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Wednesday, May 3 2017, 6AM
Granddaddy bassist and founding member, Kevin Garcia, suffered a massive stroke on Monday and passed away yesterday, he was 41. He is survived by his wife Sondra and two children, Jayden and Gavin. The band has set up a GoFundMe page to help the family with coming expenses. www.gofundme.com
Allmusic.com calls 'Kind of Blue' "...the Citizen Kane of jazz -- an accepted work of greatness that's innovative and entertaining. Backed by an exceptional band - Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, and Wynton Kelly -- one of the greatest in history, playing at the peak of its power. The end results were wondrous, filled with performances that still crackle with vitality." Be curious. If you haven't listened to it, check it out.
The Roots play Bumbershoot 2017 which is happening right here in the Emerald City September 1-3. www.bumbershoot.com
The band is playing two dates at Neptune Theatre in August - Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th. Make it a Sylvan Esso weekend and see both! www.sylvanesso.com
Overcoats plays Barboza on Tuesday, June 13th. Considering it is June, you'll prolly need a jacket.
Did you see Warpaint's in-studio when they were at KEXP last October? No? well we got you covered, here it is www.youtube.com
Juana is an Argentine singer, songwriter and actress. She had a very successful sketch comedy show in the early 90's and at the height of her popularity, she walked away from it to pursue a music career. Her new album, 'Halo', drops this Friday.
Know who else is playing Bumbershoot? Yes, ODESZA! Thought I'd stump you, but KEXP listeners are too smart for me. www.bumbershoot.com
Granddaddy's Kevin Garcia suffered a stroke on Monday and passed away yesterday, he was 41. He is survived by his wife Sondra and two children, Jayden and Gavin. The band has set up a GoFundMe page to help the family with coming expenses. www.gofundme.com
Michael plays The Showbox on Monday, May 22nd. Tickets are still available. www.michaelkiwanuka.com
Benjamin Booker's new album,‘Witness,’ is out June 2nd. The title track features a guest vocal by Mavis Staples. atorecords.com
Mark plays The Showbox on Thursday, August 24th. Look kids, I know it's a school night, but its Mark effin Lanegan! marklanegan.com
She's 27. She's from London. She writes and makes great electronic music. Nuff said! kellyleeowens.bandcamp.com
A new article from Rolling Stone calls 'Sign 'O" The TImes' "Prince's recorded apex". discuss amongst yourselves. www.rollingstone.com
More from Rolling Stone - 10 things you didn't know about 'Graceland' well, 10 things I didn't know anyway! www.rollingstone.com
“We thought [“Lift”] was a bogshite B-side and we were very happy to leave it off the album,” guitarist Ed O’Brien told one biographer. “There wasn’t any stage where it was a key track for any of us." But O’Brien also went on to say that given people’s fondness for “Lift,” maybe the band should reevaluate their thinking on it. pitchfork.com
Very late on Saturday evening, or rather Sunday morning, Sly & The Family Stone came on at 3:30 am at Woodstock in 1969 www.youtube.com
Here's the video from their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show www.youtube.com
Sly's classic album 'Stand' was released on this date in 1969. I remember listening to it on a radio that used amplitude modulation & glorious mono!
Not only does this track sample 'Sing A Simple Song' it also features samples from James Brown's "Funky Drummer" and, of course, the Isley Brother's "Fight The Power".
LL Cool J also sampled "Sing A Simple Song" for this track and, of course, the always popular "Funky Drummer" which, according to whosampled.com, has been sampled in 1,396 songs.
Listen closely...hear that drum track? It's a one measure long loop from "Sing A Simple Song". You'll also hear snippets from Parliament's "Theme From The Black Hole" and the vocal sample that happens in the song's chorus sections is from Parliament's "Let's Play House"
Sad news this morning. We learned that Granddaddy's Kevin Garcia passed away yesterday after suffering a massive stroke on Monday; he was 41. He is survived by his wife Sondra and two children, Jayden and Gavin. The band has set up a GoFundMe page to help the family with coming expenses. www.gofundme.com
Released on this date 24 years ago, 'Republic' is New Order's sixth studio album. It was released on London Records, their first album released after the demise of Factory Records, and their last for eight years.The album reached number one in the UK and it also received a Mercury Music Prize nomination.
This is the song that was requested! professional radio here folks...don't try this at home
Cocktail Trivia - Bowie started recording this song three days after Nixon's resignation and that's where the lyric "Do you remember President Nixon?" came from.
Their new album drops July 7th and tickets are now on sale for their June tour which includes a show at Neumos on Saturday June 10th. Also, they'll be live on ye olde KEXP (on something called The Morning Show never heard of it) on Tuesday, June 13th @ 9:30 am. This session is open to the public! www.pickwickmusic.com
Go see 'em on Thursday, July 20th at The Paramount Theatre!
Shabazz Palaces is playing Upstream Music Fest next week on May 13th upstreammusicfest.com
EELS stopped by in 2014 for a great in-studio hosted by DJ Morgan. Watch it, I command ye! www.youtube.com
This is the 3rd single from their upcoming release 'Weather Diaries' which is out June 16th. In the meantime, watch 42 glorious shoegaze minutes from their 2015 in-studio only from KEXP www.youtube.com
From 2015 - Young Father's KEXP in-studio which includes a live performance of "Nest" and is hosted by our fearless leader, Mr John Richards. www.youtube.com
Twenty years after releasing "It's Tricky", The Knack sued Run DMC for sampling "My Sharona" without permission.
Diet Cig is a pop-punk duo from New Paltz, New York. The band consists of Alex Luciano on guitar/vocals and Noah Bowman on drums. www.facebook.com
Hurray for the Riff Raff will be live on The Morning Show on Thursday, June 15th @ 9:30 AM. This session is open to the public and you can start signing up 90 minutes before showtime
We've got a great interview on tap for tomorrow with Slowdive's Rachel Goswell so make sure you don't miss it. There will be a quiz on Friday!
