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Wednesday, Nov 16 2016, 6AM
Love the Father John Misty do ya? You also love supporting great causes? Then get your tickets to SMooCH 2016! All the kids are doing it! blog.kexp.org
"I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship." - Louisa May Alcott
From the summer of 2012, here's the Seattle Rock Orchestra performing Arcade Fire covers live in the KEXP studio. The good old days...www.youtube.com
Here's a great in-studio from Band of Horses. They don't play "The Funeral", but dude, they play "Weed Party" FTW! www.youtube.com
"You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!"
- John Lennon
"When everything is lonely I can be my best friend." - Conor Oberst
See him live at The Showbox on Thursday, December 8th @ 9:00 PM. Tickets are still available.
The Verve Remixed series is a great collection. Do yourself a favor and seek them out, preferably at your local record store!
"My Friend Leonard Cohen: Darkness & Praise" www.nytimes.com
Thanks for the request Walter! Great call!
Here you go Lisa, hope your son enjoys it and thanks for listening!
According to the lead guitarist for the single, John Byrne, "It’s just a love song about a girl that you like but never talk to". Damn, glad to know I'm not the only one that couldn't talk to that girl!
Scout, you're not alone - thanks for your email. And for you Fleet Foxes fans, they've just announced their first tour in 5 years and a new album that is "Alllllmost done.” www.nme.com
Just remember to fall in love
There's nothing else
There's nothing else
Just remember to fall in love
There's nothing else
There's nothing else
Just remember to fall in love
There's nothing else
There's nothing else
We're giving tickets away to the Jim James show @ The Neptune Theatre on December 6th ALL DAY! Keep listening for your chance to win! If you're not feeling lucky, tickets are still available. www.showboxpresents.com
Glass Animals will be in Seattle next month, check their website for the 411 www.glassanimals.eu
Here's Cut Copy's full set from Lollapalooza 2014 in beautiful HD - put it up on the big screen and crank that mother up! www.youtube.com
A fan posted video of Phantogram playing "Answer" last month taken from the 1st row of Oakland's Fox Theater. Friggin' show-off! when you get good seats, act like you've been there before...like scoring touchdowns in the NFL...am I right? AM I RIGHT? oh, where was I....oh yeah, here's the link www.youtube.com
Speaking of xx...The xx have announced they are releasing a new album (January 13 release date) and will tour to support it. www.nme.com
2017 is looking good for new music releases, including the new album from The xx - this album drops January 13th. European tour dates have been released and hopefully we'll get some US dates soon! www.nme.com
Here's the official video. It features the rapper watching old footage on a projector as he reminisces about his varying relationships with his two brothers. good times! www.youtube.com
Among the artists we lost in 2016 was A Tribe Callled Quest's Phife Dawg. Luckily for us, they got together and recorded one last album before his untimely passing. RIP.
'Houses of the Holy' was certified 11x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1999. In 2012, the album was ranked at #148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The title track was originally recorded for the album, but was delayed until the release of band's next album Physical Graffiti in 1975.
The Posies and Ken Stringfellow play The Neptune Theatre TONIGHT!!! and tickets are still available. www.stgpresents.org
well whatta you know? It's Fruit Bats doing an acoustic set for KEXP from Pickathon 2015! www.youtube.com
Well I got nothing on the song, but for you winter sports fans, Stevens Pass said they might open next week if the weather reports come true! They said they "got a good dump from top to bottom last night" and I assume they're talking about snow...
Classic video of Joy Division playing "Transmission". Notice the artwork on the walls. DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE TO THE RADIO! unfortunately the audience is too cool to dance - posers! www.youtube.com
From April 16, 2013, Savages live in-studio for KEXP - hold on to your hats! www.youtube.com
Greg - thanks for the request! Damned that's good!
SMooCH 2016 is December 3rd. We got your Father John Misty, J Mascis, Naked Giants and The New Pornographers!! Damn, all that and it's for a great cause? Where do you sign up you ask? Well how about right here - blog.kexp.org
The band describes their new album as "six songs that stick around like sedan carpet matted with spilled Pepsi and Pat’s wrappers, a hard drill that penetrates historical musical hits, like the Cars through Dinosaur Jr through Monoshock and into the cold, acrid air of present times." purlinghiss.bandcamp.com
In these troubled times, remember what Dr Seuss said - “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.”
2016 was a tough year - We Are Augustines also called it a day. But to quote the good doctor again "“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
Elevator going up? It is in the video for "Crank" www.youtube.com
"Leave Them All Behind" official video by Ride, one of the greatest bands in the shoegazing scene www.youtube.com
Catch The Dandy Warhols live at The Showbox on Wednesday, December 7th!
A previously unreleased version of this song came out a couple of years ago, compare them here www.musictimes.com
