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Tuesday, Mar 19 2024, 7AM
Good Morning World, and a special good morning to the Bay Area!
This is What a Wonderful World performed by Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus. Learn more about their work here: www.oaklandgmc.org
Renowned English singer-songwriter and guitarist Robyn Hitchcock gained prominence leading the Soft Boys in the late 1970s, known for their influential album "Underwater Moonlight." Transitioning to a prolific solo career, Hitchcock's musical and lyrical styles reflect influences from artists like Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and Lou Reed.
Come Back From San Francisco's lyrical narrator expresses his feelings from the perspective of his lover has departed New York City for San Francisco. The narrator grapples with the realization that his partner's affection is not reciprocated to the same degree.
The Magnetic Fields' sixth studio album, "69 Love Songs, Volume 1," is a groundbreaking concept album comprising 69 love songs penned by frontman Stephin Merritt.
Merritt notably performed live in the men's room at KEXP in 2012. Watch the performance here:
www.youtube.com
"Headed out to San Francisco
Definitely not LA
Gonna mention your name.."
The left side of the FM radio dial is where you'll find college radio stations (an low-wattage non-commercial stations), which in the early and mid-'80s were the only places you could hear indie artists - it was truly "alternative."
the mist fills,
quiet room.
San Francisco
Here is Gregory Alan Isakov Live on KEXP:
www.youtube.com
On this day in 1990, Andrew Wood, frontman of American rock bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone, passed away at the age of 24.
Wood's exceptional songwriting and stage presence were instrumental in propelling Mother Love Bone to the forefront of the burgeoning Seattle music scene in the late 1980s. His death, shortly before the scheduled release of the band's debut album "Apple," led to the dissolution of Mother Love Bone, leaving behind a legacy that continues to influence rock music.
Watch Pearl Jam cover "Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns" at Madison Square Garden last year: www.youtube.com
Chris Cornell wrote "Say Hello 2 Heaven" as a tribute to his roommate and friend, Mother Love Bone vocalist, Andrew Wood.
Temple of the Dog formed in 1990 in Seattle, conceived by Chris Cornell of Soundgarden as a tribute to his late friend, Andrew Wood. The lineup featured members from both Mother Love Bone and Soundgarden, including Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Matt Cameron. Eddie Vedder, later the lead vocalist of Pearl Jam, also contributed vocals as a guest.
www.templeofthedog.com
Waxahatchee is part of ZooTunes at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle and will be performing on Sunday, August 18th! Tickets are now on sale: www.zoo.org
They will be in NYC on March 27th at Rough Trade and in Oakland on May 18th at Fox Theater.
"Right Back to It" is one of two singles released so far in advance of the release of Tigers Blood, due out March 22nd!
waxahatchee.bandcamp.com
"What an enormous room. Look at all the dancing I can do...."
TORRES will be LIVE on KEXP Tues. Mar. 26 at 12PM, and then playing at Neumos in Seattle later that evening!
TORRES will also be in Portland on March 27th at Mississippi Studios and in San Francisco on March 29th at Cafe Du Nord.
Here is a video from that time Mackenzie Scott of TORRES played live in KEXP's Gathering Space in 2021, hosted by Cheryl Waters: www.youtube.com.
torresmusicofficial.com
Middle Kids leader Hannah Joy co-wrote the infectious "Dramamine" with her husband Tim Fitz. The track captures the happy helplessness that comes with falling in love.
Middle Kids Tour Dates:
August Hall in San Francisco on June 15
Mississippi Studios in Portland on June 17
Neumos in Seattle on June 18.
www.middlekidsmusic.com
The seventh album from San Francisco band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. This is a cover of The Call's 1989 hit "Let the Day Begin."
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performed live in the KEXP studio in 2013. They started their set with "Let the Day Begin". Watch the full session here:
youtu.be
www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com
This evolved out of a punk rock song U2 were working on called "Always," which was eventually used as the B-side to "Beautiful Day." "Always" was included on a 2002 album of rarities called U2 7.
www.songfacts.com
The Umbrellas are a 4-piece jangle-pop group who made their debut into the San Francisco DIY pop scene in 2019 with their self-recorded and released tape, the "Maritime E.P" in 2020.
Their new album Fairweather Friend is out now.
theumbrellasca.bandcamp.com
The Sundays formed in London in 1987 by guitarist David Gavurin, vocalist Harriet Wheeler, bassist Paul Brindley and drummer Patrick Hannan. Here's Where the Story Ends was the Sundays' biggest hit internationally, topping the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. However, the song was never released as a single in the group's native UK due to the collapse of the Rough Trade Records label.
Tinsley is a Seattle-based indie pop songwriter and singer who weaves together emotion-driven lyrics and memorable melodies to tell stories of love, loss, and lessons learned.
www.tinsleymusic.com
Single from Oakland, CA group Torrey! They describe their sound as "bending classic shoegaze, rainy day indie rock sounds, and 90s alt rock flair into more intricate forms."
