If you have never taken a gander at Stereogum’s “Bands You Need To Watch” list, I suggest you check it out. I featured a bunch of bands off that list this week. Check it out

Bend Sinister - Hell or Shelter

The Reason feat. Sara Quin – We’re So Beyond This

The Pack A.D. – Making Gestures

Young Rival – Another Nobody

The Whitsundays – Loralee

The Salteens - Let Go Of Your Bad Days

Mallard – Untitled

Key To The City – Our House Is Host

Said The Whale – Live Off Lamb

Computer Magic – Teenage Ballad

Freelance Whales – Generator First Floor

Lower Dens – Hospice Gates

Girls In The Eighties – Burn Your Riches

Givers – Up Up Up

This summer AUX TV out of Ontario visited Calgary and did a piece on what it’s like to be in the Calgary Music Scene. They stopped by the studio to get my opinion on our wonderful city along with a variety of musicians, record stores and venue bookers.

Check it out.

The Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts are looking for musicians for the TransCanada Alberta Music Series happening in town next March.

Submissions are open until October 1st. Click here for info and to enter.

This week’s video comes from Hollerado for their single “Americanarama”. We got to know these hillarious dudes at our Xposure Wrap Up Party last week. If you missed it, this video is just a glimpse into how ridiculously awesome these guys are

Enjoy

Do you want your band to open for Coheed and Cambria – October 21st at MacEwan Hall?

Well… you can

Check out the facebook page for Coheed & Cambria’s Calgary show. All you have to do is post your bands link on the wall and your fans can “like” your post to give you votes.
It’s that simple.

For all the details click here

It’s the Xposure Wrap Up Party this Thursday at Radiopark! Tickets are sold out so the only way you can get in now is to win them. Email me at xposure@x929.ca and I’ll put you into the draw. If you’re an X Army member, you can also log in and enter for your chance to win tickets.

Here’s the play list for this weeks show

Seven Story Redhead – Foolish Schemes

Seven Story Redhead – Shake It Out!

Seven Story Redhead – Beast With Two Backs

The Evidence – Damn That River

The Evidence - Downstream

The Evidence – Of Have and Have Nots

Calm Asa Coma – Tiger Bomb

Calm Asa Coma – The Bear

Calm Asa Coma - Falcons

Hollerado – Fake Drugs

Hollerado – Hard Love

Arkells – Tragic Flaw

The Stills – Everything I Build

Tokyo Police Club – Citizens of Tomorrow

The handsome Xposure 2010 Winners, Calm Asa Coma, were featured in this month’s Beatroute magazine!

Pick up a copy on a stand near you or check out the article online.

 

Calm Asa Coma will be hitting the stage next Thursday for our SOLD OUT Xposure 2010 Wrap Up Party. The only way to get tickets now is to win them. Email me at xposure@x929.ca to get into the draw!

The only way to get your tickets now is to win them!

Tune into The Show all this week for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Xposure Wrap Up Party – August 26th at Radiopark

X Army members, log in and enter for more chances to win or tune into Xposure Sunday nights at 7:00 for more details.

This week was all about the Polaris Music Prize. We’re just about a month out from finding out this years winner. You can vote on who you think will win on the poll just to the right.

check it out

The Besnard Lakes – Albatross

Broken Social Scene – Romane To The Grave

Caribou – Odessa

Karkwa - Les Chemins De Verre

Dan Mangan – Robots

Owen Pallett – Lewis Takes Off His Shirt

Radio Radio – Tom Tom

The Sadies – Another Year Again

Shad – Rose Garden

Tegan and Sara – Alligator

By Divine Right – I Love A Girl

You Say Party We Say Die – Romance (Live at X92.9)

Zeus – Marching Through Your Head

Ghostkeeper – Metis Running

The Xposure Wrap Up Party, August 26th at Radiopark is 90% sold out!

Get your tickets at Prime Box Office now!

Don’t miss your chance to catch the Xposure 2010 Winners Calm Asa Coma, The Evidence and Seven Story Redhead along side special guests Hollerado!

It’s the Xposure 2010 Wrap Up Party brought to you by AXE Music, Big Rock Gopher Lager and Calgary’s New Rock Alternative X92.9