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Monday, Oct 15 2012, 6AM
Neumos - November 4th! This track also feat. Panda Bear (of Animal Collective) on vocals! (wonder if this is what that Austrian dude who skydived from space listened to on his way down...)
Sonic Boom - of Spacemen 3 - played an instrumental role in breaking the band to a larger audience in the UK and getting them signed the Dedicated label
LIVE on KEXP - Monday, October 22nd at 11:00 on the Midday Show | Playing Barboza - Sunday, October 21st
Tractor Tavern - November 1st, touring in support of his new album Old World Romance
LIVE on KEXP - Monday, December 17th at 1:30 on the Midday Show and playing the Showbox Market that night too!
Here's another helping of The Limiñanas (as featured recently in the KEXP Song of the Day Podcast) - blog.kexp.org
Low was the first of Bowie's so-called Berlin Trilogy, a series of collaborations with Brian Eno
a.k.a. Parisian musician Melody Prochet, who enlisted Tame Impala's Kevin Parker to produce her S/T debut album
Head on: apply directly to the forehead! (remember that infomercial?) This song was released as both a 12" and 7" single in 1989
Solo debut album from Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio; this song also features Brooklyn MC Theophilus London, whose Rose Island Vol. 1 mixtape is, as the youth say, "fresh"
In town at the Crocodile - November 15th! The Toronto musician's new album - Free Dimensional - is out next Tuesday!
"Seattle" was the first single from PiL's sixth LP Happy? (and written in Seattle to boot)
LIVE on KEXP (from the Cutting Room Studios NYC) - Tuesday, October 16th at 3:00 PST on the Afternoon Show; it's that bleep-bloop analogue synthesizer sound the kids can't get enough of!
Fun facts: 1) "Root Down" centres around a sample of Jimmy Smith's song of the same name, which played a big role in popularizing the electric organ 2) In 1995 the Root Down EP came out, featuring several remixes as well as a hidden track sung in Hebrew
One thing Macklemore won't be accused of is skimping in the wearing-gigantic-fur-coats department - youtu.be
The music video fro "Devil's Work," featuring a sweaty, shirtless guy running down a stretch of desert road (as one does to unwind) - youtu.be
"It's a toe-tapper!" - something a cool grandparent might say
Big Star and Shonen Knife also do killer covers of this Kinks song from 1965
Another track from the SF group's most recent album - blog.kexp.org
Out of all the Blonde Redhead's album, 23 is surely in contention for "leggiest"
Side project of Belle and Sebastian bassist Stuart David. Also, remember THAT sound?!? - youtu.be
And now for something completely different: a 20 minute Beck remix of Philip Glass' "73 - 78" off the forthcoming Rework: Philip Glass Remixed album - soundcloud.com
These Britons will in town Monday, December 17th at the Crocodile! Here's what to expect - youtu.be
Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo is a collection of rarities, alternate versions and outtakes from the band, including rad covers of John Cale, Velvet Underground, Beat Happening and Wire (!)
They're from Australia, so that's technically true? Anyway, here's an unlikely cover by the kids of PS 22 in NYC - youtu.be
The title was reputedly inspired by a comment Peter Fonda made during an acid trip he took with The Beatles and The Byrds
Take a listen to their KEXP in-studio right here - kexp.org
TMBG's John Flansburgh and John Linnell grew up together in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Here's a wonderfully '90s promo shot of them - tiny.cc
Thirsting for something Real Estate-y? Here's a preview of guitarist Matt Mondanile's new album, recording under the moniker Ducktails - soundcloud.com
LIVE on KEXP from the Union Square Ballroom in NYC - Wednesday, October 17th at 11:30 am! This is the first output in 10 years for Chesnutt, who recorded the album with a 10-piece band at Memphis’s Royal Studios
Playing Neumos - Saturday, November 17th! It'll be the perfect opportunity to get that seasonal affective disorder monkey off your back
Tea Cozies are from Seattle and they like their beverages insulated
Featuring Big Star's Alex Chilton on guitar!
Title taken from a line in the 1964 Peter Seller's film A Shot in the Dark, whereupon Inspector Clouseau falls into a fountain and is warned he'll catch pneumonia and replies: "Yes, I probably will. But it's all part of life's rich pageant, you know?"
Recorded in L.A. under the auspices of Arista Records, a major move up the ladder for The Church but an experience that proved less than enjoyable for them (though the music turned out great, duh)
Port St. Willow is the project of Brooklyn-based musician Nick Principe
As featured on his new album Holiday - music.portstwillow.com
Playing a host of dates at CMJ in New York City this week: 17th - Glasslands Gallery; 18th - Cake Shop; 19th - Pianos; 20th - Rockwood Music Hall
Check out more upcoming live in-studio performances here at KEXP, including a bunch from CMJ, right here! -kexp.org
The music video for "Yet Again," in which a figure skater tromps through the woods, a carnival, the suburbs and then has a crazy Poltergeist moment at the end - youtu.be
Watch out for those East Van girls at the Waldorf and 360 Glen!
Playing at Easy Street Records tomorrow, October 16th at 7pm. kexp.org