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Monday, Nov 27 2017, 6AM
CCFX is a new supergroup out of Olympia, Washington resulting from a merger between two seminal Olympia pop music outfits; CC Dust and Trans FX. ccfx.bandcamp.com
We'll be broadcasting a performance by The National this Wednesday, November 29, at 9:30 AM. Tune in!
Karen O's birthday was just the other day, November 22nd! www.yeahyeahyeahs.com
Playing the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon December 2nd: www.sylvanesso.com
Playing Barboza December 13th! FKL is Joe Gillick (South London) and Sage Redman (Seattle). www.freakoutrec.com
The xx is selling a holiday sweater designed by Romy’s aunt: shop-us.thexx.info
Only Hot Chip could combine Bruce Springsteen and LCD Soundsystem.
DJ Morgan did a great interview with Beck recently - check it out over on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Some Beastie Boys new for ya: Capitol Records will reissue three of the Beastie Boys' albums on vinyl next month: instrumental compilation The In Sound From Way Out! (1996), To The 5 Boroughs (2004), and the Beastie Boys' final studio album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (2011.)
Playing February 20th at the Showbox: www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com
Chris Cornell said the song was "about trying to step out of being patterned and closed off and reclusive, which I've always had a problem with. It's about attempting to be normal and just go out and be around other people and hang out. I have a tendency to sometimes be pretty closed off and not see people for long periods of time and not call anyone. It's actually, in a way, a hopeful song. "
What does Robert Plant do to get amped up for performances? He demands ... an iron and ironing board, so he can flatten his creases before taking to the stage: "I find ironing helps get me in the mood before I perform. ..."I've heard Keith Richards and Mick Jagger won't go on stage unless they've had a shepherd's pie. I don't go in for all that nonsense." www.bbc.co.uk
Playing the Tractor Tavern December 8th (with Shelby Earl!) and 9th (with Ages & Ages) - www.thecavesingers.com
From their debut self-titled album also known as "7 Songs". GO CHRIS!
Playing March 30th and 31st at the Moore Theatre: bytheway.brandicarlile.com
Angel Olsen joined us for an excellent in-studio performance earlier this year. Check it out over on the KEXP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com
The Barr Brothers will be performing live on KEXP on the Midday Show Saturday, December 16th at 1:00 PM! More info on this and other upcoming live performances at www.kexp.org
Phosphorescent is singer-songwriter, Matthew Houck. Originally from Alabama, he's now based out of New York. www.phosphorescentmusic.com
If you missed last week's excellent live in-studio with the Rural Alberta Advantage, fear not - we'll have it up on the KEXP YouTube channel soon.
Born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Bette Smith reconnected with her musical roots in Memphis and Mississippi – and fulfilled a promise to her late brother in the process. Recording her debut full-length album in Mississippi brought her to the roots of the gospel she sang in the church and the soul music she heard on the block on hot summer nights music growing up on the corner of Nostrand and Fulton. The powerful ‘Jetlagger’ comes out September 29 on Big Legal Mess, a Fat Possum subsidiary. www.bettesmith.net
Out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, this track is from their latest album, “Matterhorn” on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond. heatersbbib.bandcamp.com
Released on this day back in 1990: the third studio album by English alternative rock band Happy Mondays.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' final studio album - sharonjonesandthedapkings.bandcamp.com
Billboard magazine initially gave "What'd I Say" a tepid review: "He shouts out in percussive style ... Side two is the same." 🤔
Jimi Hendrix would have been 75 years old today. 🎸
Features production by Harding, Sam Cohen, and Danger Mouse. curtisharding.bandcamp.com
Fun fact: Elbow was called 'Miscellaneous Sails' at one point. Hmm.. elbow.co.uk
