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Nantesby Beirut
Nantes
Beirut
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- Sep 23, 2020
9:42 AM"Good morning John and crew, I was wondering if you could fit in Beirut's Nantes. The last 6 months have been so weird. In some ways it's been a real downer to not go on the family camping trips that were planned or to big family gatherings. On the other hand, working from home has given me the opportunity to spend so much more time with my wife and son. I also discovered KEXP shortly after the pandemic started. I get excited about turning on the Morning Show each workday. I've discovered a lot of new music that has been released since I've been busy adulting. Thank you for that. Aaron in Sacramento" - Mar 12, 2019
11:10 AMSong # 375. In this interview, Beirut's Zach Condon discusses his love affair with France in the album"The Flying Club Cup.": www.mtv.com - Feb 20, 2019
9:54 AMSee Beirut live at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, Feb 27th, and stay tuned cuz KEXP is giving tickets away all day! Here's the video for Beirut's "Nantes": www.youtube.com - Nov 30, 2017
6:46 AMFrom Beirut frontman Zach Condon about the inspiration for 'The Flying Club Cup': "Back in the early 1900s...there used to be this hot air balloon festival in Paris—[the album's] titled after that and after this very bizarre 1910 photo I found [by Léon Gimpel]. It's one of the first color photos ever made, at the World's Fair, and it...shows all these ancient hot air balloons about to take off in the middle of Paris. I just thought it was the most surreal image I'd seen in a long time." - Sep 26, 2017
17:30 PM#322 This song was sampled by Chance The Rapper for his track "Long Time". blog.kexp.org - Aug 28, 2017
6:10 AMBeirut's Zach Condon on the band's name: “One of the reasons I named the band after that city was the fact that it’s seen a lot of conflict. It’s not a political position. I worried about that from the beginning. But it was such a catchy name. I mean, if things go down that are truly horrible, I’ll change it. But not now. It’s still a good analogy for my music. I haven’t been to Beirut, but I imagine it as this chic urban city surrounded by the ancient Christian and Muslim worlds. The place where things collide” - Mar 14, 2017
12:33 PM#362 Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zach Condon, and later expanded into a band. Visit their official website here: beirutband.com - Feb 24, 2017
6:57 AMThere are numerous videos available at Beirut's official website: beirutband.com - Jan 12, 2016
22:15 PMBeirut released their new album "No No No" last year and went to KEXP's Cutting Room Studios in New York to do an interview with John Richards and play their new tunes. Give the session a listen at kexp.org - Aug 19, 2014
6:26 AM - Dec 11, 2012
13:26 PMIn which Zach Condon discusses formative music experiences throughout his life - tiny.cc - Dec 4, 2012
22:28 PMBeirut is a project of a young singer/musician from Albuquerque named Zach Condon. - Aug 1, 2012
10:56 AMPortland residents/frequenters rejoice! Beirut is on this year's MusicFestNW lineup (along with the likes of Sebadoh and Girl Talk) and their set is Friday, September 7th at 8 PM.
