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Monday, May 1 2017, 2PM
Indie supergroup BNQT (pronounced “banquet”) - self-described as “a poor man’s Traveling Wilburys” - consists of four principle songwriters – Midlake’s Eric Pulido, Band Of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Fredinand’s Alex Kapranos, Travis’ Fran Healy, and Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle – backed by Pulido’s bandmates – McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler. Download their song-of-the-day podcast from our blog: blog.kexp.org
While on our blog - check out a 2015 podcast-of-the-day from multi-instrumentalist Emmett Kelly - aka The Cairo Gang - who has played with Ty Segall, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Angel Olsen, Beth Orton, Sonny Smith (of Sonny & the Sunsets), and many, many more.
First release in 22 years from British shoegazers Slowdive. Pick up their song-of-the-day podcast while you’re on the KEXP blog! blog.kexp.org
Four piece band from Virginia, led by Andrea Esperat, with Glenn Mungcal on guitars, Penn Abenir on bass, and Vince Marcelo on drums.
Coming out of a five year hibernation, Seattle’s beloved math-rock outfit Minus the Bear is back - providing us a song-of-the-day podcast last month. Download it now from our blog: blog.kexp.org
Jamaican-born Lynval Golding is best known as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist with the British band, The Specials. Making his home in the Pacific Northwest, he plays with Seattle band, Gigantor, and continues to tour with the Specials.
Saturday September 30 at Key Arena. Gorillaz was created in 1998 by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett. “Humanz” is the virtual band’s fourth full-length LP, their first since 2010’s “Plastic Beach” - and features guests including De La Soul, Vince Staples, Pusha T, Mavis Staples, Anthony Hamilton, as well as Grace Jones (on this track).
Masters of dance-rock-rap fusion The Chemical Brothers are Manchester duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons.
DJ John MacLean’s (aka The Juan MacLean) first new music since 2014’s ‘In a Dream’ “Can You Ever Really Know Somebody” features the vocals of LCD Soundsystem’s singer-keyboardist Nancy Whang. Head to our blog and check out his exclusive mix for a 2016 Midnight In A Perfect World guest DJ set: blog.kexp.org
Currently Portland-based, Modest Mouse formed in 1992 in a Seattle suburb (Issaquah); the band's continuing core consists of lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock and drummer Jeremiah Green.
Head over to our blog to check out 2015 footage of an in-studio performance by San Francisco’s rocked out folk duo Two Gallants - Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel. blog.kexp.org
Thursday August 24 at the Showbox. The Ellensburg-born, native Northwestern came home to the KEXP studio in 2015, bringing an eclectic set, backed by local guitarists Jeff Fielder and Johnny Sangster, check out the jaw-dropping live set now on the KEXP blog:.blog.kexp.org
"I love making records, but nothing is like playing in front of an audience.” Greg Dulli and the Afghan Whigs just announced dates for their North American tour this fall, including October 18 at the Showbox. - Is your city on the list? www.billboard.com
North Carolinian duo Sylvan Esso play two nights at the Neptune Friday and Saturday August 18 and 19. “Til then, we’ve got live video from a 2014 in-studio on the KEXP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com
Sunday May 14 at Nectar. Creating amazing remixes as well as original work, legendary UK electronic music producer Joe Goddard is best known for his work with Hot Chip and The 2 Bears.
Manchester electronic rock duo of Richard Woolgar and Glyn Thomas, active 1999-2003.
DJ El Toro highlighted some of his favorite work by this eclectic artist - who made music with the Slits, The The, and Rip Rip + Panic, before her smash solo “Buffalo Stance” - see what he likes on our blog: blog.kexp.org
Living in El Paso-Juarez on the Texas /Mexico border, Russell isn't the political type, but he feels he must speak when he sees hypocrisy in the system.
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On the KEXP YouTube channel we've got live video of Old 97s from a 2014 in-studio: www.youtube.com
Saturday September 30 at Marymoor Park. Kentucky singer/songwriter Sturgill Simpson explores different elements of American music history (bluegrass, country, rock, R&B, soul) in each of his solo albums, pushing his music beyond expectations and musical boundaries.
After 17 years as the frontwoman of the Gossip, ‘Fake Sugar’, is Ditto's first full-length release as a solo artist. Ditto has said she spent two years writing nearly 80 songs for the album, with her main collaborator songwriter and producer Jennifer Decilveo.
Throwing Muses frontwoman Kristin Hersh was live in the KEXP studio last fall. Head over to the KEXP YouTube channel to watch live video from that recent visit: www.youtube.com
On our blog we’ve got video of Ted Leo performing an acoustic version of the Depression-era folk-hero Woody Guthrie-penned and Billy Bragg/Wilco-finished pro-union folksong “I Guess I Planted” blog.kexp.org
Seattle music veterans comprise The Tripwires: John Ramberg, (The Model Rockets, The Minus 5), Jim Sangster (Young Fresh Fellows, The Picketts, John Sangster (The Sharing Patrol) and Dan Peters (Mudhoney).
Seven-time Grammy-winning hip-hop Renaissance man Kendrick Lamar will be playing the Tacoma Dome Tuesday August 1.
