Stefan Marolachakis and Benjamin Smith have been friends for a decade now and playing music together for almost as long.

They self-produced their 2nd album French Exit, which was recorded in Brooklyn and also during a week of seclusion out in Montana.

When they play live, they expand the band into a 4-piece with the assistance of Sam Axelrod (formerly of The Narrator) and Mike Incze. For this performance and tour, the lineup was a trio, with Sam joining them on bass.

Their creative endeavors reach beyond just making music. They also run a label called Pretty Activity Records (which co-released the new album along with their friends at the Chicago-based Flameshovel Records) and have an online literary magazine published quarterly at takethehandle.com.

Track Listing:
Jody
Someone Else’s Dollar
I Don’t Wanna Lose
- interview -
I’m Your Puppet (cover song, not included in podcast)
Show Your Age

The End Of The World - Jody (Live On WOXY.com)
The End Of The World - I Don’t Wanna Lose (Live On WOXY.com)
The End Of The World - Someone Else’s Dollar (Live On WOXY.com)
The End Of The World - Show Your Age (Live On WOXY.com)

The End Of The World - Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

From now through the New Year, we’re pleased to offer up the WOXY HOLIDAY MIXER! This unique 24/7 collection features hundreds of seasonal tunes and is filled with unique renditions of your holiday favorites by modern rockers from around the globe. We have a little bit of something for everyone.

This year, we’ve added almost 100 new tracks to the mix from bands like Frightened Rabbit, Low, Goldfrapp, Gentleman Auction House, Rogue Wave, Blitzen Trapper, Evangelicals, Jason Collett, and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. You’ll also hear modern rock faves like Sufjan Stevens, Belle and Sebastian, My Morning Jacket, The Flaming Lips, and Yo La Tengo heavily featured in the music mix along with some things you might not expect (like tracks from “A John Waters Christmas”, Pee Wee Herman, or Spinal Tap).

Horse Feathers released an excellent album earlier this year on the Kill Rock Stars label, House With No Home, and the Portland based trio have been out on the road touring ever since. The album showcases the trios simple elegance through strings, and beautiful vocals courtesy of frontman Justin Ringle.

In this session, we get 3 songs from House With No Home and one from the bands debut album. In the interview the band speaks with Joe about how their songs can be labeled at times as deceivingly simple, and the benefit of vinyl.

Track Listing:
Working Poor
Curs In The Weeds
- interview -
Mother’s Sick
Rude To Rile

Horse Feathers - Working Poor (Live On WOXY.com)
Horse Feathers - Curs In The Weeds (Live On WOXY.com)
Horse Feathers - Mothers Sick (Live On WOXY.com)
Horse Feathers - Rude To Rile (Live On WOXY.com)

Horse Feathers - Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

It’s true, not only is the Future Of Rock N’ Roll 25 years young this year, but we have a special 25th Anniversary T-Shirt to celebrate, and just in time for holiday shopping! The new shirt is once again from our friends at Wire & Twine and looks beautiful, check out some additional photos right here.

And right now, as a bonus, if you order and two additional shirts from Wire & Twine along with your new 25th anniversary shirt, you will recieve a 12″ record from the WOXY vault! That’s right, a record we used to spin when vinyl was the only option!

So start your holiday shopping now and pre-order this new shirt, orders should be ready to ship by December 10th, just in time for Christmas.

These United States return to the WOXY.com lounge this afternoon for their second lounge act session this year. The boys have been touring the country like mad since we saw them last, out in support of their excellent sophomore album, Crimes.

Jesse Elliott and company will be joining us in studio this afternoon for a 4pm ET set, so be sure to check it out then. In the meantime, here is a great song off the new album, and also a tune they played during their previous appearance.

These United States - Slow Crows Over (Live On WOXY.com)
These United States - Get Yourself Home

Our most recent episode of Local Lixx served as a “Best Of Cincinnati Music 2008″ as we highlighted artists that received nominations for this years CEA awards. The show was slated for an hour, but due to all the great music available, it took an extra 15 minutes or so to fit it all in. The 12th annual awards take place later this month and is an example of how great a year for music it was here in Cincinnati.

