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Wednesday, May 15 2019, 6AM
David Gray will be at McCaw Hall on Saturday June 22nd! Info here: bit.ly
"I rise up in the morning sun / Take a flight with the wind /
I know better of days will come / So I try to believe"
Here's the official video: www.youtube.com
Here's the official video: www.youtube.com
Elbow's singer Guy Garvey enjoys taking, "really awful, negative situations and (writing) them into beautiful scenarios". More here: bit.ly
Did you catch The Wild Reeds live on KEXP yesterday? Here's their KEXP in-studio performance from 2017: www.youtube.com
Playing a sold out show at the Tractor Tavern on Saturday, May 18! If you don't have tickets, you can see her 2018 KEXP studio performance here: bit.ly
'Elvis Perkins in Dearland' is the second studio album by Elvis Perkins, and his first with backing band Elvis Perkins in Dearland. See his 2015 KEXP performance here: www.youtube.com
Nada Surf performed their album "Let Go" on KEXP live in its entirety! Check out that 2018 performance here: www.youtube.com
Ra Ra Riot will perform at the WAMU Theater on Wednesday, June 19! More tour info here: rarariot.com
Playing at the Marymoor Amphitheatre on Saturday & Sunday, September 7 & 8! More info here: bit.ly
It's your morning dose of Pixies!!! And here's when they performed live in the KEXP studio back in 2014: www.youtube.com
American alternative rock band, Sugar, formed in 1992. They were led by the singer and guitarist Bob Mould, who stopped by KEXP in 2016. Enjoy the full performance here: www.youtube.com
Playing a sold out show at Neumos On Tuesday, May 28! Plus, Idles will be live in the KEXP Gathering Space on May 29th at 1:30!!! bit.ly
On Thursday, May 23rd, KEXP presents Music Heals: a full day of on-air programming dedicated to music’s power to heal, overcome addiction, inspire recovery and reduce the stigma around substance use disorder - www.kexp.org
Released on this day in 1986, 33 years ago! Here's the official video: bit.ly
New Of Monsters and Men by request! They will be playing WAMU Theater on Thursday, September 26. www.ofmonstersandmen.com
The initial recording of this song was financed with money from Billy Corgan's college tuition fund, which had been left by his grandmother. "I Am One" was re-recorded for the 1991 album Gish. - bit.ly
Playing a SOLD OUT show at Neumos tonight! And live in the KEXP performance space this afternoon. www.kexp.org
Concrete Blonde released "Bloodletting" on this day 29 years ago in 1990!
Will there be more Concrete Blonde next Wednesday when we celebrate Goth Day? www.kexp.org
Will there be more Concrete Blonde next Wednesday when we celebrate Goth Day? www.kexp.org
Recently the KEXP Podcast Song of the Day! Free audio download and official video here: www.kexp.org
Phantogram returns to perform on Friday, July 19 at Capitol Hill Block Party! www.capitolhillblockparty.com
Here's the video when HÆLOS performed live in the KEXP studio in 2016: www.youtube.com
Film School by request!
Also, here's the video of when they performed on KEXP live at Avast! Recording Co. last year: bit.ly
Also, here's the video of when they performed on KEXP live at Avast! Recording Co. last year: bit.ly
By request for Barry Vail, KEXP's awesome Office and Facilities Coordinator who deserves kudos every day, but especially today which is World Facilities Management Day!!!
On this day in 2007, 12 years ago, Wilco released this CD. See this Wilco performance from 2015 at KEXP: bit.ly
Playing at Woodland Park Zoo on Wednesday, August 7. We are giving away tickets if you text "ZOO" to: 206-903-5397
Check out this video of Black Pumas playing "Colors" in their hometown of Austin: bit.ly, their album to be released next month
The Handsome Family is self-described "Gothic Americana" duo consisting of husband and wife Brett and Rennie Sparks from Chicago, Illinois. www.handsomefamily.com
Did you see Minor Poet play the Columbia Theater this past Monday? Here's their official video: www.youtube.com
Their debut album released 24 years ago in 1995. Here is the video: bit.ly
Download this song for free and see the video from the KEXP Podcast: bit.ly
Happy 71st birthday to Brian Eno, born on this day in 1948!!! Yesterday David Byrne celebrated his birthday, 67 years old.
“Saw Lightning” was co-written and co-produced by Beck and Pharrell Williams. Beck plays the Gorge Amphitheater on Saturday, July 13th. - bit.ly
On the KEXP running podcast for your free download: bit.ly
The Black Keys will be playing the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, November 23rd, with Modest Mouse and Shannon and the Clams. www.tacomadome.org
Here's the full live performance from The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's 2011 KEXP In-Studio: www.youtube.com.
Playing at sold out show at Neumos on Tuesday, May 28th but you can catch them live on KEXP in the performance space that same day! More info: bit.ly
Catch them LIVE on KEXP - FRIDAY at 2.00 pm on the Afternoon Show! Also playing tomorrow and Friday, May 16 and 17 at The Neptune Theater, more informaiton at: bit.ly
According to Robert Smith, "The song is about excess. Anything I do is not enough, there always has to be something else or you'd stop, and the fact that there is always something else drives you into excess." - bit.ly
The music video for "Y Control" was directed by Spike Jonz and is controversial for its images of children carrying the body of a dead dog, giving the middle finger, and a subtitled portrayal of child mutilation. bit.ly
Staring at the Sun was written in two days according to TV on the Radio: pitchfork.com
Read more here: bit.ly