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Friday, Sep 1 2023, 10AM
Kara Jackson will be Live on KEXP Friday, October 27th at 11am! She'll play The Neptune theatre (with Angel Olsen) that same night.
Jackson released her debut album this spring: karajackson.bandcamp.com
Damien Jurado played a handful of his older songs Live on KEXP in July 2022: www.youtube.com
In 2020, Jurado discussed the "Mystery of Songwriting" with KEXP's Emily Fox for Sound & Vision: www.kexp.org
Slowdive will play the Showbox SoDo on Tuesday, Ocotober 10th!
The band's new album, Everything is Alive, is out today! slowdive.bandcamp.com
Watch Kikagaku Moyo performing live in 2019 at The Triple Door as part of KEXP's VIP Club Concert series: youtu.be
The Tokyo band were also guest DJs for KEXP's Midnight in a Perfect World in 2018: www.kexp.org
Cochemea is a California native with Yaqui and Mescalero Apache Indian ancestry. The debut solo album from long time Dap Kings saxophonist, Cochemea Gastelum. Cochemea’s electro sax leads an ensemble of percussive giants (members of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Antibalas) on a psychedelic, spiritual journey, exploring his ancestral roots through melody and rhythm.
cochemea.bandcamp.com
Bienaventuranza is a 2018 album from Argentinian artist, Chancha Vía Circuito.
Bienaventuranz "essentially means bliss. Replete with his signature touches of Andean instruments (think lots of flute and charango), the folkloric elements on this album blend fluidly with danceable and digestible electronic beats." chanchaviacircuitomusic.bandcamp.com
On Melt the Wax, the Singaporean five-piece present a concise collection of their richly layered, quick-paced indie-pop. Over three songs which explore singer Nur Wahidah’s upbringing, Melt the Wax boasts Subsonic Eye’s penchant for snappy, invigorating pop-rock songs jangling with clarity and entrancing tone. The EP marks the group’s first release in over a year, and serves as a brief resting point before a forthcoming full-length album.
Subsonic Eye were Live on KEXP in June 2022: bit.ly
Japanese group CHAI will be Live on KEXP on Thursday, September 21st at 12pm! They'll play the Tractor Tavern on September 24th (21+).
www.subpop.com
Frankie and The Witch Fingers were Live on KEXP yesterday at noon! Listen back on our streaming archive while you wait for video of the session to drop on YouTube!
Check out King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's in studio session: www.youtube.com
kinggizzard.bandcamp.com
kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com
Mitski is releasing a new album on September 15th! "Heaven" is one of three singles she has dropped so far. mitski.bandcamp.com
Check out her Live on KEXP performance from 2018: www.youtube.com
This version of "One Love / People Get Ready" was first released as a single in 1977.
"In 1960, Herbie was discovered by trumpeter Donald Byrd. After two years of session work with Byrd as well as Phil Woods and Oliver Nelson, he signed with Blue Note as a solo artist. His 1963 debut album, ‘Takin’ Off’, was an immediate success, producing the hit 'Watermelon Man.'
In 1963, Miles Davis invited Herbie to join the Miles Davis Quintet."
Read more about Hancock's life and career here: www.herbiehancock.com
Dig Your Own Hole was The Chemical Brothers' second album, released in 1997! The album has Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Beth Orton as guest vocalists.
Spirit Award plays Bumbershoot this Sunday, September 3rd at 3:45pm!
They performed a great set for Live on KEXP earlier this year: tinyurl.com
Local group THEM will be playing Bumbershoot this Sunday, September 3rd!
THEM, a Seattle-based band of 16 to 19-year-old girls, first met next door to the Skylark at Mode Music Studios on Delridge Way Southwest. When Mode Owner Erin Rubin saw the girls’ potential, she grouped them together for a Sunday night rock class, where they received mentorship from artist Eva Walker of The Black Tones & KEXP. bit.ly
thebandthem.bandcamp.com
Palehound will be playing Madame Lou's on Monday, November 6th!
"Cinnamon" was featured in the set by 90.Teen DJ, DJ Gray, this past Saturday from 6-7am! You can listen back on the streaming archive at www.kexp.org
Another pick from 90.Teen's DJ Gray, who was on the air from 6-7am this past Saturday!
