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Elbow is playing Seattle at the Showbox on November 10th but that show is sold out. Portland on November 11th still has tickets available!
The words for "In My Heart" are derived from the hymn "Lord, I Want to Be a Christian".
Depeche Mode will be next door at Key Arena on October 21st! Martin Gore recalled to Mojo magazine September 2012: "The original demo of Enjoy the Silence was very slow and minimal, just me and a harmonium, and Alan (Wilder) had this idea of putting a beat to it. We added the choir chords and (producer) Flood and Alan said, 'Why don't you play some guitar over the top?' That's when I came up with the riff. I think that's the only time in our history when we all looked at each other and said, 'I think this might be a hit.'"
"Ian Curtis, known to many of us alternative music heads as perhaps the most charismatic rock frontman of all time, was like a comet. He burned brightly and then was gone." blog.kexp.org
See them later this month at Showbox SoDo! They're playing on the 23rd! Think they'll play this? blog.kexp.org
More from Slowdive's self-titled album, the first new album in 22 years. blog.kexp.org
"Armed with a 16-track and a sequencer, Northampton’s James Chapman, the man behind Maps, writes and records cool, breezy songs in his own bedroom." Hear more Maps with the Song of the Day podcast: blog.kexp.org & blog.kexp.org
The saxophone solo at the end of this track was played by James King of Fitz and The Tantrums.
Japanese Breakfast were at KEXP back on September 22nd, 2016. You can check out their full set here: www.youtube.com
You can pre-order the LP, "A Prayer For The Unemployed," which includes this single on vinyl. Limited to 500 copies and it will be released on the 12th. www.escho.net
They'll be in Portland on September 22nd and at Seattle's Neptune Theater on the 23rd!
The sleeve for this CD is red velvet felt. "You’ve never felt Beach House until you’ve felt Beach House red velvet felt." blog.kexp.org
"If punk rock is all about being creative, tough and independent, there’s no better embodiment than Gail Greenwood. Best-known as the bassist, backup singer and resident hair-shaker of Belly, she’s a member of three bands, all of which have gigs in the next 10 days. Between shows, she runs her own graphic design company out of Newport, R.I., and is currently engaged in a cancer battle that she has every intention of winning." Read the full interview with Gail here: www.bostonherald.com
Two sold out nights in Portland August 16th-17th followed by two sold out nights in Seattle August 18th-19th... Check out the video for Die Young on Sylvan Esso's site: www.sylvanesso.com
If you're in Spokane you can see Odesza perform two nights next week (17th & 18th) at The Knitting Factory. Odesza is also at Bumbershoot on September 1st!
LCD Soundsystem will be at Sasquatch! on May 26th! On the 4th they talked about the release of the new songs and working on the LP. No release date yet. www.facebook.com
The Jam were touring the States when this became their first UK #1. In an interview with Positive Energy of Madness, Jam drummer Rick Buckler said: "It was a shock when we got to #1, otherwise we wouldn't have been in the States. We knew 'Going Underground' would do well. We had a good drink that night. However, everyone wanted to be back in Britain. We made out we had all come down with a virus. We canceled the rest of the tour of the States. We flew back to Britain on Concorde, to record 'Going Underground' on Top of The Pops for the following week."
We Were Promised Jetpacks performed this song live on KEXP from the Doug Fir as part of Musicfest NW. Check out the video here: www.youtube.com It was also Song of the Day blog.kexp.org
Leisure will be re-issued on coloured vinyl on 26th August, 25 years to the day from its original release in 1991.
Here's another track from 'Do You Like Rock Music?' this time "Waving Flags." blog.kexp.org
The Hot 8 Brass Band will be in Seattle at the Crocodile on the 30th and Portland on the 31st. Go see them! #weBrassHard
Coming out of the Nublu scene in the East Village of New York City, Forró in the Dark combines the driving dance rhythms of forró from Northeastern Brazil with a melting pot of rock, jazz, reggae, psychedelia, folk and more. Together since 2002, the collective of New York based Brazilian ex-pats Mauro Refosco (percussion), Guilherme Monteiro (guitar) and Jorge Continentino (pífanos, flutes, saxophones) have collaborated and performed with a wide variety of artists including David Byrne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Thom Yorke’s Atoms for Peace, Bebel Gilberto, Gal Costa and many others.
This features Junior Reid, the Jamaican reggae/dance hall artist of Black Uhuru.
Paul Cook, drummer of the Sex Pistols, played the vibraphone on this track and the drum track is sampled from Len Barry's 1965 hit "1-2-3."
You can preorder the new album out June 16th. Matthew also has some tour dates but nothing on the west coast. At least yet.
October 18th at the Showbox. There are GA tickets and a VIP package with a meet & greet. Here is a nother track from the new album, "Demon in Profile" blog.kexp.org
No longer just Spokane on August 28th, Spoon will be at Bumbershoot! Back in 2014 Spoon rolled out an amazing 9-song set live at KEXP filled with songs from their whole catalog. Watch the full session with Spoon here: blog.kexp.org
The song as a whole is the band's tribute to New York rap acts such as the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - indeed, Strummer's sinister high-pitched laugh at the start of the song was directly inspired by Grandmaster Flash's "The Message."
Algiers is at the Crocodile July 15th! The new album is out June 23rd and you can watch the video to "The Underside of Power", the title track, here: youtu.be
Speaking to Mojo about "Rise" in 2016, John Lydon said: "My message is there's no political cause worthy enough that people should die for it. Once you start murdering your fellow human beings it's over. 'Rise' is about the stop of that. I related it to my own background. I've got Protestant and Catholic relatives in the north of Ireland, why were they killing each other?"
Six degrees of David Byrne day is coming up Friday, May 19th! blog.kexp.org
John Van Deusen will be live on KEXP Wednesday, June 07, at 9:30 AM. Get signed up as early as 8am that day to see him!
Check out DJ Michelle's Saturday Afternoon Spotlight on Philly-born singer-composer Santigold: blog.kexp.org
The Charlatans have a new album, 'Different Days' out on the 26th. Limited edition clear vinyl and another 7" box set
Sam will be at Ballard Homestead Friday opening up for his favorite songwriter, Peter Silberman of The Antlers.
Sam says that although he wrote it in New York, this song is very much about his time in Seattle.
Debut of Caves... Sam played most all the instruments on this one and recorded it himself as well.
David J was here at KEXP on April 27th... You're just too late to catch the performance on the streaming archive but hopefully it will be posted soon.
Aimee is at the Neptune tonight and at Revolution Hall in Portland tomorrow night. Sorry to disappoint, both shows are sold out.
Check out Lucid and the rest of Kelly Lee Owens' debut album on her bandcam page: kellyleeowens.bandcamp.com
Record Store Day this year saw the release of Bettie Serveert's 'Damaged Goods' on imited edition (1000 Copies) transparent magenta vinyl in a gate-fold package
Mark will be at the Showbox on August 24th and in Portland on the 25th.
