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Monday, Sep 18 2017, 6AM
Aimee Mann will be joining a stellar lineup of artists and entertainers, including our own DJ Riz Rollins, on the JoCo Cruise in February: jococruise.com
In town November 1st at the Tractor Tavern. www.davidramirezmusic.com
New from Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions (which is Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval and My Bloody Valentine’s Colm Ó Cíósóig). They're playing the Neptune Theatre October 11. www.hopesandoval.com
From their second album. Colin Greenwood: "We didn't really realise that loads of people like The Bends... Tucked away in Oxford, you occasionally see someone in a 'Creep' T-shirt, and that's it. But then we went all round the world and found that loads of people wanted to 'hang' with us because of that album. Which was nice." We bet it was...
They'll be playing 2 sold-out shows at the Paramount Theatre on Nov 28th and 29th. So ... if you want a chance to see them when they're in town, might we suggest catching their FREE live show here at KEXP on November 29 at 9:30 AM? www.kexp.org
L.A. Witch will play Chop Suey on October 08. lawitches.bandcamp.com
He'll play the Sunset Tavern November 10th. www.subpop.com
Playing Marymoor Park in Redmond next week, September 23rd! Bring your ☔️. www.theshins.com
From their new album, out on the 22nd. Fun fact: Their first rehearsal consisted of two covers: the Sonics' "The Witch" and Screaming Lord Sutch's "Jack the Ripper". Excellent choices.
Frontman Michael Angelakos is getting involved with a new anti-suicide and mental health awareness campaign called “I’m Listening.” www.imlistening.org
They did a great live performance here at KEXP during Bumbershoot. We're working on getting it up on our YouTube channel, but you can still watch our Facebook live video here: www.facebook.com
The Belfast-via-London duo's
debut album came out on Ninja Tune on September 1st. feelmybicep.bandcamp.com
They played one of our Concerts at the Mural this summer - read all about it at blog.kexp.org
Oh yes. The first new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club album since 2013 is due out in January! February 20 @ The Show Box
Happy birthday, Rilo! GREAT request - have an awesome day! 🤘
Broken Social Scene will be in town playing TWO dates - October 22nd and 23rd - at the Neptune Theatre. brokensocialscene.ca
From this Australian band's debut album. thetempertrap.com
The line, "and her Walkman started to melt'", is often changed by Morrissey in live performances, to the more technologically current "and her iPod started to melt".
A tribute album titled "Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy" was released September 15, 2009, featuring contributions from Thom Yorke, Frank Black, The National, Dinosaur Jr., Mercury Rev, Michael Stipe, Juliana Hatfield, and more. The album served as a benefit for Mulcahy, whose wife Melissa died in 2008.
The True Loves will be playing LIVE on KEXP Friday, October 20 at 9:30 AM. www.truelovesband.com
Watch Adam Savage visit Third Man Pressing to record a song, take an immersive tour, and chat with Jack White about vinyl record pressing: youtu.be
From the live session with John Richards on the Morning Show last week! www.langhorneslim.com
They'll be playing two dates in Seattle this fall, actually at two *different* venues: October 21 @ the Moore Theatre, and October 22 @ The Showbox. Kurt and Courtney have partnered with Plus 1 so that $1 from every ticket goes to support the ACLU and their work defending and protecting our individual rights and liberties. courtneybarnettandkurtvile.com
Happy birthday to The Human League's Joanne Catherall! 🎂
The band’s first studio album in seven years. Last week it became the band's first #1 album!
You can catch the "Midnight In A Perfect World" set that Four Tet did for us over at the blog: blog.kexp.org
Tractor Tavern. Saturday. September 23. www.thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com
Portugal. The Man joined DJ Cheryl Waters back in March for a session that you can check out at www.youtube.com
This video is AMAZING. 80's shoulders. Falcons. MULLETS. Bubbles. Roses. Pink guitars. It's got it all! 🦅 www.youtube.com
October 15th. Key Arena: We'll turn the speakers up till they break. www.everythingnow.com
Get over here by 10:30 or so if you want to catch Rostam's performance at noon - more information about this and other live in-studio performances at www.kexp.org
Vampire Weekend cover! Vampire weekend didn't manage to get Peter Gabriel to sing on their version, though.. Just sayin.
Who played it better? More bongos ... less Peter Gabriel.