Who is the #1 Dayton hipster?

VD is excited to announce that voting has begun for who is the King hipster in town. Voting will close on August 6 at 4:20pm. The poll is in the sidebar on the left. New nominees may be added by Anonymous, Roscoe, or myself as we see fit (you can go back and change your vote until the poll closes).

You should also begin submitting your nominees now for next week's poll: Which Dayton band should throw in the fucking towel? Post a comment, or call the vishnu den @ 937.265.4074 and leave a message. Keep it lively folks.

WOXY to Resuck

...as one of the leading failures that has kept Southwestern Ohio indifferent about local new music for nearly 30 years, WOXY has been a fickle resource both as a terrestrial and (particularly as an) internet-based radio station. An announcement early this morning indicated that WOXY will be following the trendiness of many Rust Belt companies by relocating to the South, specifically Austin, TX. The move makes sense, as the WOXY folks did extensive brown-nosing there at last year's SXSW festival, courting over 20 up-and-coming crap acts to participate in the Lounge Acts sessions. Surely, this loss will send shockwaves of "mehs" through our regional scene for an hour or two, as WOXY helped to exploit the spotlight on new talent, as well as bringing some boring tards to the area. The mere absence of WOXY in our region was totally predictable...