Archive for January, 2009

LAST CHANCE FOR BEIRUT TICKETS!

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

To those of you who waited in line for hours on Monday for Beirut tickets and left empty handed, today’s your lucky day!

Tune into the TWEE HOUSE on WVKR 91.3 FM tomorrow (Wednesday) night from 8-10 PM for your chance to win. DJ Pony Ride and DJ Tiger Toes will be giving away two (2) tickets to the Beirut show this Saturday. Listen in at 8 PM sharp for details on how to win.

Remember, these tickets are SOLD OUT, you can’t get free tickets anywhere else besides for WVKR.

Tune in for the tickets, stay for all your favorite twee-pop tunes!

-DJ Tiger Toes

1/27/09

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

1    HUSH ARBORS    Hush Arbors    Ecstatic Peace
2    A.C. NEWMAN    Get Guilty    Matador
3    LONEY, DEAR    Dear John    Polyvinyl
4    MOON AND MOON    VII Acts Of An Iron King    La Société Expéditionnaire
5    PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART    The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart    Slumberland
6    NODZZZ    Nodzzz    What’s Your Rupture?
7    GEMMA HAYES    The Hollow Of Morning    Second Motion
8    ANIMAL COLLECTIVE    Merriweather Post Pavilion    Domino
9    WEAVE    Weave    Self-Released
10    DEERHUNTER    Weird Era Cont.    Kranky
11    GRAILS    Doomsdayer’s Holiday    Temporary Residence
12    A BLOCK OF YELLOW    Do I Do    Around Sounds
13    MEERCAZ    Meercaz    Point Wrex
14    TALIBAM!    29″    Self-Released
15    TERMINAL SOUND SYSTEM    Constructing Towers    EXTREME
16    MATT AND KIM    Grand    Fader
17    TALLEST MAN ON EARTH    Shallow Grave    Gravitation
18    SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS     Alpinisms    Ghostly International
19    PADRE PIO    The Madeline [EP]    Self-Released
20    MADE IN MEXICO    Guerillaton    Skin Graft
21    WELCOME WAGON    Welcome To The Welcome Wagon    Asthmatic Kitty
22    MAGNIFICENTS    Year Of Explorers    Mush
23    J. TILLMAN    Vacilando Territory Blues    Western Vinyl
24    HEARTSREVOLUTION    Switchblade [EP]    IHeartComix
25    CHAIRLIFT    Does You Inspire You    Kanine
26    GLASVEGAS    Glasvegas    Columbia
27    MERCH     Crash Boom Bash   
28    VARIOUS ARTISTS    Wizzz! Vol. 2: French Psychorama 1966-1970    BORN BAD
29    LADYHAWKE    Ladyhawke    Modular
30    MAUS HAUS    Lark Marvels    Pretty Blue Presents

Thomas Function Acoustic WVKR Session!

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

tfunction_12Last Friday, Alabama’s irresistibly poppy and twangy rock’n’roll outfit Thomas Function stopped by the WVKR HQ for a stripped-down acoustic set by singer/guitarist Josh Macero.  Check it out here!

Thomas Function Acoutsic WVKR Set

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

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Last Friday, Alabama’s irresistibly poppy and twangy rock’n'roll outfit Thomas Function stopped by the WVKR HQ to do a stripped-down set, having played a rocking show with Popo and Garotas Suecas at Vassar the night before.  Singer/guitarist Josh Macero worked his way through songs off of the band’s debut Celebration and also threw some old and new tracks into the mix.

1. Belly Of The Beast

2. Alabama Draught Song

3. James In The Sand

4. Filthy Flowers

5. Picking Scabs

6. I Wish I Was

7. Silliest Things

Thomas Function’s Myspace