A weekend of special guests at the Doghouse - Jan. 15-16!

photo courtesy of Kristin Tinsley	photo courtesy of The Bearfoot Hookers
the Grant & Moe show - photo by Ashley Taylor	photo courtesy of David Leinweber

Well folks, as you're probably aware, we were originally planning "farewell" festivities for this weekend, but it turns out we're still alive and kickin' (with a lot of help from you fine folks out there) and hope to be for quite a while. However, let it never be said that Hounddog Radio ever away a perfectly good excuse to have a party. In fact, you might say that we have two big nights for you this weekend!

First, our dear friend Kristin Tinsley will be hanging out with Cat on the January 15 edition of Friday Night Freedom, from 9-12 EST. It's been too long since we've had this talented and fun-loving lady in with us, so we have a lot to catch up on with her. We're hoping she'll play a new song or two for us, but you can help us out with that by coming into the chat room and asking her as well.

Then on Saturday, the "Jam" is on from 8pm-12am (or later) EST with not one, not two, but three sets of special guests! Our good friends Ty Manning and Mark Durfield of The Bearfoot Hookers will be stopping by, as well as musician extraordinaire David Leinweber, and our house band", as Frank likes to call them, The Three-Legged Boozehounds (you local folks may also know 'em by their only slightly more respectable alter ego: The Grant & Moe Show). Whoa boy. We're guessing that someone will open a beer or ten during this one, and we ain't talking about Cat. Well, not necessarily, anyway.

So make plans to party with us this weekend. Hey, we feel like we have a new lease on life, 'cause we kinda do. Join us in the celebration!

Fourth Annual "Jingle Jog and Reindeer Dash for Autism" on December 12

If you're local to Hounddog Radio (or can be), we'd love for you to join us for the fourth annual Jingle Jog for Autism & Reindeer Dash Fun Run on Saturday, December 12, at West Walton Park in Loganville. It's a wonderful event that benefits F.A.C.E.S. Summer Camp 2010, an organization helping children/young adults age 4-21 who suffer from Autism. In addition to being a very worthy cause, this event is great family fun, with a 5K "jog" (you can also walk it or be pushed via stroller or wheelchair), and a "Reindeer Dash" 1 mile fun run.

But that's not all. There'll also be a Santa's Playground, ornament making, and vendor booths for shopping. And last but certainly not least, there will be special appearances by Santa and Mrs. Claus and Kung Fu Panda himself!

Please visit F.A.C.E.S. Summer Camp 2010 for more information and find how you can get involved. We hope to see ya there!

Many of y'all know that, over the past two years or so, we've been hosting a series of "songwriter-in-the-round" events featuring some of our favorite local (and occasionally not-so-local) artists. Well, we had another fine one on Sunday, September 27. This particular installment was a special "ladies only" edition with two of our favorite folks: Grace Buford and Julie Gribble (a third of our favorite ladies, Kristin Tinsley, was unfortunately under the weather and couldn't attend). All of these wonderful women had been in the Doghouse before and we love 'em dearly. In fact, we love 'em so dearly that we're kinda surprised that they agree to keep coming back. We're just glad that they do.

Hosting this special "ladies only" edition was our good friend (and Loganville's own) Gail Moore! Gail did an outstanding job in the host(ess) chair, and we'd love to have her come back any time she likes.

And, lastly, all of this wasn't just carried on Hounddog Radio. No, no. We were also simulcasting this special show live via our pals over at Hitpower24 in Germany, as well as out to the great folks over at the virtual world of Second Life! Awwwwww, yeah. It was truly a fine time, folks. We'll be posting more photos of it very soon.

Hello, Shanghai!

We were recently delighted to receive an e-mail from a gentleman named Eric, who has been listening to us from Shanghai, China. Eric is creating a website for folks in Shanghai who enjoy listening to Internet radio, and he was kind enough to include Hounddog Radio as one of the stations! Thank you, sir! The site is still in its infancy, but we're already honored to be a part of it.

Photo courtesy of Shanghai Radio

http://www.shanghaifox.com

Follow us now on Twitter!

Well, it seems that our bird, Pete, is no longer the only thing tweeting around the Doghouse. Now you can follow Hounddog Radio on Twitter! You'll know what's goin' on 'round here (and we have some cool stuff comin' soon) faster than ever before. You can find, and follow, us right here:

http://twitter.com/HounddogRadio

Hey, we've been called "twits" many times over the years, so it only makes sense, right?

