It’s been about 2 years since Takka Takka first dropped in to the Lounge. They’ve experienced some considerable changes since that visit, with the band’s lineup expanding and shifting since the recording of their debut We Feel Safer At Night.

The new lineup solidified in enough time for the new members to work on the making of their second album, Migration. The song structures and vocal harmonies in their new material soars above what was already a pretty solid debut to create a phenomenal album.

This session features 3 songs from the new album and closes out with a new arrangement of “Fever” from their debut disc (a song which is also featured on the soundtrack to the new film “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist”).

Track Listing:
Everybody Say
- interview -
Silence
The Takers
Fever

Takka Takka - Everybody Say (Live On WOXY.com)

Takka Takka - Silence (Live On WOXY.com)

Takka Takka - The Takers (Live On WOXY.com)

Takka Takka - Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

Jukebox The Ghost were our very first Lounge Act session of 2008. They returned to the Lounge 9 months later while touring the country with Say Hi before an appearance at our WOXY.com stage at the MidPoint Music Festival.

Since we saw them last, the guys released their debut album “Let Live And Let Ghosts” and have played shows in states they had never visited before like Idaho and Utah.

For their second appearance in the Lounge, they decided to premiere some new stuff that they’ve been working on. You’ll get to hear 3 new cuts in this performance that will probably end up on their next record.

Track Listing:
Under My Skin
Static To The Heart
Nobody (new/unreleased)
- interview -
Ghosts In Empty Houses (new/unreleased)
Mistletoe (new/unreleased)

Jukebox The Ghost - Nobody (Live On WOXY.com / Unreleased)

Jukebox The Ghost - Ghosts In Empty Houses (Live On WOXY.com/ Unreleased)

Jukebox The Ghost - Mistletoe (Live On WOXY.com / Unreleased)

Jukebox The Ghost - Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

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

French Kicks - Carried Away (Live On WOXY.com)

French Kicks - Love In The Ruins (Live On WOXY.com)

French Kicks - Atlanta (Live On WOXY.com)

French Kicks - Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

Well, it has been about a month since we hosted our last band in the lounge, and we are about to make up for it in a big way. Today we kick off a week that will see us host two bands in the lounge, starting today with French Kicks. We really love the latest French Kicks record, Swimming, and it will be a real treat to have them back into the lounge with us today.

And then later in the week, to prepare for the Midpoint Music Festival here in Cincinnati, we will be hosting a return performance from our friends in Jukebox The Ghost, who will also be playing our stage at Midpoint this weekend.

So set those calendars for French Kicks today at 2:30 ET and Jukebox The Ghost this Friday at 4 ET live in the Lounge on WOXY.com.

French Kicks - Live On WOXY.com (July 2006 Session)
Jukebox The Ghost - Live On WOXY.com (Jan 2008 Session)

The 2nd Lounge Act session from Cincinnati’s own Pomegranates was their first official performance with the band expanded into a 5-piece. They rehearsed with their new member Nate the night before and introduced him here.

While this session starts out with a cut from their debut album Everything Is Alive, the rest of the songs performed here are brand new and unreleased. The final song, “China Club”, was so newly written that they only titled it moments before we went live.

The rest of the songs here will appear on their sophomore album Everybody Come Outside, which should be released in February 2009.

Full photo set here…….

Track Listing:
Thunder Meadow
384 B.C.
Corriander
- interview -
Tesseract
Beachcomber
China Club

All songs except “Thunder Meadow” are new and previously unreleased.

Pomegranates - Tesserract (Live On WOXY.com/unreleased)

Pomegranates - Corriander (Live On WOXY.com/unreleased)

Pomegranates - 384 B.C.(Live On WOXY.com/unreleased)

Pomegranates - China Club (Live On WOXY.com/unreleased)

Pomegranates - Beachcomber (Live On WOXY.com/unreleased)

Pomegranates - Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

It’s been over 2 years since their debut in the Lounge, but Bound Stems made up for it with this preview of their new record. “The Family Afloat” is out September 9th from Flameshovel and this performance features 5 tracks from their sophomore effort.

