Some Inspiration from Alice in Wonderland

By Mia | Published March 12th, 2010

I love Alice in Wonderland. Last weekend I saw the movie in 3D and it was absolutely visually stunning! Inspired by Johnny Depp, I think I’ll have a tea party of my own this weekend and start planning my visit New York City. I do not want to miss  Tim Burton’s latest exhibit at MOMA open until April 26th.  And, it’s never too late to start thinking about next years Halloween costume.

 

ToRoxy Music Club: New Queens Club Track!

By jhintz | Published March 12th, 2010

A few weeks ago we introduced you to a little band from Kansas called Queens Club. They’ve recently put out a new single called “Less Talk”.  They’re new album, Young Giant, drops March 23 & if you manage to make it down to SXSW, check ‘em out! They’re playing the ATN Showcase @ the Bayou Lounge on March 19! We dig this song, what do you think?

Less Talk – Queens Club
 

Ride Day Returns to Mont Avila, Quebec

By Sarah Cameron | Published March 11th, 2010

Listen up girls – its the return of the Roxy Ride Day to Mont Avila, Quebec on Saturday, March 20th.

It is a chance to spend a day on snow, learn tricks in a fun environment, and meet new friends.

Roxy team riders, Joanie Robichard and Megan Whiteside, will be on hand to hang out with participants, give away prizes and demo the latest snowboards from Roxy. Everyone will receive a gift bag full of prizes from Roxy, Empire and Clean Start just for showing up. The day will end with a fun Best Trick Jam with $250 cash up for grabs!

Girls can pre-register online or in person at any Empire location. Registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and transportation to and from Empire Montreal. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited.

Bus will depart from Empire Montreal at 8AM.

See you there!

Online Registration:
$50 Registration includes lift ticket
http://store.thinkempire.com/en/item.php?id=59026

$30 Registration does not include lift ticket
http://store.thinkempire.com/en/item.php?id=59027

 

FEATURED ARTIST: Places and Numbers

By jhintz | Published March 10th, 2010


Album Title: Waking the Dead
Featured Tracks: “Waking The Dead” & “I Had a Dream About Nuclear Attack”
Record Label: Equal Vision
Website: http://www.myspace.com/placesandnumbers

Waking The Dead – Places and N…

Bio: Places and Numbers is the new project from Bobby Darling, former guitarist for critically-acclaimed rockers Gatsbys American Dream. Recorded while traveling through Italy, WAKING THE DEAD is a welcoming blend of reverb-drenched effects and Darling’s engaging vocals. The finished product pulls musical influences from acts as diverse as the Postal Service, Talking Heads, the Strokes and Kanye West, and showcases a musician who’s finding new meaning in life through writing songs.

 

FEATURED ARTIST: Land of Talk

By Roxanne | Published March 10th, 2010

Album Title: Fun and Laughter EP & Some are Lakes
Featured Tracks: “May You Never” & “Some Are Lakes”
Record Label: Saddle-Creek
Website: www.myspace.com/landoftalk

Some Are Lakes – Land Of Talk

Bio: Land of Talk arrive with Some Are Lakes, the much-anticipated debut full-length and their first recording for Saddle Creek. Led by singer/guitarist Elizabeth Powell, Some Are Lakes was recorded in the band’s hometown of Montreal with Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and is the follow up to their acclaimed 2006 EP Applause Cheer Boo Hiss (Rebel Group). Some Are Lakes continues to showcase Powell’s vocal convictions, which Time Out NY called “a voice that flits between come-hither and go-fuck-yourself.” Powell’s voice and roaring guitars take center-stage alongside bassist Chris McCarron and drummer Andrew Barr (The Slip). The album is born of an artistic sensibility that digs its heels into the present, and yet is entirely tied to the ashtray fumes of its past and the jet turbine whine of its future. Some Are Lakes is as much an album about where Land of Talk have been, and where they will be, as it can ever be about where they are now.

 

Free Music Download of the Week – Jenny Wilson “Like a Fading Rainbow”

By Mia | Published March 9th, 2010

3/9 – 3/15 Jenny Wilson “Like a Fading Rainbow”

We’re going across the pond this week for our Download of the Week artist! Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, the electro-infused music of Jenny Wilson brilliantly mixes piano and electro beats with her rhythmic R&B vocals. Her single, “Like a Fading Rainbow,” promises to impress music lovers everywhere. Enjoy!

Download Now

1. Right click link above

2. Save to your computer

3. Listen and enjoy

 

ToRoxy Music Club: The Soft Pack + Coachella

By Roxanne | Published March 9th, 2010


That’s right ladies & gents, our current favorite and last week’s download of the week, The Soft Pack will be playing the Sunday date of this years Coachella.  Don’t miss your chance to see these kids play live. I had the opportunity to see them play in January during one of their 10 CD release shows across Los Angeles. They managed to blow me away while playing in someone’s garage in Venice. Awesome show, we suggest you don’t miss out on this one!

 

FEATURED ARTIST: The Federals

By Roxanne | Published March 9th, 2010

Album Title: Take It
Featured Tracks: “Take It From Me” & “Get Out”
Record Label: Unsigned
Website: http://myspace.com/thefederals

Get Out – The Federals

Bio: The Federals are a force to be reckoned with we reckon. “Take It From Me” is a rough edgy anthem in the making! Proper thrashy, rowdy, fuzziness. The earliest brattishness of The Who dragged helplessly kicking & screaming into the 21st Century!

 

ToRoxy Music Club: La Roux Is Not Your Toy

By Roxanne | Published March 5th, 2010

And don’t forget it! Click the image above to watch a video for La Roux’s “I’m Not Your Toy.” The song is bound to be stuck in your once you see this vid! Enjoyyy

 

U.S. Snowboarders to Visit Armenia as Sports Envoys

By jdaisyd | Published March 5th, 2010

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs SportsUnited office, in partnership with Roxy, a brand of Quiksilver, is conducting a snowboarding Sports Envoy program in Armenia, March 3-7, 2010. Professional snowboarders and Roxy team riders Amber Stackhouse and Erin Comstock will be the first action sports athletes to be sent abroad as Sports Envoys by SportsUnited.

During their five-day trip, Stackhouse and Comstock will visit Yerevan and Tsaghkadzor. While in Yerevan, the Envoys will meet with middle school students, university film students, and female athletes to discuss the importance of participation in sports for women and girls. In Tsaghkadzor, the Envoys will conduct two snowboard clinics, give a snowboarding exhibition and judge a snowboard cross event.

Stay tuned from blogs from Erin and Amber while on their trip!