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Friday, Oct 12 2018, 10AM
See video of Kishi Bashi performing this song and three others live on KEXP back in 2016: www.youtube.com
Berlin-based group Parcels play an all-ages show at the Crocodile on Wednesday, March 9, 2019. Tix: www.ticketfly.com
Bob Moses played live on KEXP on Monday, October 1 at noon. You can hear the session through KEXP's streaming archive until this Sunday, October 14. www.kexp.org
Phosphorescent plays live on KEXP on Wednesday, November 21 at noon.
The Nashville-based artist plays at the Neptune later that night. Tix: www.stgpresents.org
The Nashville-based artist plays at the Neptune later that night. Tix: www.stgpresents.org
Paul Simon was inspired to write this song after attending a party with French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, who mistakenly referred to Paul as "Al" and to Simon's wife Peggy as "Betty."
During the recording of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Flaming Lips multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd was trying to kick a heroin addiction. When the band took breaks from playing, Drozd would have a really tough time with his withdrawal and would sometimes cry. Listening to him cry, and with the death of his own father in mind, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne wrote: "Do You Realize??"
Gabriel Teodros DJs on KEXP between 1am to 6am every Saturday morning. Check out Gabriel Teodros' new album on his bandcamp: gabrielteodros.bandcamp.com
Brrr! The video for this song shows Canadian band Stars playing this song while lying on their backs on a sheet of ice, possibly in reference to the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.See it for yourself here: www.youtube.com
A great description of Seattle duo Electric NoNo courtesy of Emily Nokes of TacocaT, writing for the Stranger:
Seattle two-piece (brothers!) whose power melodies and driving pop are the perfect soundtrack to an all-night party where you a) get drunk and pick a fight with your best friends, b) continue drinking, but apologize profusely, c) end the night hugging and/or screaming "I LOVE YOU" to everyone you know, then d) wake up wearing nothing but your old Weezer shirt.
Seattle two-piece (brothers!) whose power melodies and driving pop are the perfect soundtrack to an all-night party where you a) get drunk and pick a fight with your best friends, b) continue drinking, but apologize profusely, c) end the night hugging and/or screaming "I LOVE YOU" to everyone you know, then d) wake up wearing nothing but your old Weezer shirt.
Seattle trio Wimps play the Central Saloon with Lithics on Saturday, November 3. Tix: www.strangertickets.com
This new single from Seattle musician Kim Virant was written and recorded with Mike McCready.
Johnny Marr recently played live on KEXP. Stay tuned to the KEXP YouTube page for video of the performance from the famed guitarist!
The National played live on KEXP back in 2017. Check it out here: www.youtube.com
Ty Segall plays a solo acoustic set at Neumos on Saturday, October 27.
Ty played live on KEXP this past Tuesday, October 9. Hear the session through KEXP's streaming archive before video of the performance goes up on KEXP's YouTube. www.kexp.org
Directions for streaming archive: Click Tuesday, October 9. Click the Midday Show. Select 12:00 pm. Enjoy!
Ty played live on KEXP this past Tuesday, October 9. Hear the session through KEXP's streaming archive before video of the performance goes up on KEXP's YouTube. www.kexp.org
Directions for streaming archive: Click Tuesday, October 9. Click the Midday Show. Select 12:00 pm. Enjoy!
You can read an interview with Jeff Rosenstock conducted by KEXP during last year's Sasquatch! Festival (RIP) here: www.kexp.org
Local musician Jenn Champion (formerly Jenn Ghetto) plays live on KEXP on Tuesday, October 30 at 3 p.m.
Champion plays the Deck the Hall Ball with Death Cab for Cutie on Tuesday, December 11. Tix: www1.ticketmaster.com
Champion plays the Deck the Hall Ball with Death Cab for Cutie on Tuesday, December 11. Tix: www1.ticketmaster.com
Bjork wrote this song about her brother, who she felt needed to get his life together.
