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Thursday, Jun 30 2016, 6AM
New Order cover featuring Ida No of Glass Candy on lead guitar, also a Portland-based band
Known best as a member of Luna, and one half of Dean & Britta, but also (and maybe more importantly to 80's kids) the singing voice of Jem and The Holograms during the animated show's run from 1985 to 1988! This is her debut solo album.
Cover of the When In Rome song of the same name by the Portland duo comprised of Hollie and Keith Kenniff
Abba cover done by the Bristol band for the movie "High-Rise," their first song in six years. The video for SOS is a tribute to Jo Cox, the U.K. politician tragically gunned down in Leeds earlier this month - see the video here: www.youtube.com
See the London trio's live performance for us back in March here: www.youtube.com
New music from the Danish singer/songwriter, watch the video for Familiar here! www.youtube.com
Australian singer known for her work in the electronic duo Zero 7 before moving on to solo work. Breathe Me gained attention to Sia when it was used in the series finale of Six Feet Under.
A huge hit for the British band, but 100% of the royalties for the song went to the Rolling Stones copywriters, due to a small sample used from the obscure 1966 album "The Rolling Stones Songbook"
Super-group case/lang/veirs (yes, that would be Neko Case, k.d. Lang, and Laura Veirs) are playing a sold out show tonight at Woodland Park Zoo! You can find more album and tour info here: caselangveirs.com
The debut single from this new Australian trio, composed of Hannah Joy, Tim Fitz, and Harry Day. EP should be arriving later this year!
The new album from this NYC duo is set to arrive September 16! You can catch them touring for 'Three' at the Paramount Theatre on October 7: www.stgpresents.org
Watch the London band perform Moaning Lisa Smile live in our studio here! www.youtube.com
Formed in 1994 by Jason Reece and Conrad Keely after meeting in Hawaii. They settled in Olympia, WA for a bit (with Reece drumming for Mukilteo Fairies) before relocating to Austin, TX and adding Kevin Allen and Neil Busch to the band.
According to Will Butler through a recent Reddit chat, the Montreal band might have a new album by Spring 2017! consequenceofsound.net
Playing Capitol Hill Block Party this July! In the meantime, why don't you check out their live performance at our New Home grand opening on April 16? www.youtube.com
This Bay area band will be playing the Showbox SoDo along with Death From Above 1979 and Deap Vally on October 20! Find more info here: www.showboxpresents.com
NYC band formed by members from Jonathan Fire*Eater (Walter Martin, Paul Maroon, and Matt Barrick) and the Recoys (Hamilton Leithauser and Peter Bauer)
The indie icons performed live for us back in 2014, watch the full performance here! www.youtube.com
Off the third LP from this Scottish trio. Watch their live session with us from November 2013 here! blog.kexp.org
Off the second album from this London band - watch the MTV embraced video for Pure Morning here: www.youtube.com
See photos and a live review of their show (first in 20 years!) at the Showbox in April here: blog.kexp.org
New music from the Florida trio that describes their sound as "somewhere in the grey area of punk, noise, and pop music." See the video for Flower of Sex, and keep up with current tour dates here: wmerchandise.com
The debut album from Ellery James Roberts (WU LYF vocalist ) and his girlfriend, Dutch artist Ebony Hoorn. The band started to establish itself after Roberts asked Hoorn to sing on a new track he was working on in 2014: “That was a moment where the whole ‘thing’ of LUH started to become clear,” says Roberts.
