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Thursday, May 5 2016, 6AM
This Austin instrumental quartet will be playing Bumbershoot this September! bumbershoot.com
You can listen to the full 18 minute version of Elegia (penned as a tribute to Ian Curtis) here: www.youtube.com
You can catch The Cure playing Sasquatch this May: lineup.sasquatchfestival.com
This Nashville duo, formed in 2004, was featured during coverage of the figure-skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics
Formed in 1994 in Montreal, GY!BE usually has nine or more musicians in their live shows to play three guitars, two basses, French horn, violin, viola, cello, and percussion
New video of Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready talking about playing their albums in full while on tour: www.rollingstone.com
This London trio was in our studio this past March, catch the full live performance here! www.youtube.com
From the new release by this London duo (composed of James Chapman and Polly Scattergood) set to release on May 20: www.ondeadwaves.com
This Brooklyn based songwriter will be playing The Crocodile on July 13: www.thecrocodile.com
Belly is touring! Catch them at the Neptune on August 28: www.stgpresents.org
Raised on Latin music and jazz, Honduran-American songwriter Lorely Rodriguez cites Björk as an influence on her decision to become a musician
Pale Blue is the collaboration of Italian's Do It Better's Mike Simonetti and Silver Hand's vocalist Elizabeth Wight
This Bristol group was featured in our Electronic Innovators docu-series, check it out here: blog.kexp.org
The twelfth release from this influential electronic act consisting of vocalist Karl Hyde and Rick Smith on keyboards. They were also the musical directors for the opening ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
LCD Soundsystem has come out of retirement for a 2016 tour! No Seattle dates listed yet, but you can catch them here: lcdsoundsystem.com
This stand-alone single reached #29 on the UK singles chart in 1982 - watch the official video for Temptation here: www.youtube.com
Watch Dinosaur Jr. perform live in our studio back in 2011, along with an interview by Henry Rollins: www.youtube.com
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Read our 2010 interview with Liz Phair here: blog.kexp.org
New music from this Austin group! Watch for shows here: www.agiantdog.com
The fifth album from Seattle's Band of Horses is due out in June! Find album pre-order info here: shop.bandofhorses.com
The song that was the inspiration for the John Hughes film of the same name. Before it was re-recorded for the movie, the single reached #43 on the UK charts upon its initial release in 1981
Previously in the band Cashier No. 9, the duo of Daniel Todd and James Smith reformed as Exmagician, getting inspiration for their name from a Pavement lyric
Charles Bradley will be performing LIVE here at KEXP on Monday, May 23 at 1:00 PM and you can join us! Find info on our public viewings here: blog.kexp.org
Catch our 2010 Bumbershoot live session from this Staten Island-based soul/funk instrumental band here: www.youtube.com
From the Nigerian producer, arranger, and musician, born October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta
Off the new album from this Swedish trio, due on June 10 - you can catch them live in Portland on August 28: www.peterbjornandjohn.com
Portland band The Dandy Warhols were in our studio for a live session this past March, watch the full performance here! www.youtube.com
Passion Pit originally started as a Valentine's Day gift for songwriter Michael Angelakos' girlfriend, but eventually fledged into a full piece project after the EP wound up in the hands of his friends
This Toronto four-piece band will be playing Black Lodge on June 4: greys.bandcamp.com
This Austin duo was in our studio for a session in May 2014, catch it here: www.youtube.com
The new album from this Toronto band is set for release on May 27, and you can catch them at The Crocodile with Suuns on June 18: www.ticketfly.com
This Brooklyn band's show at the Neptune on May 11 is currently sold out, but you can watch their 2014 live KEXP performance here: www.youtube.com
Catch our live video and interview with this Brooklyn act here: blog.kexp.org
Formed in 1963 in London, and originally named The Ravens, they changed their name to The Kinks shortly before their first single was released in 1964
This Louisiana-born, Portland, Oregon-based singer was just in our studio to record a live session, watch blog.kexp.org for updates!
This 1981 soundtrack to the West German film is made up entirely of previously released songs from David Bowie
Make sure to tune in (or join us at our new home!) this Friday from 2-6PM for Kevin Cole's "Nothing Compares 2 U" a tribute to Prince: blog.kexp.org
See photos from the UK band's show at Sasquatch 2014 here: blog.kexp.org
Desert Mountain Tribe was recently in our studio to record a live session, follow blog.kexp.org or our Youtube channel for updates!
At last, new Radiohead! Watch the claymation video for Burn the Witch here: www.youtube.com
Formed in 1985 in Manchester and led by Shaun Ryder
Featuring a sample of Otis Redding's whistling from "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay"
The third full-length release from Thes One and Double K, which they claim in the liner notes is "an album that is made up of old records and personal experiences"
The 1992 debut album from Basehead, the creation of Michael Ivey, which he recorded the bulk of the album on a four-track with various friends at home
Playing Neumos on May 12, along with Wimps and Dude York: neumos.com
Watch this Chapel Hill band's performance at the Bumbershoot Music Lounge from 2013 here: www.youtube.com