Father John Misty was most recently Live on KEXP in 2017: www.youtube.com
For "Tenderness", the band's Andrew Savage explains that "The vocal performance is inspired by Divine. I love her music and the raspiness of her voice over a disco beat. It's super punk — Has a bit of an Andrea-True-Connection "More, More, More" feel to it, which is one of my favorite songs." parquetcourts.wordpress.com
See Parquet Courts playing live in the KEXP studio in 2018: www.youtube.com
Ill Communication was Beastie Boys' fourth studio album, released in 1994.
Austin-based band Shearwater played a set Live on KEXP (which included this track) back in 2016: www.youtube.com
shearwater.bandcamp.com
When it came out in 2010, True Love Cast Out All Evil was Roky Erickson's first new material released in 14 years. Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff produced the album.
rokyericksonandtheexplosives.bandcamp.com
Chrome is Catherine Wheel's second studio album, released in 1993.
Rob Dickinson gave an interview in 2006 in which he describes "crank" as being British slang for an odd or eccentric person. When he sings "call me crank," he's actually referring to how he views himself and that he's comfortable in acknowledging that he's a bit unusual.: bit.ly
Here Brandi Carlile covers "Black Hole Sun" with members of Soundgarden.
Brandi first performed this with the group at the Chris Cornell tribute "I Am the Highway" in January 2019.
Down on the Upside is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Soundgarden, released in 1996. soundgardenworld.com
Video from Wand's Live on KEXP session from July just posted on our YouTube channel this morning! Check it out here: www.youtube.com
wand.bandcamp.com
Bartees Strange performed "Boomer" Live on KEXP in 2021 along with three other songs. www.youtube.com
Geese played Live on KEXP from THING Festival last Saturday at 5pm! Subscribe to KEXP's YouTube channel to get a notification when the session's video is posted. You can also listen back on the KEXP two-week streaming archive.
Local band Wimps are releasing their new album, City Lights, on October 13th! thesewimps.bandcamp.com
Eva Walker hosted Meatbodies Live on KEXP last year: www.youtube.com
meatbodies-band.bandcamp.com
John Richards hosted Naked Giants Live in the KEXP Studio back in 2017: youtu.be
The group has also played as part of Car Seat Headrest's touring band. You can see the group perform all together in this 2018 Live on KEXP session: www.youtube.com
nakedgiants.bandcamp.com
Hunx and His Punx will play Bumbershoot tomorrow on the Vera Stage at 8:50pm, September 2nd! They also have a show tonight in Portland!
hunxandhispunx.bandcamp.com
Playing Bumbershoot on Sunday at the Mural Stage at 4:20pm!
Debby Friday played Live on KEXP this April. You can watch her session here: www.youtube.com
debbyfriday.bandcamp.com
The Dandy Warhols will play Bumbershoot on Sunday at 6:45pm on the KEXP stage!
music.dandywarhols.com
The Black Tones will play Bumbershoot on Sunday at 2:35pm on the Mural stage!
theblacktones.bandcamp.com
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performed live in the KEXP studio in 2018. youtu.be
Orgone released "You Got It" as a single as part of their monthly single series through 3Palm Records.
orgonemusic.bandcamp.com
Jungle is playing Live on KEXP on Friday, September 15th at noon! They'll play the WaMu Theater later that same day.
jungle.bandcamp.com
Bomba Estéreo will play Bumbershoot on Sunday at 7:15pm on the Mural stage.
Did you know Bomba Estéreo's 2013 Live on KEXP performance of "El Alma y el Cuerpo" is KEXP's most viewed YouTube video with over 62 million views!? www.youtube.com
You can also watch video of their full performance of four songs (with a modest 3 million views): www.youtube.com
Sunny Day Real Estate is playing the Mural stage at Bumbershoot on Saturday at 8:45pm!
sunnydayrealestate.bandcamp.com
Originally active between 1986 and 1996 and again since 2017 Jawbreaker are:
Blake Schwarzenbach - guitar & vocals
Chris Bauermeister - bass
Adam Pfahler - drums
This album was produced by the legendary Steve Albini.
jawbreakerband.bandcamp.com