On February 7th, 2012 Dr. Dog will release their sixth studio album Be The Void.

Next Thursday is Thanksgiving. Most likely you will be filled with a great feast of excellent food. Ironically enough that Thanksgiving feast won't include Thursday Casserole, as we won't be on the air. BUT... this week we will get you prepared for Thanksgiving with a feast of our own.

As you know Record Store Day is having some exclusives for Black Friday. And let me be the first to tell you they are damn good! Check em out yourself. So we will be playing our favorite selections from the Black Friday Record Store Day exclusives.

But that's not all! On that note, Chef Jeff and Chef Pam will be debating the future of physical music. And we'd love to hear from you as well. Give us your thoughts or opinions on the topic. Feel free to call us at WXAV 773-298-3386 or email us at Thursdaycasserole@gmail.com.

But there's more! Thanks to WXAV we also have an exclusive interview with a little band you might have heard of called Coldplay!

Dear hungry music lovers,


After nearly a four month hiatus. We've been jonesin' to get back to doing our thing.
So this Thursday, September 29th at 6:00PM (CST)
The Casserole is returning to the radio.


To celebrate we wanted to do something special, so we are creating a show that will feature all of our exclusive performances, interviews, and in-studios. Over the course of our 3 hour show, you'll hear material from all over the last three years including performances from: Dawes, Delta Spirit, We Are Scientists and Cory Chisel. Interviews from: Dean Fertita, Everest, Dick Prall, and DM Stith.


We are also changing our timeslot to 6pm (cst) - 9pm (cst)


You can listen right here, or if you are in the Chicagoland area tune in to 88.3FM.


Hope to hear you listening!!


Sincerely,
Jeff and Pam

I don't know what I think about music made for video game soundtracks but frankly at the end of the day it is music. And in this case brand new music from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and it is awesome. You can hear the track here. 
BRMC bassist Robert Been tells Rolling Stone, "The developers of the game contacted us to see if we were interested in the project. We've never worked with video game developers before and figured it would be a different kind of challenge." 
The soundtrack, Batman: Arkham City, also features the likes of the Duke Spirit and the Raveonettes.

"Time Spent In Los Angeles" is the first single from my album of the year thus far, Nothing is Wrong. Give Dawes some love and check out their new video...

We once again had the utmost pleasure of getting an exclusive performance from one of our favorite lead singer/guitarists, TAYLOR GOLDSMITH of DAWES before they took the stage at the Vic last week!! Here he is performing a stripped-down version of "Coming Back to a Man" which can be found on their new album Nothing is Wrong.

Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to the first edition of PAM'S FORK!! This is where I get to rant about new albums that I love (or on rare occasion..hate!!)

I like to consider myself your escape from all those snobby, pretentious music journalists who resist at all costs being impressed by, well, ANYTHING! Here, it's an open playing field: no pedestals, no grudges, just an honest-to-goodness opinion that you can freely agree with or challenge.

For my first pick, I would like to introduce you to the latest from one of my favorite bands....

THE KILLS - BLOOD PRESSURES

I’ll admit, after 2008′s Midnight Boom and back to back releases from The Dead Weather, I didn’t know WHAT to expect from The Kills’ new album. But after listening to Blood Pressures, it’s clear that Jamie and Alison are back and picking up right where they left off!

Each song carries an underlying “up-to-no-good” sensibility through booming bass lines, bellowing chants and clever lyrics, yet you still get that gritty swagger that we’ve come to know and love about The Kills.

Right off the bat they get things started right with “Futures Start Slow” and the single, “Satellite.” Heavy. Smoky. Haunting.

Jamie surprised me with a brief Beatles-esque soliloquy in “Wild Charms” which is then immediately answered with “DNA.”

Another pleasant surprise is the retro-feeling, ”Baby Says” which sounds like modern day doo-wop. Then you have the closer, ”Pots and Pans” which the only way I can think to describe it is as Norman Bates. An eerie tribal drum takes you through each of the verses which begin very charming and light, then two lines later take a suspicious chord change that makes you really listen to the lyrics being sung.

The front runner for my favorite is “The Last Goodbye”, a sombre yet optimistic ballad showcasing a classical piano piece. The chords are both theatrical and nostalgic. Mosshart sings “How can I rely on my heart if I break it with my own two hands?,” showing the band’s softer side. It has this “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” quality to it. However, there’s definitely no shortage of rock and roll throughout the 11 tracks and I HIGHLY recommend this album to anyone!!

Overall, I give this album a 8.7 out of 10!!!

One thing’s for sure, I sure am glad I already have my ticket to see the Kills play The Vic here in Chicago next month!!

Check out THE KILLS WEBSITE for more information like tour dates and how to secure your copy of Blood Pressures!!

Tastiest Tracks: “Future Starts Slow”, ”Satellite”, “The Last Goodbye”, “Pots and Pans”. “Baby Says”, “Nail in My Coffin”

Thursday Casserole welcomes Dick Prall back to the WXAV studio once again!
Tune in this Thursday, May 5th at 3pm (central)
You can listen RIGHT HERE or tune into WXAV 88.3 FM or WXAV.com


Plus! Don't miss Dick Prall playing Schuba's Friday May 13th at 10pm

The gang has put together an all-star cast to depict "The Rise and Rise of The New Pornographers," backed by the opening track of last year's release, Together.

Click Here to listen to the new Cold War Kids album!

Cold War Kids are set to release their third album Mine is Yours on January 25th. Mine is Yours is one of Thursday Casserole's most anticipated albums of the year and we cannot wait, so look forward to an album preview as soon as it is in our hands!

Middle Brother (John McCauley of Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, and Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit) have announced their first tour in support of their debut record, self-titled which will be out March 1 on Partisan Records

It's official!! The Kills have finished their fourth studio album! Here's their latest update via Facebook...

This will be the two piece's first studio release together since Midnight Boom in 2008. Recently they recorded a cover of the Velvet Underground's "Pale Blue Eyes" for Levi's Pioneer Sessions. Alison has been, of course, touring and recording with her other outfit, and Casserole favorite, The Dead Weather. Meanwhile, guitarist Jamie Hince had been rumored to have started a band with supermodel girlfriend, Kate Moss.

UPDATE:: Jan. 11th

The title of the album is Blood Pressures. and it is to be released April 5th.