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Thursday, Jul 27 2017, 6AM
Echo and the Bunnymen are playing a sold-out show with the Violent Femmes at the Woodland Park Zoo on August 4th! See their video for "The Killing Moon" here: www.youtube.com
An unannounced tour date for Morrissey to play at the Paramount Theatre on November 1st has recently leaked, read more here: www.nme.com
This Toronto band will be playing for two nights at the Neptune Theatre! See them here in Seattle on October 22nd or 23rd: brokensocialscene.ca
Grizzly Bear's first new album in five years, 'Painted Ruins' is set to release on August 18th. Says guitarist Daniel Rossen about the delay for the album: "I felt beat down. I was a bit uncomfortable with my position in the band. I didn’t like being the auxiliary songwriter guy; it felt a little demeaning and I wasn’t sure I had the stomach. It took me a long time to ease back into the idea of doing a record with those guys.” www.pastemagazine.com
Found on 'OKNOTOK' the 20th anniversary reissue of 'OK Computer' which features B-sides and unreleased tracks from the U.K. band. Pitchfork gave it a 10 rating, check it out here: pitchfork.com
Check out Nada Surf's 2016 performance here in our new studio right here! blog.kexp.org
Based in Los Angeles, you can catch Phoebe at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham on September 1st, and here in Seattle at the Neptune Theatre on November 17th: www.phoebefuckingbridgers.com
Aimee Mann was just at KEXP for a live in-studio session, but while you're waiting for us to get that up, here she is as Fred and Carrie's housemaid in Portlandia! www.youtube.com
In case you missed it, here's Billy Bragg with Joe Henry performing live in our Gathering Space back in October: www.youtube.com
Off the new solo album from the ex-Only Ones frontman, "An Epic Story" celebrates the 48-year long relationship Perrett has had with Xena Kakoulli
Here's the official video for "This Year" (which we're all going to need to repeat a million times in 2017) -
www.youtube.com
Happy 24th birthday to The Smashing Pumpkins second album 'Siamese Dream,' released on this day in 1993! More than four million copies were sold in the span of only three years, and it debuted in the Billboard Top 10.
This London band's second LP, 'Visions of a Life' is due out on September 29th, and you can find preorder and tour date info right here: wolfalice.co.uk
Found on the second album from this band that formed in 1991, they met as teens in New York's 80's post-punk scene. Watch the video for "Naked Eye" here: www.youtube.com
A band that plays shows and eats stuff! (According to them) "Them" being singer/guitarist Sadie Dupuis, bassist Darl Ferm, drummer Mike Falcone, and guitarist Matt Robidoux: www.speedyortiz.com
Local band Great Grandpa will be LIVE here on the Morning Show on Wednesday, August 23rd at 9:30 AM, and you can come watch! Find out how here: blog.kexp.org
HEY. Catch the Pixies at the Paramount Theatre on December 3rd, and find all their other dates here: www.pixiesmusic.com
Waxahatchee was just here at KEXP on Monday to record an in-studio session, but in the meantime, you can watch her 2015 one here! blog.kexp.org
Trouble is a trio created for the tv return of Twin Peaks, and is made up of Dean Hurley (musical collaborator/supervisor for David Lynch), Alex Zhang Hungtai (Dirty Beaches member), and Riley Lynch (yup, David Lynch's son). Check out our latest installment of The Music of Twin Peaks, an ongoing weekly series of exclusive interviews with KEXP DJ Morgan here! blog.kexp.org
This 8-piece Seattle instrumental soul band has a brand new album out, you can find 'Famous Last Words' here! truelovesband.bandcamp.com
Reimagined Wu-Tang Clan covers from multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels, find 'Return to the 37th Chamber' here: elmichelsaffair.bandcamp.com
Here's our photos and a review of The Avalanches performance at the Showbox on July 14th! blog.kexp.org
The most popular version of this song, which was originally recorded by Mississippi-born jazz singer Marion Montgomery
Off the sophomore, multi-platinum selling release from The Smashing Pumpkins, which turns 24 years old today! See the video for "Rocket" here: www.youtube.com
From David Bowie's third album, released in 1970. The alternate (and much better) cover of Bowie wearing a Michael Fish dress originally appeared on the U.K. release of the album, while the U.S. used a cartoon one from Michael J. Weller
KEXP premiere of Midnight Faces new single, "Devils Money" via Dangerbird’s MICRODOSE series! MICRODOSE is a monthly single release and live event series celebrating new music from LA’s Eastside neighborhood and beyond. It will serve as a launchpad for up-and-coming artists and monthly singles will include an A-side and B-side, and each artist will perform live at Dangerbird’s Silver Lake based HQ/event space.
From the album 'Listen Like Thieves,' which kicked the Sydney band into international superstardom thanks to the hit single "What You Need"
Off the new album from the Providence-based punk band (out on August 11th), 'Cost of Living' got production help from Fugazi's Guy Picciotto. Find their music here! downtownboys.bandcamp.com
'These Four Walls' is the debut album from the Scottish band, who formed in Edinburgh in 2003
Because you could probably use a video of an animated white milk carton bopping around town that finds love with strawberry milk: www.youtube.com
New track from Ariel Pink, who has his first new solo album since 2014's 'Pom Pom' coming soon! Read more about it here: consequenceofsound.net
The Flaming Lips will be playing (of all things) Kenny Roger's retirement performance on October 25th in Nashville, so there's a thing we didn't expect to write today -
www.spin.com
The closing track on R.E.M.'s fourth LP, here's Rolling Stone's 1986 review of the album: www.rollingstone.com
Released as a single in 1980, this is another song we should probably repeat endlessly this year: www.youtube.com
Off the second solo album from The Black Keys frontman, watch for upcoming tour dates here: www.easyeyesound.com
The War on Drugs will be LIVE here at KEXP on Tuesday, August 1st at 12:00 PM, and you can come watch it in action! Find out how here: blog.kexp.org
Playing the Showbox on August 19th, find ticket info here! www.showboxpresents.com
The new album 'Brand New Abyss,’ from Brooklyn duo The Blow is coming this fall, and you can catch them at Neumos with EMA on October 26th: www.neumos.com
Self-produced new single from Empress Of, the stage name for Lorely Rodriguez, find her here: empressof.com
The post-Jane's Addiction band from Perry Farrell, "Pets" is off their self-titled debut album
Prince's rock drama "Purple Rain," turns 33 years old today! The film would gross over $68 million at the U.S. box office, and $80 million worldwide
The fourth full-length from the Long Island group, keep track of their current whereabouts here! www.wearedelasoul.com
A special request from DJ Riz to everyone else! (And now we all feel better)
And now Truman, who's here in the booth, (and about to turn five years old) wants to send this one out to all of you!
Another great request from Truman! (Thanks for hanging out here in the booth, happy 5th birthday next week!)
Off the second album from British singer/songwriter, Jim Noir (whose real name is Alan Roberts)
It took almost four years for New Order fans to hear new music from the band after the release of 1989's 'Technique.' The track "Regret" made its way into the U.S. Top 40, and made Top 5 in the U.K.
The first new LP in seven years from Wolf Parade is coming on October 6th via Sub Pop! Get your fancy colored vinyl pre-orders in here: store.wolfparade.com
Influential Seattle grunge-era group fronted by Mark Lanegan, who is still going strong with a solo career. See Lanegan with his band at the Showbox on August 24th: www.showboxpresents.com
New from L.A.'s Chelsea Wolfe, you can get her fifth full-length release, 'Hiss Spun' on September 22nd: www.hellomerch.com
Happy 24th birthday to 'Siamese Dream,' which was released on this day in 1993