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Tuesday, Jul 11 2017, 6AM
The Jayhawks performed live on Kevin's show back on August 23rd, 2016. In the set they played:
The Devil Is In Her Eyes,
Lovers Of The Sun,
Comeback Kids,
and Stumbling Through The Dark. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
The November 10th show at the Showbox is sold out. You can still get tickets to the Portland show at the Roseland Theater on the 11th.
Another track from Doves, this time 'Jetstream' was a song of the day circa 2009
People travel great distances for love, and perhaps even further for their favorite band. Little else could explain the extreme travel itineraries of visitors to Radiohead‘s sold-out show at KeyArena in Seattle on Saturday, April 8th. If you didn't make the show you can still check out KEXP's review. blog.kexp.org
Another from the new album was July 3rd's song of the day: 'A Year From Here' blog.kexp.org
In March, James Yorkston released a couple tracks recorded live at Summerhall in Edinburgh in Feb 2017. Both are largely improvised. Find them here: jamesyorkston.bandcamp.com
In November, Billy Bragg was at KEXP with Joe Henry performing a bit of Americana: www.youtube.com
At the Paramount for two nights, September 14th & 15th. The 14th is sold out, better jump on those tickets for the 15th! fleetfoxes.co
Grant-Lee Phillips has had a storied career, both of his own success with Grant-Lee Buffalo in the ’90s and through the ones he tells in the songs of his previous seven solo albums. The narrative force remains strong on his latest, The Narrows, his eighth and the first recorded since he moved from his long-time home in Los Angeles to Nashville. You can hear a track from The Narrows, 'Rolling Pin' here: blog.kexp.org
Grizzly Bear will be playing the Moore on December 8th. Only 166 days until Christmas!
Beck is at Marymoor Park in Redmond on August 25th and then at MusicfestNW in Portland on August 27th
Back in 2015 Stars found their way to the KEXP studio to share a few ecstatic new songs... blog.kexp.org
Portugal. The Man will be playing a sold out show at the Paramount on July 20th and then two sold out shows in Portland. Fingers crossed tickets are still available near you! www.portugaltheman.com
Speaking with Interview Magazine, Hilmarsdóttir explained the song's meaning: "How we usually make our lyrics is, Raggi and I, sometimes we come up with stories or situations. That one is about a relationship. Sometimes we haven't wanted to give too much away. We like people to read their own things in the lyrics. I guess I could share it. It's about a couple and the husband passed away and it's from the conversation between the two of them. We don't know if she's going crazy or if someone's actually there. We've kind of been inspired by people that lived in my house. This old couple that lived there for 30 years. The woman passed away, so it was kind of different."
This song is about Pompeii, buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
On October 2nd at the Neptune Saint Etienne "play brand new material from the Home Counties album plus a good selection of songs you’ll know from the back catalogue"
'Do It Again' was the song of the day on February 20th. blog.kexp.org
Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou are a band from Benin. The band were first formed in 1966 under the name Orchestre Poly-Disco in the coastal town of Cotonou. They recorded around 500 songs between the late 1960s and early 1980s, playing a variety of musical styles for various Beninese record labels. Their debut album was originally released in 1973.
They'll be at the Kaslo Jazz Festival up in beautiful British Columbia on August 5th
On July 6th, Ghostpoet released another single from the upcoming album along with a video. Check out 'Freakshow' here: www.youtube.com
In a 2009 interview with Rolling Stone, Moby recalled this track: "This still makes me laugh. I recorded a rushed demo to cassette. I could never mix it in a way I was happy with, so I just ended up using the cassette demo on the album. If you listen to it, there's hiss, there's tape warble. It's probably one of the only songs on a 10-million-selling record recorded to cassette. And what's funny is that it's been licensed. Oliver Stone used it in a movie, it's been in a couple really big movies. And every time I hear it in a huge movie, I think to myself, This is just a crummy demo on cassette."
On January 30, 2015, surviving Mad Season members Mike McCready and Barrett Martin performed selections from the band's repertoire at the Seattle Symphony's Sonic Evolution concert, with conductor Ludovic Morlot and guest artists including Soundgarden's Chris Cornell (filling in for the late Layne Staley), Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron and Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan (filling in for the late John Baker Saunders). You can get the digital album here: pearljam.com
In July 2016 Dead Can Dance reissued their sixth album, Into The Labyrinth on vinyl. The 2016 LP version is a double LP like the original release, but came with brand new cover artwork and an altered track sequence.
Peter Murphy was born today in 1957. Happy 60th, Peter! You'll be able to catch him during a residency in San Franciso at The Chapel in Jan/Feb 2018.
The album cover was designed as a tribute to Elvis Presley's first album. The words "London" and "Calling" are displayed the same way "Elvis" and "Presley" were on his 1956 debut. upload.wikimedia.org
Queens Of The Stone Age are touring Australia and New Zealand throughout July and land in the US on August 12 in San Franciso. No Seattle dates though.
Jack White is on the June cover of.... Popular Mechanics?! All about "Jack White's Temple to Vinyl," Third Man Record: www.popularmechanics.com
Black Mekon premiered another track from the new album just a couple days ago. 'No Prom' overblown.co.uk
Wolf Parade are playing the Capitol Hill Block Party Friday, July 21st!
Daddy Issues played Dog Years live on Steroegum recently... and also their cover of Don Henley's 'Boys of Summer'. Find the whole performance here: www.stereogum.com
At the Showbox November 9th! And at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland on the 8th.
Nearby is the solo project of Irene F. Barber (Dust Moth, Erik Blood). Her debut EP ‘Garden Exercise’ is "an intimate play on the experience of growth and experimentation as an artist, moving into full blossom by her own design." nearbymusic.bandcamp.com
August 18th & 19th at the Neptune... but they're sold out. Portland is as well. And all CA dates. Looks like you can still get tickets to Missoula on August 13th
Waxahatchee will be live on KEXP Monday, July 24, @ 3:00 PM. That one is open to the public so come on down and see them! It will get you ready for their Neptune show that night!
Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home was reissued on vinyl by Jealous Butcher Records on May 5th, 2017. The reissue includes "Bitter Honey" and "234" from the original sessions, a previously unreleased studio version of "You Doo Right," and a new song "Thank You For Giving Me Life"
"A fascinating album that only slowly gives up its secrets." The Guardian gave Moonshine Freeze 4 stars www.theguardian.com
The National are coming to the Paramount for two nights November 28th & 29th
Peter Murphy described the 'Cuts You Up' as "having a very driving, acoustic quality to it and lots of sort of hooky, melodic overtones to it with a not-so-straight lyric."
"Nick Cave has made a long and bountiful career of cataloging mankind's depravities, and how greatly these deeds contrast with our declared pious objectives. But moderation has never been Cave's strength, so when he opens fire with the immoderate double barrels of Abattoir Blues and The Lyre of Orpheus, it appears that he intends to fight audacity with audacity." Check out Pitchfork's review of Abattoir Blues: pitchfork.com
I'm pretty sure it is in the playlist rules that the photo of the KCMU copy of Nevermind on vinyl is posted every time Nevermind is played. blog.kexp.org
The flashing lights tell you that your computer may have "infinite content" when you go to Arcade Fire's "Everything Now" page: www.everythingnow.com
This review of Toro y Moi's "Boo Boo" calls it "haunted wistfulness": www.theguardian.com