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FIRST SHOW WITH NEW BAND Ola Podrida debut new line-up at the Mohawk on December 11th After months of preparation, the live incarnation of Ola Podrida will play their debut show at The Mohawk in Austin, TX on December 11th with labelmates Balmorhea.  The live band features Colin Swietek on guitar, David McComb on bass, and Matthew Frank on drums, and David Wingo on vocals and guitar.
THIS OLD WORLD VIDEO PREMIERE Magnet Magazine premieres the first video from Belly of the Lion Magnet Magazine recently premiered the first video from Belly of the Lion here.  According to Austin Sound "There’s something a little creepy about hearing David Wingo’s croaking voice filtered through a little girl, but then leave it to the amazing Zellner Brothers (creators of the Octopus Project’s incredible videos) to make the charming unexpectedly weird. We will say that David and Nathan Zellner manage to perfectly capture the sense of restless and youthful malaise and frustration that drips from the songs of Ola Podrida, but man, this little girl is gonna need some help by the time she’s a teenager." You can read more here.
EARLY PRESS  FOR BELLY OF THE LION Pitchfork Media, The Austin Chronicle, Aquarium Drunkard, and KUT Several publications have expressed early praise for Belly of the Lion!  According to Pitchfork "...Wingo doesn't make the scenario especially momentous. Instead, he keeps the song life-size, but ironically, that only makes it sound that much larger and more poignant-- an ode to plans made but never executed." Read the full track review for "Your Father's Basement" here. The Austin Chronicle recently published an early review of Belly of the Lion here and a feature/interview with David Wingo here.  Aquarium Drunkard recently premiered the track "Roomful of Sparrows." You can check it out here. Austin's NPR station KUT recently featured Belly of the Lion's opening track "The Closest We Will Ever Be" as their Song of the Day here.
BELLY OF THE LION New release available Nov 10th The new Ola Podrida album Belly of the Lion will be available in November, on CD and mp3. Chockfull of unsentimental love songs, the album pulses with the burgeoning sexuality borne of feral adolescent summers spent in the sprawling suburbs of the South. It's hard not to be wooed, as the songs gingerly lay to rest the calamities that inevitably befall an adventurous heart.
GENTLEMEN  BRONCOS Film premiers in Austin at Fantastic Fest Gentlemen Broncos, the latest film directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) premiered at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX.  The film features a soundtrack composed and recorded by David Wingo of Ola Podrida.  Read more at the official site here.
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