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Monday May 8 at the Neptune. Originally formed in Modesto in 1992, disbanding in 2006, and briefly reuniting in 2012, Grandaddy returned this year with their first album in 11 years.
Check out live video of singer/songwriter Kurt Vile from a 2015 in-studio on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Thursday May 11 at Neumos. Born in Washington, D.C., to a Sudanese father and an African-American mother, Amir Mohamed (Oddisee) grew up in Maryland, influenced by soul and rap, and musicians on both sides of his family.
In a 2012 in-studio session, eight-piece LA-based soul/funk band Orgone displayed their perfect combination of tight refinement raw gut-punching power that makes them one of the baddest funk bands around. You can check out that performance on the KEXP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com
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
Going out to longtime KEXP volunteer Ken and all the Boston marathon runners! From the band's debut album, the song was written by Lou Reed on the back of an envelope on their way to a gig.
Tuesday May 9 at Neumos - touring with Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) and Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine), with James Sedwards (Nought, Chrome Hoof). The former Sonic Youth frontman explains the inspiration for “Cease Fire” - “Guns are designed to kill and we, as non-violent human beings, are against the killing of any person or animal. The song is also about the power of love, in all its freedom of choice. A power that no gun can extinguish as love will rule always. Melt down your guns and kiss your neighbor.”
TOMORROW! Tuesday April 18 at Neumos! Guided By Voices' first double album, 'August By Cake,' is also the Robert Pollard and the Ohio band's 100th studio release since forming in 1983.
Raised in Birmingham, AL, Allison Crutchfield collaborated on DIY projects with identical twin sister, Katie (Waxahatchee), and was a member of Philadelphia-based Swearin’ before putting out this first solo release.
At Ballard's Albatross Hotel THIS Thursday April 20. Welsh-born, Chicago-based musician and artist Jon Langford is a co-founder of punk band The Mekons, post-punk group The Three Johns, and alt-country groups The Waco Brothers and Pine Valley Cosmonauts.
Daniel Q. Auerbach is a multi-instrumentalist best known as the guitarist and vocalist for The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. www.facebook.com
Big Star was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, and Andy Hummel. The group broke up in 1974, and reorganized with a new line-up nearly 20 years later. Though both Chilton and Hummel died in 2010, leaving Stephens the sole surviving founding member, the band’s influence lives on. Big Star was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
Today’s song-of-the-day podcast! Download now from the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org Then make plans to see the singer/songwriter at the Capitol Hill Block Party on July 21st.
Seattle singer/songwriter Sera Cahoone provided the song-of-the-day podcast last month. You can still find it on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Friday June 2 at the Crocodile. KEXP captured Tennessee native Valerie June’s unique voice - inspired by old time country, blues and gospel - in a live session at Pickathon in 2014. blog.kexp.org
South Carolina-born Sam Bean aka Iron & Wine adopted his name from a dietary supplement named "Beef, Iron & Wine" that he found in a general store.
Brookyln’s Yeasayer had our featured song-of-the-day podcast last year blog.kexp.org
Active from the 1970s on, Horace Swaby aka Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist, who popularized the use of the melodica in reggae music.
The Pharcyde formed in 1989 in South Central Los Angeles. The four original members are Imani (Emandu Wilcox), Slimkid3 (Trevant Hardson), Bootie Brown (Romye Robinson), and Fatlip (Derrick Stewart). DJ Mark Luv was the first DJ, followed by producer J-Swift and then J Dilla.
‘Soul Run’ is the debut album from Edmonton-raised Tanika Charles, a staple of the Canadian soul scene. tanikacharles.com
Playing Vera Project Tuesday May 9 and LIVE on KEXP the next day - Wednesday, May 10 at 9:30 AM, Brooklyn-based bubble-grunge four-piece Charly Bliss combines pop sensibility with rock guitars.
J Mascis will be playing Upstream Music Festival with Dinosaur Jr - May 11-13.
The El Paso post-hardcore band is touring this spring and summer - will they be in your city? Check their facebook page for tour dates www.facebook.com
Formed in Melbourne in 1974, Radio Birdman was among the first Australian protopunk bands.
