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Saturday, Feb 13 2016, 3PM
The Cave Singers will be here LIVE! Wednesday, Feb 24, 12:00 PM. Also playing on Fri Feb 19 at Barboza and Sat Feb 20 at Neumos
This group has been pushing the boundaries of trip-hop and techno since they formed in 1988 (see KEXP doc on electronic innovators blog.kexp.org) and that doesn't stop here. Ritual Spirit is Massive Attack's first solo album since 2010's Heligoland, and hopefully a sign of more musical goodness to come.
Channeling the demise of The Shangri-La's 'Leader of the Pack', women under the influence, ladies and gentlemen of the canyon, a Kung-fu Marianne Faithful, and an armed Nancy Sinatra on peyote, Lykke Li has created an 11 song album that sounds like no other. Live video of Lykke Li here at KEXP, blog.kexp.org
Ringo Deathstarr will be here at KEXP, Sat, Feb 27 3:00 PM, and then playing later that night at the Sunset Tavern. Texan shoegaze revivalists Ringo Deathstarr return with their fifth studio album, ''Pure Mood.'' ''Pure Mood'' oozes all things dank, dark and dreamy. The 12 track LP presents a vivid and searing collection of songs that re-imagine the shoegaze genre, allowing Ringo Deathstarr to soar beyond their contemporaries.
Playing Fri Feb 19 @ Everyday Music. So Pitted perform on a special Halloween edition of Audioasis and try to scare Sharlese with sounds. kexp.org
Wire performs live on the Afternoon Show and talks about the Drill Festival from 2013. kexp.org
Portland veteran rockers The Dandy Warhols play a psychedelic set of songs. kexp.org
Playing Mar 11 @ Neptune. An excerpt from our review of Big Black Coat: Junior Boys return with their first record in five years. Herein, Junior Boys have their most accessible record yet, albeit in sonic territory that exists far outside the present realm of trend. It looks like Junior Boys are back to set another precedent, in the style and the mastery that we can expect from them. blog.kexp.org
Danish producer Trentemoller plays a live set at KEXP, kexp.org Trentemoller returns with his first album on Poker Flat, 'The Last Resort', a beautifully crafted, astonishing masterpiece that will leave you breathless. The 13 instrumental tracks together form a wordless musical story, almost like the soundtrack of a movie.
The seventh studio album from Radiohead fronted by the enigmatic Thom Yorke. Notoriously released as a download-only album on the band's internet site in late 2007.
Fab 2016 debut collaboration between Paul Westerberg (The Replacements) & Juliana Hatfield (Blake Babies). Our song of the day from a couple weeks ago, blog.kexp.org and check out Juliana Hatfield Three's performance here at KEXP kexp.org
Songwriters Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook marrying supremely catchy melodies to equally adept wordplay. Singles: 45s & Under gathers a dozen of their most well-loved classics into one truly five-star collection.
Playing @ Vera Project, Fri March 25. Our review of Porches' album, blog.kexp.org Pool marks a major step forward for Porches frontman Aaron Maine—as an evolving singer / songwriter, and as a nascent producer. Written and recorded almost entirely in his Manhattan apartment, Pool, is an elegant set of gorgeous synth-driven pop songs. The album is a fully immersive listening experience highlighting Maine’s insightfully filtered melancholy.
2008 debut album from the Electro outfit. Andrew Butler emerged from making music for college-based dance projects into a fully-fledged recording artist, via the New York art scene. This album is 2008's most exciting dancefloor concoction, an arthouse vision of Pure Pop by way of futuristic Electronica and classic Dance music, where beautiful, bruising harmonies and tensile rhythms collide in resurgent soundscapes and emotive Disco workouts.
This album is a culmination of Depeche Mode's middle-period experimentation. More informed by Goth than techno, it is still anchored by plenty of the larger-than-life-baritone melodrama so distinctive of David Gahan's vocals. Although nowhere near fast enough to be danceable, the commanding "Never Let Me Down" ranks as the best single on the album.
Playing Fri March 4 @ Crocodile. Alt rock power trio RNDM drop by KEXP for a commanding live set of no-frills rock n' roll. kexp.org Sophomore album from the group comprised of Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam), Joseph Arthur (Fistful of Mercy) and Richard Stuverud (The Fastbacks) features 11 brilliant tracks that pull from all band members' influences.