NAVVI plays Reykjavik Calling at the KEXP Gathering Space with Vök and Gyda this Saturday, October 13. More info: www.kexp.org
L.A. band Film School play Barboza on Saturday, November 17. Tix: www.thebarboza.com
Interpol plays the Moore Theatre on Saturday, February 2. Tix: www.stgpresents.org
They Might Be Giants play The Imperial in Vancouver, BC on Tuesday, October 16. Tix: www.imperialvancouver.com
TacocaT play Chop Suey on Wednesday, October 31.
Mirrorgloss, Sleepover Club open. Tix: www.chopsuey.com
Seattle surf-rock trio Acapulco Lips played live on KEXP back in 2016. Check out the session here: www.youtube.com
Monsterwatch play the Sunset Tavern on Thursday, October 25 with Ceremony. www.ticketfly.com
John Prine recently performed on Austin City Limits. See a video from his performance here: www.youtube.com. His full performance airs on select PBS stations across the country tomorrow, October 13.
Courtney Barnett performed a cover of Gillian Welch's "Everything is Free" as part of her encore at the Paramount last Monday, October 8.
Conner Youngblood plays the Sunset Tavern on Sunday, December 9. Tix: www.stgpresents.org
Foxing's latest album Nearer My Heart was co-produced by former Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla.
De La Soul is currently on tour with Lauryn Hill. The influential trio formed in Long Island, NY in 1987.
Courtney Barnett played live on KEXP this Monday, October 8. Hear the session through KEXP's streaming archive before video of the performance goes up on KEXP's YouTube. www.kexp.org
Directions for streaming archive: Click Monday, October 8. Click the Midday Show. Select 12:00 pm. Enjoy!
Directions for streaming archive: Click Monday, October 8. Click the Midday Show. Select 12:00 pm. Enjoy!
Kurt Vile plays the Moore on Saturday, December 15, 2018. Tix: www.stgpresents.org
Playing the The Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver, BC on Friday, November 16.
Watch LCD Soundsystem perform "Call the Police" live on Austin City Limits:www.youtube.com
Cloud Nothings will perform at Neumos on Monday, November 5th, 2018.
This is DJ Solomun’s twist on English indie band Foals‘ third single, “Late Night” off their 2013 studio album, "Holy Fire."
The track is famous for its mystical, hypnotic vibe, and Solomun’s use of audio synthesizers to magnify the bassline.
This first single from Orbital was originally recorded on tape and allegedly cost less than £1 (actually, 3.75 pounds) to produce. Read how the Hartnoll brothers made the song: www.theguardian.com
This German singer, songwriter, and producer will perform at Neumos on Friday, December 21st, 2018. :www.iamroosevelt.com
"A thought that never changes....
Remains a stupid lie...." This song begins with these lines and ends with "So why don't you piss off?":songmeanings.com
This is a remix of "Seasons" by Toronto trio BADBADNOTGOOD. "Their version leaves Samuel T. Herring’s vocal completely intact but underpins it with a sort of cinematic jazz, to the extent that it could almost pass for an old James Bond theme.":www.stereogum.com
Watch a live performance by the late Charles Bradley in the KEXP studio in 2016: www.youtube.com
Learn more about this 8-piece Seattle band: www.polyrhythmics.com
This is the lead single from "Go," the debut solo album by Icelandic musician Jónsi Birgisson, frontman of the band Sigur Rós. "Go" originally started as an acoustic record, and ended up with a much fuller sound. Birgisson explained: "It started as an instrumental and it scaled up into something so much bigger - very colourful and multi-layered, like some kind of monster! A lot of that happened when we went to the studio to record. I think that is where the craziness started to happen."
The album features strings arranged by Antony and the Johnsons and Grizzly Bear composer Nico Muhly. Birgisson said: "He did all the arrangements - the string, wind and brass arrangements. He also plays nearly all of the piano on the album, so he had a lot of input. After the strings and all of that came in, it was much more colourful, more lively. I'm really happy about that."
Múm are an Icelandic experimental musical group whose music is characterized by soft vocals, electronic glitch beats and effects, and a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.
