Moving this week!

Soo you might have heard that 91X is moving. Along with our sister stations, Magic 92.5 and Z90, we are moving to sceanic Sorrento Valley, right off the 805. Not too shabby. There are a lot of good food places around there too! But last night was my very last Loudspeaker show in our old studios. It was kinda sad. I spent the last 2 years in there learning and growing as a radio deejay. It was fun.

But now we are moving everything and I will be doing the very first live show at the new studio this Sunday Jan 31st and very excited about it. 2010 is going to be a VERY busy year for me and Loudspeaker. Many, many projects in the works. It will be exciting. Sooo keep your ears and eyes open.

-Rowley

The Soft Pack leaked all over the place.

The new self titled album from The Soft Pack leaked onto the interwebs today. Here's the link if you're feeling naughty and want it a month early...you know you want it. 

Click here for the new Soft Pack album

I will most likely be playing the entire album on 91X Sunday night during Loudspeaker. It's a great album. 

-Rowley

91X Loudspeaker Playlist 1/3/10

8pm

The Soft Pack – C’mon

Weatherbox – Broken Glowsticks

Chasing Claymores – The Art of Letting Go

The Dabbers – Go, Fast Competitor

Lindbergh Skies – Kadak Magic

Rocket From The Crypt – On A Rope

After School Special – Name

My American Heart – Hiding Inside The Horrible Weather

My American Heart – Pain

Project: Out of Bounds – Disc Junkies

Vinyl Film – Making Love To Your Ego

The Fascination – The Best Day I’ve Ever Had

Joanie Mendenhall – On A String

Heads Down For Takeoff – When The Moments Here

Matt Williams – Feet Don’t Fail

Pierce The Veil – Yeah Boy and Doll Face

9pm

Years Around The Sun – Failing At Art

Through The Roots – Best Friend

Stereo Summer – Hook Line Sing It

The Shambles – I Can’t Don’t Want To

The Sess – Don’t Look Back

Ryan Hiller – Say Goodbye

Tape Deck Mountain – In The Dirt

The Drowning Men – Get A Heart

Long Live Logos  - Little Monster and Me

Rob Crow – Taste

Plane Without a Pilot – Off My Mind

Lights On – The Ordinary Life

The Color of Glass – Nothing’s Changed

Scarlet Symphony – Ghosts and Shadows

Pivit – One Minute More

Loudspeaker airs every Sunday night at 8pm on 91X. 91.1FM or www.91x.com

-Rowley

91X Wrex The Halls

So here is a little video I put together from Decembers festivities. Wrex The Halls was our big 91X Holiday Show featuring AFI, Rise Against, 30 Seconds to Mars, Thrice, Anberlin, Paper Tongues, and Chasing Claymores. Camer work done by Nick Smith, Natalie Keshlear, Nate Marker and myself. Edited by me. Peep it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z79QZQCdjiI

-Rowley

San Diego bands to look for in 2010.

Over Christmas vacation I flew to Austin, Texas to visit my mama and step dad. To be honest, I don't do too much reading, I'm still at the Boxcar Children and Hardy Boys level, but I do like to grab a few magazines when I fly.  The January issue of SPIN and Alternative Press were the two that I collected. 

They both had similar articles on what bands to look out for in 2010. 

AP magazine had a section titled The Most Anticipated Albums of 2010. The article started with a 6 page article about the new My Chemical Romance album (totally understandable, they sell out giant arenas). Other major bands also mentioned; Anberlin, The Get Up Kids, The Gaslight Anthem, Motion City Soundtrack, etc. As I thumbed thru I came across some familiar faces, Pierce The Veil! From right here in San Diego! 

Their album is due out in Spring 2010 put out by Equal Vision. They also were just announced 

to be playing on this years Warped Tour. WT hits San Diego on June 24th, check them out!

"Yeah Boy and Doll Face" - Pierce The Veil from Nate Weaver on Vimeo.

Now onto the SPIN. I figured that this article was going to be a little bit more obscure. That's just the nature of SPIN magazine. It was titled A Look Ahead 2010 and it mainly focused on up and coming bands that are making a lot of noise in their respective regions. I sort of fly thru the article so see any familiar names, sure enough, I see The Soft Pack. 

Hands down one my new favorite bands on any level. Still claiming San Diego, The Soft Pack have been around for a few years now, formally The Muslims, and have really been trucking along and getting some national and international buzz. Their debut album on Kemado Records should be out in the next few months. Here is video for a track off of the new album, song is "Answer To Yourself".

The Soft Pack 'Answer to Yourself' from Felipe Lima on Vimeo.

-Rowley 

Wow, I hate blogging.

Well hello everyone. All 3 of you. Hey mom! Anyways, yes I have made a blog. Still trying to figure out why? Buuut as some of you know, I host the local music show "Loudspeaker" on San Diego's 91X, 91.1FM XTRA on your dial. So local music is kinda my thing, among other things. I will be posting local music info, tunes, videos, etc here on this contraption called the internet. 

Along with hosting Loudspeaker and doing other duties at 91X, I have many more interests. Some are lame (but actually cool) and some are weird. I am a native San Diegan so I will be supporting mainly local music, art, food, entertainment, booze and businesses of course. So feel free to stop by here and check stuff out! 

-Andrew Marshall Rowley