Read our 2008 interview with Keven Haskins of Bauhaus and Love & Rockets here! blog.kexp.org
This Mercury Prize-winning Scottish trio was last in town for John In The Morning at Night in March, but you can watch video from their May 2015 in-studio performance right here! blog.kexp.org
Grammy nominated French-Chilean songwriter, singer, MC and activist whose song "1977" was featured in a season four episode of Breaking Bad. Keep up with her here! www.facebook.com
The Philadelphia band is aiming to make their shows a safe space for all - you can text their hotline at 201-731-MOBO (6626) to alert their tour manager of any issues that arise at shows. Keep track of their current tour dates here! www.modernbaseballpa.com
Stephen Malkmus formed Pavement with childhood friend Scott Kannberg in 1989 before adding bassist Mark Ibold and drummers Gary Young and Bob Nastanovich in 1991 - "Cut Your Hair" became a Top Ten rock and MTV hit for the band in 1994
Featuring the three surviving members of the band, who received help from Noel Gallagher, Rivers Cuomo, Ben Gibbard and more for 'Good Times!' their first new material in almost 20 years.
This L.A. garage rock quartet will be at Neumos on September 28, get tickets here! www.etix.com
Austin-based psych rock band The Black Angels played a live session for us at The Triple Door in 2013, watch it here: www.youtube.com
The U.K.-based trio was in our studio this past April for a live in-studio session, watch it here! www.youtube.com
Off the last full-length release from the NYC trio! They released a 7" this past April with five tunes that aren't available in digital format, you can find it here: famousclass.com
The self-titled debut album from the supergroup made up of Slowdive's Rachel Goswell, The Editor's Justin Lockey, Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite, and Lockey's brother James. "But I think we got the balance right; it's not too Mogwai-y, it's not too Slowdive-y, it's not too Editors. It just sounds like our band and that's the most accomplished it could be" said Lockey recently to Interview magazine.
London band made up of members Isabel Henry Brown, Tomoya Suzuki, Neville James, and Nicholas Owen - watch the video for Cecile here! www.youtube.com
Hit single from the Australian band's third studio album - the music video for Don't Change was originally supposed to be filmed on an airport runway, but due to bad weather was moved into a nearby airport hanger instead: www.youtube.com
The London band has been in our studio several times, but here is their most recent performance for us in October 2015! blog.kexp.org
North Carolina-born singer who started writing songs at 15, and was in bands by the age of 16 (The Patty Duke Syndrome and Whiskeytown), but he embarked on a solo career after leaving Whiskeytown in 1999
Taking their name from a Buzzcocks song, Love Battery formed in Seattle in 1989 by Ron Nine (ex-Room Nine), Kevin Whitworth (ex-Crisis Party), Jim Tillman (the U-Men), and Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters, who was later replaced by Jason Finn of Skin Yards.
Sixteen years after the release of their debut album, the Australian band is back with new music! Mercury Rev's Jonathan Donahue, MF Doom, Danny Brown, Toro y Moi, and Father John Misty are among the artists featured on Wildflower, pre-order the album here: theavalanches.lnk.to
The sequel to 2011's Something About April from the composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist (and entertainment law professor), Adrian Younge.
The first U.S. show for the band in over 20 years is happening today at Madison Square Garden in NYC - no PNW dates at this time, but watch for future tour announcements at www.thestoneroses.org
Playing Rock the Dock FREE at Waterfront Park this Saturday, July 2 along with Telekinesis, and Erik Blood! blog.kexp.org
The debut solo album from punk pioneer Alice Bag of L.A. band The Bags - read this recent interview with LA Weekly about her (40 years in the making) album here: www.laweekly.com
Check out this recent Spin interview with Riot Grrl pioneer and front woman for Bikini Kill, Kathleen Hanna, on her latest album as The Julie Ruin - www.spin.com
Hit Reset is out July 8, but now streaming in full as of today (YESSSS)! www.npr.org
St. Petersburg, Russia based band who (according to Facebook bio) formed in 2013 in a bedroom using a computer, an acoustic guitar and some liquor. See the video for IDK How here! www.youtube.com
The Toronto band recently opened for Courtney Barnett at The Moore Theater this past April, see photos and a review of the show here! blog.kexp.org
Watch the Seattle band perform Seattle Party for us at their 2012 live in-studio session here: www.youtube.com