Troy Nelson

Troy Nelson

Troy Nelson

Variety Mix
Last show: Saturday, Oct 19 2024, 3PM
troy@kexp.org
Tuesday, Jul 23 2019, 2PM
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2:04 PM
49th spin
Ride will be in town this fall, playing the Crocodile on October 8th!
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Watch the animated music video for this track here: blind.com
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2:13 PM
73rd spin
Title track from the new album - out September 27th. // “It felt like there was a darker edge to what we were coming up with and we wanted to make sure that carried through the whole record,” said bassist Thomas Walmsley. “It’s not a ten track, relentless rock record from start to finish, it’s got a lot of light and shade and more tender moments, but that heavier, darker sound is something we wanted to explore further.”
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2:20 PM
36th spin
Check out the music video here: www.youtube.com
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2:24 PM
4th spin
Sassyblack will play Fawcett Hall at Alma Mater in Tacoma on September 7th! Tickets here: bit.ly
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2:27 PM
11th spin
Light Asylum performed in our studio back in 2012. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com
Freakout 2024
Thursday, Nov 7, 2024  
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2:31 PM
152nd spin
Reznor has stated that the song was influenced heavily by "Dig It", a song by Skinny Puppy from their 1986 album Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse.
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Playing a free show at ARTS at King St Station on August 1st. More info here: bit.ly
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2:41 PM
44th spin
In 2003, 'Head Over Heels' was named one of the most eccentric British albums of all time by Mojo magazine.
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2:45 PM
25th spin
With the state of the planet - musically, politically, environmentally - on her mind since the birth of her son, Sarah Assbring sees KoKoro as not only an album but also as an aesthetic and political movement of sorts - about the vulnerability and the strength of the heart. bit.ly
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2:48 PM
6th spin
New music from Flume, featuring vocals from London Grammar's Hannah Reid.
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2:53 PM
50th spin
Mavis Staples will be live at Marymoor Park on August 17th as part of CHOMP! More info here: www.chomplocal.org
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In 2015, Guy was ranked 23rd in Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
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When the song was first released, its title was widely rumoured to have stood for "Nativity in Black", or to a lesser extent "Name In Blood". In a 1992 interview, Geezer Butler states that the title simply refers to Bill Ward's goatee at the time, which the rest of the band thought was shaped like a pen nib; also referred to as nibby.
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The Black Angels covering The Zombies for a 2012 Record Store Day release.
Freakout 2024
Thursday, Nov 7, 2024  
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Japanese Breakfast covering Tears For Fears. Curt Smith calls it a "beautiful, ethereal reimagining" of the original track.
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3:19 PM
56th spin
Animal Collective cover.
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3:23 PM
168th spin
Playing the Gorge Amphitheatre with Bon Iver on September 6th!
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3:26 PM
25th spin
Check out Kyle Craft's in-studio from last year and stay tuned for his most recent performance with Showboat Honey! www.youtube.com
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3:32 PM
32nd spin
Check out our photos from Capitol Hill Block Party, featuring Vagabon, Mitski, Lizzo and more!
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3:35 PM
22nd spin
Perel is the moniker of Berlin-based producer Annegret Fiedler. bit.ly
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3:48 PM
20th spin
Playing the Holocene in Portland on September 5th!
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3:54 PM
21st spin
We're giving away Herbie Hancock / Kamasi Washington tickets! Text 'Herbie' to 206-903-5397 now for your chance to win!
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4:02 PM
77th spin
Woods performed live on KEXP back in 2016. Check out the full video on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com
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4:09 PM
1st spin?!
Playing the Tacoma Dome on November 23rd!
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Death Valley Girls will be a part of this year's Freakout Festival, November 14th-17th in Ballard. Check out the full lineup and get all the info on the festival here: bit.ly
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Sheer Mag will be back in Seattle, playing at Chop Suey on September 17th!
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Watch live footage of the band playing this song from '78: www.youtube.com
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From the new album 'Metronomy Forever' out September 13th via Because Music.
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4:32 PM
32nd spin
Fruit Bats’ Gold Past Life marks both an end and a beginning. It’s the end of an unintentional thematic trilogy of records from Eric D. Johnson that began with 2014’s EDJ (a solo record by name, but a Fruit Bats release in spirit) and hit an emotional peak with 2016’s Absolute Loser.
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Support Mirah's d.rip campaign here: d.rip
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Unlike later Sly and the Family Stone albums, A Whole New Thing was recorded live in the studio instead of being overdubbed and featured less of a pop feel than later releases such as Dance to the Music and Stand!.
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4:43 PM
7th spin
Playing the Showbox on September 19th!
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Text 'Herbie' to 206-903-5397 now for your chance to win tickets to Herbie Hancock and Kamasi Washington at Marymoor Park!
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4:55 PM
14th spin
Full-length unreleased anthology recorded 1982-1986, unearthed by Peanut Butter Wolf.
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5:00 PM
31st spin
Check out this interview we did with the band from back in 2008: www.youtube.com
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5:03 PM
71st spin
Get your 80s nostalgia flowing: www.youtube.com
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5:09 PM
31st spin
Check out this feature from Rolling Stone on the newly reunited Vivian Girls: bit.ly
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5:11 PM
155th spin
Check out Slowdive LIVE on KEXP here: www.youtube.com
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5:17 PM
9th spin
Legends covering legends: www.youtube.com
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5:24 PM
7th spin
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5:29 PM
28th spin
Larry Blackmon said of the song, "It just sounded good, and it was before its time. You can play 'Word Up' anyplace anywhere, and someone is going to be grooving and bobbing their head. Our sound was unique, as well. I haven’t heard another one like it, and we probably won’t hear another one like it in the future. It was that significant for us."
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Marking the first release in thirty years for the recently revived legendary disco label West End Records, Work also closes a six-year gap for Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel, who last released Dynamics in 2013.
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5:41 PM
19th spin
Playing the Clock-Out Lounge on September 20th with Moon Palace!
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Find out more on this London-based artist here: missworld.bandcamp.com
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The title of the song was originally "Sex Offender". Bassist Gary Valentine originally wrote the song about an 18-year-old boy being arrested for having sex with his younger girlfriend. Debbie Harry changed the lyrics so that the song was about a prostitute being attracted to the police officer that had arrested her.
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5:49 PM
20th spin
Paak has stated in interviews that Dre let him have more freedom with the production on Ventura, following the more tightly produced Oxnard. In a March 2019 interview for Esquire, he said, "[Dre] let me have a lot of leeway on Ventura. He was like, it seems like you got it. I spread my wings on the production and on the writing and on these collaborations."
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Thievery Corporation is an American electronic music duo consisting of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton. Their musical style mixes elements of dub, acid jazz, reggae, Indian classical, Middle Eastern music, hip hop, electronica, and Brazilian music, including bossa nova.
Thievery Corporation
Monday, Dec 16, 2024  
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