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Friday, Feb 26 2016, 10AM
HI! Thanks for joining :) Send requests to dj@kexp.org or text 'em in to 206.903.5397... OR connect with me on social media - @evieluxx on facebook / twitter / instagram.
Continuing with International Cash Day! We'll be playing Cash tracks and much more throughout the day : )
Jack White's Third Man Records re-released "Get Rhythm" back in 2013.
Brand new single from Courtney Barnett, a dear friend of Jack White's Detroit based Third Man Records. Barnett's "Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit" was the number one album of 2015 for KEXP listeners!
The Sound of Johnny Cash is the twelfth album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released in 1962.
Front woman Chrissie Hynde wrote "Back on the Chain Gang" as a memorial to Honeyman-Scott, and she dedicated it to him.
You're the light of my life! Head over to The James Hunter Six to purchase some hard copies of Hold On! - www.jameshuntermusic.com
10:31 AM
7th spin
Cash was at the height of his success when he recorded "A Boy Named Sue" live at California's San Quentin State Prison at a concert in 1969.
The animated music video for "Pin" was created by Tunde Adebimpe. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
Akron, Ohio duo The Black Keys use percussive feedback noise and fuzzy guitar distortion to steer their old-school blues-rock sedan into the garage of punk funk. Soul-punched vocals and heavy-lidded drums shift gears from low to high in this set of floor-shaking live songs from the album "Rubber Factory". Listen here: kexp.org
Both Zeppelin and Cash reached the height of their careers circa 1969.
Request! - RNDM is Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam, Joseph Arthur + Richard Stuverud. You can catch them live on March 4th at The Crocodile. Get you tickets here: www.thecrocodile.com
Hey Seattle! Tune into 90.3 KEXP or world wide at kexp.org on Friday, March 25 @ 12:00 PM sharp to catch Shearwater LIVE!
Want more Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds? You can download their track "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" from the 2008 album Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! as part of our Song of the Day Podcast. Download here: blog.kexp.org
Even in the very small in-studio space at KEXP, The War on Drugs sound epic as they channel their heroes of the 80s — Bruce Springsteen, The Waterboys, Dire Straights… — and nearly tear the heart right out of our Midday Show host, Cheryl Waters. Get lost in the dream here: blog.kexp.org
11:21 AM
13th spin
A clever follow up to the War on Drugs. Oh that Evie : )
Nada Surf play live @ the Neptune Theatre on Wednesday, May 18! Get your tickets here: www.stgpresents.org
Porno for Pyros comprised former Jane's Addiction members Perry Farrell (vocals) and Stephen Perkins (drums), alongside Peter DiStefano (guitar) and Martyn LeNoble (bass).
Deep Sea Diver stopped into KEXP for an in-studio session the other week. The edits are still being made, but the live video will be up on the blog soon. Stay tuned! In the meantime, secure your tickets for their up coming show with Radiation City at Neumos on 3/16: neumos.com
Matthew E. White stopped by the KEXP studios back in March of last year! Watch him perform live and chat with Evie in the kexp live room: www.youtube.com
Vancouver B.C. pop-punk 5 piece You Say Party! (Formerly You Say Party! We Say Die! bring their synth heavy new wave jams to SXSW for this set performed live on KEXP. Recorded at the Gibson Austin Showroom in Austin. - www.kexp.org
Rising out of the ashes of post-punk legends Joy Division, New Order chose a lighter pop sound. They incorporated influences from disco and from electronic-pop pioneers Kraftwerk. Learn more about New Order on the KEXP blog: www.kexp.org
Big Grams is a collaboration of Outkast’s Big Boi and Phantogram - great combo : )
Head over to Massive Attack's website to purchase the beautiful 12" (180 gm) Ritual Spirit vinyl: store.massiveattack.com Also worth mentioning, the video for this track is very cool. Watch it here: www.youtube.com
If you dig this song, you can download “Golden Lion” by off the same album - A Complex Coliseum Museum - for free via our Song of the Day Podcast. Yay! blog.kexp.org
Ride was the last band to play live in our studio at our old home on Denny & Dexter. You can watch that special last session here: blog.kexp.org
The song was originally released in 1959 in the U.S. on a Columbia EP by Johnny Cash entitled Johnny Cash Sings 'The Rebel --- Johnny Yuma'.
Dive finished our last in-studio session at the old home; Ty Segall was the first to play at the new home! This in-studio is a must see. Watch Ceryl "babysit" Ty Segall in this full live performance: blog.kexp.org
You can listen to Wild Nothing play LIVE on KEXP on Monday, April 25 @ 12:00 PM! He plays that same evening at the Crocodile too, get your tickets here: www.thecrocodile.com
Bradford Cox drops by KEXP under his "Atlas Sound" moniker to unfold a number of his "Parallax" singles into a live set of sprawling, spiraling sonic landscapes. - kexp.org
Dutch musician Annelotte de Graaf records under the excellent stage name Amber Arcades. Head over to her bandcamp for more of Amber Arcades! amberarcades.bandcamp.com
Lovage is a studio supergroup featuring Dan the Automator producing, Mike Patton and Jennifer Charles on vocals, Kid Koala on the turntables, Brandon Arnovick (as Astacio the Nudist) on guitar, Daniels Spills on keyboards and SweetP on harpsichord & noseflute.
New album form Adrian Younge! This track features vocalist Karolina. Watch the sensual, noir music video for "Winter Is Here." - www.youtube.com
Head over to the KEXP blog and download this track for free via KEXP! blog.kexp.org
One of the most popular Cash songs here on international Cash Day! Classic!
Yeasayer recently announced their new album Amen & Goodbye, the followup to 2012's Fragrant World, out on April 1st. Watch the music video for "I Am Chemistry" here: www.youtube.com
A fast paced tune for ya as we get closer to wrapping up!
Frontman Zachary Cole Smith wears his heart on his sleeve with Is The Is Are, an album telling of his struggle with addiction and relationship with Sky Ferreira.
REQUEST! Poised, tender, and silvery, Poliça’s refreshing blend of indie rock and R&B is both laid-back and urgent, and it’s this dichotomy that drives their slinky and fluid tunes. Watch Poliça perform live from KEXP: blog.kexp.org
Happy Birthday to Erykah Badu. Have you heard her new mixtape "But You Caint Use My Phone?" It's fire.