The band took their time after a year’s worth of touring for Appreciation Night, slowly recording the new album over the course of 10 months or so. This allowed them to put the songs together exactly as they wanted and to call in a few friends to help out (like Davey von Bohlen of Maritime, Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger, and Chin Up Chin Up’s Jesse Woghin).

Track Listing:
Taking Tips From The Gallery Gang
Happens To Us All Otherwise
- break -
Only Clementine Knows
Winston
Sugar City Magic

Bound Stems - Happens To Us All Otherwise (Live On WOXY.com)

Bound Stems - Winston (Live On WOXY.com)

Bound Stems - Taking Tips From The Gallery Gang (Live On WOXY.com)

Bound Stems - Live On WOXY.com (Full Session Download)

Phil and Beth of Bowerbirds joined us for a beautiful session off the strength of their debut full length album, Hymns For A Dark Horse. The album was released by Burly Time Records a year ago and ended up catching the attention of John Darnielle from The Mountain Goats.

After touring with The Mountain Goats last winter, the Dead Oceans label swooped in and signed the ‘birds’ and re-released “Hymns” this summer. Phil and Beth treated us to several songs from the album as well as a brand new song.

Track Listing:
Hooves
In Our Talons
Olive Hearts
interview–
Teeth Of Life (new/unreleased)
The Ticonderoga

Bowerbirds - In Our Talons (Live On WOXY.com)

Bowerbirds - Hooves (Live On WOXY.com)

Bowerbirds - Teeth Of Life (Live On WOXY.com/ Unreleased)

Bowerbirds - Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

Cincinnati’s own Pomegranates are back in their hometown for anothe Lounge Act with us later today. The guys have been very busy since we saw them last and will have some brand new songs to share today. Their debut album, Everything Is Alive, has been a great success for the guys and we cannot wait to see what is next for this local product.

So join us today in the Lounge at 3pm ET for a session with Pomegranates! In the meantime, check out these tracks from their last Lounge Act.

Pomegranates - Whom/ Who (Live On WOXY.com)
Pomegrantaes - The Bellhop (Live On WOXY.com)

Our friends from Chicago, Bound Stems, are due for another session in our Lounge later this afternoon. The band is getting ready to release a brand new album The Family Afloat and will likely be playing a bunch of new material for us today.

We last saw the band back in 2006, when they released one of our favorite albums of the year, Appreciation Night. Check out that session below, as well as a new song from The Family Afloat. And be sure to listen in this afternoon for the session, which should go off at around 4:30 ET!

Bound Stems - Live On WOXY.com (2006 Full Session)

Bound Stems - Happens To Us All Otherwise (from the new album, The Family Afloat)

Thao Nguyen claims to be lazy but you’d never know it by listening to We Brave Bee Stings And All. In her WOXY Lounge debut, she’s backed by The Get Down Stay Down for a set that includes 5 cuts off the new cd.

We caught the band just two days after beginning their first headlining tour. Not only will you hear some great music, but there is a strong defense of the Lilith Fair and tales of extreme weiners in Columbus, Ohio (those stories are not related, we promise).

Track Listing:
Beat (Health, Life, and Fire)
Big Kid Table
- interview -
Swimming Pools
Violet
Bag Of Hammers

Thao w/ The Get Down Stay Down - Beat (Health, Life & Fire) (Live On WOXY.com)

Thao w/ The Get Down Stay Down - Bag Of Hammers (Live On WOXY.com)

Thao w/ The Get Down Stay Down - Swimming Pools (Live On WOXY.com)

Thao w/ The Get Down Stay Down - Live On WOXY.com(full session download)

And hopefully you already saw our excellent video of Thao in the studio, if not, check it out here.