Got another great giveaway today for you here on The Futurist. Today we have some goodies to give away from our friends at Theory 8 Records in Nashville. The label’s artists will be invading our local area this weekend, Friday night at the Southgate House in Newport. On the bill for Friday night….
Forget Cassettes
De Novo Dahl
The Carter Administration
Save Macaulay (newly signed to Theory 8)
9pm
One winner will grab a pair of tickets and a selection of handpicked cd’s from the Theory 8 Records catalog from the label! Leave us a comment about your favorite Theory 8 band or release and we will pick one winner by Noon eastern on Friday afternoon. Your name will be on the guest list for the show and Aaron, label head for Theory 8, will be on hand at the show to pass off your CD winnings.
Get ready for the show by tuning in on Friday afternoon around 4pm eastern for an all-new live Lounge Act session with Forget Cassettes.
Also, enjoy some free mp3’s from the label below…..
Wow, you guys really love your Whigs! We had no less than 20 entries for this contest, and it made the choices very difficult, but here are our four winners and the comments they submitted.
JVK
“Uptown Avondale, simply for the track “The Rebirth of Cool.” Granted, I learned the official album name well after hearing the song. There was a time before I knew who the Afghan Whigs were, and was just a 20-something simpleton listening to the FM dial (tuned into 97.7, I believe) and loved, no wait.. lived for when “that song” was spun on the airwaves.
I pretty much consider that song a part of WOXY’s DNA and cannot hear it without thinking of this station, then and now. For that reason, I nominate Uptown Avondale.”
Mike
“When I moved to cincy in ‘95-96 to go to UC, Black Love was just coming out — it was my intro to the Whigs courtesy (believe it or not) of WEBN. Saw them at bogart’s right before I went back home for the summer and pretty much went crazy for the band right then and there. Went home for the summer and annoyed the crap out of DJs at the station there requesting me some Whigs.”
Brad
“Gentlemen”’s my fave, by far. The recurring themes, Dulli at his most lecherous, fantastic production, and a guest vocal by the amazing Marcy Mays. Can’t beat it.”
Jonathon
“1965, no contest. This album forever renders me nostalgic for the not so distant past- the kind of nostalgia that can be brandished as a weapon. Each song is directly linked to past nights out, and “Somethn’ Hot” will always lead off my essential “going-out to booze up and riot” compilation.”
All of the winners have been emailed to claim their prize. Thanks for all the great comments everyone!
And enjoy this old Whigs video for Gentlemen….
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So, first off, The Futurist is not a photos only blog, but I have needed a little time to recuperate and posting the photos from the weekend was a great way to keep things coming at you, but without a lot of thought. And by the way, we are only about halfway through our photos from the trip at this point. But, moving on…..
A new giveaway here in the midst of the Bonnaroo recap madness for you. We have some copies of the new album, Unbreakable - A Retrospective, from The Afghan Whigs that we want you to have, and winning one is gonna be super easy. All you need to do is comment on this post with your favorite Whigs album and why. The new album of course, not only features classics like “Retarded”, “Debonair”, and “Come See About Me” but also has two brand new Whigs songs for your enjoyment.
So, if you haven’t already purchased your copy. Get in the comments and enter yourself for a chance to own this must have for all fans of The Afghan Whigs. The contest will run through the weekend and I will announce our winners here on Monday.
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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
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The winners of the Wilco @ The Aronoff tickets have been notified. A big thanks to all of you who were savvy enough to pickup on all of the Wilco lyrics I placed in our posts, for those that may have missed them, here they are…..
Tuesday- quote: “What would life be without wishful thinking?” lyrics: “What
would love be without wishful thinking?” from the song “Wishful Thinking”
Wednesday- quote: “I can’t hear it on the radio, I don’t hear it anywhere I
go” lyrics: “You can’t hear it on the radio, can’t hear it anywhere you go”
from the song “The Late Greats”
Thursday- “I was chewin gum for something to do” lyrics: “I was chewing gum
for something to do” from the song “Handshake Drugs”
Friday- “Theologians, they don’t know nothin, about my soul” lyrics:
“Theologians don’t know nothing about my soul” from the song “Theologians”
Stick around, another giveaway is just around the corner!
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If you followed our contest this week for the Wilco ticket givewaway, now is your chance to get in the running. To do so, email me, joe at woxy dot com and give me the lyrics that we posted here on The Futurist throughout the week.
You will have all weekend to do so, but if you don’t know em now, you probably are not gonna figure it out…..
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Our friends from Pela continue to trek through the Northwest on their tour. Be sure to check in on them via the audio entries below. Ok, here are the latest and greatest giveaway dates that you can win tickets to. If you happen to be in or around Omaha, Minneapolis, Chicago or Toronto, be sure to jump in to this competition. Remember, you can’t win unless you play (bad lottery reference)
Good luck!
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
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.
Audio Entry #5 (Heading to Vancouver)
Audio Entry #6 (On the road to Seattle)
Here are the dates we still have giveaways for….
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
Also, be sure to check in with the boys on the Pela Tour Blog…..
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We have a great giveaway to announce this week here on The Futurist. Wilco will be in the Cincinnati area next weekend for a show at the Aronoff Theatre and we have 4 tickets to give away to you! We will be giving away two sets of two tickets. The show is June 14th at 7:30pm. These are really nice seats as well, here is where they are located.
Orchestra Right - Row F
In order to qualify, you are gonna have to work a little for this one. Here is what you will need to do. Every day here on the Futurist this week, I will be sliding a different Wilco lyric into each one of my posts, to qualify, just mark down the lyric each day, and at the end of the week, email me with all of the lyrics. I will be taking down the days lyric each evening so you must visit that day. We will announce two winners next Monday here on The Futurist.
Wilco lyrics will be in posts on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday so check back and decode the posts…..
Check out this video trailer for the DVD which comes along with the new album…..
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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
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
********************This week we will be giving away goods for the following tour dates. To qualify, simply leave us your favorite Pela song with a one sentence explanation. Make it short but sweet. Also, make sure you can use the tickets for the San Fransisco show and the Portland show. Also some nice merch is available for the LA gig. Winners for the San Fransisco show will be announced that day, so all entries will need to be in the comments by early Thursday morning, 10am EST.
Wed - May 30 Spaceland, Los Angeles - 1 set of cd/t-shirt/buttons Thu - May 31 San Francisco - 2 tickets Sat - Jun 02 Dante’s, Portland, OR - 2 tickets
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Stay tuned for giveaways for these future dates in the coming weeks….
Sun - Jun 03 Media Club, Vancouver, BC - 2 tickets Mon - Jun 04 Chop Suey, Seattle, WA - 1 set of cd/t-shirt/buttons Wed - Jun 06 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT - 2 tickets
Thu - Jun 07 Hi-Dive, Denver, CO - 2 tickets 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