Torrey will be playing 2 shows in Oakland at Thee Stork Club on June 6th and June 8th.
torreymusic.bandcamp.com
"Over Orinoco flowing with joy
I bet those San Francisco folks would love to hear some Enya.
Or some James.
How cool that yall have a new station!
Craig"
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An early incarnation of James was called Venereal and the Diseases, and they played their first ever show at Eccles British Legion in March of 1980. By December they were known as Volume Distortion and supported good friends The Fall at Manchester Poly’s Cavendish Hall. wearejames.com
"Good morning John. I shared an elevator a few weeks ago at SFMOMA with Bob Mould, now a SF resident. I didn't say anything, to respect his privacy. If that is enough of a SF connection, how about playing Hoover Dam?
Stevie B from Seattle"
Film School is a five-piece indie rock band from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
They performed on KEXP at Avast! studios in 2018. Here's the full performance: www.youtube.com
filmschoolmusic.bandcamp.com
What a major day. KEXP and the gathering space provided so much inspiration to me the past 6 to 7 years in I'm so excited to have you in the bay. Overwhelmed in the best way. can you play some TV on the radio celebrate radio on the radio today?
Ted in San Fransico
This collaboration between Bay Area's DJ Shadow and De La Soul features a sample from The Belmonts and another from Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye). "
Read about how DJ Shadow discovers these samples: djshadow.com
The book Behind the Beat documents DJ Shadow's home studio (named "Reconstruction") through photos and a brief description (as of 2005). His home and studio is "nestled within a leafy San Francisco suburb" and Shadow apparently moved to the area "to be closer to the local record store."
I Left My Wallet in El Segundo was the debut single from A Tribe Called Quest, released in 1990. It contains a sample of The Chambers Brothers' "Funky" www.youtube.com
Official video - www.youtube.com
"Going Back to Cali" was composed by LL Cool J and producer Rick Rubin. It begins with a sultry, jazzy sax solo, an unorthodox intro for a hip-hop song. "This was a strange one. I went out of my comfort zone" LL Cool J explained, saying that he never really liked the song.
Rick Rubin came up with the basic concept of this song, since he was doing a lot of traveling between New York and California at the time. According to Rubin, LL was always asking him for concepts, since once the rapper had the basic idea, he could write about anything.
California über alles
Cover of the Dead Kennedys song. The lyrics are a pointed satire on Jerry Brown, the Governor of California from 1975 to 1983 (and later 2011–2019).
The original California über alles.
This version recorded for Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables was played slightly faster, featuring a much more strident vocal from Jello Biafra and a fuller, more confrontational sound altogether than the single mix.
"Everyone deserves music, sweet music
Even our worst enemies Lord, they deserve music, music
And even the quiet ones in our family, they deserve music..." :
Michael Franti and Spearhead performed Live on KEXP back in 2016. Watch the full performance on our YouTube Channel here: www.youtube.com
American Music Club was a San Francisco-based indie rock band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel, and was formed in 1982.
San Francisco was their seventh and last album before the band's break up in 1995. The band reunited in 2003 after a nine year hiatus, producing two more albums.
Queensland, Australia's Girl and Girl is headed on tour next month.
See them live at The Rickshaw Shop in San Francisco on May 18th and at The Neptune Theatre in Seattle on May 22nd.
Their debut full-length album, "Call A Doctor," set to release May 24th.
girlandgirl.bandcamp.com
The latest from The Reds, Pinks & Purples from San Francisco, California.
"Over the course of the last five years The Reds, Pinks & Purples have released six albums, several EPs and countless singles, all dedicated to breathing fresh life into the cerebral, leftfield pop that animated the gloomy teens, college radio DJs and record store clerks of the 80s and 90s."
theredspinksandpurples.bandcamp.com
Tom McGreevy of Ducks Ltd. on "Deleted Scenes": "It’s about feeling the lack. Someone disappearing from your life, and that being a good thing, but also reflecting on cutting someone off and that absence...." Here's a guide to all the songs on "the just-released "harm's Way": www.stereogum.com
ducksltdband.bandcamp.com
INXS released The Swing featuring "Original Sin" on this day in 1984!
Nile Rodgers produced the track, and brought in Daryl Hall for backing vocals.
New music from San Francisco band Topographies. The band is comprised of Justin Oronos, Jérémie Rüest, and Gray Tolhurst (Lol Tolhurst's kid).
"On Interior Spring, Topographies explore themes of guilt, inherited trauma, and recovery. The meaning of its title is triplicate: a submerged river carrying hope, an anxiously wound clock, and a season where wildflowers bloom on the graves of the past."
topographies.bandcamp.com
The Cure released the single "Pictures of You" on this day in 1990 and none of us have emotionally recovered since then.
Because it's Tuesday, because we're on air in the Bay Area, and because it's JOHN'S BIRTHDAY