Seattle psych-blues group Rose Windows broke up rather unexpectedly in 2015, about a month before they were going to release their second album for Sub Pop, but guitarist/songwriter Chris Cheveyo hasn't wasted any time getting back into recording with his new band, Dræmhouse, who include ex-Rose Windows drummer Pat Schowe, Red Ribbon's Emma Danner, and Our Mother the Mountain's Brock Carless.
Playing Tues May 24 @ Neumos. It's with typical perversity that the Brian Jonestown Massacre makes the leap from the indie ghetto into the majors with their least immediate, most restrained record to date; given time to sink in, however, Strung Out in Heaven proves as engaging as their past efforts, with a focus and cohesiveness often lacking from their more visceral work.
Live in-studio coming up here Mon April 25, 12:00 PM and then playing at the Crocodile later that night. Until then, you can satisfy yourself with this video of their last performance here: Dreamy, expansive pop band lead by Jack Tatum performs during KEXP's CMJ broadcast from Union Square Ballroom www.kexp.org
Playing at Sasquatch! Music Festival, Fri May 27 – Mon May 30, Gorge Amphitheatre. Until then, watch our in-studio as Tamaryn proves it during this captivating set, filled with restless energy and her usual powerful vocals, live in the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
Also playing at Sasquatch! Music Festival, Fri May 27 – Mon May 30, Gorge Amphitheatre. French band M83 is a propulsive force. Starting with cinematic samples and pulsing atmospheric keys, these songs build in velocity to reach storied heights of energy. Join this intensely good band for a set of live atmospheric electro-rock. kexp.org
Between 1968 and 1972, New Orleans-cum-L.A. session musician Mac Rebennack transformed himself into Dr. John, The Nite Tripper. Locked Down isn't quite swampy, but it is humid, even steamy. Its grooves are tight but raw and immediate. Its lyrics and music are charged with spiritual energy, carnal desire, and righteous indignation. It melds primal rock, careening R&B, and electric blues in an irresistible, downright nasty brew.
Playing Tues May 10 @ Crocodile. They were just here for an in-studio in January! Check out their video blog.kexp.org
The debut album from young Seattle artist David Burns (aka Low Cut High Tops) is a promising blend of Nirvana grunge-pop, quirky Modest Mouse rock and other styles, combining guitars, synths and bouncy rhythms with his high vocals, angsty lyrics and catchy pop hooks
We’ve collected videos of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana covering other musicians’ songs. The list ranges from Lynyrd Skynyrd’s down-home “Sweet Home Alabama” to Terry Jacks’ “Seasons in the Sun.” The videos showcase not only Cobain’s body of knowledge and appreciation for music, but also his manifold talents and otherworldly stage presence. Come as you are, and honor Cobain here: blog.kexp.org
Playing at KEXP Fri March 25 12:00pm then later that night @ Crocodile. Jet Plane and Oxbow, Shearwater's second original full-length for Sub Pop, is their career-defining album the leap forward those of us who've been watching them for years have always believed they would make. Lush, powerful, and grand, with a confident edge heard in their live shows, it feels like the musical statement they ve been working toward through five albums and a decade on the road. It's an album that captures the light and darkness of our time through the lens of one of our most treasured bands. A video of their last in-studio here at KEXP: kexp.org
Playing Mon May 23 @ Neumos. Dubbed The Screaming Eagle of Soul, the singer is proud to present his highly anticipated third album Changes, on Daptone imprint Dunham Records. The album is named for his popular, smoldering (SPIN) cover of the Black Sabbath track. Performance video here, www.kexp.org
Sly & the Family Stone's debut album is more restrained and not nearly as funky or psychedelic as their subsequent efforts, owing far more to traditional soul arrangements. These aren't that traditional, though; Sly is already using goofier and/or more thoughtful lyrics than the soul norm, and taking some cues from rock in his adventurous and unexpected song construction.
Gorgeous chamber-pop from Seattle's Hey Marseilles. Led by the quietly powerful vocals of Matt Bishop, the band plays some lush and beautiful tracks. Live on KEXP. kexp.org