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Download The Whigs' "In the Dark"
Download The Whigs' "In the Dark" here.The Whigs' In the Dark will be released in 2010 on ATO.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Win tickets to see The Whigs with Band of Horses Dec. 30 or 31
The party starts early at the Variety Playhouse this New Year's, as Athens, Ga.'s The Whigs open two consecutive nights for Band of Horses on Dec. 30 and 31. Both nights are sold out, but don't fret: To enter to win a pair of tickets to one of the two sold-out shows, visit RedMusic.com.WhigsRedeem and enter your phone number. You'll be texted a code to enter the contest, and every entrant into the drawing will get a free download of The Whigs' "Like a Vibration." What are you waiting for? Good luck!... read more
Found in: Local:AtlantaStaff Picks - Steve LaBate (associate editor)
Best Albums 20081. She & Him - Vol. 1 (Merge)2. Gentleman Jesse and His Men - Introducing Gentleman Jesse and His Men (Douchemaster)3. Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins (JagJaguwar)4. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (ATO)5. The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust (Vice) 6. Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Drag City)7. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping (Polyvinyl)8. Sun Kil Moon - April (Caldo Verde)9. Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static (Brushfire)10. The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave (Gravitation)Best Singles 20081. "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds2. "I Work Hard" - Yung Ralph3. "Candy Jail" -... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VBest Fist-Pump Anthems of '08 ... so far.
When listening to a song and I can instantly visualize myself at the concert, pushing through to the front of the crowd, beer in one hand, the other arm vigorously pumping in the air, while screaming the lyrics at the top of my lungs ... this song gets added to my Fist-Pump Anthem playlist. read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistThe Whigs blog, paint, ponder JFK, tour, eat corn dogs
“Technology, it needs me,” Whigs' singer Parker Gispert sang on their first album, Give ‘Em All a Big Fat Lip. Now the technology of Blogspot.com returns the favor, allowing the band to chronicle adventures of historical crime solving and foot-long corn dogs on its new blog that documents the (mostly) off-stage antics of the recently begun summer tour for its latest album, Mission Control. No longer will you have to wonder just exactly what those Athens, Ga. boys do away from home when you find out they’ve already come this close to solving the decades-old mystery of who shot John... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAthens, Ga. like whoa: Whigs, Drive-By Truckers tour
Hometown boys made good The Whigs will join the Drive-By Truckers for a month-long tour after performing at this year’s South By Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas. The Athens, Ga.-based trio recorded and self-released its debut album Give ‘Em All A Big Fat Lip in 2005. The album and the band’s live shows garnered rave reviews, and caught the eye of ATO Records founder Dave Matthews. The Whigs signed with ATO in 2006, and re-released Fat Lip under the ATO banner later that year. The Whigs will be touring in support of their latest album Mission Control, which was... read more
Found in: Music, News4 To Watch: The Whigs
"Rock is probably as unpopular as it’s ever been right now—I can’t really see a small band like us really getting involved in any roller-coaster ride, but ya never know.” Modest talk from Parker Gispert, lead singer of one of the more hotly touted bands of the moment, The Whigs... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe Whigs extend tour
As previously reported, Athens natives The Whigs have been keeping busy with their North American tour. But if you haven’t been able to catch them yet, the guys just happens to be extending their travels all the way through Dec. 6 in Cleveland, Ohio. Mission Control is still set for release on Jan. 22. New dates: November 4 - Spearfish, S.D. @ The Back Porch* 6 - Boise, Idaho @ The Bouquet* 7 - Portland, Ore. @ Roseland Grill* 8 - Eugene, Ore. @ John Henry’s* 9 - Seattle, Wash. @ University of Washington* 12 - San Francisco, Calif. @... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Whigs announce new record, tour
You may think that the real news here is that Athens, Ga. trio, The Whigs, has announced its new album, Mission Control, will drop Jan. 22, 2008, courtesy of ATO Records, as well as a two-month tour alongside ex-Trucker Jason Isbell and Merge’s The Broken West. But what you may have missed is that during a “secret” tour kick-off show at Athens dive Tasty World, Blues Traveler frontman and harmonica impresario John Popper joined the band onstage for an encore song. More importantly, Popper was wearing an Aces Bar & Grille t-shirt. (WTF, mates? Does this mean Popper hangs out... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Whigs record new album (in a studio!)
Having sold all their own recording equipment on eBay, the Whigs are probably glad to be recording their second album in LA’s Sunset Sound Studios on the dime of Dave Matthews. The group signed to his ATO label after independently releasing its 2005 do-it-yourself, garage-pop debut, Give ‘Em All A Big Fat Lip. "We recorded 13 songs which are album 'candidates,'" says the Whigs' blog, "and are now moving down the road to the Sunset Sound Factory where we will record the guitar parts and vocals." Written on the road during relentless touring, including recent performances at Bonnaroo and their... read more
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