File this under one of the million reasons I have to be disappointed that I won’t be attending SXSW this year. The always excellent Wonka Vision Magazine is teaming up with The Syndicate to host a welcome party for this year’s SXSW Music Festival. Titled “Falling Off The Welcome Wagon”, here’s all the cool reasons why I wish I was going:

• Free Beer
• Free Liquor
• Free Food
• Free Gifts including a copy of the new Wonka Vision issue
• 2 Stages and 8 Bands

It’s taking place at RED 7 on Wednesday, March 14, from 2-6 PM. The bands schedule to perform include: Rocky Votolato w/Slender Means, Panthers, Mando Diao, and Your Black Star.

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1. The Hot Toddies - “Seattle”

   The Hot Toddies EP
    
   
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   Links: MySpace

2. The Relatively Calm - “Beg”

   Pre-emptive Strike
    
   
   Links: MySpace | PureVolume
    

3. Man in Gray - “Sleeping”

   Tour EP
    
   
   Links: MySpace
    

4. Imagination Head - “Age of Crap”

   The Stale and Sparkly Air
    
   
   Links: MySpace
    

5. Only Son - “My Museum”

   The Drop To The Top
   Cassette Recordings
   
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   Links: MySpace

6. French Disco - “Heaven”

   Icon EP
    
   
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   Links: MySpace

7. Solitary Extraction - “Fallacy”

   Tape Deck Orchestra
   Crony Records
   
   Links: MySpace
    

8. Writing a New Life - “This Ain’t No Country Western Theater”

   Writing a New Life EP
    
   
   Links: MySpace
    

If you’re seeing this the website has successfully made it to the new server!

In addition to just being on a new server, there have been a number of updates:

• The podcast has been integrated with the rest of the front page content (news, interviews, etc.) and when a new podcast is posted, it will appear on the front page. If you just want to view podcasts, visit the podcast page.
• Color-coordinated categories: News content is gray, podcasts are blue, features are yellow, and reviews are green - just like the color next to the menu items in the navigation header.
• Related to the color-coordination, the album reviews have finally had their template updated to match the rest of the site. Hooray!

If you notice anything funky while browsing, please let me know by emailing me or leaving a comment to this post so that I can address it.

Thanks,

Phill

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1. Tokyo Sex Destruction - “One More Sunday”

   5th Avenue South
   BCore Disc
   
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2. De Novo Dahl - “Monday Morning”

   Cats & Kittens
   Theory 8 Records
   
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   Links: Review | Interview | MySpace

3. Fairmont - “Tuesday Night Danbury”

   Wait & Hope
   Go for Broke
   
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   Links: MP3 | MySpace

4. The Freek Out - “Ash Wednesday”

   Please Play at Maximum Volume
    
   
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5. Kieskagato - “Thursdays”

   EP
    
   
   Download It: Kieskagato
   Links: Review | MP3 | MySpace

6. The 809 State - “Friday Night”

   The 809 State EP
    
   
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   Links: MySpace

7. Dead Engine Kids - “A Call for Saturday”

   Dead Engine Kids
    
   
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8. So Many Dynamos - “Saturday Night, Sunday Morning”

   Flashlights
   Skrocki Records
   
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   Links: MySpace

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All music for today’s show is from Secretly Canadian Records. Head over to their site and support this great label. Also, I accidentally said, “Bloomington, Alabama” regarding some show dates, obviously I meant to say, “Bloomington, Indiana.”

1. The Horns of Happiness - “Coal-Wasted Avalanche”

   Would I Find Your Psychic Guideline
   Secretly Canadian Records
   
   Buy It: Secretly Canadian Store | iTunes
   Links: MP3 | MySpace

2. Early Day Miners - “All Harm”

   All Harm Ends Here
   Secretly Canadian Records
   
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3. Jorma Whittaker - “Molly Melancholy”

   Jorma Whittaker
   Secretly Canadian Records
   
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4. Normanoak - “It Is Impossible”

   Born a Black Diamond
   Secretly Canadian Records
   
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   Links: MP3 | MySpace

5. The Impossible Shapes - “Naked Bull Rush”

   We Like It Wild
   Secretly Canadian Records
   
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6. Racebannon - “Disintegrator Integrator”

   First There Was the Emptiness
   Secretly Canadian Records
   
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   Links: MP3 | MySpace