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On August 20th, Jenny Lewis will play in support of Beck at Marymoor Park. The ex-Rilo Kiley frontwoman just released her third solo album, which features production by Ryan Adams.
Woman's Hour take their name from a female-focused news and culture show on BBC Radio 4. The band just released their debut album, titled Conversations.
Halifax, Nova Scotia band Kestrels just released an EP titled The Moon in Shining Our Way, and are currently at work on their third full-length record.
According to frontman Kevin Shields, My Bloody Valentine will release more new music in the upcoming years, including the release of the band's fourth record. The band's most recent release, mbv, came out in 2013.
On October 4th, former Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore will play at Neumos, supported by Sebadoh. Also, Kim Gordon recently released an album under the moniker Body/Head, titled Coming Apart.
Like such bands of Sonic Youth and Tito Puente, Yo La Tengo performed The Simpsons theme song for a 1998 episode of the show. The beautiful YLT song I'll Be Around was featured in the 2014 movie Boyhood.
Eternal Summers' latest album is titled The Drop Beneath. Back in 2012, the band played a KEXP in-studio in support of their record Correct Behavior: kexp.org.
It was recently announced that Bono & The Edge are collaboration with director/writer John Carney (Once) on a musical about Carney's childhood. This will be the band's first attempt at a musical since the infamous Spider Man: Turn off The Dark.
On Friday, August 8th, Arcade Fire will headline The Gorge Ampitheater, supported by Baltimore musician Dan Deacon. The new Richard Linklater movie Boyhood prominently features several songs by Arcade Fire.
While supporting U2 on their 2005 Vertigo Tour, Arcade Fire joined the band onstage during an encore in Montreal to play Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart." On Tuesday, Nov. 18, JD bassist Peter Hook will play at Neumos with his band The Light.
The Rosebuds will be at the Tractor Tavern on August 22nd, supported by El May. The band's upcoming album, Sand & Silence, will be released next month.
On November 29th, The Cave Singers will play Portland's Crystal Ballroom. Just last year, The Cave Singers played a KEXP VIP Club concert at The Triple Door: blog.kexp.org.
This Band of Horses live album was recorded over two nights at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, and features 10 acoustic versions of the band's best known tracks.
This track samples Band of Horses' "The Funeral." The Grouch was a founding member of the Living Legends crew, which features MCs/DJs from the Bay Area, Japan, and Europe. This record was a 2009 collaboration with the rapper Eligh.
On Tuesday, August 5th at 12PM, KEXP will air a recent in-studio concert from Spoon, which features multiple tracks from their new record, They Want My Soul. The album will finally be released earlier that day.
Sparklehorse's 2003 record It's a Wonderful Life was the artist's most commercially successful record, and featured appearances with Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, John Parish, and Dave Fridmann.
Fences will release their sophomore record, Lesser Oceans, on October 14th. This track, Arrows, features a verse by Macklemore, and is produced by Ryan Lewis. It was world premiered on The Morning Show just yesterday.
The three rights mentioned in this Clash song are (1.) the right not to be killed, (2.) the right to food and money, and (3.) the right to free speech (as long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it). It gets pretty political.
On August 5th, Parquet Courts will play The Vera Project, supported by local band Naomi Punk. Parquet Courts' most recent record, Sunbathing Animal, was released just last month.
The Fall's 2010 record Your Future Our Clutter was the band's twenty-eighth studio record. The album recieved quite positive reviews, especially from The New York's Sasha Frere-Jones, who declared it one of the year's best records.
On November 8th, Frankie Rose will be at Barboza, supported by Cold Beat. This track is a cover of The Damned's "Street of Dreams," and was featured on her 2013 record, Herein Wild.
Following the release of their debut LP, Ride Your Heart, Bleached played LIVE on KEXP just before a Seattle concert: blog.kexp.org.
Happy 59th Birthday to Rat Scabies (born Christopher John Millar), who was The Damned's drummer from 1976-1995. This track was the opener to The Damned's Nick Lowe- produced debut, Damned Damned Damned.
