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Friday, Apr 13 2012, 2PM
Shockingly it's been nearly a year since Tame Impala tore our recording studio apart. It's still kind of a mess in there. Listen to their early-morning-spaced-out-performance here: bit.ly
Welcome to another edition of the Friday Afternoon Show! It's a sunny day in Seattle - so we hope you're listening in a park somewhere on one of these: bit.ly . We also hope your boombox batteries don't die anytime in the next four hours.
Parts of the KEXP recording studio were sucked into Barry Adamson's black hole brain when he visited us last month. All we have to show for it is this mind meltingly good live session: bit.ly
Live video of JD from SXSW just went live on KEXP's blog. See fir yerself: bit.ly
Debut album from this Seattle group. Mixed by Chris Early of Carissa's Wierd, Band of Horses, etc.
Band of Horses first visited our studios in 2006. bit.ly
FAK played in Seattle last night. They're playing Coachella and then a couple dates in California. bit.ly
Playing Wednesday, April 18th at the Crocodile. bit.ly
Jack White plays Sasquatch! Music Festival this year!
Ghanaian guitar legend, Ebo Taylor, is backed by the Berlin Based Afrobeat Academy for this latest release.
Learn more about THE most influential rock guitarist of all time. His story is one of 10 covered as part of KEXP's Death, Drugs and Rock n Roll documentaries.
Playing the Rendezvous, Jewelbox Theater on Friday, April 20th.
After barely making it over the border, Black Lips played a lively, catchy and, of course, racy set for the Afternoon Show last June. bit.ly
ONE MORE Total Control song for your listening pleasure, later TONIGHT. Free KEXP download here: bit.ly
Like Superchunk? Like other Merge artists? You should read Our Noise: bit.ly
If you Can't Stand the Rezillos, we've got an album recommendation ready for you.
La Sera's Katy Goodman will let you break her heart FOR FREE! Do it here: bit.ly
Jeff Mangum plays The Moore on Monday and Tuesday!!!
Playing the Tractor Tavern with AgesandAges Tuesday, May 8th. Playing The Cabin Tavern with Fox & Woman, Wednesday May 16th. The Collective clearly like their taverns.
These locals are playing Barboza (Neumo's basement) Wednesday, May 9th.
Steve's son Justin played SXSW this year. Live video is up on the KEXP blog: bit.ly
Playing the Crocodile Thursday, May 17th. Free Song of the Day Download here: bit.ly
Don's review: "Since the release of their last album (2008’s Shot The Devil), this Seattle band has toured and recorded two albums with primal Mississippi blues artist T-Model Ford. Some of his raw energy might’ve rubbed off on them because they’re now back with their third and strongest album to date, a hard-driving set of raw, gritty blues-rock steeped in Mississippi hill country blues, featuring a variety of rocked-up deep, primal blues songs combining rumbling electric guitar riffs and some sweet slide along with hypnotic rhythms and husky vocals." 3/30/2012 -Don Yates
See Grynch live at Huskyfest Friday, April 20th. bit.ly
HOT! HOT! HOT! download more free stuffs: bit.ly
If you feel like singing along, that's okay. We won't judge. Tell anyone who does judge to go to hell.
From Girls On Heaven Hill to Boys at the Metro, we sincerely hope that everyone is enjoying the show.
KEXP's Garrit Feenstra braved the cold, wet line to get a front row view of Sleigh Bells show at the Showbox in February. Awesome pictures and show review here: bit.ly
Playing with the Screaming Females, Silicon Girls, and So Pitted at the Rendezvous on Wednesday, the 18th.
That's all we're saying. The afternoon show loves you. No maybes.
Built to Spill's 1994 album album proves that there is nothing wrong with love. In the morning, in a car, with a distopian dream girl... it's all okay.
Sun is sinking, but not quite sunk in Seattle. Hopefully y'all are off work and ready for the Official Start of the weekend.
Fun facts about The Weakerthans', John K. Sampson: Before the Weakethans he played in Propagandhi. He is the co-founder of Arbeiter Ring Publishing (a worker-owned and operated book publisher in Winnipeg). He has also written songs from the perspective of a house cat. And a Sasquatch.
Listener request. The Torn ACLs are playing at the High Dive tonight with Swingset Showdown and Bear Cove!
