TONIGHT @ BEERLAND - THE RUMBLE: AUSTIN OPENS IT'S DOORS

We've been building our beast in other towns, each one prepping us for the day we got to open our doors to THE RUMBLE in Austin, Texas, the indie rock capitol of the US. At long last - TONIGHT - we are thrilled to bring you THE RUMBLE: AUSTIN @ Beerland.

Austin marks our eighth city in the Rumble circuit, and it's sort of a homecoming in that our family - WOXY - lives and breathes in Austin, and it's home to us every year for SXSW and ACL. Future Sounds and WOXY have teamed up with other like-minded folks like WATERLOO RECORDS, THE AUSTINIST, THE ONION AV CLUB and SPIN EARTH to bring you this monthly party that is always FREE, and always promised to bring you amazing live acts from up-and-comers as well as surprises from time to time.

Headlining this inaugural party is TV TORSO, someone we've been enjoying plenty on the WOXY airwaves with a touch of Spoon and a touch of class in their sound.

Another act we've been following closely from out West, DIRTY DANCING will also perform. This is some dark music, think Tom Waits meets The Bad Seeds. This act could break out because after all, no one puts baby in a corner.

Opening up the Rumble is the youngsters that are making their rounds and creating their own culture - THE HAPPEN-INS. Reminiscent of when The Stones bled old Blues records starting out, The Happen-Ins have had their fair share of nights with their John Lee Hooker records.

The WOXY DJ's will be handling the music, as they always do, between the acts and did we already mention that this party is FREE?

BEERLAND is located at 711 Red River Street

FUTURE SOUNDS RADIO DEBUTS 1.25.10

More information on bands that debuted this week on the FUTURE SOUNDS radio show on WOXY....

WORLD'S GREATEST GHOSTS
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Portland, OR
TRACK: Phantastes

Thanks to the 3 Imaginary Girls folks for tipping us off on this band, someone doing well in the Pacific NW, but should in 2010 spook everyone with perfect indie rock. (Lucky Madison Records)

TV TORSO

WEB SITE
HOMETOWN: Austin
TRACK: The Days Of Being Wild

No stranger to WOXY, but new to FS, the band has already teamed up with our WOXY family for a show together and they'll be headlining the inaugural RUMBLE: AUSTIN party on February 11th at Beerland. Unsigned

VANAPRASTA
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles
TRACK: Color Of Sin

Silverlake's VANAPRASTA sent us over the short-but-sweet EP called 'Forming The Shapes' and we were hooked. Big harmonies, finger snaps, music ready for some great film and TV placements We need to see this one live, soon. Unsigned

GOLDHAWKS
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: London
TRACK: 1996

Another act that is appearing on a lot of 'Ones to Watch in 2010' lists, London's GOLDHAWKS have that Brit sound that is oh-so English, but will it translate stateside? I hope so, I want to see these kids live. Unsigned

CLOUD CONTROL
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Sydney, Australia
TRACK: Gold Canary

Indie folk is everywhere and here's Sydney's answer to Fleet Foxes with CLOUD CONTROL, although these kids are strumming to their own folkie-roots. Many are watching this band for a 2010 run at the hype machine. (Ivy League Records)

SUPER EXTRA BONUS PARTY
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Kildare, Ireland
TRACK: Comets (Ft. Heathers)

I just missed this indie-electro act when I was in Dublin for the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival and now I'm regretting it, this has something super extra to it. This particular track features the ladies of HEATHERS, a FS favorite as well. Unsigned

DIRTY DANCING
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Austin, TX
TRACK: Black Blood

This is some dark music, think Tom Waits meets The Bad Seeds. Austin's DIRTY DANCING will be playing our first ever RUMBLE: AUSTIN party @ Beerland in February. Blood is the new black....Unsigned

REGRETS & BRUNETTES
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Fullerton, CA
TRACK: Uh-Oh

We don't only love this band because they hail from the same fine city as our FS family members Brock and Veronica (Fullerton), but because this track, "Uh-Oh" made an instant impact. Not sure how it didn't make it in THE HOT 5, probably because it just arrived. Unsigned

EBONY BONES
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: London, Outer Space
TRACK: We Know All About You

If Parliament's George Clinton had a baby girl and Grace Jones was the mother, EBONY BONES would that love child. It's a debut for FS radio, but we've been playing her since April 2008 on our Little Radio show and are thrilled that she'll be headlining February's THE RUMBLE: BROOKLYN @ Southpaw with MNDR. This one is wild, wild, wild!

