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Thurs 5/27 on WKDU
(aka TODAY!!!!!!)
1pm: UNIVOX
3:30pm: Fang Island

Tune in at www.wkdu.org
or 91.7fm if you’re in the Philadelphia area

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Both bands are also gonna be playing with Fang Island at The Barbary tonight. The Deli Philadelphia was kind enough to write up the show. Read the article here.

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Fang Island & Univox
@ The Barbary

Thurs May 27
(aka TONIGHT!!!!!!)
951 N Frankford Ave, Philly
$10 / 7pm / All Ages
Get your tix here

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Try it before you buy it!
Download an MP3 of “Pi” & stream the entire album
RIGHT HERE ON THIS VERY PAGE

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Oh yeah! We’re playing TONIGHT at MAXWELL’s, Hoboken with FANG ISLAND & DINOWALRUS! 8:30pm!

Also… our new record just got reviewed by Verbicide and The Deli Philadelphia was kind enough to write about our show last night. Read those after the jump!

Verbicide says:

A little bit of Iggy Pop influenced vocals, some driving garage rock beats, and some prevalent four-part harmonies make up the main ingredients for the debut album from Univox. This four-piece band from Philadelphia gives the listener a sound so intermixed in various musical styles it’s hard to categorize their tone.

The album opens up with the extremely catchy garage rock tune “Pi” and moves on to the driving indie acoustic guitar ditty “Everybody Knows.” The move between electric and acoustic is a constant theme through this album. All though the album, each member contributes a piece of the vocal harmonies that at times echo a doo-wop vibe, especially during the 10^th track “Conan.” Another interesting vocal contribution occurs during the a cappella dirge, “All This Blood Came From My Heart.” I don’t know whether to take the song seriously due to subject matter and the odd and silly sounding intonations. It almost sounds like something created by Monty Python.

The last two songs on the album, “Mind Traveler’s Song” and “Nobody’s That Smart,” return back to that rockin’ vibe that started the album with “Pi.” Technically speaking, the mixing and production quality is well executed. Everything is mixed to accompany each other rather than over powering another. This album has some really upbeat tracks that will get the foot a-tappin’, along with some somber and low-key acoustic pieces that add some emotion to the mix. An interesting album full of ups and downs.

The Deli Says:

The Philly four-piece Univox bring a refreshing interpretation of rock ‘n roll to their live performance. They can blister through songs with some serious ferocity often driven by the band’s sturdy backbone drummer Kent Boersma. When their music swells and you find yourself amidst joyous multi-layered harmonies, you can only grin because you know that you are experiencing something that is truly over the top in a good way.

Philly City Paper says you should come see us on Monday at North Star Bar:

Maybe it’s that dirty garage sound offset by those mesmerizing, multi-tiered vocals (everybody sings! at once sometimes!), or maybe it’s the dark, smirking lyrics. Not sure, but there’s something really right about the way this Philly four-piece thinks rock ‘n’ roll should sound. Univox’s new self-titled debut is an ambitious and confident opening statement: clever, Kinksy, punky, poppy and pretty, but not too pretty, you know?

Thanks, Mr. Rapa! So come see us on Mon., April 12, 7 p.m., $8, with Thinking Machines, Ornery Little Darlings and Br’er at North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St., Philadelphia, PA, 215-787-0488.

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Baby Sue also digs our album! Woah!!

Hard-hitting aggressive underground pop/rock. Univox is the four man band comprised of Joseph Bonaventura III, Rob DeCarolis, Kent Boersma, and Josh Jones. Usually bands draw inspiration from one genre or decade…but these guys have a sound that seems to draw upon artists all the way from the 1970s right on to the present. Some of the tracks are all-out rock while others are interesting takes on a more classic pop/rock sound. Interestingly, all four band members sing lead…while gives this album a more multi-dimensional sound. Some of these songs are surprisingly complex in terms of vocal melodies and arrangements. Hard to say whether or not these guys’ intent is to avoid being pigeonholed…but on this album they have succeeded in doing so. Modern classic cuts include “Pi,” “Lever Master City,” “Cannonball,” “Conan,” and “Nobody’s That Smart.” Cool music with a different sort of kick. TOP PICK.

Thanks, Baby Sue! We know you also meant to tell everyone to come see us on Tues., April 13, 8p.m., $8, with Fang Island and Dinowalrus at Maxwell’s, 1039 Washington St., Hoboken (no jokin’), NJ, (201)653-1703.