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Monday, Nov 18 2013, 6AM
The origins and inspiration for "Helicopter" - pantograph-punch.com
Friday, January 24th at the Showbox Market with Night Beds
Playing the Gorge next summer, August 8th, for the NW stop on their big world tour
The Seattle band doing that cover from that movie with that handsome guy with that car
Don't miss Daughter's superb live in-studio performance they played here at KEXP over the summer - blog.kexp.org
TODAY at 8:00 on the Morning Show: the world premiere of "Silver Timothy," a new song from Jurado's forthcoming album Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Sun!
Fifth album from the Argentine musician and actress (well known for her role in the hit sketch show Juana y Sus Hermanas)
Did you know: Yeah Yeah Yeahs popularized the "try to catch an egg and photograph it using high speed film" craze of the late 2000s?
Perhaps the best new band featuring Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio that's named for a specific brand of ink used in drafting applications #HighPraise
During a part of his childhood spent in Tennessee, Scott-Heron was amongst the first group of students (one of only three) to integrate a local elementary school in Jackson. He would later move to the Bronx in junior high school
Perhaps the only person healthier than Kevin Cole - www.flickr.com
LIVE on KEXP - today at 9:00 on the Morning Show from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC
Just to really drive home the point, here's a HI-larious piece of wit from Garfield - tiny.cc
In which lead singer Gareth Campesinos! (an assumed name) ponders what would happen to him "...after being wrongfully accused of killing former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher" - pitchfork.com
Anybody want to read the new Morrissey autobiography and highlight the juicy bits for us??
TODAY at 8:00 on the Morning Show: the world premiere of "Silver Timothy," a new song from Jurado's forthcoming album Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Sun!
Live at KEXP Volume 9 is out now! Makes a lovely, and zesty, addition to any Thanksgiving stuffing
Take heart ye broken hearted! There's still 68 other, more positive, songs love about on this behemoth of an album, like "Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits" (well, for furries at least...)
Playing the SMooCH: Seattle Children's Hospital Benefit with Allen Stone, The Helio Sequence and Shelby Earl - Saturday, December 14th!
Heh, back when you had to wait by a phone... WHY NOT JUST SING ABOUT THE STEAM ENGINE?
Since Thanksgiving is coming up it's also the winter of box wine!
The band's first album in 10 years! It's a self-described "fractured" album that's part songs part photos and essays
Check out their (just-recorded) live KEXP performance! - youtu.be
WORLD PREMIERE! Download it here (today's KEXP Song of the Day) - blog.kexp.org
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If you can't get Carl, here's the second best "Sandberg" to make a dream appearance if you're a Chicagoan - tiny.cc
Elbow is a catchier, and more concise, name than the band's orginal moniker, "The Synovial Hinge Joint Between the Humerus in the Upper Arm and the Radius and Ulna in the Forearm"
The Black Hollies hail from the Jersey-est of cities, Jersey City, New Jersey (second place: Bayonne) [state bird: the mosquito]
Part of the that hallowed group of bands with pun-tastic Ringo Starr references
Minor Alps is Juliana Hatfield and Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws
Early on in the band's history they were mentored and supported by two heavy hitters, Ian Brown of the Stone Roses and James Lavelle of Unkle
Out January 21st! On the subject of relocating to Seattle, lead singer Billy McCarthy says "Horrible spacey drivers. But lots of parking and fresh vegetables."
Take a listen to Deltron 3030's sizzling live performance for KEXP at 3:00 today on the Afternoon Show! // By popular demand they're also playing the Crocodile this Wednesday, too
Some phat samples in "9th Wonder," including Ohio Players' Love Rollercoaster and James Brown's "Soul Pride"
From the department of ICYMI, The Beta Band's Steve Mason put out a pretty darned good solo album this year entitled Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time
Dedicated to the laser-like focus of Seattle drivers! Keep on truckin'
Catch them in an intimate, arena setting - Tuesday, December 3rd at Key Arena
Noah & The Whale cover band name idea: Noah & The Cetaceans
Mix yer acid with lemonade, got it. And don't fall asleep with the space heater on, double got it (this is the U.S. debut from Aussie musician Courtney Barnett, by the way)
Some video of Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg playing at Sub Pop's Silver Jubilee - blog.kexp.org
This single proved to be somewhat of a surprise hit, perhaps buoyed by the controversial nature of the film (I mean, really, kids doing whippets, people!)
The South China Morning Post raves "The songs on the band's new album, Magic Hour, offer amiable grooves and simple, straightforward tidings!"
Check out the video for "Just Weight," in which the band does very Portland-y things like hang out in an old school bus, wear denim cutoffs, quaff Rainier and go to a house party teeming with balloons and Christmas lights - youtu.be
In which Kim Gordon puts the smackdown on LL Cool J (after a magazine interview they did together went, er, badly to say the least)
Embarking on a big world tour later this month! Scope all the dates here - www.cutcopy.net
Hey New Yorkers: Cut Copy are playing a free show tomorrow night at Le Poisson Rouge!
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark played live on KEXP at SXSW a couple years ago. We have a full review of the show you can check out here: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Dinosaur Jr. played at MFNW live over KEXP's airwaves last year. Check out live video of their performance here: blog.kexp.org