Barely out of the incubator, Wylie, Texas band, Sayonara spent a weekend at Lilypad recording two singles and an acoustic "padcast" at the end of February 2011.

Featured in The Pad's #28 podcast (which crashes Record Store Day with this exclusive sit-down and Skype interview), Sayonara performs "Ganesh" and unveils the first performance of "Bulletproof Tiger". Debbie Pucek and Sean Blythe also talk a little about their sound and collaboration and we play the raw tracking for their first Lilypad single, "Discourage Wolf" and the unmixed results for the next single, "Kidnapped" (out this summer).

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Padcast #28 - Sayonara Visits The Pad For Record Store Day 2011

Sheesh it's glum out there. Drizzle, sleet, pouring rain, driving winds and a relentless shade of grey. Or as some would say, a perfect day for Record Store Day 2011! What better conditions to foster the annual truffle hunt favored by music fans, record collectors, vinyl enthusiasts and indie hipsters?

So as is my want, I bring you my annual tribute to the joy of music, direct from the podcasting bunker of Couderay, for the RSD'11 show,

Padcast #29 - Ode To A Mixtape:

Discourage Wolf - Sayonara (from their début single on Lilypad 2011)

Underground - Nomad Planets (from their album, You're Never Lost Until You Panic on Fairbanks 2010)

Toy Tambourine (Jimmy T remix) - Aberdeen (from an exclusive John Girgus archive featuring remix work from a former member of The Postal Service with a song originally released on Sarah Records in 1994)

Caravaggio's Tryptic 1 - Bisoux Bisoux  (from the album Writing Audio by Beirut via Chicago sound-artist, Bisoux Bisoux 2011)

95th & Tempo - Young Jackies  (an unreleased track from the NYE'11: Live At Couderay sessions on Lilypad 2011)

Madman - Hollus  (an unheard and brand new, unmastered mix from their forthcoming EP, Part Two, scheduled for an end of this year release on Hollus 2011)

Lay Down Your Head - WorldWideRiot  (recorded live in my studio for the début podcast of The Pad's, Padcast #1 - Introducing WorldWideRiot on Lilypad 2008)

It's Just The First Step - Jonnie Warmer  (from my personal archive and recorded in 1993 for the unreleased album, A Month Of Tuesdays)

No More Sad Songs - Trembling Blue Stars  (hidden track released on disc 2, Cicely Tonight, Volume One EP, which accompanied the very last album from TBS, Fast Trains And Telegraph Wires on Elefant 2010. A final collection, making up the farewell EP titled, Correspondence, comes out in about a month on Elefant.)

Thanks to all the bands for making such excellence. This mix tape goes out to Gizmo Whitebread who is recovering from surgery triggered by a hip fracture. And to music lovers everywhere! Without your support, the music stops. Happy Record Store Day. Thanks for listening!

All songs © retained by their holders. No infringement intended. For promotional purposes only. Not for sale or rebroadcast. If you like one of these artists, buy their music dammit!

Padcast #29-RSD'11-Ode To A Mixtape (various artists)

PADCAST #26:  Hollus founders, Jamison Acker & Michael Lux, visit Rancho Lilypad's living room. We lit a fire and warmed up a vacuum tube or two en route to this evening's performance.

*** Warning: Interview contains mature language ***

Songs included in this padcast:

Lucy Grey (from "Part One" EP 2010)
Sing Me To Summer
Songs That You Love
Weather With You
Fever Song
Midnight (from "Part One" EP 2010)
Rally Cry
Lipstick
Picadilly Pants

Jamison Acker and Michael Lux, principal songwriters of Chicago’s own Hollus, stopped by Sunday (Sept 19, 2010)  and delivered a stripped-back live performance and interview.

For more info about the band, visit their website at HOLLUS.NET

Jamison Acker: Lead vocals & guitar
Michael Lux: Lead guitar & backing vocals

KK: Host and guest guitar on "Lipstick" 
All Songs © 2010 Lux & Acker All Rights Reserved
http://www.couderaymusic.com
http://blog.lilypadrecords.com

PADCAST #26:  Hollus Live & Acoustic

The Pad was a music podcast recorded and produced in the studio of Lilypad Records. Streaming "padcasts" from 2007 to 2012, The Pad brought live performances, interviews, and archival recordings to the media player of your choice. Thanks for listening!

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