Melbourne quintet Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever consists of brothers Tom and Joe Russo, cousins Joe White and Fran Keaney, and Marcel Tussie, sharing the writing and singing amongst them. In January, we brought you RBCF as our song-of-the-day podcast. You can still find it on our blog: blog.kexp.org
In 2010 the Cardiff collective Los Campesinos! crammed into the KEXP studio for an energetic set of danceable post-punk. You can check out live video from that dance-party on our blog: blog.kexp.org
In 2015, the LA band was captured live at Sun Liquor in Seattle. Head over to the KEXP YouTube channel for video of that special performance: www.youtube.com
Over on the KEXP blog, you can watch London's The Duke Spirit play a stripped down acoustic version of “The Step and the Walk” from a 2008 in-studio perfromance. blog.kexp.org
Seattle's Porter Ray is playing both Upstream Music Fest (May 11-13) and Sasquatch (Friday May 26). His debut, ‘Watercolor’ features original production from BRoc, Dez Anthony, KMTK and Tele Fresco and was mixed by Vitamin D and Erik Blood. It includes guest appearances from THEESatisfaction’s Stas THEE Boss, Cashtro, Nate Jack, and Jus Moni and Iconic Central District MC's, Infinite [Narcotik/Tribal], Palaceer Lazaro and Fly Guy Dai of Shabazz Palaces.
Fatboy Slim collaborated with David Byrne on 'Here Lies Love' an immersive “360-degree multimedia spectacle” about the personal and political history of former Phillipines First Lady Imelda Marcos. It is currently being presented at Seattle Repertory Theatre through May 28, 2017.
In 2015, KEXP dedicated a full day of programming to the Beastie Boy’s sampling classic, ‘Paul’s Boutique’ playing the seminal album and every identified song that it samples across 12 hours. Exclusive interviews, rarely-heard source materials, and rare demos highlighted the day dedicated to Beastie Boys classic.
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On “Kid A’ Radiohead replaced their rock sound with synthesisers, drum machines, the ondes Martenot, string orchestras and brass instruments, incorporating influences from electronic music, krautrock, jazz, and 20th-century classical music.
When released, ‘The Light in You’, was the first studio album in seven years from Mercury Rev, the veteran New York indie band from Buffalo.
LIVE on KEXP Sunday, April 23 at 1:00 PM. Then next fall - Thursday October 12 at WaMu Theatre. Formed in 2008 by four friends who met at Leeds University, alt-J has forged their own unique sound combining elements of electronic, folk and guitar music. We’ve got video from a 2014 live studio performance on the KEXP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com
The Edmonton duo Purity Ring played a KEXP in-studio in 2015. Watch now on our blog: blog.kexp.org
While you wait for the May release of the Portland trio’s Occult Architecture Vol 2, you can still download a song-of-the-day podcast from Vol. 1 over on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
A major part of the Bay Area garage noise revival, Charles Frances Moothart (CFM) is a multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter, best known for his collaboration with Ty Segall - as drummer for Segall's The Freedom Band, guitarist for Segall's Ty Segall Band, and guitarist/ vocalist for Fuzz.
LA rockers Queens Of The Stone Age recently finished work on their long-awaited new album, frontman Josh Homme has said a new single will drop before the announced Australian tour dates in July. www.nme.com
Sunday May 28 at Sasquatch! The Shins fixed up their tour van and are giving it away. To enter: record a video covering any song from ‘Heartworms’ and submit your cover using the hashtag #ShinsVanContest www.theshinsvan.com
We’ve got video of Imperial Teen performing at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in Austin during SXSW in 2012: blog.kexp.org
The Hoboken trio Yo La Tengo played a 2013 in-studio. You can find it on the KEXP YouTube channel: www.youtube.com
Malian singer Oumou Sangaré has returned after eight years with a new song "Yere Faga," featuring legendary Afrobeats drummer Tony Allen.
Friday, April 21 at Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - Solange’s first show in the Pacific Northwest! - as part of the Rose City's eighth annual Soul’d Out Music Festival. Multiple Portland venues will host an array of talent for the music festival, which will take over the city from April 19-23.
