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Wednesday, Jun 19 2019, 6AM
Built To Spill will perform two nights at the Showbox -Friday, October 25 & Saturday, October 26! More info here: www.builttospill.com
Boise-based band Buffalo Tom stopped by our studios last year for a live session and chat with John. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
According to The Wrens' Charlie Bissell, this is one of the best songs on the album. "To me, the song that still works best on that record is probably "Happy," which is I think the only one where you sort of hear that it's a band arrangement. All those decisions were made in real time in the basements, like 'Hey, if you do this, I'll try this' and whatever." - bit.ly
Playing The Showbox on Friday, July 20th! Ticket info here: www.showboxpresents.com
Frightened Rabbit has announced the forthcoming release of Tiny Changes: A Celebration Of The Midnight Organ Fight, a reimagining of their 2008 album, recorded last year by friends of the band to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Today, they released the Julien Baker version of the album’s opening track, “The Modern Leper.”
Scott Hutchison, who died last year, played a big role in piecing together the compilation.
A portion of the proceeds from album sales will benefit Tiny Changes, the mental health charity launched last month in Hutchison’s honor. - bit.ly
Stef Chura will play Barboza on Wednesday, July 31st! - www.thebarboza.com
Courtney Love said, "All lyrics I’ve ever written are from a realistic place," and referenced her doubt around the early days of her relationship with Cobain on Doll Parts (“I love him so much it just turns to hate”). Love also mentions the possibility of a Hole reunion. More here: bit.ly
Pronoun is Alyse Vellturo, who hopes listeners come away from the album “feeling empowered and like it’s OK to be a mess and go through hard things and come out at the end of it on top and a better person because of it..." - bit.ly
Spoon today unleash their first new song since 2017. “No Bullets Spent” joins classics from the Spoon catalog on ‘Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon’, the greatest hits compilation coming out July 26th. Spoon tour in July! www.spoontheband.com
Hey Eric, thanks for the request! Here is your morning dose of Pixies.
The Hold Steady plays The Crocodile on Thursday 8/15, Friday 8/16 and Saturday 8/17! www.theholdsteady.net
Sufjan Stevens has released two new tracks, ‘Love Yourself’ and ‘With My Whole Heart’, in celebration of Pride Month. A portion of proceeds from the songs will be donated to two organisations the Ali Forney Center in New York’s Harlem, and Detroit’s Ruth Ellis Center. Both give support for LGBTQ and homeless children in America. - bit.ly
Hatchie returns to Seattle for a show at Barboza on September 28th! www.thebarboza.com
New from Hiss Golden Messenger, an American folk music band, originating from Durham, North Carolina, led by MC Taylor. Hiss Golden Messenger plays Thursday, October 10th & Friday, October 11th at the Tractor! www.hissgoldenmessenger.com
The Barr Brothers performed "Love Ain't Enough" live in the KEXP studio when they visited back in 2014. - www.youtube.com
Hurray for the Riff Raff is an Americana band from New Orleans, Louisiana. Watch them perform "Hungry Ghost" live during this KEXP in-studio performance from 2017: www.youtube.com
The Wedding Present have their first new material since 2017! They are touring but no North American dates announced yet. Here's when they performed live at KEXP in 2017: www.youtube.com
Here's the official video of this collaboration between St. Vincent and David Byrne: www.youtube.com
Harley Edward Streten, known professionally as Flume, is an Australian record producer, music programmer and DJ. Here's the official video of this song featuring London Grammar: www.youtube.com
Here's your request Jaime!
"This is the day, your life will surely change / This is the day, when things fall into place..."
"This is the day, your life will surely change / This is the day, when things fall into place..."
Join us and Dude York when KEXP Rocks the Dock on Saturday, July 6th! - www.kexp.org
Ned's Atomic Dustbin took their name from an episode of the British comedy, The Goon Show, a major influence on Monty Python.
The Temper Trap released their debut album "Conditions" featuring "Sweet Disposition" 10 years ago today in 2009!
