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Thursday, Jun 13 2013, 10AM
Good morning and welcome to The Midday Show with Stevie Zoom. NPR says that, after 40 years, Shuggie Otis is still an inspiration: www.shuggieotismusic.com He will be performing at Neumos on Thursday, September 5, 2013.
Here's a lovely 2011 in-studio session by Raphael Saadiq: blog.kexp.org
The motto for The Wrens' website is "keeping folks waiting since 1989": www.wrens.com
Mikal Cronin's second album --"MCII" -- was just released in May. Listen to "shout It Out" from this new release: blog.kexp.org
Get your own copy of "Howl" by JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound. It was a May KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Pickwick will perform at the Capitol Hill Block Party on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at 10:30 p.m. In the meantime, appreciate this live video from the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
There's a terrific picture of School of Seven Bells on the KEXP blog. You can download "Secret Days," A Song of the Day, also: blog.kexp.org
Phoenix's song "Entertainment" was featured as one of "KEXP's Favorite New Friday Songs": blog.kexp.org
John Grant will be LIVE on KEXP next Thursday, June 20, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. He will perform at Barboza that evening.
Visit THITH's website to read their zine: thehundredinthehands.com
See an energetic in-studio performance by Dyme Def recently: blog.kexp.org
Go to Stereo MC's official website for an extensive biography, a downloadable mixtape, and much, much more from these London musicians: www.stereomcs.com
Explore the official Grace Jones Facebook page for information about her music and acting careers: www.facebook.com
Watch Major Lazer's performance of "Get Free" on the Jimmy Fallon show: blog.kexp.org
Read a biography of this"smart and catchy" British pop band: www.allmusic.com
Listen to a high octane set from Seattle band Stag in the KEXP studio: kexp.org
Read an interview with Pete Doherty and Carl Barat in 2012, 10 years after the release of The Libertines' debut album "Up the Bracket": www.guardian.co.uk
Ohhh, the energy! Check out live video of Palma Violets' performance for KEXP listeners at SXSW this year: blog.kexp.org
Listen to "Detained" from Giant Giant Sand's "Tucson," released about a year ago: blog.kexp.org
Keren Ann Zeidler is a singer/songwriter, sound designer, composer, producer, and engineer who is based in Paris, Tel Aviv, and Newy York. Learn more here: www.kerenann.com
After playing last night in Seattle, Eleanor Friedberger will perform tonight at Portland's Doug Fir Lounge.
Listen to this song ---"Stare at the Sun" --and read Eleanor Friedberger's "Situation Critical" interview, in which artists talk about what music they turn to in various crisis situations: pitchfork.com
Read about the file "She's A Mirror" and see the trailer: www.pastemagazine.com
Here's a CMJ review of the newly released "Personal Record": www.cmj.com
Go here for photographs of "A Day in the LIfe--Kurt Vile": www.pastemagazine.com
Small Black will be featured in a live session from the KEXP studio tomorrow, Friday, June 14, 2013, at 12:00 p.m. Their song "Free At Dawn" was a Song of the Day in May: blog.kexp.org
Club 8 reports on their Facebook page that their flight was cancelled and they are "stuck in Spain": www.facebook.com
Learn more about Seattle artists Grant Olsen and Sonya Westcott (Arthur & Yu) at the Sub Pop website: www.subpop.com
Camera Obscura will be playing Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the Showbox at the Market. Listen to "Fifth in Line to the Throne" from the just released "Desire Lines": blog.kexp.org
See video of Treetop Flyers performing "Boat Song" live on their website: www.treetopflyers.co.uk
Read a Paste Magazine review of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward's "Volume 3": www.pastemagazine.com
Enjoy live video of Laura Marling's recent visit to the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
Mikey and Matty will play the Columbia City Theater on Saturday, July 13, 3013. Here are the tracks for "Harbor Island" on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com
This album came out in 2011 to very favorable reviews. Here's one from Glide Magazine: www.glidemagazine.com
The Eels are touring in Europe and England this summer. they performed a lovely acoustic set in the KEXP studios in 2010: kexp.org
Read a KEXP album review, complete with videos of "Modern Vampires of the City": blog.kexp.org
In 2009, KEXP featured Faunts' song "Alarmed/Lights" as a Song of the Day. You can download it here: blog.kexp.org
UNKLE's "The Answer" was a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Watch a Youtube video of "Coca Conga" from Up, Bustle & Out: www.youtube.com
Here's today's Song of the Day, "Sand Time" by Williamsburg, NY band Akron/Family: blog.kexp.org
Land of Pines will be playing the Capitol Hill Block Party on Saturday, July 27th, at 5:00 p.m. Go here to their Facebook page: www.facebook.com
Jetman Jet Team will perform at Seattle's Chop Suey on Sunday, June 16, 2013.
MY Bloody Valentine will be performing at the WaMu Theater on August , 21, 2013. Read an album review for "mbv" on the kEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Enjoy the video for "Bring Back the Dudes," a tribute to dudes who don't give a f***, by The So So Glos & Titus Andronicus: blog.kexp.org
See the video for The Gaslight Anthem's "45" and pre-order their new album, due to be released on July 23rd: www.thegaslightanthem.com
Oblivians are playing Friday, July 12, 2013, at Neumos. They reunited for the new album "Desperation" and the supporting tour: blurtonline.com
NPR lists "Silence Yourself" as one of their top 25 albums of the year (so far): www.npr.org
Gomez notes on their Facebook page that the "Bring It On" album turned 15 years old. They give you a playlist with some classics and some "cool new songs": www.facebook.com
The Men will be at the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival on Monday, September 2, 2013. Here's their Song of the Day---"Half Angel Half Light" from March: blog.kexp.org
Look at the tattoos in this picture and then see live video of Wussy at SXSW 2012: blog.kexp.org
Read Interview Magazine's session with the Beastie Boys: www.interviewmagazine.com
Read an interview with Nile Rodgers on his work with Daft Punk: blogs.independent.co.uk