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From his breakout 2008 mixtape // over that Nosaj Thing beat!
On this day in 1966 The Beach Boys released "Wouldn't It Be Nice" as a single. The flip side, "God Only Knows."
Zsela (pronounced: ZHAY-lah) is based in Los Angeles, CA (native to Brooklyn, NY) and she will be Live on KEXP Thursday, Aug 15 at 12 PM!
Zsela will also play Seattle (Barboza) Friday, August 16th and San Francisco (Café du Nord) Saturday, August 17th. zse.la zselaofficial.bandcamp.com
New single from Montreal's Salin Cheewapansri, "a Thai funky Drummer/Producer, inspired to wake the world with conscious lyrics and danceable beats."
salinmusic.bandcamp.com
Recorded at Shangri-La in Malibu, California and Andrew Watt's home studio, the album is the first to feature contributions from touring and session member Josh Klinghoffer, who joined the band on its 2022–2023 Gigaton Tour. The album marks a return to the band working together as a five-piece in a fast-paced studio environment; in contrast to their previous studio album, Gigaton (2020), which was recorded over several years and individual sessions. tinyurl.com
New music from LA indie rock trio!
Brought together by their shared philosophies and love of 90's indie rock, they started writing songs and developing Easy Sleeper's distinct sound — drawing influences from Real Estate, Built to Spill, and the Velvet Underground. The band moved to Los Angeles in 2019, where they found community by hosting DIY shows out of their Koreatown home.
easysleeper.bandcamp.com
From Hershey, Pennsylvania!
Original members included David Schelzel on lead vocals/guitar, Steve Lau on keyboards/saxophone, Bobby Mittan on bass guitar and Rob Minnig on drums and vocals.
They will perform two nights in San Francisco at The Chapel on August 23rd and 24th.
www.theoceanblue.com
The iconic Philly rock group’s self-titled album, and first in six years, comes out July 19th.
www.drdogmusic.com
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Paul McCartney (1942)!! English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Beatles, The Quarrymen, and The Fireman).
written primarily by John Lennon with assistance from Paul McCartney, and credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. Lennon's son Julian inspired the song with a nursery school drawing that he called "Lucy – in the sky with diamonds".
On this day in 1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" hit #1 on the Hot 100.
"Dreams" was Fleetwood Mac's first and only number one song in the United States.
On this day in 1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first concert in the US at the final day of the Monterey Pop Festival, where Hendrix famously lit his guitar on fire to end his set!
check it out! (DO NOT try this at home): www.youtube.com
On this day in 2000 The Experience Music Project, a museum including permanent exhibitions on Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana, opened in Seattle.
Guitar, bass and drums were all played backward as part of the effects on "Are You Experienced?"
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Did you know that Hendrix played the piano on this song?
Happy Birthday Darren Reed (1963), aka Dizzy Reed, American musician, composer, and actor (Guns N' Roses and Johnny Crash)!
Fontaines D.C. will be playing in Seattle on September 20th, Portland OR on September 21st; Vancouver BC on September 22nd; and San Francisco on September 24th.
Enjoy Live Video from Fontaines D.C.'s May 2022 KEXP In-Studio: bit.ly.
Their forthcoming album, Romance, comes out August 23rd! fontainesdc.bandcamp.com
The Meridian Brothers have a new album coming out July, 12th! www.meridianbrothers.com
Hiatus Kaiyote live this summer!
- Seattle at Remlinger Farms on 7/17
- Portland at Grand Lodge on 7/18
- Oakland at the Fox Theatre on 7/20
hiatuskaiyote.com
You can pre-order the Australian band's new album which will be released on June 28th here:
hiatuskaiyote.com
Covering Joy Division's famous 1980 single. hot8brassband.bandcamp.com
Here is Hot 8 Brass Band covering "Love Will Tear Us Apart" live in the KEXP studio in 2019: youtu.be
Suki Waterhouse will perform at Day In Day Out Festival at Seattle Center on July 13th, and at The Warfield in San Francisco on October 25th!
www.dayindayoutfest.com
"My Fun" came out as a single along with "Faded" in April:
sukiwaterhouse.bandcamp.com
Shannon and the Clams will be in Seattle performing their new album at the Neptune Wednesday, October 16th! They will also be performing at the Tom Mcall Waterfront in Portland July 27th, and in Oakland at the Fox Theatre on October 19th!
shannonandtheclams.bandcamp.com
'My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall' is a "compilation of Black female country artists re-recording the greatest songs of Alice's catalog, bringing to life the Black characters and portraits of the Black west embedded in her songs." It will accompany Randall's new book of the same name. www.roughtrade.com
Adia Victoria stopped by the KEXP studio back in June 2022. Check out her full performance on KEXP's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com
adiavictoria.fancollab.com
Happy Birthday Nat Puff (1996)! Better known by her stage name Left at London, Nat is an American singer-songwriter, producer, comedian, and internet personality from Seattle, Washington. She originally gained fame by posting short comedy sketches on Vine as well as parodies of musicians Frank Ocean, Tyler, the Creator, and Mitski.
Happy Birthday Nathan Morris (1971), founding member of Boyz II Men!
"Motownphilly" is Boyz II Men's 1991 debut single for their debut album Cooleyhighharmony.
Going out to Rob in Tacoma!
The title of Nevil Shute's A Town Like Alice inspired the title. The song is about unemployment in a working town and Paul Weller confessed, "It could have been written about any suburban town, but it was in fact written about my hometown of Woking."
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See them performing the song in a very stark studio: www.youtube.com
ALBUM-VERSARY! On this day in 1996 Beck released the album "Odelay"!
"The Los Angeles-based Dust Brothers were Mike Simpson and John King, who met in 1983 while working at the Pomona College radio station. They originally teamed to DJ at parties, and by the end of the decade scored a production deal with the Delicious Vinyl label." www.allmusic.com
Along with working on Odelay, they worked on other Beck albums too. They also worked with artists like Beastie Boys.
Beck will play Chateau Ste. Michelle (Woodinville, WA) Wednesday, July 3rd and The Greek Theatre (Berkeley, CA) Wednesday, July 10th!