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Here's a video made by a fan that includes footage of the live performance. bit.ly
Video from last century - here's Mother Love Bone performing this track live at 1989's Bumbershoot bit.ly
From 1993, here's Screaming Trees performing "Dollar Bill" live for BBC2 bit.ly
Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock gets a haircut while performing "Styrofoam Boots" bit.ly
From July 2015, here's Built To Spill performing live in the KEXP studio bit.ly
She plays at The Neptune TONIGHT and tickets are still available! Go get you some! bit.ly
LIV is the Swedish/American supergroup which includes Lykke Li. "Liv" is the Swedish word for "life" and Lykke Li describes the band as “the love child of ABBA and Fleetwood Mac.” Here's the video for "Dream Awake" bit.ly
Torres played live @ KEXP yesterday and we'll have video up soon. In the meantime, check out her in-studio 2015 bit.ly
based on the book "A Book of Dreams", which is a real life account of a father, Wilhelm Reich, as seen through the eyes of his doting son. Here's the story behind Ms. Bush's cinematic video for "Cloudbursting" bit.ly
Riley McCarthy would have been 27 years old today. He passed away 7 years ago - killed in an avalanche at Steven's Pass. This set is for you Riley - you may be gone, but you're not forgotten.
Did you catch Ric Ocasek's Bob Dylan impersonation? It's when he sings "You're so trachea-ress!"
Did you know that this song is about Pompeii, the city destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD? Oh you did, huh...ok Smartypants, I'll stump you yet!
The band stopped by ye olde KEXP studios in 2014 for a great in-studio hosted by DJ Morgan. bit.ly
Alvvays will be LIVE on KEXP on Friday, October 27th @ 3:00 PM. This is open to the public and signup starts at 1:30. They play The Showbox the following night (10/28). That's a Saturday guys, you know, date night!
This was KEXP's Song of the Day on September 4th and we played it on The Morning Show. You can get a copy of your own right here bit.ly
He's a singer/songwriter, musician, producer and pilot. But he can't dance. Here's the video bit.ly
Matthew and the Quin twins have collaborated before (they did a cover of Tear's For Fear's "Pale Shelter) and here's how this second collaboration came together bit.ly
Royal's wife, Anna, is in labor right now and they thought this song just might speed things along! Congrats you two!
did you catch that segue? don't try this at home kids, the guy's a pro!
The Horrors are currently touring Europe through the end of the year. No word yet on an American tour, but we'll be sure to pass along the deets as soon as we get them!
KEXP DJ Brian Foss (host of Sonic Reducer) has been nominated for KING5's Best Of Western Washington in the "Radio Personality" category - vote for Brian! here's the direct link bit.ly
10 Reasons Why New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle' Is One of the Greatest Songs of All Time (according to Billboard) bit.ly
so who's your favorite? Mine? Nick Rhodes
Haley hails from Portland. We put the Local Artist Spotlight on her back in August. bit.ly
A debut record from this Austrailian duo is expected to land in January 2018
This is the first new song from the Breeder's original lineup in 24 years!
Here's the video and, yes, they appear to be hyper enough. Enough already with the hyper! bit.ly
Late last month, Wild Beasts announced that they're going their separate ways, but not before they release a final EP of outtakes, 'Punk Drunk and Trembling'. More info about the breakup here bit.ly
According to Yorn, the name of the song was inspired by a Les Paul Yorn bought at a second hand store. After he got home from the store, he took a shower and had the guitar riff in his head. After he got out, he grabbed his newly purchased guitar and started to play. Unable to think of a name for the song, he glanced at the back of his pre-owned guitar and for the first time noticed the name "Nancy" scrawled into the back of it.
The debut single from the Pumpkins. Originally recorded in 1990 (financed with the money from Corgan's college tuition fund left by his grandmother) it was re-recorded for the album 'Gish'
We'll be broadcasting an in-studio from Wolf Alice this coming Monday, October 16th @ 12 noon.
The brothers Reid are still doing their US tour and they play The Crystal Ballroom in Portland on October 25th. Here are the rest of the tour dates bit.ly
Here's their in-studio from August, hosted by Troy Nelson bit.ly
"Learning To Fly" is the official song of the United States Air Force Academy skydiving team, Wings of Blue.
The track was originally recorded in Prince's home studio in Spring/Summer 1982. Basic tracks for the album version were recorded in August 1984 and the song was released on April 22, 1985
This is off their debut album and is the band's only album with original lead singer Liesje Sadonius.
Much like Hooverphonic's debut album where their original vocalist changed after their first release, 'Becoming X' is Sneaker Pimps' debut and features the only appearance of Kelli Dayton as a vocalist for the group - she was asked to leave the band. Chris Corner became the band's vocalist for subsequent albums.
It's a good thing that this song turned out to be an epic hit since it's title is, um, "Epic". Thank you, thank you! and don't forget to tip the waitstaff!
The band became known in the 1980s as pioneers of the industrial music genre and they were a frequent target of censorship groups, including the PMRC, which objected to the band's humorous and satirical references to Satan, Jesus and sex in their song lyrics and stage shows. #losers
Ok, where else are you going to hear the My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult followed by Jefferson Airplane? no where, that's where!