On August 1st, Charles Bradley will headline the year's first KEXP Concert at the Mural, supported by Kithkin and Cumulus. Bradley has also recently released covers by David Bowie and Neil Young.
Jon Hopkins collaborated with Purity Ring late last year, which resulted in the beautiful song "Breathe This Air:" pitchfork.com
Happy Birthday to the great Kate Bush! In 2012, the reclusive Ms. Bush was interviewed by KEXP DJ El Toro: blog.kexp.org.
B-Side to This Woman's Work. Back in 2013, Ms. Bush was appointed the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. This is quite a prestigious honor.
Worcester band The Hotelier is the project of musician Christian Holden. The Hotelier's sophomore record, Home, Like Noplace Is There, was released earlier this year.
Toronto band Alvvays (pronounced always) just released their debut self-titled LP. The band's blend of surf-rock and pop shares musical DNA with Best Coast.
Prior to the recording of their 1981 debut, Kid Congo Powers was The Gun Club's guitarist. Just before the band recorded their debut, Powers left the band and formed The Cramps (LA's other premier psychobilly band).
The Raveonettes just unexpectedly released their seventh record, titled Pe'ahi. Following the 2013 death of Sune Rose Wagner's father, the band spent months working on the record, which has a darker focus than previous releases.
Allah-Lahs' new album, Worship the Sun, will be released in mid-September. The band played a KEXP in-studio as part of the 2013 SXSW Music Festival: kexp.org.
The Rolling Stones were the first band to play on Top of the Pops, which aired its last show on this date in 2006. That first episode (1/1/64) also featured performances by The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, and The Hollies.
In 2003, The Flaming Lips played their Top of the Pops debut, performing "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots." Unbeknownst to the audience, pop star Justin Timberlake was playing bass during the performance dressed in a dolphin costume.
Total Control recently released their sophomore album, titled Typical System. The band was formed in 2008 by Mikey Young and Dan Stewart, who bonded over a mutual love of Devo, Gary Numan, and the Screamers.
In celebration of the movie's 30th anniversary, SIFF Cinema will play the great Talking Heads concert movie Stop Making Sense from August 1st-7th at their Queen Anne location.
Arcade Fire will play The Gorge Ampitheater on Friday, August 8th, supported by Dan Deacon. On Thursday and Friday, several more pairs of tickets to that Arcade Fire show will be given away on The Morning and Afternoon Shows.
Tomorrow (7/31) at 1PM, Woods will be LIVE on KEXP as part of KEXP's Live Streaming Video Series. Later that night, the hyper-prolific band will play at Neumos, in support of Foxygen.
Sun Records founder Sam Phillips passed away on this date in 2003. Through Sun Records, Phillips introduced the world to such musicians as Howlin' Wolf, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.
Sun Records founder Sam Phillips passed away on this date in 2003. Through Sun Records, Phillips introduced the world to such musicians as Howlin' Wolf, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.
After a mid-career lull, Roy Orbison became popular again following the use of "In Dreams" in David Lynch's 1986 movie Blue Velvet. Two years after that revival, Orbison joined The Traveling Willburys.
Released on Sun Records, "I Walk the Line" was Johnny Cash's first #1 Hit. Cash originally intended the song to be a low-tempo ballad, but Sam Phillips convinced Cash to speed the song up.
Lovin' Spoonful songwriter John Sebastian said this of Nashville Cats: "We thought our version would cross over to the country market. It never did. So we're always kind, gee, well I guess that tells us what we are and what we aren't."
This DBT song tells the story of how Sam Phillips promised a Cadillac to the first Sun artist to sell one million records. While he expected it to be Elvis, Carl Perkins accomplished the feat with "Blue Suede Shoes."
Happy Birthday to Buddy Guy! According to Rolling Stone Magazine, Buddy Guy is the 23rd Greatest Guitarist of All Time. Guy was also a major influence to Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, among countless others.