And don't worry, you can still find us howling out on Facebook and MySpace as well. We're just givin' you another way to keep track of the Hounddog and his mangy, degenerate behavior. Somebody has to, for all of our sakes.

Listen to Hounddog Radio on the SHOUTcast™ Radio App for iPhone™ & iPod touch®!

Now you can listen to Hounddog Radio on the new, "official" SHOUTcast Radio App for iPhone and iPod touch! It's FREE and available at the iTunes App Store right here.

Once you've installed the SHOUTcast app, just search for "Hounddog Radio" and you should find us right away. Bookmark us in your "Favorites" and that's it! You can listen to Hounddog Radio on the go, anywhere you go!

With the SHOUTcast Radio App, you can also:

1. Listen to over 26,000 SHOUTcast Radio stations (but we hope you listen to us the most).

2. Save Your Favorites (which would be us, right?)

3. "Shuffle Shake" - Feeling adventurous? Shake your iPhone and/or iPod touch to get a random station. You never know what'll pop up!

Please note that this application was NOT developed by Hounddog Radio, nor can we offer technical support for it in any way. Please direct all technical support questions and comments to iTunes or SHOUTcast. Thank you.

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Thank you to everyone who came out for...

Oh, it was a fine time, friends. We celebrated our 9th annual Birthday Bash on Sunday, June 7 at @tmosphere, right in our hometown of Loganville, GA! We'll be posting more details and some (perhaps a lot of) photos very soon.

Corey Crowder "Pickin' on the Porch" to be rescheduled

Photo courtesy of coreycrowder.net

We were originally scheduled to have Corey Crowder in for a Pickin' on the Porch performance on Sunday, May 17. Unfortunately, we had a miscommunication of some sort with Corey, so the show had to be quickly postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience that this caused. We'll be having Corey come by soon and will let y'all know when we have a date set.

"The Hounddog" himself had the opportunity to catch this talented young man perform a little while back, and the 'Dog was mighty impressed, both with Corey's talent as well as his demeanor. We're excited to have Corey doing the latest installment in our Pickin' on the Porch series.

Corey's a Georgia native who's developed a unique mixture of folk, jazz, and country, largely due to his southern upbringing. He likes to blend his southern roots with his love for old jazz classics to form a smooth sound that's all his own. You can hear it all over his 2007 release, Learning to Let Go. Corey's got a brand-new album out as well, Gold and the Sand, and we're gettin' to know that one right now. So far, we dig it. A lot.

And don't forget that Corey will be part of our HUGE lineup for the 2009 Hounddog Radio Birthday Bash! See below the entry above this for more information.

We had a great time for the Nixterversary show on Friday, April 24, which was broadcast LIVE from @atmosphere in Loganville, GA. Here's what Nick had to say about it:

"Thanks to everybody who came out to @tmosphere in Loganville for the LIVE REMOTE broadcast of Nixterversary '09!!! We had a blast, and the nice folks at the club even let us eat and drink for free -- they also gave us a couple of @tmosphere T-shirts.

Again, thanks to everyone involved with the anniversary show, to those who showed up in person AND online. You faithful fans are what keeps us going!

-Nick Sommers

Thanks to Grace Buford for coming back to the Doghouse on April 29

Photo courtesy of Grace Buford

One of the coolest, classiest, and most creative artists we know dropped by once again to see us all, and we're always honored to have her here. Our dear friend Grace Buford returned to Hounddog Radio for yet another live performance for both us and her Second Life fans. Grace brought along a friend this time: Beth Brown of Fish Fry Bingo (man, do we love that name). The ladies performed a sample set in preparation for their performance at American Tavern in Loganville, GA the following night. They also gave us a follow-up performance via The Second Life show immediately after our own Cybertoxic Lounge program.

Oh...what's Second Life, you ask? Just check out the recent video below from CNN (yes, that CNN) to hear Grace explain it and to get a taste of what it's all about.

Thanks to Terry Flynn for coming by the Doghouse on February 22

Photo courtesy of Terry Flynn

One of our best buds came by again, as we welcomed our ol' pal Terry Flynn back to the Doghouse on Sunday, February 22. We've been playing Terry's debut album, Again Tonight, for a few years now and still love it. Well, folks, Terry's back this time with a brand-new album, and we couldn't wait to hear it. If you were able to catch the show, you know that we weren't disappointed.

Terry and Frank talked about the new album, the music business, and a few other items that came up along the way. Terry is not only an outstanding musician and entertainer, he's also a terrific interview. What's more, he's gonna be back for our Birthday Bash this June! More details on that will be coming very soon.