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Friday, Feb 8 2013, 2PM
Welcome to the Afternoon Show! The Joy Formidable will be playing March 27th, at The Neptune!
Watch KEXP's Grizzled Mighty in-studio on our YouTube channel here: bit.ly
Live in London, 2007 reunion show: bit.ly
Need more Jack White in your life? You're in luck. He's got 20 songs in the bag for his Blunderbuss follow up. bit.ly
Snow storm moving in the Northeast. See snowfall predictions for your city here: nyti.ms. Nemo seems like such a cute name for a storm, non?
If you have a Mighty Mighty Bosstones tattoo, be sure you submit it to their website. Or if you just want to look: bit.ly
Britt Daniel of Spoon put it well in saying of Cotton Mather: "[They] made something that was real and moving and still sounded hot and out of control and wild." Yes, yes they did.
KEXP has THREE live Veils performances up on our website for your streaming pleasure: bit.ly
Touring North America. Looks like they forgot about the Northwest. Who wants to road trip to San Francisco? bit.ly
Shriekback formed in 1981 in Kentish Town, England. Barry Andrews (of XTC) and Dave Allen (of Gang of Four).
Tune in Tuesday February 12 at 11:30am to hear Hey Marseilles do a live in-studio. Catch them Friday, March 1st at the Showbox at the Market!
Is it bad that I'm happy that old Benji is kinda sad again? Watch live Ben Gibbard video from this past December on the KEXP blog: bit.ly
Hear San Diego's, The Night Marchers get all Loud, Dumb and Mean: rol.st
C'mon. Put on yr moon hats and get happy. Just like these guys: bit.ly
Listen to KEXP's documentary, The Masters of Turntablism with Grandmaster Flash: bit.ly
To all our friends in the Northeast, enjoy some songs about Nor'easters of the past, and here's to hoping there's no need to write The Blizzard of '13.
No Blizzards in the Northwest. In fact we're in the middle of what's called an Omega Block. Thanks, strange weather patterns! bit.ly
See KEXP coverage of PJ Harvey at SXSW with John Parrish a few years ago: bit.ly
Stream Dead Leaf Echo's live in-studio from this past September: bit.ly
Going out to KEXP's dedicated listener who has been listening his whole life. Asher is turning two, Happy Birthday Asher!
Get this as part of KEXP's Song of the Day podcast subscription: bit.ly
Jon Wurster has toured and recorded with Bob Mould. Oh, and he's also funny: bit.ly
New album to be released digitally and on CD, March 12th. Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly
Playing in Seattle to support their wonderful glorious new album. Tuesday February 19th, The Showbox at the Market.
We're feeling just peachy here at KEXP. Listen to our live in-studio from The POTUS 2004. bit.ly
Johnny Marr will be playing Monday, April 15th at Nuemos. I wonder if he tours with the whole Guitarchestra. bit.ly
"Some people might say my life is in a rut, But I'm quite happy living with what I got. People might say that I should strive for more, But I'm so happy I can't see the point."
"Good Night Keith Moon" is an excellent children's book for adults. bit.ly
Stream KEXP's Guided By Voices in-studio here: bit.ly
Don't miss Eric Blood playing tomorrow at Neumos. Presented by Dancing on Valentine: It's a Cure for Leukemia. A tribute to The Cure benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
We're playing to the future, here at KEXP. Keep up-to-date with the latest on Nemo, the Nor'easter: huff.to
Don Yates mini review: "This LA band’s debut album is an exhilarating set of adrenaline-fueled surf-punk blended with garage rock, power pop, classic LA hardcore, Ramones, Replacements and early Beastie Boys, with a raucous sound featuring buzzsaw guitars, tight, energetic rhythms, bratty vocals, hedonistic, anti-authoritarian lyrics and anthemic song hooks."
Visqueen recorded this one live at KEXP back in 2002, stream it here: bit.ly
Cover of the Wilbur Harrison tune, learn more about Wilbur Harrison here: bit.ly
Watch Macklemore and Ryan Lewis sign a stupid record deal: bit.ly. Do you agree that Ryan Lewis needs to pick just one first name?
Billboard reports that several of Joey Ramone‘s personal items will be up for auction starting on February 14. The collection includes 97 vinyl records by artists such as “Led Zeppelin, The Who, T. Rex, Cream, Bob Dylan, Elton John, The Human League, Iggy Pop, KISS, The Doors, The Temptations, and The Ventures,” plus his iconic T-shirt collection, passport, and personal Rolodex. The minimum bid is currently $500, and bidding ends on February 21.
Trashmen's, Surfin' Bird and Riche Valens Come On, Let's Go, are among many classic tunes loved and covered by the Ramones.
"We need change, we need it fast, Before rock's just part of the past 'Cause lately it all sounds the same to me" Thank you, Ramones, for sounding forever fresh.
Playing tomorrow night at The Columbia City Theater. The Wimps features Rachel Ratner of The Seattle Band Map on vocals. bit.ly
Parquet Courts were just in Seattle. They may also have just Check out their website here: bit.ly
Just put up yesterday, Yo La Tengo's in-studio from last month on the KEXP blog: bit.ly Welcome to the Official Start of the Weekend. Get shakin'.
