WOXY.com Lounge Acts: Subscribe To This

Our good friends at WOXY.com continually host a fine selection of live performances in their studios then make them available as podcasts. The next month of guests looks like this:

5/01 The Kamikaze Hearts
5/05 Headlights
5/09 Mason Proper
5/10 Sound Team
5/15 Jason Lytle from Grandaddy
5/18 The High Strung
5/22 The Young Republic

It's the WOXY.com Lounge Acts. Hit the link to subscribe to the podcast, and be sure to browse through the archive where you'll find performances from the likes of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Forget Cassettes, Low, Mobius Band, Neko Case Rogue Wav, Say Hi To Your Mom, The Fiery Furnaces, The Hold Steady, The National, The Spinto Band....you get the idea.

Metal Hearts Socialize Their Way Across the USA

Metal Hearts are in the middle of a ginormous tour and we wanted to remind all y'all before it got too late. So here's the deal, they're playing live in the studios of the FABULOUS WOXY.com tomorrow afternoon. Then if you're in North America, unless you live under a rock, they'll be knocking on your town's door. Open it up and see them.

They have also posted another MP3 from their album Socialize:

Foothills [MP3, 4.6MB, 192kbps]

THU APR 27 WOXY.COM in-studio @ 1:00PM
THU APR 27 Detroit MI, the Belmont
FRI APR 28 Beloit WI, C-Haus @ Beloit College
SAT APR 29 St. Paul MN, Turf Club w/ the Essex Green
MON MAY 1 Des Moines IA, Vaudeville Mews
TUE MAY 2 Iowa City IA, KRUI in-studio @ 3:00PM
TUE MAY 2 Iowa City IA, Gabe's Oasis
WED MAY 3 Champaign IL, Canopy Club
THU MAY 4 St. Louis MO, Hi-Pointe
FRI MAY 5 Lawrence KS, Replay Lounge
SAT MAY 6 Denver CO, Hi-Dive
SUN MAY 7 Salt Lake City UT, Captain's Quarters
MON MAY 8 La Grande OR, the Old Towne Mercantile
WED MAY 10 Seattle WA, War Room w/ Panda and Angel, the Fleet Foxes
FRI MAY 12 Vancouver BC, Pat's Pub
TUE MAY 16 Fargo ND, the Aquarium
MON MAY 22 Boston MA, Middle East w/ Murder By Death
TUE MAY 23 New York NY, Knitting Factory Main Space w/ Murder By Death
WED MAY 24 Philadelphia PA, First Unitarian Church w/ Murder By Death
THU MAY 25 Cleveland OH, Grog Shop w/ Murder By Death
FRI MAY 26 Lansing MI, Temple Club w/ Murder By Death
SAT MAY 27 Chicago IL, the Metro w/ Murder By Death
SUN MAY 28 Minneapolis MN, Triple Rock w/ Murder By Death
MON MAY 29 Lawrence KS, Granada w/ Murder By Death
TUE MAY 30 Denver CO, Marquis Theater w/ Murder By Death
THU JUN 1 Seattle WA, Neumos w/ Murder By Death, Two Gallants
FRI JUN 2 Portland OR, Hawthorne Theater w/ Murder By Death
SAT JUN 3 Roseville CA, the Underground w/ Murder By Death
SUN JUN 4 San Francisco CA, Cafe du Nord w/ Murder By Death
MON JUN 5 Los Angeles CA, Troubadour w/ Murder By Death
TUE JUN 6 San Diego CA, the Casbah w/ Murder By Death
THU JUN 8 Fresno CA, the Belmont w/ Murder By Death
FRI JUN 9 Anaheim CA, Chain Reaction w/ Murder By Death
SAT JUN 10 Phoenix AZ, the Brickhouse w/ Murder By Death
SUN JUN 11 Tucson AZ, Skrappy's w/ Murder By Death
TUE JUN 13 San Antonio TX, the Sanctuary w/ Murder By Death
WED JUN 14 Houston TX, Walter's on Washington w/ Murder By Death
THU JUN 15 Dallas TX, Gypsy Tea Room w/ Murder By Death
FRI JUN 16 Little Rock AR, Vinos w/ Murder By Death
SAT JUN 17 Nashville TN, Rocketown w/ Murder By Death
SUN JUN 18 St. Louis MO, Creepy Crawl w/ Murder By Death

Play It As It Lays #235

My terrestrial radio show from last night. Email me if you'd like to hear it.

Play It As It Lays #235
April 25, 2006

KUCI 88.9 FM | www.kuci.org | iTunes:Radio:Public
Tuesdays 10-Midnight PST

Gonzales, Feist & Dani--boomerang 2005 [verve forecast]
People Under The Stairs--flex off [basement]
Dudley Perkins--funky dudley [stones throw]
DJ Nu-Mark & Pomo--beat the odds [up above]
DJ Nu-Mark & Pomo--lola [up above]
Blanket Music--red right ankle [hush]
Norfolk & Western--a gilded age [hush]
Built To Spill--goin' against your mind [warner bros]
Stiff Little Fingers--you can't say crap on the radio [emi]
The IOs--resident alien [kanine]
Pretty Girls Make Graves--the number [matador]
The Duke Spirit--cuts across the land [startime]
Be Your Own Pet--bicycle, bicycle [be your own pet/universal]
The Rakes--we are all animals [V2]
The Posies--flavor of the month [dgc]

