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Tuesday, Nov 19 2019, 9PM
Sampa the Great will be live in Seattle at Neumos on April 8th. Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.com
Grapetooth is the Chicago based duo of Clay Frankel (from the band Twin Peaks) and Chris Bailoni.
Elbow have a slew of 2020 dates announced through April. Only 4 US dates so far, hoping for a Seattle date to be added later in the year!
The Boomtown Rats called it quits back in 1986. There have been some reformations since then, with the most recent news being that the band were recording new music as of 2017.
Great Grandpa are one of the first bands to be announced for Treefort Music Fest in Boise, ID.
"Toyota Man" is Neon Indian's first song in Spanish, and his first new music since his 2015 album. The lyrics in Toyota Man reference migrant workers and DACA recipients.
During the sessions for 1975's Young Americans Bowie changed the musicians he worked with and recruited Luther Vandross, Carlos Alomar, and Andy Newmark. Oh, and also John Lennon for the song "Fame"
Stream UMO's KEXP in-studio: www.youtube.com
Spies in Disguise is an upcoming animated film which hired super-producer Mark Ronson to curate the soundtrack. The soundtrack will also feature music from Lil John, De La Soul, DJ Shadow, Lucky Daye, Dodgr, Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock.
Matthew Dear will be playing an In-Studio here at KEXP on Wednesday, December 18th. Tune in for what is sure to be a great session!
From the CD comments: "This mysterious British production duo offers up an eclectic debut full-length of dark, brooding songs blending elements of trip hop, dubstep, and even some British folk."
Brand new single from Destroyer! New album out in January!
In two days, Depeche Mode will release a new concert film "Spirits in the Forest" for one night only in theaters. The film will be screened at the SIFF Cinema and Seattle, and Crest in Shoreline, WA on November 21st.
Turnover are playing at the Neptune Theater, Saturday November 30th. Tickets still available.
Beach Fossils 2017 KEXP In-Studio is available for streaming on YouTube! www.youtube.com
of Montreal's 16th studio album UR FUN will be out on Polyvinyl Records on January 17, 2020. They play Neumos in Seattle on April 1st.
Take a look back to Vetiver's 2015 Pickathon performance for KEXP. www.youtube.com
The new album by DJ Shadow just came out 4 days ago. The album features performances with De La Soul, Run the Jewels, Ghostface Killah, Nas, and Raekwon, plus more!
FEET OF CLAY is the 2nd EP from Earl Sweatshirt. Released Nov 1st, 2019
"Arrest the President" turned 1 year old just over a week ago. Allegedly this is still relevant.
Temples will be back in Seattle on February 7th supporting their new album, Hot Motion.
Catch Angel Olsen at the Moore Theatre in Seattle on December 11th! Limited seating remains.
Omoiyari: A Songfilm by Kishi Bashi is due in 2020. The film is where the songs from Omoiyari were pulled from.
Stay tuned for Brittany Howard's recent KEXP In-Studio performance to pop on our YouTube page!
We're kicking off 2020 with some great new releases and concerts. Catch Michael Kiwanuka in Seattle on January 29th at The Showbox.
HÆLOS returned to KEXP in March of this year to deliver this fantastic In-Studio performance. www.youtube.com
Seattle's Hi Crime is playing The Crocodile Back Bar next Wednesday, November 27th. Thanksgiving Eve. They'll bring the tunes, you bring your best turkey and stuffing. hicrime.com
Pocket Symphony was produced by famed Radiohead producer, Nigel Godrich.
The long anticipated new Tame Impala album The Slow Rush arrives on February 14th, 2020.
Thanks for the request, listener! I was going to play it anyway, glad we're on the same page that the vibe is right to groove to this gem.
New music from local musician Yirim Seck, produced by local producer Jay Battle aka QREEPZ.
Hayden Thorpe's first album as a solo artist came out this May. Previously Thorpe was the frontman for Wild Beasts, which broke up in 2018.
LCD Soundsystem usually finishes high in our KEXP lists. You can vote for your favorite records of 2019 here: www.kexp.org
Allah-Las will be in Seattle at Neumos on Friday, December 6th!
DIIV have a sold out show in Seattle on December 10th at The Crocodile! Tickets still available for the next night in Portland.
Sleater-Kinney will be playing two shows at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle this week on November 23rd and 24th. Tickets at: www.stgpresents.org
Torress is one of the performers at 2020's Treefort Music Fest in Boise, ID next March.
Thurston Moore shares his rendition of New Order's "Leave Me Alone," the closing track from their 1983 album Power Corruption and Lies. The song appears as the B-Side on three different 7" singles Moore released on November 8th through his Daydream Library Series. The A-Sides include “Pollination,” “Spring Swells,” and “Three Graces”, all live recordings of the Thurston Moore Group collected over the past year. Read more here: www.kexp.org