You can hear this talented artist tomorrow night, Saturday, October 13th, at KEXP's Reykjavik Calling event in our Gathering Space. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Learn more about this 21+ show right here:www.kexp.org
Gyda's just-released album is "Evolution." You may purchase it at her Bandcamp page:gyda.bandcamp.com
Here's a live performance from Iceland Airwaves in 2017: www.youtube.com
The song is a commentary on a generation lost to disillusion and apathy. Vocalist Matt Berninger explained that it is about "where you can't deal with the reality of what's really going on, so let's just pretend that the world's full of bluebirds and ice skating."
An instrumental version of the song was used for a Barack Obama campaign video during his 2008 United States presidential campaign. "We were a little bewildered, because the song is not patriotic by any means," Berninger said. By discarding the vocals, the producers transformed the song into an optimistic advert full of smiling people holding "hope" and "change" signs.
Disclosure is English siblings Guy and Howard Lawrence. Here's a 2017 list of the 15 best Disclosure songs:www.billboard.com
Get "Our Love," a 2014 KEXP Song of the Day from Caribou: www.kexp.org
Here's a review of the fifth album by Swedish producer Axel Willner (aka The Field):pitchfork.com
Are the Hookworms "the most cursed band in pop"?:www.theguardian.com
Read a Quietus review of Moby's angry "These Systems Are Failing":thequietus.com
Go deep into "Loveless" with MBV's Kevin Shields:www.npr.org
Fenster describe themselves this way: "Fenster is a four piece psychedelic pop band based in Berlin. The band started in 2010 when JJ Weihl and Jonathan Jarzyna discovered their mutual interest in bleak 50s Americana, post apocalyptic fiction, and darkly playful pop music. Their live show pulses with stark minimalism and moments of noisy improvisation.": www.morrmusic.com
Read a brief review of "Thank You for Today": www.npr.org
Kevin Cole welcomed Yo La Tengo to the KEXP studio in 2013 for an exquisite performance: www.youtube.com
Don't miss the opportunity to hear them at The Neptune Theatre on Wednesday, November 21st, 2018. They will be LIVE on KEXP that day at noon.
Dessa talks about her new book in this exclusive KEXP interview:www.kexp.org
“The Future” is the first track on Prince’s soundtrack to Tim Burton’s 1989 film Batman.
They'll be playing at The Showbox on Tuesday, October 23rd. You can hear a Christine and the Queens session on KEXP Friday, October 26th, 2018, at 3:00 PM.
Navvi will be performing in KEXP's Gathering Space tomorrow night, Saturday, October 13th, 2018, as part of KEXP's Reykjavik Calling event.:www.kexp.org
This performance was live from KEXP's Gathering Space last night, Thursday, October 11th, 2018.
This previously unreleased track is from the new posthumous Joe Strummer compilation, "Joe Strummer 001":www.rollingstone.com
IDLES' in-studio performance at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 4th, 2018 was exhilarating. You can still stream that session at KEXP's streaming archive: www.kexp.org
Perhaps you would like to have this album for your very own...:johntimestwo.bandcamp.com
Happy birthday to David Vanian of The Damned, born on October 12th, 1956. Here's an interview:www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
Shame played live in KEXP's Gathering Space on Wednesday, October 9th, at 3:00 p.m. You can stream that performance right here: www.kexp.org
"October" was released on this date in 1981.The record placed an emphasis on religion and spirituality, particularly in the songs "Gloria" (featuring a Latin chorus of "Gloria, in te domine"), "With a Shout (Jerusalem)", and "Tomorrow". About the album, Bono declared in 2005: "Can you imagine your second album—the difficult second album—it's about God?".
This song is from a live concert in Boston on June 3rd, 1981. Here's another live version:www.youtube.com
Cumulus will be LIVE on KEXP on Tuesday, November 20th, 2018, at 3:00 PM. that performance is open to the public.
Ooooh....Goon Sax will be playing Barboza on Monday, November 5th, 2018.
