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Wednesday, Jul 5 2017, 6AM
UGH...a Wednesday that feels like a Monday! Don't worry we'll get through it together....first, you gots all your digits right? I count 10 here. So that's a good start
This track is from their upcoming album which will be out on September 8th. They play The Paramount on November 29th. americanmary.com
Unreleased until now, “I Promise,” dates to Radiohead’s tour supporting Alanis Morissette in 1996, and it was played several times that year. They stopped playing it live and it didn't even make the cut to be a B-side on single. Here's the full story plus video pitchfork.com
'This Is the Sea' is the third The Waterboys album, and the last of their "Big Music" albums. It is also the last album with contributions from Karl Wallinger, who left the group to form his own band, World Party.
Karl Wallinger recorded this album at his home after leaving The Waterboys
Pro tip - if you're singing along at home, don't do the spit at the end if you're on carpet.
Rostam—a.k.a. Rostam Batmanglij, formerly of Vampire Weekend—has announced his debut solo album, 'Half-Light' will be out on September 8th. officialrostam.com
'Still Summer' will be out August 8th and, once the tour is over, Matt Pond will be breaking up the band and dropping the PA, continuing on as Matt Pond (no PA!). No Seattle tour dates yet. mattpondpa.com
Are you a runner? Well, even if you're not, the latest Runner's Podcast is out...grab it! blog.kexp.org
Here's a review of their June 16th show in Cambridge MA. www.vanyaland.com
Here's the video...in glorious standard definition! www.youtube.com
Here's Phantogram performing live on KEXP at the Triple Door as part of KEXP's VIP Club concert series www.youtube.com
LIV is the Swedish pop supergroup formed by Lykke Li alongside Andrew Wyatt and Pontus Winnberg of Miike Snow and Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John. No release date on when we'll see the album come out, but here's the video - www.youtube.com
New track from their upcoming album 'Visions Of A Life' due out September 29th. They're playing a sold out show at the Sunset on July 21st.
Here's Best Coast performing live in the KEXP studio back in 2013 & hosted by DJ Troy Nelson www.youtube.com
Great Grandpa will be LIVE on The Morning Show on Wednesday, August 23 @ 9:30 AM. The session is open to the public and you can sign up starting 90 minutes prior to show time.
Built To Spill is opening for Modest Mouse at the Washington State Fair on September 21st.
Now that it is July 5th, summer has officially started in Seattle and lasts until the rains rolls back in the 3rd week of September. ahh. sweet, sweet summer...
Here's Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings performing live at KEXP's New Home Grand Opening on April 16, 2016 MC'd by your host of The Morning Show, Mr John Richards www.youtube.com
Although Cash made this song famous, what many don't realize is the song doesn't have US origins at all - it was written in 1959 by Australian composer Geoff Mack, three years later it became an international favorite for singer Lucky Starr.Starr recorded it three other ways, with lyrics particular to New Zealand, The UK and the US for a four-song EP. communityvoices.post-gazette.com
Their new album drops on July 17th and you can catch them playing live in Bellingham at Wild Buffalo on Thursday, July 27th. www.bandsintown.com
Ms Ditto plays Grand Chapiteau at Marymoor Park on Saturday, August 12th. www.bethditto.com
This is off their second studio album which was released on October 5, 1993. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions play The Neptune on October 11th and we're giving away tickets ALL day so keep listening for your chance to win!
Here's the video and, after watching it, I think you'll agree with me that it's good to be King www.youtube.com
This song refers to Nazareth PA and in the liner notes for the 'Across the Great Divide' box set, Robbie Robertson is quoted as saying that he chose that place because they make Martin Guitars there.
Remember when WILCO played a private concert in Seattle to help raise money for our new home? We do - thanks WILCO and to everyone who attended! www.youtube.com
Chad VanGaalen’s 'Light Information', his sixth record on Sub Pop, drops September 8th and he plays the Sunset on Friday, November 10th.
'Cripple Crow' is the fifth album by Devendra Banhart and released on September 13, 2005. Here's the video for "I Feel Just Like a Child" www.youtube.com
Mr Bradley is playing Pickathon in Happy Valley, OR on Friday, August 4th
'Nevermind' not only popularized the Seattle grunge movement but also brought alternative rock as a whole into the mainstream, establishing its commercial and cultural viability. The album's success surprised Nirvana's contemporaries, who felt dwarfed by its impact. Fugazi's Guy Picciotto later commented: "It was like our record could have been a hobo pissing in the forest for the amount of impact it had. [...] It felt like we were playing ukuleles all of a sudden because of the disparity of the impact of what they did."
'Hymns To The Night' is the debut album by Julien Bracht and Markus Nikolaus. It's getting some great reviews - here's one for your reading pleasure www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
Algiers play the Crocodile on Saturday, July 15th and you can listen to a broadcast of a live in-studio right here on KEXP that same day @ 3:00 PM
We're anticipating that this track will show up on a yet unannounced new album, but what we do know is she first performed this song dressed up as a purple toilet! No sh*t!...ah, potty humor....read more about it here including a link to that breathtaking performance pitchfork.com
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions play The Neptune on October 11th and we're giving away tickets ALL day so keep listening for your chance to win!
Broken Social Scene is playing The Neptune on Monday, October 23rd and we'll be giving tickets away tomorrow to the show! Really! Tune in tomorrow to win!
'The Stone Roses' is their debut album. The group recorded most of the album at Battery Studios in London with producer John Leckie who worked with the Beatles at Abby Road Studios before moving into producing albums. He has also produced albums for XTC, My Morning Jacket and Spiritualized. Here's a list en.wikipedia.org
The original vinyl release of 'Some Friendly' did not include "The Only One I Know", as it was the band's wish to take only one single from each album.
Arcade Fire play KeyArena on Sunday, October 15th. Opening band: Phantogram.
!!! brought down the house last week with their performance in The Gathering Space. We'll have it on-line soon for you to view if you missed it on FB. In the meantime, enjoy a little taste of !!! from this 2013 performance www.youtube.com
Finally available for purchase! Get it right here - www.babydayliner.com
'Toy' is the forthcoming album from punk rockers A Giant Dog and will drop August 25th and, thanks to our producer, Owen, we have “Bendover” for you this morning. Here's the video www.youtube.com
From 2009, here's video of them performing this song live in Edinburgh www.youtube.com
This album was produced by Trevor Horn of the Buggles, whose song "Video Killed The Radio Star" was the first video ever played on MTV
Here's a guy on Youtube covering this song...apparently from his bedroom. Only from KEXP! www.youtube.com
Ariel Pink's new album. 'Dedicated To Bobby Jameson' will be out on September 15th and he plays Neumo's on Saturday, October 21st. ariel-pink.com
If you haven't seen the video, it's a lot of fun, check it out - www.youtube.com
"Rock with You" was written by English songwriter Rod Temperton and he also wrote "Thriller". Temperton was formerly in the band Heatwave, best known for their hit "Boogie Nights" off their "Too Hot To Handle" album. I played the shit out of that album back in the day. There, I said it!
