Month: October 2014
Day 11 of our Fun Fun Fun Fest give-a-way involves well ….. shouting ! 1. Follow us on snapchat, our handle is coogradio . 2. Who ever shouts, yells,whispers or ect “Listen to CoogRadio!” in the crazy/wildest/most unique way and/or in the craziest location wins ! Take a video of it on snapchat and send […]
Day 10 of Fun Fun Fun Fest Ticket Give-A-Way is simple ! Dress up as your favorite Fun Fun Fun Fest Artist (or band ?) and post a picture of it to either our facebook/twitter/or instagram (all three if you want to be safe) Make sure you like us on all three social media platforms […]
The Internet burst onto the music scene in 2011 with their mellow, yet lyrically loaded debut album titled Purple Naked Ladies. Odd Future Members Syd The Kyd and Matt Martians, along with Jameel Bruner, Patrick Paige and Christopher A. Smith constitute The Internet. To get an idea of the complex themes The Internet broadcasts to their […]
On this day in 2006, the newly acclaimed band “Arctic Monkeys” burst onto the music scene with 4 nominations at the Q awards, one of the UK’s biggest annual music awards ceremonies. Formed in 2002, the Sheffield-born and bred band rose to fame with the fastest-selling debut album in British history: “Whatever People Say I […]
“English not Austrian, solo not a band” is how musician Christopher Blake, better known as SOHN describes himself on his Twitter account. In 2010 Blake released his first songs as SOHN, “Warnings” and “Oscillate” on his Soundcloud page, and his EP “The Wheel” was released in late 2012. He remixed Lana Del Rey’s song “Ride” and […]
“…mumbling tune… LA LA LA LA! Do you know where the wild things go mumbling more, LA LA LA LA!” The first few months this song hit the radio, this was the description for the song that we were all singing, until someone looked up the lyrics. We had no idea what was being said, […]
I hope you guys have been enjoying our contest for fun fun fun fest tickets! Today is Day 6 and it’s super simple to enter . 1. Take this super easy survey. 2. Follow/Like CoogRadio, share any of our posts about the survey contest on our facebook or retweet any tweets about the survey from […]
As the sun started around House of Blues, crowds lined up in anticipation to witness the fast-paced rapper and poet known as Watsky on October 21st. Around 7 pm the doors opened for people to start streaming into the Peacock Room. Once inside, the dark ambiance and dangling chandeliers set the stage for a hyperactive […]
Welcome to day 5 of our Fun Fun Fun Fest Give-a-way! This contest focuses on Instagram! Please create a video of you (and who ever else) jamming to one of your favorite Fun Fun Fun Fest artist! Then post it on your Instagram and make sure to tag and send it to us so we can […]
We will be giving away FunFunFun Fest 3- day passes every day until November 4th! If you did not get a chance to win on air or through twitter, try your luck on our blog! To enter, leave a comment on THIS post with a Haiku poem inspired by an artist you hope to see […]
Can you say girl power? The indie pop band Dum Dum Girls is going to perform in FunFunFun Fest this November. Representing LA, Dum Dum Girls released their debut album I Will Be in 2010 which was well received by critics. They followed up with an EP called He Gets Me High and a second album called […]
Ne-Yo, a Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and songwriter, put on an amazing show Tuesday night at the House of Blues in Downtown Houston. The amount of hit songs he has written, collaborated on, produced, and recorded is mind-blowing. He was full of charisma and even had the crowd in the seated section on their […]
Last weekend, Melbourne indie folk singer Vance Joy graced Houston in a much-anticipated show at Houston’s classic music venue, Fitzgerald’s. A line that reached around the side of the house, a fair evening and a motley group of enthusiastic fans made for the hours leading up to the show. The atmosphere at Fitzgerald’s was, as […]
Cashmere Cat is Magnus August Høiberg, a DJ-producer from Norway who blends EDM with blues downtempo. Recently, this artist has blown up in popularity. His debut EP Mirror Maru was well-received by the electronic music community, and for good reason. “Mirror Maru” sounds like a Nujabes-like sound covered with a thin membrane of trap. This track made its way into the […]
If you are planning on heading to FunFunFun Fest in Austin you should not miss out on the musician Gregg Gillis, otherwise known by his stage name, Girl Talk. Girl Talk is an American artist that utilizes a variety of pop, rock, indie, and hip-hop songs to create epic mash ups that give you a […]
Steven Bruner, an electric bassist known as Thundercat, will be performing at Fun Fun Fun Fest this year. Thundercat began to play bass professionally at a young age. At 16, he joined the crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies and played with them for years. He collaborated with producer Flying Lotus on both Flying Lotus’s album […]
Legendary noise/indie rockers Dinosaur Jr. are playing Fun Fun Fun Fest! Formed from the ashes of the fantastic hardcore punk band Deep Wound in the ’80s, Dinosaur Jr. (originally Dinosaur) was formed by J Mascis and Lou Barlow (also of Sebadoh), playing entirely different instruments than in Deep Wound. They took the indie scene by storm, […]
To say you haven’t heard anything like Only Beast is an understatement. Only Beast performed at Coog Radio’s 5th Birthday Bash. The best way to describe them: loud. “A Nerve”, the opening track from Only Beast’s debut album, introduces the listener to a raucous mix of hard rock n’ roll and contemplative post-rock blues. Notice Danielle […]
Since early on in the evening, the line into Warehouse Live snaked around the corner of the venue as fans anxiously waited to pour into the popular downtown show spot. The Cool Kids creators, Echosmith, popular indie act, The Mowgli’s and Brooklyn based quartet, American Authors composed the colorful lineup last Saturday’s night. Once inside, […]
After a three year hiatus The Foo Fighters are back! They have recently announced that they are working on their eight studio album which is scheduled to be released November, 10, 2014. However, this is not all The Foo Fighters have in store for their fans. In honor of their 20th anniversary, the band will […]
