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Monday, Oct 31 2016, 6AM
Good morning and Happy Halloween! Dead Can Dance formed in 1981 in Melbourne by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described Dead Can Dance's style as "constructed soundscapes of mesmerising grandeur and solemn beauty".
Black Celebration is the fifth studio album by Depeche Mode, released on March 17th, 1986.
Devotchka is a four-piece multi-instrumental force from Colorado whose live performances often feature aerialists. They take their name from the Russian word devochka, meaning "girl".
"Your Ghost" is the first track from Kristin Hersh's (of Throwing Muses) debut solo album Hips and Makers. It features additional backing vocals from Michael Stipe of R.E.M..
'It's Blitz' was produced by Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Arcade Fire, Talking Heads, Public Image Ltd), along with TV on the Radio's David Andrew Sitek.
Leonard Cohen just released his 14th full-length, 'You Want It Darker"
New Skin for the Old Ceremony is Cohen's fourth album and he begins to evolve into orchestration adding violas, mandolins, banjos, guitars, percussion and other instruments.
This track is also the theme song for 'True Detective'!
Also, the theme song for Peaky Blinders!
Coming to Barboza on November 12th! Check out their LIVE on KEXP session here to get ready for the show...www.youtube.com
Myra Lee is the second album by singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. The album is named after Marshall's mother.
Bill Callahan began his music career recording under the name, Smog in 1990. 'Dongs of Sevotion' is his eighth release as Smog.
Squirrel Nut Zippers formed in Chapel Hill, NC in 1993. Their music is a fusion of Delta blues, gypsy jazz, 1930s–era swing, klezmer and other styles.
DJ Jazzy Jeff was in Seattle this past August! Hope he played this track even though the Fresh Prince couldn't be there. "A Nightmare on My Street" is the third single from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's second studio album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper.
MC 900 Foot Jesus a.k.a. Mark Griffin is a classically trained musician turned rapper and experimental musician.
According to Ministry, everyday is Halloween. The single was originally released 1984.
White Blood Cells was recorded in less than four days, to try to keep it "as unorganized as possible," according to Jack White. The "rushed" record was their first album to be mastered in a studio and Jack White asked recording engineer Stuart Sikes more than once "not to make it sound too good."
"Country Death Song" was based on a true story from an 1862 news article about a man who intentionally threw his daughter into a well and then hanged himself in his barn. It was written by Gordon Gano during his 10th grade study hall.
Banjos are scary especially when they are dueling.