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Wednesday, Jul 11 2012, 6AM
Eric Burdon of the Animals and War will be at the Bumbershoot Music Festival as a special guest with The Greenhornes on Sunday, September 2nd. bumbershoot.org
Eddie Vedder toured with Pearl Jam last year, and they played the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, B.C. To read a live review of their performance, go to the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
If you want to read more about Big Star, you can go to the KEXP Blog feature "Keeping an Eye on Big Star" here: blog.kexp.org
Blue Sky Black Death will be playing at the Capitol Hill Block Party on Friday, July 20th on the Vera Stage at 10:45 PM with Nacho Picasso. kexp.org
Canadian band Rah Rah are going to release a new album digitally on September 25th. www.rahrahband.com
Goldmund was featured on the KEXP Song of the Day Podcast last year in June with the song "Evelyn". To download the track and subscribe to the podcast, go to the KEXP Blog here: blog.kexp.org
Northampton based artist Maps was also featured on the Song of the Day Podcast with "Let Go of Fear" and you can subscribe to the podcast and read more about the band on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" was reviewed in detail in the 33 1/3 pocket book series. Read KEXP's impression of this series' take on Nick Drake's album on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
Alexi Murdoch has come into the studio multiple times, and you can hear his most recent KEXP in-studio from 2011 on the KEXP website: kexp.org
You can listen to an oldie but a goldie of an in-studio performance by Clem Snide from 2004 on the KEXP website: kexp.org
The Jayhawks will be performing at the Bumbershoot Music Festival on Saturday, September 1st. bumbershoot.org
Thenewno2 (The New No. 2), a project of George Harrison's son Dhani, will be at the Bumbershoot Music Festival on Sunday, September 2nd. bumbershoot.org
Matthew Sweet came into the KEXP Studios last year on September 1st. You can listen to the performance on the KEXP website: kexp.org
You can read the short KEXP album review of the album "Lost Souls" on the KEXP website: www.kexp.org
Stevie Wonder was featured on the Saturday Afternoon Artist section of the KEXP Blog, and you can read the article here: blog.kexp.org
You can listen to and read about soul legend Bill Withers in the KEXP Documentary Series "The Heart of Soul" on the KEXP Website: kexp.org
You can listen to Cribou's live in-studio performance containing songs off of the album "Swim" on the KEXP Website: kexp.org
Read more about the Violent Femmes self-titled album on the KEXP Blog's Nite Life Midnight Album Feature: blog.kexp.org
They Might Be Giants have visited the KEXP Studios for an in-studio performance, and you can listen to their November 9th, 2011 in-studio on the KEXP webiste: kexp.org
The Vaselines will be at the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival on Monday, September 3rd. bumbershoot.org
Fun Fact: Nirvana destroyed their instruments on stage to avoid playing an encore.
Staring at the Sun was written in two days according to TV on the Radio: pitchfork.com
The book "The Doors: A Lifetime of Listening to Five Mean Years" was released this year and covers the history of The Doors. You can read about the book on the KEXP Blog here: blog.kexp.org
The Alabama Shakes performed live on KEXP this year, and you can watch their performance in the Live Video section of our Blog: blog.kexp.org
Sunny Afternoon by the Kinks reached #1 on the UK charts and #14 on the Billboard Charts in the United States. www.allmusic.com
The Midnight Album Feature from the KEXP Blog has an article on T. Rex's album "Electric Warrior". Read the article from the Blog here: blog.kexp.org
Listen to the Harlem Shakes' 2007 KEXP in-studio performance on the KEXP Website: kexp.org
You can read an album reviwe of "Dreams Suspend Night" by Head Like a Kite on the KEXP Website: kexp.org
Watch video of tUnE-yArDs' performance on the KEXP airwaves on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
U2 started out as a band called Feedback. They were a cover band for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. www.allmusic.com
Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil ran for Austrailian Senate under the Nuclear Disarmament Party ticket. www.allmusic.com
A live music session from David J, David J, bassist and sometime singer with Love & Rockets and Bauhaus, will be played TONIGHT at 9:00 PM. kexp.org
Adorable were signed by Alan McGee to Creation Records, which included great UK bands like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. www.allmusic.com
You can read album reviews of Primal Screams' "Xtrmntr" and "Evil Heat" on the KEXP Website here: kexp.org
F**ked Up will be playing at Showbox at the Market on Saturday, September 8th with Lightning Bolt and Ceremony. Doors open at 6:00 PM for this all ages show. kexp.org
Swans will be playing with Xiu Xiu on Friday, September 7th at Neumo's. Doors open at 8:00 PM and you must be at least 21 years old to attend. www.kexp.org
Hopefully you caught The Chemical Brothers concernt film "Don't Think" in theaters back in Feburary. However, if you did not, there is a movie preview on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
The Stranglers played as the opener for The Ramones first London show. www.allmusic.com
Donovan made his first live debut in the United States at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. www.allmusic.com
Along with being a trail-blazing actor and performer, Harry Belafonte was also American Television's first African-American producer. www.allmusic.com
Jimmy Cliff was selected as a representative of Jamaica at the 1964 world fair. www.allmusic.com
Watch live video of the Posies on the KEXP Blog from their 2010 in-studio performance: blog.kexp.org
Jane's Addiction will be performing at this year's Bumbershoot Music Festival. They will be headlining in the Key Area on Saturday, September 1st. kexp.org
Built To Spill performed at this years Treefort Music Festival, and photos of their performance can be found on the KEXP Blog here: blog.kexp.org
Read up on the sub-genre of Shoegazing on the KEXP Blog with artists including Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine: blog.kexp.org
The Rapture did a DJ set at HuskyFest 2012. To read a live review of their performance, you can read an article on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
A live version of "Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid" is available on the KEXP website from Elefant's 2003 in-studio performance. kexp.org
Supergrass cover The Smiths' "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" on the b-side to their "Sun Hits The Sky" single.