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Wednesday, Mar 29 2017, 1AM
the sophomore release from Ibibio Sound Machine led by London-born, Nigerian vocalist Eno Williams
Iggy recorded a spoken word for the piece to be featured on their new album: “They sent me a good song and they’re looking for a narration in it, and I liked their music and their picture, so I’m doing that.”
Watch a past Live on KEXP with The Black Angles, still holding onto hope they will add a Northwest tour date on their upcoming tour : www.youtube.com
A good roller-coster music video to go with the track: www.youtube.com
Just announced Animal Collective will be playing the Neptune on 6/29
The single by the Rhode-Island Sub Pop signed group translates to "We're Elegant/Intelligent (We're Not Dumb)." and according to the band is about "a declaration of one's ability to decolonize one's mind, and the importance of fearlessly unlearning the ways white supremacy conditions people to think and exist."
HMLTD's music video for "To the Door" pairs well with the song, a must watch "www.youtube.com"
This track alone includes "drummer & producer Ross Orton, and Sean Lennon playing an old marching band drum." as well as Zumi Rosow of the Flaming Lips on Sax.
Watch a past live on KEXP: www.youtube.com and catch Porcelain Raft at the Sunset Tavern on April 30th!
Sexy Boy was featured in the film 10 Things I Hate About You. The non-animated parts of the music video were shot in real-time: www.youtube.com
You can see local band Bread & Butter Live on KEXP with their session on April 14th
read a KEXP song of the day write-up about "Terrified" : blog.kexp.org
Sleaford Mods will have a Live on KEXP session on April 5th and will be playing Neumos later that night
Want to learn more about the Mekons? Check out the documentary mekonsmovie.com
Radiohead will be in town April 8th at Key Arena if you were lucky enough to snag tickets fast enough!
Off the new release and Jens Lekman's first in five years Life Will See You Now, hopefully you caught Jens Lekman at his March 5th show www.youtube.com
Watch a past Live on KEXP with Benjamin Booker: www.google.com
Entroducing... is the debut studio album by American music producer DJ Shadow, released on September 16, 1996 by the British independent record label Mo' Wax Recordings. The album is known for being composed almost entirely of sampled content, most of which originated from various vinyl records obtained by DJ Shadow during trips to record shops.
Recorded with Garageband and his iphone "Dark Red" is new track by Steve Lacy of the Internet
Watch a past Live on KEXP with the Drums: www.youtube.com
Watch a live on KEXP with Seattle Locals Acpulco Lips: www.youtube.com
King Gizzard will be playing a sold out show at Neumos April 9th, and will be stopping to play an in-studio the next morning. Check out this cool video about the making of their newest Microtonal album Flying Microtonal Banana www.youtube.com
A track off the upcoming album about “a meditation on love, and on what life means now”
Julia Holter will be playing a few show with Wire in the coming month, both as an opener and as part of their Drill Festival. Holter's upcoming release In the Same Room Is named after a track on the 2012 record Ekstasis, and features material from throughout her career.
Playing the Crystal Ball Reading room on May 10th, in the meantime you can watch a past Live on KEXP: www.youtube.com
The Jungle Brothers pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house-music producer.
Black Moth Super Rainbow is an American experimental band from Pittsburgh, check out the music video here: www.youtube.com
Watch a cover by the Ting Tings www.dailymotion.com
Get down with a Live on KEXP with East India Youth: www.youtube.com
“The song ‘Pity’ was influenced by a sexual assault case that happened a few years ago. What made it even more alarming and upsetting for me was the fact that it was documented by several different people who were there when it happened. People stood by and willingly chose to film on their smartphones and then upload the videos and share them online. The presence of cameras and the violation of the victim’s rights and respect was completely disregarded beyond measure."
a Washington, D.C.-based recording artist and DJ collective formed in the summer of 1995 at Washington D.C.'s Eighteenth Street Lounge.
The band name was derived from a school music class, where students improvised on various 'instruments'. After banging on some trash cans, someone mentioned Frank Sinatra and there you have "Trashcan Sinatras"
Thee New Pornographers will be playing at the Moore on April 15 and will have a Live on KEXP session earlier that morning.
The song's title is a play on the Heimlich Maneuver and an allusion to the book White Noise by Don DeLillo.
Be sure to tune in next week for a special Wire edition of the overnight show! Abbie will dig up rare demos and venture into the solo work and collaborations of individual band members including B.C. Gilbert, Colin Newman, Dome, He Said, and more along with reflections from Bruce, Colin, Graham, and artists influenced by Wire. Special interviews included!
"Contact" was originally sung by Brigitte Bardot in 1968. Mick Harvey's new version features Channthy Kak of Cambodian Space Project and Xanthe Waite (Terry) on vocals.
Vintage video to go with the track: www.youtube.com
