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Friday, Aug 29 2014, 6AM
WE MADE IT TO FRIDAY!!! Make sure to catch Aimee Mann at the Bumbershoot Music Lounge this Saturday at 5:30 PM with her other group the Both!! www.aimeemann.com
Here Kristin Hersh, and her band Throwing Muses performing here at KEXP earlier this year!! kexp.org band site www.kristinhersh.com
Sweet Jane is a sweet cover of a Velvet Underground song. latentrecordings.com Watch the Cowboy Junkies video for Sweet Jane. www.youtube.com
Speaking of sweet covers. Simon and Garfunkel would be proud. www.thisisfirstaidkit.com 2012 live in studio. kexp.org
Skinny Love was the first single from Bon Iver's debut album For Emma, Forever Ago. It was also used in Grey's Anatomy season five first episode. boniver.org
Last week was a good week for live music here at KEXP. For example, we had Strand of Oaks in, and it was great!! Check it out here with the live video that we recorded for you the listener! blog.kexp.org band site strandofoaks.net
If you like that live video, maybe you will want to check out this performance that Strand of Oaks did back in 2010 from the Cutting Room. kexp.org
Here is a link to a live performance from the Wrens, and a kind of smell picture of the group. blog.kexp.org band site www.wrens.com
Here at KEXP, we have the live videos. Here is one of Lord Huron! blog.kexp.org band site www.lordhuron.com
October 23rd Bee Caves will be playing on the KEXP airwaves!! www.facebook.com
If you like what you are hearing right now, take a look at this live video of Other Lives that they recorded here at KEXP!! blog.kexp.org band site otherlives.com
This last May, My Sad Captains song "Goodbye" made it to KEXP's the Song of the Day blog post!! http://www.mysadcaptains.co.uk/ band site fhttp://www.mysadcaptains.co.uk/
A great request!! Here is a live Elbow in studio that you can request anytime!! Just click on the link here! kexp.org band site elbow.co.uk
October 20th Sloan will be playing the Tractor Tavern, and have a new album coming out September 9th!! sloanmusic.com Check out this in studio!! www.kexp.org
One more offiice dance party!! Thank you for the request! www.miikesnow.com Here iis a liive performance from Miike Snow that they diid iin the KEXP studiios! kexp.org
Here is the Caribou official site!! www.caribou.fm Here is a Caribou live in studio!! kexp.org
Have a heart, and watch this sweet video of Haert playing for KEXP at CMJ last year!! blog.kexp.org band site www.facebook.com
Tears for Fears are playing Project Pabst at the end of September. (26-28) tearsforfears.com
Go to the French Style Furs site that I'm posting right here www.frenchstylefurs.com and then go to the upper left and click on the three dashes, and a video option will pop up. Click on that and watch the top video. I think it might bring a smile to your face, and stuff.
You know that you're in love when you see that person across the room, and all you can hear is "Ooga ooga ooga chaka" over and over again.
John has a special conductor hat that he wears while we are all on the Groovy Train. www.youtube.com
Step On video right here ---> www.youtube.com band site www.happymondaysonline.com
You're free to watch this official video of "I'm Free" by the Soup Dragons any ol time. www.youtube.com
Groove Is In the Heart video ---> www.youtube.com Just in case you wanted to start a dance party later.
Feel like playing horseshoes now. arresteddevelopmentmusic.com video www.youtube.com
Urban Dance Squad were one of the more popular Dutch bands from the 90's. www.youtube.com
New Basement Jaxx sounds pretty darn good! www.basementjaxx.com
Mick Jones from the Clash went on to form Big Audio Dynamite, and it was good. Enjoy. www.youtube.com
John Peel liked this song soooo much, that he played it twice in a row. Watch the video! www.youtube.com
Nirvana played for John Peel three times, and after Kurt's death, John played all three in a row for a tribute.
This is what John Peel had to say about the Wedding Present, “The boy Gedge has written some of the best love songs of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Era. You may dispute this, but I’m right and you’re wrong!” John Peel
PJ Harvey has stated that John Peel was the first DJ to play her music. www.pjharvey.net
This new Raveonettes is pretty darn good! www.theraveonettes.com Here is some live Raveonettes from the Triple Door. kexp.org
Phantogram have done plenty with KEXP in the past, but here is the most recent!! kexp.org band site www.phantogram.com
Miss the New Order show this last July? Read about it here!! blog.kexp.org band site www.neworderonline.com
Stay tuned for the J Mascis performance!! www.jmascis.com November 19th he will be at the Tractor!!
The Tallest Man On Earth has been to the KEXP studios before. This is what happened. blog.kexp.org band site www.thetallestmanonearth.com
Wow. I didn't know that Bob Dylan was playing Seattle soon, till just NOW. Might have to break the piggy bank. He will be playing the Paramount October 17th-19th. www.bobdylan.com
The Oasis website has plenty of stuff to look over. So, go visit the site, and relive whatever you were doing 20 years ago today by watching all the videos from Definitely Maybe. www.oasisinet.com
September 12th, the Helio Sequence will be playing the Tractor!! www.facebook.com To get pumped for their show watch this!! blog.kexp.org
INXS were originally called the Farriss Brothers, and played covers. So, glad they went on to play more of their own stuff! inxs.com
Pretty cool video. www.youtube.com
Ladytron's song "White Elephant " was KEXP's Song of the Day back in 2011. Download the song and subscribe to our FREE podcasts on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org