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Wednesday, Dec 12 2012, 6AM
Nada Surf played an exclusive show for our VIP members at the Triple Door. blog.kexp.org You can be a VIP too, simply by donating less than $42 per month- and if you are a new donor and sign up before Dec. 21 your donation will be matched! www.kexp.org
Rogue Wave graced us with an in studio in 2004 kexp.org They're currently taking some personal time but you can keep up with them at www.roguewavemusic.com
Reindeer Section is a Scottish group fronted by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol.
James Murphey will be featured on Arcade Fire's next album which is due out in late 2013
The Stone Roses are doing things www.thestoneroses.org
Earlier this year B&S curated a Late Night Tales comp featuring the band covering Primitive's Crash. www.belleandsebastianshop.com
Widowspeak's new album comes out in January. Check out their in studio from last year www.kexp.org
Io Echo will be touring with Bloc Party in January- they describe their sound as “New Orientalism.” iamsoundrecords.com
The three members of Prince Rama were raised in a Hare Krishna centric community in Florida and first started making music as a punk band.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have debuted a new track and announced a world tour- keep up with them on their website www.yeahyeahyeahs.com
The Dandy Warhols released a new single yesterday called Autumn Carnival. If you are in Portland you'll have 4 chances to see them this weekend at Mission Theater on the 15 and at the Doug Fir on the 16.
Dead Can Dance are touring early next year. www.deadcandance.com
Young, English, singer-songwriter Jake Bugg started writing songs at age 12. His debut album was released earlier this year and was produced by Snow Patrol's Iain Archer.
Billy Bragg considered a leader of the anti-folk movement of the '80's.
Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Ballads document an oft overlooked part of US history which is best not forgotten as we consider the human impact on American ecology.
While touring for Three Imaginary Boys, Robert Smith played guitar for both the Cure and Siouxie and the Banshees.
Last month, several musicians gathered to celebrate Bob Mould. There is now a Kickstarter campaign to release See A Little Light featuring artists like Dave Grohl, Britt Daniels and Ryan Adams. bobmould.com
Willy Moon's self titled EM was released earlier this year on Cherry Tree but we are still waiting for a full length.
Stereo MCs are one of the most successful hip hop bands to come out of London in the 80's. They took a nine year hiatus before releasing their Deep, Down & Dirty album in 2001.
If you're not subscribed to our Song of the Day podcast then you are late to the game on tracks like this one blog.kexp.org
Sky Cries Mary began as a soundtrack vehicle for vocalist Roderick Wolgamott's theater work accompanied by Posies' Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer, the first recordings were made shortly before he left his native Seattle to attend graduate school in Paris where he landed a deal with the New Rose label and, upon arrival back in Seattle, the band completed its debut album in eight days.
Devotchka has a couple of shows coming up in Los Angeles and Colorado devotchka.net
Willie Colon's collaboration with Hector LaVoe was the milestone that spread this fusion of tropical/urban music throughout Latin America.
Let's remember and be grateful for Ravi Shankar's contribution to the world through music.
Check out KEXP's grunge documentary featuring Nirvana blog.kexp.org
The Rolling Stones have a few shows coming up with guest artist Mick Taylor www.rollingstones.com