We Have A Contest - Grand Ole Party

UPDATED: We have a winner!!! Congratulations Alex K from NJ! We hope you enjoy the album as much as we did. There are many reasons to love San Diego. The sun. The beach. The zoo. Vito. And now....Grand Ole Party (which we have a contest for...check out the end of the post). This band has the spirit and energy of classic rock bands like Led Zeppelin and Jefferson Airplane, yet being a three piece outfit, their sound is crisper and cleaner. There's no effects and psychedelic swirlings spoiling the honest to goodness rock being produced. The stand out is Kristin Gundred's voice. It drives the songs and drums up distant memories of Janis Joplin. Except Joplin didn't play drums. There's something about the singer/drummer combo that is just...cool. They've already played with a host of awesome acts like Rilo Kiley, Vampire Weekend (who?), and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They'll also be playing the upcoming SXSW then touring with Rogue Wave in April. They stop off on that tour to the First Unitarian Church In Philly on April 15th and the 9:30 Club in DC on April 16th. Their debut album Humanimals was just released on DH Records earlier in February. You might want to go grab yourself a copy...or...oh yeah...THERE'S A SWEET CONTEST RIGHT HERE ON THIS BLOG FOR A T-SHIRT AND CD!!! Just leave your email in the comments and by the end of the week we'll select a random winner. So if you like it, do yourself a favor and throw your name into the proverbial hat. Hooray!

mp3: Grand Ole Party - Nasty Habits --> website --> buy
mp3: Grand Ole Party - Look Out Young Son

Monday Mystery Tour #5

Here's the solution from last week's contest. Sorry JB.

KRS-One - Come To Da Party.mp3
Pixies - Where Is My Mind.mp3
Bishop Allen - Busted Heart.mp3
Cake - Cool Blue Reason.mp3
Modest Mouse - Black Cadillacs.mp3

And now for this weeks chance to win IMMORTAL LIFE(on the sidebar of this blog)!!! And a MASTERPIECE OF YOU AND ALL YOUR GLORY(a comic drawn by me showing your triumph over the Mystery Tour)!!!
So give it a shot. You've got 7 days.
Monday Mix Down 5.mp3

Monday Mystery Tour #4

So here we are again. Another MMT. This time the stakes are higher. I know before the prize was to be immortalized on this 'lil blog's sidebar. That is still the prive, but with an added bonus. Now there will be an illustrated comic of your rise to power in the Monday Mystery Tour challenge. That could be you in the above picture conquering Mt. MMT. So give it a shot. 5 songs in this mix. What are they? You've got 7 days to tell me(unless someone else tells me first).
Monday Mixdown #4

Oh and here's the solution for last weeks tour:
Lyrics Born - Do That There
We Are Scientists - Lousy Reputation
Oh No - To Be An MC feat. KJ7
K-os - Sunday Morning
Illinois - What Can I Do For You

Monday Mystery Tour #1

Welcome to the first of many Monday Mystery Tour contests featured here on Pasta Primavera. Here's how it works:
1. I post a five song mix.
2. You listen to it.
3. You tell me what songs are on this mix within 6 days.
4. If you are right, you gain mad props from me and are immortalized forever on the sidebar of this 'lil blog.

So if you are up for the challenge, listen away:
Monday Mixdown #1