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Hey! Tullycraft is playing a KEXP Audioasis benefit show on Sat. Jan. 5th at the High Dive. The event is going to be hosted by John Richards, Lisa Wood, Abe Beeson and Hannah Levin and all proceeds will benefit Arts Corps. Other bands playing the showcase are: Half Acre Day, Grieves, and Grayskul. Tickets are $7 and they may be pre-ordered here. Today we have Dead Man's Hill by HALF ACRE DAY. Have a great long weekend!

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On this day in 1904, the play Peter Pan, by James Barrie, opened at the Duke of York's Theater in London. Barrie wrote many other plays, but few are still performed today, and none have had the staying power of Peter Pan. In 1928 he became president of the Society of Authors and chancellor of the University of Edinburgh in 1930. Barrie died in London in 1937. Today we have Banned From Pubs by PETER & THE TEST TUBE BABIES.

Happy Boxing Day!

Boxing Day is a continuation of the Christmas holiday in Britain and the British Commonwealth countries (celebrated on December 26th). Today we have Golden Rings by Angry Moofah and the Joints.

Merry Christmas!

Today's MP3 is Spend Christmas Day With Me by Darren Hanlon.

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature-length animated movie, debuted on this day in 1937. The film became a classic, and box office receipts recouped its cost of $1.5 million by the end of its first year in circulation. Today we have Then And Not A Moment Before by THE SCOTLAND YARD GOSPEL CHOIR. Happy Friday!

Holiday Show Tonight!!!

Come celebrate the holidays with Three Imaginary Girls at El Corazon TONIGHT! The show is no longer at the Crocodile Café. Tullycraft, Rachel Flotard & Jon Rauhouse, and Your Favorite Book will all be performing. John Roderick (of the Long Winters) will be there as indierock Santa and you can get your photo with him! The doors are at 8pm and the music starts at 9pm. Today we have the song Maps by YOUR FAVORITE BOOK from the Lace Up Your Fancy Chuck Taylor All Stars CD.

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Stanley Kubrick's controversial film A Clockwork Orange opened on this day in 1971. The film, which featured excessive violence and the subsequent "cure" of a young British gang member in the near future, was rated X for its exceptional violence. Today we have the song Eunuchs by THE LOVE LIGHTS from their album Problems And Solutions.

Thursday's show has moved!

Hey! In case you haven't heard, the Crocodile Café suddenly closed its doors for business this past Friday night. Due to this event, the Tullycraft show that was scheduled at the Crocodile for this Thursday (Dec. 20th) w/ Rachel Flotard & Jon Rauhouse, and Your Favorite Book has been moved to El Corazon. The doors are at 8pm and the music starts at 9pm. John Roderick (of the Long Winters) will be there as Santa and you can get your photo with him! All of the evening's proceeds will benefit Treehouse For Kids. Today we have a live version of Our Days In Kansas from the last Tullycraft show at the Crocodile Café.

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When the Sex Pistols cancelled, ELVIS COSTELLO and the ATTRACTIONS filled in as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on this day in 1977. Costello wanted to play "Radio Radio" on the program. Columbia Records, Costello's US label, on the other hand, was interested in having an already-established song performed on SNL, to stoke the fires of interest in the band prior to the American release of My Aim Is True and This Year's Model. On the live show, Costello began playing "Less than Zero." However, after a few bars, he turned to the Attractions, waving his hand and yelling "Stop! Stop!," then said to the audience, "I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, there's no reason to do this song here." He then led the band in a performance of "Radio Radio." Costello was banned from Saturday Night Live for twelve years. Today we have an early demo version of the song Radio, Radio.

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Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first explorer to reach the South Pole on this day in 1911 beating his British rival, Robert Falcon Scott. After his historic Antarctic journey, he later made attempts to become the first explorer to fly over the North Pole. In 1925, in an airplane, he flew within 150 miles of the goal. In 1926, he passed over the North Pole in a dirigible just three days after American explorer Richard E. Byrd had apparently done so in an aircraft. In 1996, a diary that Byrd had kept on the flight was found that seemed to suggest that the he had turned back 150 miles short of its goal because of an oil leak, making Amundsen's dirigible expedition the first flight over the North Pole. Today we have a new song called: Too Drunk To Dream by THE MAGNETIC FIELDS from their soon to be released album Distortion.

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Tullycraft is going to be playing a show on Thursday, Dec 20th w/ Jon Rauhouse (Neko Case) & Rachel Flotard (Visqueen) and Your Favorite Book at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle. All of the proceeds will benefit Treehouse for Kids. Today we have RACHEL FLOTARD playing a live version of the Magnetic Fields classic I Don't Want To Get Over You.

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Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on this day in 1915. The son of an Italian fireman, Sinatra formed a singing quartet in his teens. The group won a popular radio talent show in 1935 and began touring small nightclubs. In 1940, Sinatra joined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and began topping the charts. He was married four times to Nancy Barbato, Ava Gardner, Mia Farrow, and Barbara Marx (the widow of one of the Marx brothers). Sinatra died in 1998. Today we have Lanterns and Laughing Ladies by BABY I LOVE YOU.

TULLYCRAFT TUESDAY

Recently, TULLYCRAFT appeared on The Local Music Show hosted by John Richards from KEXP. The show airs on The Seattle Channel on local cable in the Seattle area. If you'd like to see the full Tullycraft interview you can watch the program online. Today we have a clip of us performing the original theme song which we wrote for the show. Enjoy!

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Filming began on Gone with the Wind on this day in 1938. Producer David O. Selznick had not yet cast an actress to play the leading role of Scarlett O'Hara, so the first day's shooting was the burning of Atlanta, which didn't require close footage of Scarlett. Today we have Plus Ones by OKKERVIL RIVER from their latest album The Stage Names.

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Tomorrow night (Sat. Dec. 8th) Tullycraft will be playing an all-ages show in Anacortes at the Department of Safety with Fishboy, Eux Autres and The Oregon Donor. This will be the first time Tullycraft has every played in Anacortes, WA. Today we have two MP3s! Minus 2 by FISHBOY, and Molly by EUX AUTRES. See you in Anacortes!

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Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, one of TV's first amateur talent shows debuted on this day in 1948. The show discovered numerous stars, including Rosemary Clooney, Pat Boone, Connie Francis, and Patsy Cline. Elvis Presley flunked his audition for the show in 1955. The show ran for a decade and was canceled in 1958. Today we have the song Xs And Os by THE LOVES from their album Technicolour.

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Sally Field's character in the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit was named Carrie. I bet if you asked Rose Melberg she'd tell you that Carries's Song by her former band, TIGER TRAP was inspired by this very same Carrie. Happy Wednesday!

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The reunited Van Halen played here in Seattle last night to a sold-out crowd. Today we have the song Hot For Teacher by THE COLOR WHEELS. Tonight you can catch Voxtrot, Tullycraft and Math and Physics Club at Neumos. It's an all-ages show. Doors are at 8pm and music starts at 9pm.

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Tragedy struck Cincinnati, Ohio on this day in 1979, when eleven people were trampled to death during a stampede for seats at a Who concert at Riverfront Coliseum. The band was not informed of the deaths until after the show. Today we have a live version of Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 1 by THE FLAMING LIPS.