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Contest: Win Tickets to See The Black Keys on 9/25 (San Diego)

owl and bear staff — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:00:52 +0000

See the Black Keys at Soma on 9/25 -- our treat.

Contest: Win Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs on Vinyl

j. walkos — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:00:27 +0000

Win a copy of Arcade Fire's new album, The Suburbs, on fancy-pants vinyl.

Contest: Win The Moviegoers’ New 7-inch

chris maroulakos — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:00:34 +0000

We're giving away a copy of The Moviegoers' new record.

Contest: Win Electric Tickle Machine’s ‘Blew It Again’ on Vinyl

owl and bear staff — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:42:22 +0000

Win the New York band's new album on vinyl.

Contest: Win Tickets to see Robyn on 7/22 (San Diego)

owl and bear staff — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:00:17 +0000

The Swedish electronica chanteuse will play the Belly Up Tavern on July 22.

Contest: Win Shapes of Future Frames’ New 7-Inch

chris maroulakos — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:00:54 +0000

We're giving away three copies of Shapes of Future Frames' debut seven-inch.

Contest: Win a One Eskimo Prize Pack, Including Tickets to Anthology 7/1, T-Shirt, & CD

owl and bear staff — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:14:50 +0000

The prize pack includes two tickets to the 7/1 Anthology show.

Contest: Win Califone’s Film ‘All My Friends Are Funeral Singers’

t. loper — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:45:13 +0000

Win a copy of Califone's film "All My Friends Are Funeral Singers."

Contest: Win Tickets to See The Whigs on 6/17 (San Diego)

j. walkos — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:56:02 +0000

Get your hair blown back by The Whigs.

Contest: Win Tickets to See Freelance Whales on 5/25 (San Diego)

t. loper — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:00:06 +0000

Our favorite musical marine mammals are playing The Loft in La Jolla on May 25.

Poetic Memory: Balmorhea (List)

owl and bear staff — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:33:57 +0000

Win tickets to see Balmorhea on May 6 at the Casbah.

Contest: Win Tickets to See Los Campesinos! on 5/11 (San Diego)

owl and bear staff — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:47:08 +0000

Romance is boring, but Los Campesinos! definitely aren't.

Contest: Win ‘Songs of the Young Sinclairs’ on Vinyl

j. walkos — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:06:56 +0000

You're not a fool, are you?

Contest: Win ‘Wilco (The Album)’ on Vinyl

owl and bear staff — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:10:29 +0000

Your favorite Chicagoans are currently on a sold out tour, but that's no reason to stop listening to them.

Win “End Times” by Eels (Contest)

owl and bear staff — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:06:21 +0000

The slithering Southern Californians are back, having never left in the first place.

Win Neil Young’s ‘Dreamin’ Man’ (Contest)

owl and bear staff — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:53:19 +0000

If Harvest Moon is like an old friend, Dreamin' Man is like an old friend who hasn't aged a day since you last met.

Win Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ ‘Up From Below’ on Vinyl (Contest)

chris maroulakos — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:37:19 +0000

Enter for a chance to win Up From Below, the new album by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.

Win Califone’s ‘Funeral Singers’ on Vinyl (Contest)

owl and bear staff — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:13:51 +0000

Yesterday, Dead Oceans released “Funeral Singers” (MP3), the first single from Califone’s new record, All My Friends Are Funeral Singers. Stereogum broke the news, saying: I remember seeing Califone…and being struck by how a seated Tim Rutili and his fellow multi-instrumental bandmates mesmerized a young crowd who was most likely there to see the headliner, Modest [...]

Win The Fruit Bats’ ‘Ruminant Band’ on Vinyl (Contest)

owl and bear staff — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:18:45 +0000

Just a few days ago, O&B favorites The Fruit Bats released The Ruminant Band, their first long-player since 2005. Pitchfork even gave The Ruminant Band a 7.4, the website’s highest honor for albums that contain semblances of jubilation. To whet your whistle, here’s an MP3 of their excellent new track, “My Unusual Friend“. If you [...]

Win M. Ward’s ‘Hold Time’ on Vinyl (Contest)

owl and bear staff — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:18:41 +0000

Portland’s M. Ward has been compared to seemingly everyone, but on Hold Time, his most recent release, he finally comes into his own. In addition to 2009′s Hold Time, Ward’s supergroup Monsters of Folk—which includes Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) and Jim James (My Morning Jacket)—will release an LP on September 22. The Monsters tour, which [...]

San Diegans: Win Tickets to See the Greycoats May 4 at Soda Bar (MP3)

chris maroulakos — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:13:47 +0000

We at Owl & Bear love you. Sure, sometimes we treat you badly, or forget to call, or embarrass you in front of your friends, but that’s just our way, and it doesn’t mean we don’t care about you. And because we love you—and not because it’s your birthday, or Valentine’s Day, or any other [...]

Win Phish’s 7DVD ‘Clifford Ball’ Box Set (Contest)

owl and bear staff — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:52:58 +0000

Rhino recently released this 7-DVD collection documenting The Clifford Ball, a “landmark concert event” that drew more than 70,000 fans to upstate New York in August 1996. According to the press release: It was the largest concert event of 1996 in North America and set the tone for festivals including Bonnaroo and Coachella. Ray Waddell [...]

Win a Copy of Sera Cahoone’s ‘Only as the Day is Long’

owl and bear staff — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:10:29 +0000

Do you want this brand new copy of Sera Cahoone’s folksy sophomore effort Only as the Day is Long, free of charge? Well, you may be in luck! All you have to do is email admin@owlandbear.com and be the first lucky entrant who sends his or her name and mailing address. That’s right, the first [...]

Win a Copy of Bon Iver’s ‘Blood Bank’

owl and bear staff — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:10:08 +0000

Does anyone want this brand new, shrink-wrapped copy of Bon Iver’s wondrous and brief EP Blood Bank? To enter, email admin@owlandbear.com with your (real or made up) blood type and (real) mailing address. The third-to-last person to email us by January 31, 2009 at 11:59 PST will win the CD. We’ll move on to the [...]

Win Bon Iver on Vinyl (Contest)

owl and bear staff — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:26:41 +0000

As we gear up to publish our list of favorite albums from 2008, we’d like to offer up an extra-special contest for Owl and Bear readers. For Emma, Forever Ago is so good that it deserves accolades, but because the album made our Top 20 of 2007 (though not officially released at the time), our [...]