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Tuesday, Feb 21 2017, 2PM
Hailing from Austrailia, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will be in Seattle on Sunday April 9th to play Neumos, before performing LIVE on KEXP the following morning, Monday April 10th at 10 AM.
Positive, the upcoming single from Finnish outfit Lake Jons' debut album is due for release on Friday Feb 24th. www.lakejons.com
After working alongside artists such as Bonobo and several solo EP releases, Sampha will be performing at WaMu Theater on Monday April 24th to open for The xx as part of their latest album tour.
Released late 2016, These Systems Are Failing is Moby's 13th studio album. However, this is the first album from Moby as Moby & The Void Pacific Choir. mobyandthevoidpacificchoir.com
Released on this day in 1975 and recorded between tour dates at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, the capital of black music in the area, the soul influence had a very obvious effect on Bowie's style, even going so far as to redesign the stage for the rest of his Diamond Dogs tour!
After the release of his latest album earlier this month, Californian Chuck Prophet will be performing in Seattle on Thursday May 11th at Tractor Tavern. chuckprophet.com
Born on this day in 1933, singer-songwriter, pianist and activist Nina Simone penned Mississippi Goddam to address the racial inequality that was prevalent in the United States during the civil rights era.
Originally recorded in 2000 by Steve Earle and Sharon Shannon, Galway Girl has inspired many cover versions. Irish musician Mundy's version also features Sharon Shannon.
Kevin Morby's latest album, Singing Saw, was released in 2016 to great critical acclaim from a host of music institutions. Check out their LIVE performance at KEXP here: blog.kexp.org
Mac DeMarco's new album is due for release on May 5th. macdemarco.bandcamp.com
This infectious LA 10-piece began life as a one-off Afro-Latin-Funk jam between friends in 2011. junglefiremusic.com
Syd, of Odd Future and The Internet fame, will be performing in Seattle on Friday March 17th at the Neptune Theater.
Oligarkh proclaim their style as "Orthodox chants, Russian folk and historical footage meet in a dark electronica AV spectacular". www.facebook.com
Arcade Fire released this track earlier this year with the message "It's never been more important that we stick together & take care of each other". All proceeds from sales of I Give You Power are donated to the American Civil Liberties Union.
Malcolm X was tragically assassinated on this day in 1965. No Sell Out was written by American drummer Keith LeBlanc under the moniker Malcolm X in 2001 and features samples of speech from Malcolm X.
Currency is the first single taken from Austin rockers The Black Angels' new album. Their first album in four years, "Death Song" is due for release on April 21 through Partisan Records.
After the release of Lekman's fourth studio album earlier this month, the Swede songwriter is set to perform at Neumos in Seattle.
on Sunday March 5th @ 7:00 PM
Read Jacob Webb's review of "Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance" over at the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
This alternate version of Rock and Roll is taken from a 2014 remaster of Led Zepplin IV, while the original was released in the US on this day in 1972 and took inspiration from seminal rock n' rollers such as Little Richard.
This track comes from the debut solo effort of Tim Darcy, frontman of Montreal rockers Ought.
"Prisoner" is Ryan Adams' first album of original material since 2014. In 2015 Adams released "1989", a track-by-track cover of Taylor Swift's album of the same name.
Charm Assault is the first track from Ride in 20 years. Ride's last album was Tarantula in 1996, and Charm Assault is expected to appear on their as-yet-unnannounced new album later this year.
Mark Arm of Mudhoney turns 55 today! Touch Me I'm Sick was Mudhoney's debut single and released by Sub Pop in 1988. Check Out Mudhoney's performance on top of the Space Needle for KEXP's 25th anniversary back in 2013! blog.kexp.org
Alongside I'm Better, Missy Elliott also released an accompanying music video, which she co-directed with longtime collaborator Dave Meyers. There is also rumor of Missy Elliott album later this year.
New Young Fathers, taken from Trainspotting: T2 soundtrack
Check out the accompanying videos of Atmosphere's LIVE performance on The Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole at KEXP: blog.kexp.org
