We have a special prize package to give away in honor of Jonathan Wilson‘s upcoming performance at The Troubadour tomorrow night, Wednesday, May 9th. We are giving away one pair of tickets to the show, PLUS a vinyl copy of his Record Store Day 12″ release, Pity Trials & Tomorrow’s Child.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Wilson, he was recently named Uncut Magazine’s “2011 New Artist of the Year” and he has spent time touring the world with the likes of Wilco, Jackson Browne and many others (did I mention that he’s set to open for Tom Petty this summer?). To win the prize pack, listen to the 12″ stream here and guess who the original artists are that Jonathan covers. E-mail your answers to whenyouawakela at gmail dot com (subject: Jonathan Wilson) and include your full name and mailing address. One winner will be chosen and contacted.

In honor of  Deer Tick‘s upcoming gig this Saturday, May 5th at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, we are giving away one copy of their latest LP, Divine Providence, on vinyl. To win the record, e-mail whenyouawakela at gmail dot com (subject: Deer Tick) and tell us your favorite band named after a bug (I’m automatically excluding Deer Tick, The Beatles and the Crickets). Include your full name and mailing address in the email. One winner will be chosen and contacted.
MP3: Deer Tick- Miss K (buy)

Deer Tick- Main Street

The fine folks at Tompkins Square are releasing a series of 78 rpm records starting tomorrow,  Saturday, April 21st for Record Store Day. The first two releases feature previously unheard recordings by Luther Dickinson and Ralph Stanley, each limited to 500 copies only available through record stores. Click here to listen to the Luther Dickinson B-side.

To celebrate, Tompkins Square is generously offering us a prize pack of three records to give away to one lucky reader. The giveaway includes Hiss Golden Messenger’s “Poor Moon,” Frank Fairfield’s “Out on the Open West,” and Charlie Louvin’s “Hickory Wind: Live at Gram Parsons Guitar Pull, Waycross GA”.

To win this prize pack, e-mail whenyouawakela @ gmail.com (subject: Tompkins Square) and tell us how you plan to celebrate Record Store Day. Include your first and last name in the email as well as your full mailing address. One winner will be chosen and contacted.

We are giving away two pairs of tickets to see Jonathan Wilson perform on Thursday, December 8th at The Troubadour. The show is 21+ with Jenny O supporting.  Wilson was recently named Uncut Magazine’s “2011 New Artist of the Year” and his record Gentle Spirit was ranked #4 on Mojo’s Best Albums of the Year. He also just finished touring the world with the likes of Wilco and Jackson Browne and has announced his own headlining European tour this coming January and February.  Check out the full tour dates after the jump. To win tix to the LA show, e-mail whenyouawakela @ gmail.com (subject: Jonathan Wilson) and tell us what your favorite song about California is. Include your first and last name in the email. Two winners will be chosen and contacted.

Jonathan Wilson- Gentle Spirit

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We are giving away two pairs of tickets to see Cass McCombs perform (with a special light installation by Jake & Mollie) on Wednesday, November 30th at the Echo. The show is 18+ with White Magic supporting. To win tix, e-mail whenyouawakela @ gmail.com (subject: Cass McCombs) and tell us why you want to go. Include your first and last name in the email. Two winners will be chosen and contacted.

Cass McCombs- Dreams Come True Girl (feat. Karen Black)

We have two copies of Dawes’ sophomore record, Nothing is Wrong (out now via ATO/Loose), to give away to two lucky readers in honor of the band’s gig this Thursday, November 17th at The Music Box in Los Angeles. To win a copy, e-mail whenyouawakela at gmail dot com (subject: Dawes) and tell us the one song that makes you feel like nothing in the world is wrong (mine is Harry Belafonte’s “Jump in the Line”…seriously, just try to put it on and NOT tap your feet). Include your address and full name in the email. Two winners will be chosen and contacted. Check out the video for “If I Wanted Someone” from Nothing is Wrong below, and enjoy a bonus clip of the boys performing their tune “When My Time Comes’ with Mumford and Sons after the jump.

Dawes- If I Wanted Someone

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We are giving away two pairs of tickets to see Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears perform tomorrow night, Friday, November 11th at the Echoplex. The show is 18+ with The Sheepdogs and Dikes of Holland supporting. To win tix, e-mail whenyouawakela @ gmail.com (subject: Black Joe Lewis) and tell us why you want to go. Include your first and last name in the email. Two winners will be chosen and contacted.

Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Sugarfoot

We are just a couple of hours away from choosing the winner of our “Win a Lomography Diana Camera” competition.  There is still time to enter. Click here for details on how to win and get those entries in NOW!
MP3: Ringo Starr- Photograph (buy)
MP3: The Kinks- Picture Book (buy)

In honor of the release of Deer Tick‘s latest record, Divine Providence (out today via Partisan Records), we are giving away two pairs of tickets to see the Rhode Island boys play on November 1st at the Echoplex. The show is 18+ with Guards (aka Richie James Follin of Willowz) supporting. To win tix, e-mail whenyouawakela @ gmail.com (subject: Deer Tick) and tell us your favorite band named after a bug (I’m automatically excluding Deer Tick, The Beatles and the Crickets). Include your first and last name in the email. Two winners will be chosen and contacted. Be sure to also  listen to their latest single, “Miss K.”, below, and check out the video of them performing “Main Street” live on The David Letterman Show earlier this month. Those boys sure do clean up nicely.
MP3: Deer Tick- Miss K (buy)

Deer Tick – Main Street

The fine folks over at Lomography have chosen me as one of their LomoAmigos! Armed with a Diana Mini, I wandered across London and Sweden for the past three months, taking photos of the different musicians and people that crossed my path. You can read the piece I did for them, along with an interview (where you can hear about the new project I’m working on, The Backscratchers) and see some of my favorite photos, here. I’ve also included some of the outtakes after the jump.

In honor of being chosen as a LomoAmigo, I have also been given one Diana Camera complete with F+ Flash to give away to a very lucky reader. To win, email whenyouawakela at gmail dot com (subject: LomoAmigo),  tell me who I’m going to be doing a film swap with in the coming months (yes, I am making you read my interview) and send me a link (or attachment as long as it’s not TOO big) to your favorite portrait of a musician. Try to surprise me with something rare or less well known (no Jimi Hendrix setting his guitar on fire or Janis sitting on a VW please). Please include your full name and mailing address. One winner will be chosen and contacted. Contest ends Wednesday, October 26th. Get those entries in now!
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