ROIR is proud to have two of our bands playing at The Deli Magazine CMJ showcase this Saturday! See ya there!!

First it was Bad Cop… now Univox premieres their new video for the track “Conan” on PopMatters!! So if you didn’t catch it at their show last week at Kung-Fu Necktie, watch it at PopMatters!

The track “Conan” is taken from Univox’s debut selft-tiled album, available here. Univox is also on a week long tour. Tour dates below.

Univox on tour:
Sep 29 – House-a-saurus Co-op, State College, PA
Sep 30 – OTtawa Tavern, Toledo, OH
Oct 1 – The Borg Ward, Milwaukee, WI
Oct 2 – Beloit College’s COUGHY HAUS, Beloit, WI
Oct 3 – Ball Hall, Chicago, IL
Oct 4 – White Lightning, Iowa City, IO
Oct 5 – Replay Lounge, Lawrence, KS
Oct 6 – Lindberg’s, Springfield, MO
Oct 7 – TBA, Memphis, TN
Oct 8 – House Pride, Murfreesboro, TN
Oct 9 – CFBG, Greensboro, NC
Oct 23 – Spike Hill, Brooklyn, NY (CMJ!!!)
Oct 29 – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA

We couldn’t be prouder to announce that Univox’s first full-length has been chosen as The Deli’s CD of the month! Congrats, guys!

With a sound that deserves to be heard through arena stacks, this quartet creates epic rock anthems, but it’s more than just power chords and guitar riffs from below the waist (well, opener “Pi” is a little bit). Led by their radio-ready vocals and the strong backbone drumming of Boersma, Univox combine monster pop hooks and straight-up pedal-to-the-floor rock with such theatrical flare that you can’t help but be swept away over the top with them.

Read the entire review here. Also check out some great photos of the band from a recent show in State College, PA here.

… we bring you two totally radical videos to get you through the mid-week slump.

1. Martin Rev playing keys for MIA on Letterman.

2. Univox’s new video for “You Don’t Know”

New England… here’s your chance to catch our boys, Univox with our favorite group of Canadians, Devil Eyes!

Thurs 6/24 – Building 16, Providence, RI
Fri 6/25 – 199 Gallery, Lowell, MA
Sat 6/26 – The House, Allston, MA
Sun 6/27 – Gnarland, Albany, NY

If you’re not in New England, both bands will also be on the radio TONIGHT on Bedlam: The American Dream on WUML 91.5FM in Lowell, MA.

Tune in at www.wuml.org at 10pm TONIGHT Wednesday June 23rd!

Both Univox & Fang Island are going to be performing live on WKDU right before their show at The Barbary in Philly this Thursday!

Tune in at 1pm on Thursday May 27 at www.wkdu.org or 91.7FM if you’re in the Philadelphia area.

Our boys, UNIVOX are playing two shows with Fang Island this week!

Fang Island & Univox @ The Barbary Thurs May 27 951 N Frankford Ave, Philly $10 / 7pm / All Ages Fang Island & Univox @ Cake Shop’s 5th Anniversary! Sat May 29 152 Ludlow St., LES, NYC $10 / 8pm / 21+

Univox’s debut self-titled album OUT NOW. Download a track at their website or just buy the damn thing here. It’s only $9.99 and you get a FREE 7″!

Univox were just voted The Deli Philadelphia’s Artist of the Month. The Deli also interviewed singer/guitarist Josh Jones… read this riveting piece of journalism over at The Deli Philly’s website.

Hear Fang Island talk about the crazy night in Greenville where they first met Univox in an interview with 402 Productions! Keg parties, grizzly looking moms, furniture bonfires?

Then check both bands out on May 27 at The Barbary in Philly. We caught them last month at Maxwell’s in Hoboken (no jokin’) and let’s just say that you cannot afford to miss this show, Philadelphia! Duuuuuuuuude.

Details after the jump… (more…)

The sequel to our first rock ‘n’ roll sampler “So Indie It Hurts: ROIR Rocks Vol 1” is now available for FREE on Amazon MP3!

Tracks:
1. Rocket USA – Suicide
2. Pills – New York Dolls
3. Melt Yourself Down – James Chance & The Contortions
4. You Taste Like The Tropics – Bush Tetras
5. Missing Boy – The Durutti Column
6. So ‘n So – Mike Ladd
7. Drainidge – Terrorists
8. Pi – Univox
9. American Beat – The Fleshtones
10. Old Snakey – Jazz Butcher Conspiracy
11. Caca de Vaca – Joe “King” Carrasco
12. Get Off The Phone – Johnny Thunders
13. Never Been in a Riot – Mekons

Download So Indie It Hurts: ROIR Rocks Vol 2 for FREE here.

We’ve been telling you about these boys for months. The blogsters are loving their unique vocal harmonies, post-punk construction and garage-punk skronk. Following the digital release a few weeks back, ROIR is proud to release the debut CD album from Philadelphia’s Univox!

Pre-order the CD album now…
only $9.99 and get a FREE 7″ single!
*7″ offer while supplies last

Download a free MP3 of the track “Pi” here.

Univox are playing two shows in Philly this month:
May 27 @ The Barbary, Philadelphia, PA with Fang Island
May 29 @ Danger Danger Gallery, Philadelphia, PA