Local Lixx Best Of Cincinnati Tracklisting

Daniel Martin Moore - “Stray Age” WOXY Lounge Act - Oct 2008
Wonky Tonk - “Ride With Me”
Peter Adams - “The Observatory” WOXY Lounge Act - May 2008
The Chocolate Horse - “Your Daughter” WOXY Lounge Act - Mar 2008
The Hiders - “Plastic Flowers”
The Sundresses - “House Of The Drowning Sun”
Seabird - “Black & Blue” WOXY Lounge Act - Jun 2008
The Koala Fires - “Thunder Bug”
The Seedy Seeds - “Dandelion” WOXY Lounge Act - Oct 2008
The Host - “Please Move”
The Read - “Monument Of Momentum”
The Lions Rampant - “Let Us In (Come On)” WOXY Lounge Act - 2007
Pomegranates - “Tesseract” WOXY Lounge Act
Wussy - “Rigor Mortis” WOXY Lounge Act - Aug 2007
Buffalo Killers - “If I Get Myself Anywhere” WOXY Lounge Act
Bad Veins - “Gold & Warm”
The Chauncers - “Please Don’t Hate Me”
Alone At 3 AM - “Mexico”

Local Lixx Best Of Cincinnati 2008 (Full Episode MP3)

Dan Mecher started The Turnbull AC’s as a solo project back in 2005. It quickly turned into a full band that also included Cari Clara’s Eric Diedrichs. When they released their self-titled debut in 2006 it not only caught our ears here at WOXY, but earned them several Cincinnati Entertainment Award nominations, including Artist Of The Year.

Two years later, there have been some shifts leading up to their second release Small Town Parade. The lineup now includes Brad Stenz from Moth and former Death In Graceland drummer Brian Penick.

In this session we get treated to all new music from Small Town Parade and Shiv talks to the guys about transition and how the new songs all came together.

Track Listing:
Mrs. Templeton
The Killers Of The Kent County Kids
- interview -
The Gentlemen’s Club
The Servant & The Baroness

The Turnbull AC’s - Mrs. Templeton (Live On WOXY.com)
The Turnbull AC’s - The Killers Of The Kent County Kids (Live On WOXY.com)
The Turnbull AC’s - Gentlemen’s Club (Live On WOXY.com)
The Turnbull AC’s - The Servant & The Baroness (Live On WOXY.com)

The Turnbull AC’s - Live On WOXY.com (full session download)

Today we get the pleasure of hosting two excellent bands in the WOXY.com lounge. First up, at around 1:30 ET Horse Feathers from Portland will be joining us in the studio. The three piece released their 2nd album earlier this year on the Kill Rock Stars label, House With No Home.

Then at 4pm, stick around for a performance from The End Of The World, who also have a new 2nd album (released this month) called French Exit, out now on the Flameshovel label.

So join us for a double dip in the lounge this afternoon, and familiarize yourself with the bands a bit more right away with a couple free downloads below…

Horse Feathers - Curs In The Weeds
The End Of The World - I Don’t Wanna Lose

Another batch of New Tunes Tuesday mp3s for you today here on The Futurist, check below for songs you will be hearing today…..

New Tunes Tuesday Downloads…
Future Clouds & Radar - The Epcot View
Joker’s Daughter - Worm’s Head
Reefer - May Beleen
We Landed On The Moon! - RE: Your Letter

And don’t forget about Nothing But New, which begins tonight at 6pm ET and lasts for a full hour.

It’s gonna be a busy week here at WOXY.com, so I wanted to do my best to fill you in on what is happening so you can plan accordingly.

Today at 6pm Future Sounds makes its WOXY.com debut, more on Future Sounds here…

Tuesday you get Future Sounds again at 7am until 9am ET, then get ready for a full day of New Tunes Tuesday culminating with Nothing But New at 6pm ET.

Wednesday morning features 3 hours of WOXY Vintage starting at 6am ET. In the afternoon we have a double header scheduled for the lounge, as The End Of The World (4pm) & Horse Feathers (1:30pm) will be joining us. Then at 6pm, a new episode of Artrocker.

Thursday morning will be an encore of Xtrabeats starting at 7am to get you up and running and in the evening you get Nothing But New again at 6pm and Local Lixx at 8:30. Then at 9pm, if you have yet to hear Future Sounds, you get another chance from 9-11pm ET.

Friday morning will be an encore of this weeks Artrocker, starting at 7am and running for 90 minutes.

Whew, thats alot, but now you know what is coming up. Stay tuned, we have more treats up our sleeve as we get closer to the end of the year as well…