Playing Saturday July 29 at Marymoor Park - back in the PNW as part of the eclectic lineup for Rootfire In The Emerald City. Last fall, the DC duo brought 20 years of genre-bending electronic wizardry and 10 additional musicians to perform a career spanning set live in the KEXP studio. Check it out on our blog: blog.kexp.org
Written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, "Get Up, Stand Up" was Marley’s reaction to touring Haiti, deeply moved by the poverty and the lives of Haitians. Often performed as the last song at Marley's concerts, it was also the last song Marley ever performed on stage.
‘Soul Run’ is the debut album from Edmonton-raised Tanika Charles, a staple of the Canadian soul scene. tanikacharles.com
Sir Raymond Douglas "Ray" Davies, was the rhythm guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for The Kinks, with his younger brother, Dave. Minnesota alt-country band The Jayhawks back him on ‘Americana’ - an album based on his experiences in the US, and a follow-up to the short DVD, 'Americana - a work in progress' , and his 2013 biography 'Americana'.
Tune in this Saturday, May 06 at 6:30 PM to hear Portland singer/songwriter Sallie Ford LIVE on KEXP.
Former frontman of Winnipeg band The Weakerthans John K. Samson provided a song-of-the-day podcast last fall. You can download it still from the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
After a six-year hiatus Seattle’s Fleet Foxes bring their ethereal Northwest harmonies to the Showbox Friday May 19 and Thursday/Friday September 14/15 at Seattle’s Paramount.
Bat for Lashes is the work of British singer/ songwriter, multi- instrumentalist and visual artist Natasha Khan. Combining influences that span decades, Natasha’s work dwells in the elemental, emerging in timeless forms. www.facebook.com
Grimes is the multimedia project of Canadian producer/singer/songwriter/director/painter/writer Claire Boucher. We’ve got video on our blog of the then 23-year-old artist in a 2012 visit to the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
Philadelphia-born Santi White, aka Santigold, has noted main influences as James Brown, Aretha Franklin[, and Devo as well as the new wave, reggae, jazz, Fela Kuti and Nigerian music, she listened to growing up. www.santigold.com
Capitol Hill Block Party Friday July 21. Bass player and jazz extraordinaire Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat has collaborated with Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Pharrell Williams, Wiz Khalifa, as well as Kenny Loggins. He gre up playing in bands with Kamasi Washington, his best friend is Flying Lotus and he worked with Kendrick Lamar, on To Pimp A Butterfly.
Friday May 26 at the Sunset. Brooklyn band Woods started as the bedroom recording project of frontman Jeremy Earl. Check out video from a 2014 live in-studio performance on our blog: blog.kexp.org
Formed in 2005 when they were both still teenagers, Slow Club is Sheffield boy-girl duo Charles Watson (guitar, vocals, piano) and Rebecca Taylor (drums, vocals, guitar).
The Swedish singer/songwriter’s latest LP “inverts pop’s writing norm by making songs with sad concerns sound happy and songs with a happy.” He brought that pop inversion to the KEXP studio in March, live video is now up on the KEXP YouTube channel - check it out! www.youtube.com
Australian new wave-influenced dance-pop, Gold Fields feature vocalist Mark Robert Fuller, guitarist Vin Andanar, keyboardist Rob Clifton, bassist Luke Peldys, and drummer Ryan D'Sylva.
Vol. 2 of the Portland trio’s two-part 'Occult Architecture' album is out this Friday May 5 on Sacred Bones Records! In March they visited the KEXP studio with Vol. 1 - live video from that performance is up now on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com
Pale Saints formed in Leeds in 1987 by Ian Masters (bass/vocals), Graeme Naysmith (guitar), and Chris Cooper (drums). Meriel Barham, the original vocalist of Lush, joined the band in 1990 as second guitarist and vocalist.
Raleigh indie rock band The Rosebuds is a collaboration between songwriters Ivan Howard (vocals/guitar/drums/bass/keyboards/programming) and Kelly Crisp (vocals/keyboard/drums/guitar/accordion) and friends. They were in the KEXP studio in 2014 - check out some live video of that visit on our blog: blog.kexp.org
Read what the former Dirty Projectors member has to say about her solo career: pitchfork.com
New Zealand producer and multi instrumentalist Lord Echo (aka Mike Fabulous) has been flexing his dual-mastery of 60's production techniques and modern dancefloor aesthetics for over a decade now, through a flowing blend of boogie-laced Funk, disco-primed Reggae, futuristic Soul, and timeless African rhythms.
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Playing Sasquatch Friday May 26. “Chanel,” is one of Ocean’s most self-confessional songs, addressing Ocean’s bisexuality and the challenges of gender expectations.
Formed in 1991, Portishead are considered one of the pioneers of trip hop. The Bristol band is named after a town eight miles west of Bristol, along the coast. Portishead consists of Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley, while sometimes citing a fourth member, Dave McDonald, an engineer on their first records.
Monday October 23 at the Showbox. Watch a 2013 Black Angels’ set, live at The Triple Door, as part of KEXP’s VIP Club Concert series: blog.kexp.org
Taking their name from a mid-century expressionist photography movement, Seattle’s Fotoform create beautiful guitar-based dreamy post-punk. Propelled forward by Kim House’s melodic bass and Garrett Croxon’s (Fleet Foxes, Erik Blood, Moon Dial) swinging backbeat, Kim’s vocals glide over intertwining guitars from Geoff Cox and Stephen Jones (Red Martian).
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New York-based Interpol formed in 1997. Tour dates in Europe this August, and two US dates announced - LA and New York - in September. Check their website for cities: interpolnyc.com
