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Rainy Dawg Shuffle

Consider it a mix cd of colossal scale: a grab-bag of new songs and old favorites. While the DJs are away, catch up on the mix of hip indie rock...

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Emerald City Indie and Other NW Gems w/ DJ Matty K

I think I know what I'm doing...either way I'm here and your stuck with me. Time: 1-3 PM 1-2 Iocal Indie 2-3 Indie VarietyL Bands You Will...

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New Music This Week

Here are the full length Discs that are goin' all-in this week: Any song is fair game, so take advantage and request one or all of them from our tantalizing staff of air talent.

College/Indie Rock

The Welcome Wagon Welcome to the Welcome Wagon
Los Campesinos! We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed

Local Music

Starfucker s/t
Little Party and The Bad Buisness Jock Therapy

Hip Hop

Kanye West 808’s and Heartbreak

Specialty

The Sight Below Glider

Station News

Battle of the Bands

We're now accepting applications for our 2009 battle of the bands. Prizes include an in studio and a track on our next live at album. Bands from all genres are encouraged to apply, but at least one member needs to be a current UW student. f you're interested in competing, please send us a link to your myspace or some sample songs, along with a brief bio of the band. Pleaser e-mail...

Cock and Swan In Studio Wednesday 1-3pm

Bothel's Cock and Swan are joining RainyDawg Wednesday for a live performance and interview. "...falling asleep in a sunny meadow and dreaming of ancient creatures, or of tarnished clockwork and old paintbrushes, and wooden things worn smooth with use and time." [Amos Gaynes/Veterans of Future Wars/Moog]. http://www.myspace.com/cockandswan

Now Accepting Applications for Student DJs

If you are interested in djing at RainyDawg Radio, please apply under the get involved tab.

RainyDawg top albums of 2008

Rainydawg Radio Top 25 Albums of 2008 25. Flying Lotus—Los Angeles 24. The New Year—The New Year 23. High Places—High Places 22. Throw Me The Statue—Moonbeams 21. Portishead—Third 20. M83—Saturdays=Youth 19. Get Dressed—Different Continents 18. The Mountain Goats—Heretic Pride 17. Girl Talk—Feed The Animals 16. School Of Seven Bells—Alpinism 15. El...

Rainydawg Top 5 Albums


1 Microcastle DEERHUNTER
2 Skeletal Lamping OF MONTREAL
3 Dear Science TV ON THE RADIO
4 Fucked Up Friends TOBACCO
5 Furr BLITZEN TRAPPER

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Music Reviews

Ben Folds

Ben Folds is one of the greatest live performers out there. His jaw-dropping virtuosity and incredible charisma make every show a memorable experience; I defy anyone to attend a Ben Folds show and...

Mercury Rev

Recorded almost entirely in Mercury Rev's Catskills, N.Y. sound lab, Snowflake Midnight sees the band departing even further into the high tech world than their last album release, The Secret...

Bow + Arrow

To the uniformed general public there is a fine line between the definition of diy and the definition of poor planning. At first glance, the latest release from Seattle underground staple, Bow and...

Boduf Songs

Abandon hope all ye who enter here. There are depressing albums and then there are depressing albums. Albums in the former category are about feeling helpless—being victimized. They are about...

RainyDawg Poll

Favorite Album of 2008?

No Age, Nouns
Deerhunter, Microcastle
Why?, Alopecia
Beach House, Devotion
Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles
Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes
MGMT, Oracular Spectacular
Ruby Suns, Sea Lion
Vivian Girls, Vivian Girls
Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend

Featured Show

NAKED YELLING

I'm not so good at the planning. So, my shows usually end up being a general [but always meeting its maximum bitchin' potential] modge-podge of indie/alt rock (cold war kids, the Avett Brothers, the Mountain Goats, Grizzly Bear, ...), classic rock...

Wednesday 7pm to 9pm

Upcoming Concerts

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Hazelwood Motel, Point Juncture, WA,...

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Brightblack Morning Light, Dan Higgs...

Friday, January 9, 2009

This Bike is a Pipe Bomb , Success

Friday, January 9, 2009

Thee Emergency, The Whore Moans

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Grass Widow, Filth Mattress, Rvivr,...

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Squeeky Rice, Hello Shark, Jason...

Saturday, January 10, 2009

GLASVEGAS

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Hoquiam -(Damien & Drake Jurado),...

Sunday, January 11, 2009

AFCGT , PWRFL Power, Linda and Ron's Dad

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Globes, Colonies, Perry Acker, A...

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

A Gun That Shoots Knives, Wah Wah...

Friday, January 16, 2009

The Martin Brothers at Broken Disco

Friday, January 16, 2009

PWRFL Power, The Oregon Donor, The...

Friday, January 16, 2009

Math the band, Iji, Yes, oh yes

Friday, January 16, 2009

Hoquiam, Husbands Love Your Wives,...

Friday, January 16, 2009

The Moondoggies, The Maldives, The...

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Sleepy Eyes of Death (CD Release...

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Devon Williams, Colossal Yes

Thursday, January 22, 2009

The Whore Moans, Cute Lepers, The...

Friday, January 23, 2009

NO-FI SOUL REBELLION, Little Party...

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