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Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver, is heading out on tour in September with his other project Volcano Choir, which is a collaboration with Collections of Colonies of Bees. volcanochoir.com
Jeff Buckley was the son of Tim Buckley, but was raised by his mother in Orange County as Scotty Moorhead.
There's something very romantic about songs about California, especially when sung by Mazzy Star. Seasons of Your Day, Mazzy Star's new album, will be out September 24 on the band's own imprint.
Damien Jurado is featured on Moby's upcoming album, Innocents, along with artists like Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, Mark Lanegan of the Screaming Trees, and Skylar Grey who collaborated with Eminem and Dr. Dre. The album will be out on September 30.
Thomas Wincek, founding member of All Tiny Creatures, is also in Collections of Colonies of Bees and Volcano Choir.
Radiohead, along with Arcade Fire, Bruce Springsteen, and others, have decided to pull their music from Spotify.
Surf City's new album comes out in two weeks! surfcitykills.tumblr.com
Did you know that Harry Potter has a British Sea Power tattoo? It's true- the internet said so www.britishseapower.co.uk
1977 David Bowie and 2013 David Bowie have some similarities. Read all about it on our blog blog.kexp.org
Check out Portugal. The Man's live in studio performance at kexp.org
The Clash- Rock Revolutionaries! kexp.org
It's the end of an era- Maxwell's in Hoboken is closing its doors tonight. maxwellsnj.com
James Murphy will be doing a DJ set at Neumo's on Sept. 14
Arthur Beatrice is a band from the UK. You can hear more of their music at soundcloud.com
Derek Vincent Smith is Pretty Lights. A Color Mat of the Sun is his latest album which came out earlier this month on his self titled label. www.prettylightsmusic.com
Bobby Gillespie formed Primal Scream while he was drumming for Jesus and Mary Chain. Most recently he "teed" everyone off by saying music festivals were like shopping malls. Primal Scream's new album More Light is out now on Ignition Records.
Queens of the Stone Age won't be playing in Seattle but they will be playing the Squamish Valley Music Festival www.qotsa.com
Helio Sequence is playing at the Showbox at the Market on Sept. 26 www.heliosequence.com
You can get your limited edition Dinosaur Jr. shoes at www.dinosaurjr.com
The Moondoggies playing two shows at the Tractor Tavern to celebrate their album release with the Country Lips, Gold Leaves and The Quiet Ones on August 16 & 17
The Black Angels are playing a few dates. See if they're coming to your town at theblackangels.com
Check out Daughn Gibson's live in studio performance at www.kexp.org
Check out a live performance by the Black Keys on our on demand page kexp.org
Strummerville is a non profit set up by the friends and family of Joe Strummer in the year after his death, to provide support, resources and performance opportunities to artists who would not normally have access to them. www.strummerville.com
Mike Mills recently contributed to Bonerama's album Shake it Baby. remhq.com. Happy birthday Bill Berry!
Nine Inch Nails' new album comes out Sept. 3! www.nin.com
Check out Depeche Mode's new album at www.depechemode.com
Big Deal was featured on our Song of the Day Blog! blog.kexp.org
Yuck wants you to have that song so they're giving it away at yuckband.com
Check out Sean Nelson's live performance on our blog kexp.org
Harvey Danger is Sean Nelson's earlier project. They were a band from 1992-2009.
South is a band from the UK. They were originally an electronic band.
The talented Laura Veirs will be LIVE on the Midday Show on Friday, October 4th, and will be playing that night at the Tractor Tavern. Her new record, out next month, is titled Warp and Weft.