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Friday, Jan 15 2016, 6AM
EL VY is a collaboration between Portland's Brent Knopf (of Ramona Falls) and The National's Matt Berninger. Read a feature article about this pair: www.thestranger.com
Read about M83's anticipated 2016 album and Anthony Gonzalez release of out of print catalog albums: consequenceofsound.net
"More Rain" will be out on March 4th, 2016. You can pre-order it and instantly receive "Girl From Conejo Valley": mwardmusic.com
This is a Folk Implosion cover. Shearwater will probably play it when they perform at the Crocodile on Friday, March 25th, 2016.
Atlas Sound is a side project of Deerhunter's Bradford Cox. Go back to 2009 to get a free song, "Quick Canal," a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Proceeds from this song will go to Innocence Project. Read about The Arcs' concern about the criminal justice system on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com
Autolux will be performing at the Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge over the Memorial Day weekend.
Here's a review of Toronto band Electric Youth's 2014 release, "Innerworld": www.thelineofbestfit.com
Radiohead sets up a new company each time they release an album and have just done so again, indicating that their 2016 release is (probably) on its way: www.independent.co.uk
Swedish pop dio Club 8 celebrated 20 years together in 2015: www.facebook.com
"Born in the Echoes" was on many KEXP listeners and DJ's top ten lists for 2015. Here's DJ Larry Rose's list for your edification: blog.kexp.org
Shabazz Palaces will play WOW Hall in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday, January 30th, 2016.
On February 26th, 2016, Santigold will release her new album, "99 cents." In the meantime, here's the video for "Chasing Shadows," another song besides "Can't Get Enough" from the album: pitchfork.com
Seattle's own The Cave Singers will perform at Neumos on Saturday, February 20th, 2016. Watch live video of an exclusive performance for KEXP VIP Club members at the Triple Door in 2013: blog.kexp.org
Go to Cold War Kids' official website to see a number of interesting videos, including "First" and "Hotel Anywhere": www.coldwarkids.com
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says that Leonard Cohen heads the class of musical artist who can truly be called poets, a class that includes Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Lou Reed. Read more: rockhall.com
David Bowie picked TV on the Radio to cover "Heroes" for the "War Child" album: consequenceofsound.net
Read about this new song by Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanlij and watch the video: pitchfork.com
Watch an extraordinary in-studio performance by Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius: blog.kexp.org
Go here to download Nick Cave's "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!," a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Stuart Staples A. says that he thinks this song has something to do with how memory defines you. Read a track-by-track discussion by Staples of the new album, "The Waiting Room": www.npr.org
Young Galaxy is on tour but is not stopping in Seattle. They are playing The Imperial in Vancouver, BC on Wednesday, February 10th, 2016.
Read a gentle and moving tribute to David Bowie's influence on parenting: www.parentmap.com
Read a KEXP Q & A last year with Snuff Redux' Skyler Ford: blog.kexp.org
Get tickets now for Miike Snow's show at The Showbox on Sunday,April 10th, 2016: www.axs.com
Enola Gay is the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. OMD's Andy McCluskey and Paul Humpreys talk about how they made the song here: www.theguardian.com
Beat Connection will be performing at Sasquatch! on Friday, May 27th, 2016: lineup.sasquatchfestival.com
Ahhh.....the Friday song! Tickets are on sale now for the 14th Annual Expansions MLK Unity Party on Sunday, January 17th at Columbia City Theater: blog.kexp.org
Tacocat will be playing "I Hate The Weekend' when they play Chop Suey on Thursday, March 31st, 2016. That will be a record release for "Lost Time": tacocatdotcom.com
Go see what Ex Hex did with a couple of disposable cameras before they left on tour with King Tuff last spring: www.exhexband.com
Released in 1976, this is the debut song for the band Blondie. Watch the official video of Blondie performing the song (and look at Debbie Harry's bangs): www.youtube.com
Allmusic says that, sixteen years after his debut, Kelly Stoltz' "In Triangle Time" is "another great record from a man who knows how it's done": www.allmusic.com
Channy Leaneagh and Polica will be here in Seattle, playing the Neptune Theatre on Thursday, March 31st, 2016.
LaDonna Adrian Gaines was born Dec. 31, 1948, in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, and died in May, 2012. The cause of death was lung cancer, not attributable to smoking, but reputedly to asbestos exposure from the 9/11 attacks. www.nytimes.com
Four Tet (musician Kieran Hebden) will be playing Sasquatch! on Monday, May 30th, 2016.: lineup.sasquatchfestival.com
It's true. Brittany and the band will be playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival on Sunday, May 29th, 2016. While you're waiting (only 4 months and 11 days), download this marvelous song and play it often: blog.kexp.org
Sharon Jones will be performing at The Moore Theatre on Thursday, April 14th, 2016: sharonjonesandthedapkings.com
Sarah Rayne of the band Babes was the voice of Sid's little sister in the original "Toy Story": www.ew.com
"I Follow Rivers" was nominated for the World Music Award for the World's Best Song in 2011: www.youtube.com
"New View" will be released on January 22nd, 2016, and Eleanor Friedberger will be here in Seattle in support of the new album. She's performing at Barboza on Saturday, March 5th, 2016.
Jessica Lea Mayfield brings her plaintive voice to an all ages show at Fremont Abbey Arts Center on Friday, January 29th, 2016: fremontabbey.org
Watch Ethiopian children sing Nirvana to learn English and celebrate Dave Grohl's birthday yesterday (January 14th): fremontabbey.org
You can purchase the "SRiD EP" at Surf Rock is Dead's Bandcamp page: surfrockisdead.bandcamp.com
Go hear Deep Sea Diver at Neumos on Wednesday, March 16th, 2016. While you're waiting for the release of "Secrets," download "One By One," a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Big Grams is a collaboration between Big Boi and Phantogram. You can hear them at Sasquatch! on Sunday, May 29th, 2016: lineup.sasquatchfestival.com
This is, of course, a Neil Young cover. Visit Saint Etienne's official website: www.saintetienne.com
Seattle singer-songwriter David Bazan will play the Neptune Theatre on Friday, February 26th, 2016. Watch live video of a 2011 session in the kEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
Here are "10 killer Depeche Mode song" that, according to this article, aren't on nearly enough iPods: www.undertheradarmag.com
To connect with Nashville band All Them Witches, follow them on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com
w / ou was the KEXP Song of the Day on January 11th. Listen here: blog.kexp.org. They will be playing with Oh Wonder at the Neptune on Monday, January 18th. www.stgpresents.org