SAVOIR ADORE
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Brooklyn
TRACK: We Talk Like Machines

Sometimes the demos and promo disc pile on the desk can be intimidating, and this band was on my 'must listen to' stack a few times and somehow never registered, so we're late on this Brooklyn four-piece, but right on time in my book. Their full-length, 'In The Wooded Forest' is superb. (Cantora Records)

WHAT LAURA SAYS
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Tempe, Arizona
TRACK: Training

Tempe, Arizona? Isn't that Gin Blossoms territory? I thought the Long Wong's was closed?? This former duo has grown into a five-piece and has grown into a lush sound that is far from ordinary or even what everyone else is doing. (Terpsikhore Records)

GAVIN GUSS
MYSPACE
HOMETOWN: Seattle
TRACK: Lifeboat

Seattle's GAVIN GUSS is no rookie, he's been kicking around a bit, playing with the likes of Nada Surf, Jon Auer, Harvey Danger, Fountains of Wayne and fronting his own bands, but now drops his first solo record ~ 'Mercury Mine' (Obsolete Media)

LISTEN TO FUTURE SOUNDS ON WOXY 1.25.10

FUTURE SOUNDS #52 - 1/25/10

Bear Hands – What A Drag – What A Drag Single – Cantora Records
Man/Miracle – Back Of The Card – The Shape Of Things – Big Hand Recordings
World’s Greatest Ghosts – Phantastes – No Magic – Lucky Madison Records
TV Torso – The Days Of Being Wild – Days Of Being Wild 7” – Unsigned
Vanaprasta – Color Of Sin – Forming The Shapes EP – Unsigned

Cherry Chapstick – The Drop – Silencer EP – Unsigned
Lilofee – Destroy Me – The Only Years – Unsigned
Jump Clubb – Let’s Crash This Party – The Love Of No Dance – Unsigned
Twin Shadow – Castles In The Snow – Demos – Unsigned
Asa Ransom – Red – The Gold EP – Unsigned

Stornoway – Zorbing – Zorbing Single – Unsigned
Goldhawks – 1996 – 1996 – Unsigned
Cloud Control – Gold Canary – Gold Canary – Ivy League Records (AUS)
Super Extra Bonus Party – Comets (ft Heathers) – Night Horses – Unsigned
Black Camaro – Calypso – Pistachio Moustachio – Unsigned

Jaguar Love – Polaroids & Red Wine – Hologram Jams – Fat Possum
Dirty Dancing – Black Blood – Mediocrity Is The Strongest Inevitability – Unsigned
French Miami – Motor Skills – Motor Skills – Unsigned
Apes Of Wrath – Fireproof – Apes Of Wrath – Unsigned
Regrets & Brunettes – Uh-Oh - At Night You Love Me – Unsigned

Ebony Bones – We Know All About You – We Know All About You – PIAS
Savoir Adore – We Talk Like Machines – In The Wooded Forest – Cantora Records
Spirits – Open The Door – Spirits – Sonic Unyon Records
What Laura Says – Training – Bloom Creek – Unsigned
Gavin Guss – Lifeboat – Mercury Mine – Obsolete Media

THE HOT 5
Hair Envelope – Largo Lagos – Demos – Unsigned
Nottee – Control – Kistune Maison Compilation 8 – Kitsune
Chasing Kings – The Current State Of Our Future – The Current State Of Our Future – Unsigned
The Vision Of A Dying World – Mantra/What Is And What Is Not – I Will Not Fear What I Don't Understand EP - Single Screen Records
Monogold – Dead Sea Minerals – We Animals – Unsigned

END OF PROGRAM

*Bold denotes FS radio debut