Troy Nelson

(or the morning, esp. if you're only on a couple hours sleep)

Playing Thursday Sept. 19th and Friday Sept. 20th at The Paramount!

Playing Friday Sept. 20th at The Vera Project with Bear Mountain & Hibou

This album featuring experimentally-minded musician Jim O"Rourke as Sonic Youth's fifth member

Due out September 3rd! (when he's not being all groom-y, frontman Travis Johnson makes FX pedals for Death by Audio)

Playing this Wednesday at the Neptune Theatre with Vox Mod!

Mr. Shadow is playing a DJ set at Neumos - Thursday, September 12th

Also releases as a 12" single b/w non-album cut "Magic Beanz"

Originally out of Portland, the now L.A.-based duo were inspired to strip down their beats after a particularly inspired night of reverie

Let's Be Still drops October 15th! In the meantime, catch 'em in Portland at MusicFest NW on September 7th

Scope the band's excellent KEXP in-studio performance right here - youtu.be

The truth is out there

The band's U.S. label, Elektra, refused to release "Lullaby" as Disintegration's first single (as was the case in the U.K.), instead opting for "Fascination Street"

Out now! Hear Mauro Remiddi's gauzy, swirling guitar sounds Thursday, September 19th at Barboza

HEY! For the 2013 Fall Drive we're asking listeners to vote for the BEST albums of the 21st century! Vote for your faves here (ends September 4th) and listen in during the Drive to hear the countdown results - kexp.org

As featured on KEXP's Song of the Day - blog.kexp.org

S.F.'s The Dodos are playing with The Love Language at Neumos - Sunday, September 8th

Junior Boys' Jeremy Greenspan has been busy on the solo tip, release a number of 12" singles on Caribou's dance label Jiaolong as well as doing some stellar remix work of late

Featuring vocals from Massive Attack regular Shara Nelson

Display your affection in public for Part Time's sophomore full-length (as heard soundtracking your summer makeout sessions)

Playing the Sub Pop Showcase at Decibel Fest - Thursday, September 26th at the Showbox Market with Shabazz Palaces, TheeSatisfaction and Kingdom Crumbs!

Live at KEXP Vol. 9 out September 2nd, featuring one-of-a-kind live performances from Divine Fits, Alt-J, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Beach House and more! - kexp.org

Here's The Cave Singers playing cuts off their new album Naomi here at KEXP - youtu.be

All the modern vampires live in Greenpoint

Remember how Jarvis Cocker was in Fantastic Mr. Fox? That was pretty kewl... You know you've hit it big when Wes Anderson makes a puppet out of you

Drops October 1st Earthling... It's been 13 years since we heard from Del the Funky Homosapien + Dan the Automator + Kid Koala

Woo your paramour with some lilacs and champagne, then put on this smexy affair from the eponymous Portland duo

One of Troy's go-to songs at karaoke (JOKE: it only takes ONE drink to get Troy intoxicated, he just doesn't know if it's the 11th or 12th)

Fun, breezy summertime beats from Greek musician / producer Panagiotis Melidis

Today's KEXP Song of the Day // Appearing at Bumbershoot - this Saturday, the 31st at Bumbershoot // LIVE on KEXP - Friday, September 6th at 12:30 pm from the Doug Fir in Portland! - blog.kexp.org

On tour now in support of their fourth release, An Object. The L.A. duo were LOUD and RAMBUNCTIOUS for their Seattle show date, so go see 'em #RAWK

Pro tip: If you squint really hard, there's a naked lady on the cover

Paul Banks released a less-than-well received hip hop mixtape, to put it kindly, earlier this year entitled Everybody on My Dick Like They Supposed to Be... yup

The Tennessee native enlisted the help of Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and Booker T. Jones for her debut album of inspired gospel, country and "gutbucket" blues

A song written by musician Richard Berry, who also penned "Louie Louie" (made famous by The Kingsmen)

LIVE on KEXP - Friday, September 6th at 4:30 pm from the Doug Fir in Portland // Playing Sunday, September 8th at Neumos with The Dodos

The Brothers Reid + drum machine + tousled hair + rain = Darklands

The Minneapolis MC's day jobs used to include waitressing and "...writing reference manuals used by doctors in the implantation of pacemakers"

Austin synth-pop quintet Feathers are playing with Blouse at the (always all-ages) Vera Project - Tuesday, September 17th!

The perpetually scruffy James Murphy is playing the Rifflandia Festival up in Victoria, B.C. September 12th, then swinging through Seattle September 14th to ply his DJ trade at Neumos

LIVE on KEXP - Friday, October 4th at 1:00 pm! // That night at the Tractor Tavern with Karl Blau

Sorry, folks, if that car horn at the beginning of the song caused any drivers to freak out and flip somebody off in traffic accidentally

HOT OFF THE VIRTUAL PRESS: video from Sebadoh's awesome KEXP in-studio performance from earlier this month! - youtu.be

The only studio release from these Scousers

From Sydney, AU (where they called Burger King "Hungry Jack's... it's like a foreign country there)

Go ahead and buy this and finally realize your dream of owning a Ski Lodge (hot cocoa and giant fireplace not included)

"NOT THE BEES!!!!!!!!" - youtu.be

LIVE on the Midday Show today at 11:00 am + playing TONIGHT at the Showbox Market!

The band's very first single, released in 1981 (b/w "Sitting Still")

Or, as they're known in Spanish-speaking locales, ¡Hey! ¡Hello!

Dream Cave out September 17th

Check out this live performance with Portugal. The Man recorded at the Triple Door last month!: kexp.org