Audion--t.b. [spectral]
Q-Burns Abstract Message--puff the magic [eighth dimension]
Murcof--mir [leaf]
Bibio--black country blue [mush]
Bibio--marram [mush]
Bibio--aberriw [mush]
Brian Eno + David Byrne--america is waiting [nonesuch]
Renegade Soundwave--biting my nails [mute]
Eagle*Seagull--your beauty is a knife i turn on my throat [paper garden]
John Dufilho--my circuits are blown [glurp]
Electric President--insomnia [morr]
Ms. John Soda--hands [morr]

Gossip Has It: I Can't Stop Dancing

Their new record has been out for a few months now and they've finished touring the States for a while and they're heading off to Europe next month, but I'm still completely hooked on this track from The Gossip:

Standing in the Way of Control [MP3, 4.9MB, 160kbps]

Hot Damn!

Charles Kamm tonight on KUCI

Tonight on Play It As It Lays, Charles Kamm will be performing live, sometime in the 10 o'clock hour (Pacific). Tune in at KUCI.org or on iTunes Radio>Public>KUCI. (Oh, you'll want to tune in around 9pm as I'll be on an hour earlier than usual, playing an hour of nothing but LPs. For you youngsters out there, that's vinyl, records, those big 12" discs that spin around at 33 1/3 RPMs...)

They're also playing at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, CA this Thursday, opening for Tresspassers William. For a taste of what you'll see and hear, check out this track from his last show. "Red 40 Yellow 5:"

*so you're in the know: The singer of Charles Kamm, Chris, is the fine photographer responsible for the 3hive masthead photo, and my youngest brother.

The 3hive 72-Hour Kit

Just when you thought 3hive had shared all it could share... We invented the 3hive 72-Hour Kit. What's the 3hive 72-Hour Kit, you ask? Well, clearly you haven't signed up for our mailing list. Or, you signed up but haven't read the newsletters we've been sending out. Either way, shame on you... But we'd rather light a candle than curse your darkness, so here's how it goes: 3hive's 72-Hour Kit is a set of MP3s that we handpick and host ourselves for a short time (~72 hours). We've started to include the Kit in our kind of weekly newsletter, along with some charts for those who only want to download our most popular picks. How do you get in on the action? Scroll to the bottom right corner of 3hive and enter your email address. Yes, it's that simple. This has been an unpaid announcement.

Dudley Corp. Rhapsody

Dublin's Dudley Corporation is putting the finishing touches on their new album. They've been back and forth across the Atlantic pond recording at the Black Box in France and DC's Inner Ear Studio. Watch for the album this summer on Absolutely Kosher. In the meantime, enjoy the boys goofing on their own version of "Bohemian Rhapsody."

The Dudley Corporation - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Bohemian Rhapsody [MP3, 10.6MB, 256kbps]

Even More DK Music: New Tigerbaby MP3

No, I'm not talking about the debacle that has become Dead Kennedys, I'm talking about the beautiful country of Denmark. Tigerbaby, and their US label Souvenir, recently posted first listens from their new album, Noise Around Me, due out May 23rd. Not only will the album include these tracks, it'll also feature a cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart."

Girlfriend [MP3, 4.8MB, 160kbps]
At Least I'm Honest [MP3, 2.5MB, 128kbps]

*via Stytzer.

Navotron Lives!

We hope. It's back up. Sorry for the inconvenience.

3hive Navotron Will Return!

Our beloved 3hive Navotron (TM) navigational system called in sick today. It'll be back, better than ever real soon. In the meantime, our search box has agreed to fill in on all navigational duties.

The Duke Spirit Tour Round 2

The Duke Spirit are back in England a scant few days before heading back to grace us with their raw power once again. Those on the West Coast who have been counting the days—keep counting! The wait, however, is almost over.

04/13/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom
04/18/06 Toronto, ONT @ Lee’s Palace
04/23/06 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
04/24/06 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café
04/27/06 Las Vegas, WA @ Beatuy Bar Vegas
04/29/06 Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
05/04/06 San Fransico @ 330 Ritch (Popscene)

Limbeck MP3s and Tour Info

Find here live links to a few of my favorite Limbeck songs, "Julia," (she's so smart), "Honk and Wave," and "People Don't Change," off their newest album Let Me Come Home. Find below April 2006 tour dates.

04/02/06 Gainesville, FL @ 1982 w/ Rachael Cantu
04/03/06 Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl w/ Rachael Cantu
04/04/06 Covington, KY @ MadHatter w/ Rachael Cantu
04/05/06 Lafayette, IN @ Skylight Cafe/Purdue - w/ Rachael Cantu
04/06/06 St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl w/ Rachael Cantu
04/07/06 Oshkosh, WI @ U OF WI, Reeve Union Musicfest (7:30, FREE)
04/08/06 Milwaukee, WI @ MadPlanet (9pm 21+) w/ Rachael Cantu
04/09/06 Waukesha, WI @ Carroll College
04/12/06 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line w/ Soul Asylum
04/20/06 Newport Beach, CA @ Orange County Museum of Art
04/27/06 Anaheim, CA @ the Chain Reaction