2 tickets
Tue - Jun 12 Lee’s Palance, Toronto, ON - 2 tickets
Wed - Jun 13 Club Lambi, Montreal, PQ - 2 tickets
Thu - Jun 14 TT the Bears, Cambridge, MA - 2 tickets
Fri - Jun 15 Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ - 2 tickets
Sat - Jun 16 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY - 2 tickets
Sun - Jun 17 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY - 1 set of cd/t-shirt/buttons

Get up to speed with the band at their tour blog as well, just follow this link.

And listen in below to the bands audio entries while on the road…

Audio Entry #1

Audio Entry #2

Audio Entry #3

Audio Entry #4