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Monday, Nov 28 2016, 2PM
Angel Olsen will be playing KEXP Little Big Show #17 next February 18th - a Saturday - at the Neptune. You can get her song-of-the-day podcast from August on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Out of Portland, Unknown Mortal Orchestra consists of Ruban Nielson, Jacob Portrait, Quincy McCrary. Check out a 2015 KEXP in-studio on our blog: blog.kexp.org
Londoner James Blake's third album, The Colour in Anything, was recorded in England as well as at Rick Rubin's Malibu studio, and included contributions from Bon Iver and Frank Ocean. James Blake himself contributed to Beyonce's 'Lemonade.'
Sweden's The Radio Dept will play two nights at Neumos next year Tues Feb 28 and Wed March 1.
With Bilal singing on the chorus, "Letter to the Free" - a song reflecting on mass incarceration as a new form of slavery in America - was included in the Ava DuVernay documentary, "13th".
Grace Jones worked with Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare on this 1981 reinterpretation of a Bill Withers hit.
Miike Snow is a trio from Sweden consisting of Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg & Andrew Wyatt. Together with Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li, Coco Morier and Dungen, Miike Snow in 2012 formed the artistic collective and record label 'Ingrid'
Glasgow duo composed of Stina Marie Claire Tweeddale (vocals and guitar) and Cat Myers (vocals and drums). Get their recent song-of-the-day podcast on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Playing the Crocodile next January 24 - a Tuesday - St. Louis based American Wrestlers was originally a solo project of Scotsman Gary McClure; now also includes Bridgette Imperial, Ian Reitz and Josh Van Hoorebeke.
Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence Colbert, and Steve Queralt. Bassist Andy Bell went on to play with Oasis after the band broke up in 1996.
Playing Thursday Jan 12 at the Tractor Tavern, will be Live on KEXP at noon that day. Check our website for how to sign up for tickets to the free in-studio: blog.kexp.org
In Seattle last September for a Bumbershoot performance, Jagwar Ma stopped by the KEXP studio for a live set: www.youtube.com
Before NYC duo The Juan MacLean (Juan MacLean, Nancy Whang) joined the DFA label, John MacLean was a member of Sub Pop band Six Finger Satellite. Check out his guest DJ mix for KEXP's Midnight in A Perfect World: blog.kexp.org
LA quartet Warpaint recently played live on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters - you can check out video from that performance here: blog.kexp.org
Formed in 1998 Manchester by brothers Jez (guitar) and Andy Williams (drums), and Jimi Goodwin (bass, vocals, guitar).
Seattle's Black Whales are Alex Robert, Ryan Middleton, Dave Martin, Adam Fream, Mica Crisp. Get their song-of the-day podcast on our blog: blog.kexp.org
Born and raised in Wisconsin, James Chance went on to become a key figure in New York's No Wave and music scene, combining improvisational jazz-like music and punk since the late 1970s. jameschanceofficial.blogspot.com
Sadly the world lost Miss Sharon Jones a few weeks ago, but we are lucky to have the musical memory of her performance at our grand opening last April. You can see her (as always) amazing performance on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com
1990s hip-hop from Brooklyn, MC Guru known for his poetic, socially conscious lyrics, and DJ Premier for his beat-making and jazzy sound.
Quintessntial LA punk rockers - John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom, DJ Bonebrake - playing four nights of "40th Anniversary" shows - tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday at the Crocodile.
Vancouver BC duo will be at the Neptune on Saturday March 18.
Sisters Jennifer and Jessica Clavin (Mika Miko) and bassist Micayla Grace wrote songs for their second album 'Welcome to the Worms' in a Joshua Tree cottage retreat.
Visqueen will be playing the Crocodile TONIGHT - the second night of X's "40th Anniversary" shows. If you don't have tickets to the sold out show, head over to the KEXP YouTube channel and check out the band's 2010 Bumbershoot Music Lounge performance including "Beautiful Amnesia": www.youtube.com
The Seattle band, led by Daniel G. Harmann and featuring Aaron Starkey, Kennith J. Darling and Shea Bliss, "walks the line between musical pondering and physicality". Read about them, and get a song-of-the-day podcast of "Glaciers" on our blog: blog.kexp.org
A 2015 Sound Off! competitor, the Seattle five-piece is composed of Sam "Mad Dog" Gelband, Charlie "Choo-Choo-Train" Meyer, Kalen "Mark Smith" Tindall, Owen "Guy" Proto, Jonah "Little Chef" Cohen. 'Late Night' is the band's (self-produced and recorded) full-length debut.
Superchunk's Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance founded Merge Records in 1989 as a way to release music from Superchunk and music created by friends.
Los Angeles-based Spain (Josh Haden) aka "the band that influenced the genre of slowcore with their very own interpretation of slowness" worked with Kenny Lyon, guitarist, bassist, and producer, who has played with Springsteen, Lemonheads, Sting, Joe Walsh, NoFX, among others on 'Carolina'.
"Let Me Get There" was the song-of-the-day podcast earlier this month - go to the KEXP blog to download it now: blog.kexp.org
Former Seattleite, Kishi Bashi (aka K Ishibashi) collaborated and toured with of Montreal, Regina Spektor, and Sondre Lerche, before starting his orchestral solo project of looping vocal/violin. Watch him play live on KEXP: blog.kexp.org
San Francisco Thee Oh Sees played the KEXP Gathering Space last Friday. If you missed that show, head over to our YouTube channel and watch some of their other KEXP live performances from the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland during the 2010 Musicfest NW including: www.youtube.com
French Cuban twins, Naomi and Lisa-Kainde Diaz, are the daughters of Cuban percussionist Angà Diaz. Combining pop, hip-hop and electronic with the traditional sounds of their father's Yoruba culture, Naomi plays percussive instruments, the Cajon and the Batas, Lisa-Kainde plays piano, and they both sing.
Frank Ocean granted a rare interview to the New York Times's Jon Caramanica this month, including the revelation he was not submitting 'Blonde' for Grammy consideration as his "Colin Kaepernick moment" of protest: www.nytimes.com
The Future Sound of London (FSOL) is the British electronic music duo Garry Cobain (aka Gaz Cobain) and Brian Dougans, known for incorporating elements of techno, classical, jazz, hip-hop, electro, industrial, psychedelic rock, and dub to push the boundaries of electronic music experimentation.
Nightmares on Wax will be doing a DJ set at Nectar Lounge on Thursday Dec 8.
Brooklyn-based duo of vocalist Alexis Krauss and guitarist Derek Edward Miller.
Playing a New Year's eve show at Mississippi Studios in her Portland hometown. Live video from a 2015 KEXP in-studio on our blog: blog.kexp.org
DJ Sharlese conducted an interview with St. Vincent at 2009 Sasquatch - check it out here: www.youtube.com
Lee Fields & the Expressions are playing LIVE on KEXP next Tuesday Dec 6 at 3 pm and at Neumos that night. To find out how to get free tickets to that KEXP in-studio go to: blog.kexp.org
Colombia. included on our KEXP Music That Matters Podcast: Más o Menos Bien blog.kexp.org