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You can expect Portugal the Man's new album produced by DangerMouse out June 4.
Nick Cave and Grinderman both playing at Coachella this weekend.
Billy Bragg did a fantastic live version of that song at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin as part of our SXSW broadcast. Check it out blog.kexp.org
Father John Misty will be playing Sasquatch this year! Get amped with this live video performance: blog.kexp.org
Sigur Ros will be playing some epic songs at the epic Gorge Amphitheater for the Sasquatch Music Festival!
Morrissey is also a big animal rights activist. www.itsmorrisseysworld.com
Fleet Foxes have been featured several times on our song of the day blog blog.kexp.org
Fruit Bats are playing several festivals on the West Coast this summer. Check out this live performance on our blog blog.kexp.org
Yellow Ostrich's most recent album is called Ghost. You can get a free download at yellowostrich.com
John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats is also vegan, and has played several benefits for the animal welfare organization Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York.
Grant Lee Buffalo disbanded in 1999, but Grant Lee Philips continues to make music solo.
Palma Violets were live from Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin as part of our SXSW broadcast. Check out their performance on our blog blog.kexp.org
New music from the National! The album comes out May 21- check out their website for tour dates! www.americanmary.com
Spencer Krug's latest project is called the Besnard Lakes and they are currently touring. www.thebesnardlakes.com
Legend has it that Martin Hannet made Joy Division drummer Steve Brotherdale take apart his drum kit and reassemble it using parts from a toilet- can you tell?
Check out the film 24 Hour Party People for a relatively accurate account of the life and times of Martin Hannett.
That song was featured on our Song of the Day Blog last week blog.kexp.org
Straight edge punk rocker Ian MacKaye's band Minor Threat.
Check out the Review Revue for Husker Du's album New Day Rising on our blog for an inside peek at our dj's brains blog.kexp.org
The Men will be playing at the Vera Project on April 20 with local punk rockers Dude York.
Fitz & the Tantrums session from yesterday will be up on the blog soon. In the meantime check out their in studio from last year blog.kexp.org
RA Scion will be live on KEXP this Saturday at 4:00pm!
Check out Chvrches live performance on our blog kexp.org
Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu met Bulgarian Mira Aroyo and formed Ladytron. They were in our studio in 2011 for their most recent album kexp.org
David Bowie's most recent album, the Next Day has been on the top 5 in the UK charts for 4 weeks now- the longest since 1983's Let's Dance.
That album was previously left unfinished and completed after Wire's reunion.
Kitchens of Distinction used to play secret shows under the name Toilets of Destruction.
Playing at Neumos on May 12th! Kurt Vile and his band were in the KEXP studio last year: blog.kexp.org
The name "Atoms for Peace" comes from a 1953 speech from then-President Dwight Eisenhower in regards to the Cold War.