Here's the video when they performed "Sweet Disposition" live on KEXP during CMJ from the Cutting Room Studios NYC in 2009: www.youtube.com
Here's the video when they performed "Sweet Disposition" live on KEXP during CMJ from the Cutting Room Studios NYC in 2009: www.youtube.com
R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe said he rarely wrote from personal experience, so that's not really him in the corner. "“That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight’ was really about someone who's so shy, so intractably shy, a wallflower who's kind of forced forward into trying to express this feeling of love for someone, and failing miserably probably.” - on.today.com
Tyron Kaymone Frampton, better known by his stage name Slowthai, is an English rapper from Northampton, Northamptonshire. www.slowthai.com
UK group Snapped Ankles took inspiration for their band name from the 1990 film Misery, based on the novel by Stephen King. Here's the video when they performed live at Studio 9294 in Hackney Wick, London, during KEXP's International Clash Day broadcast on February 5, 2019: www.youtube.com
Thanks for the request Bob in Philly!
You can see when !!! performed in KEXP's Gathering Space in 2017: www.youtube.com
You can see when !!! performed in KEXP's Gathering Space in 2017: www.youtube.com
“Taste” is the opening track from Ty Segall’s album First Taste, due out Aug. 2. Here's the official video in which Segall plays a character who becomes extremely violent toward members of the Freedom Band: www.youtube.com
Black Pumas is the creative partnership between Grammy Award-winning guitarist / producer Adrian Quesada and 27-year-old songwriter Eric Burton. Read more about the song and download it for free here: www.kexp.org
Here's the official video by British singer Michael Kiwanuka: www.youtube.com
See Ben Harper's performance live in KEXP studios in 2016: www.youtube.com
'Grace' is the one and only studio album by Jeff Buckley released on August 23rd, 1994. He passed away in 1997.
Here's Jeff Buckley's official music video for 'Last Goodbye': www.youtube.com
You can catch Black Belt Eagle Scout at The Thing Festival this August. - thingnw.org
She also performed live on The Morning Show last year: www.youtube.com
She also performed live on The Morning Show last year: www.youtube.com
It's Bob Mould by request! Here's his cover of the Buzzcocks’ “I Don’t Mind”
Hardcore Punk band, Hüsker Dü was formed in 1979 in Minneapolis, MN and disbanded in 1987. Here's Hüsker Dü's Bob Mould performing live in the KEXP studio in 2016: www.youtube.com
First new Team Dresch tune in 19 years! www.teamdresch.com
Poster Children plays Chop Suey on Wednesday, August 15th! - www.chopsuey.com
Dumb plays KEXP and Seattle Center Concerts at the Mural on August 2nd! www.kexp.org
Here's a video of Art Brut performing live in the KEXP studio in 2009: www.youtube.com
The Futureheads got their name from from the Flaming Lips album 'Hit to Death in the Future Head' Here's their website here:www.thefutureheads.com
"What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again..." Here's the video: www.youtube.com
IDLES gave an incredible live performance in the KEXP Gathering Space last month! That performance is not posted yet but you can see their Morning Show in-studio from last October: www.youtube.com
Check out Fontaines D.C. performing live in the KEXP studio May 28, 2019: www.youtube.com
For Nicole who is in labor and stuck in traffic! Don't worry - she's not driving. Please get out of her way and let her get to the hospital!
This song is for all those parents who have stayed up late with those little babies. Here's the video: www.youtube.com
"I would never want to do that to you, I would never want to drive that fast..." Here's the video: www.youtube.com
"Just shut up and keep your eyes on the road / And just drive," she said...Here's the video from the American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and film and television composer and founding member of the band Wall of Voodoo: www.youtube.com
This song is loosely based on a Jim Morrison poem and was written from Iggy Pop's perspective of riding shotgun in David Bowie’s car, since Iggy was without a car or license at the time. - bit.ly
"Want you to take me to the H, take me to the O, Want you to take me to the S, take me to the P, Want you to take me to the I-T-A-L..." Nicole we hope traffic cleared a bit and you have arrived at the hospital by now!
This song is "about waiting for the right people and the right moment.” - wapo.st
