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Tune-Yards is part of this year's stellar lineup for the Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge, Friday, May 25th, through Sunday, May 27th, 2018.: www.sasquatchfestival.com
Michael Franti & Spearhead will be playing the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Washington on Saturday, June 23rd, and Sunday, June 24th, 2018.
"I make people all happy when I play a song. It ís good." Frederick "Toots" Hibbert. Read an article from "The Dread Library" about this famous group.: debate.uvm.edu
Here's an interview with the late Charles Bradley about the powerful album, "Changes": www.rollingstone.com
Watch the official video for Angel Olsen's "Shut Up Kiss Me": www.youtube.com
Speedy Ortiz will be LIVE on KEXP at noon on Wednesday, June 13th, 2018. The public is invited to watch this performance. The band will be playing right next door at The Vera Project that night.
You'll have the chance to hear Anna Burch when she plays with Speedy Ortiz at The Vera Project on Wednesday, June 13th, 2018.: annaburchmusic.com
This talented band will play The Vera Project on Monday, July 2nd, 2018. Here's a review of the Australian band's second album: pitchfork.com
This positive review of New Zealand singer Marlon Williams' "Make Way for Love" calls it "a lovely, miserable record": www.theguardian.com
Damien Jurado will perform at Seattle's St. Mark's Cathedral on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018.: www.songkick.com
Jonathan Wilson will be here in Seattle on Wednesday, September 26th, 2018, playing The Tractor Tavern.
Freakout Record's Maiah Manser page includes the video of a live performance at KEXP: www.freakoutrec.com
The song features Yannick Etienne. The Haitian singer later contributed backing vocals on Roxy singer Bryan Ferry's 1985 solo album, Boys and Girls. Ferry recalled to The Mail on Sunday June 28, 2009: "I was in a studio in New York when I heard the most haunting voice coming down the corridor. It was Yanick Etienne, a singer from Haiti, who was doing a demo next door. I asked her to sing on our record, which she did in one take, and a piece of recording history was made."
Cheryl Waters welcomed Merchandise to the KEXP studio in June of 2017. Watch this fine live performance: www.youtube.com
Trevor Jackson says about this song, "This track features KC Flightt - best known for the hip-house anthem Planet E. Hip-house was always a dirty word, but I loved it. "I also got this guy called Peter Lockett in, who's a pretty big session musician. He pretty much played percussion on every track on the album. He's on here on that cowbell. He just nailed all the stuff I gave him. Read his comments about the whole "Playgroup" album: www.musicradar.com
The Breeders will be LIVE on KEXP this Thursday, April 12th, at 1:30 p.m. This session is open to the public to attend. The Breeders will perform at the Showbox SoDo on Friday night, April 13th, 2018.
Spoon is performing at the Sasquatch! Music Festival, May 25-27, 2018. They'll be out there at The Gorge on Saturday, May 26th, 2018.: www.sasquatchfestival.com
Perhaps you were anticipating a second Spoon song? Here they are, performing "Rainy Taxi" live in the KEXP studio in 2014: www.youtube.com
Foals has announced (a) that they are working on their fifth LP and (b) the amicable departure of bassist Walter Gervers.: www.nme.com
The talented Neko Case will play The Sasquatch! Music Festival at The Gorge Friday, May 25th, through Sunday, May 27th, 2018.: www.sasquatchfestival.com
She was born Rosetta Nubin on March 20, 1915, in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. ... Although the marriage only lasted a short time, she decided to incorporate a version of her first husband's surname into her stage name, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, which she would use for the rest of her career. Read a biography of this incredible gospel singer: www.biography.com
Enjoy this great live performance in the KEXP studio last January: www.youtube.com
Janelle Monae may sing this Prince-collaborated song at the Showbox SoDo on Wednesday, October 30th, 2018.
Jungle came to the KEXP studio in 2014 for this live performance; blog.kexp.org
Snail Mail will perform at The Crocodile on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018. "Lush" will be released on June 8th, 2018.: www.facebook.com
Get "Nunu," a KEXP Song of the Day by Seattle's Emma Lee Toyoda: blog.kexp.org
Watch Dungen performing "Akt Dit" and other songs in a live KEXP studio performance from 2015: www.youtube.com
Live on KEXP Mon. April 23 at 11am. This session is open for public viewing. They'll be at Neumos that evening.
Does that voice sound familiar? Sunset Rubdown is a project of Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug. Read a biography here: wolfparade.nonstuff.com
Download "Proceed to Memory," a KEXP Song of the Day from Pinback: blog.kexp.org
The D is a French/Finnish indie pop band founded in Paris in 2005. The band is Olivia Merilahti (singer and musician) and Dan Levy (multi-instrumentalist). Watch the manic video for "Despair, Hangover, & Ecstasy": www.youtube.com
NPR's First Listen calls Hop Along's new album "a triumph": www.npr.org
Yuno will be playing with Twin Shadow at The Crocodile on Monday, April 23rd, 2018.: www.thecrocodile.com
"I think I'm in love..
But it makes me kinda nervous to say so..." Ever felt that way? Here are the lyrics: genius.com
P255 Here's a little review of Melbourne band Ripe's "The Plastic Hassle": www.allmusic.com
P256 Jale was an alternative rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia. The band was formed by four art school students in 1992. The guitarist Jennifer Pierce had earlier sung backing vocals on the album Smeared by Sloan. The other founders were Alyson MacLeod (drums), Laura Stein (bass guitar) and Eve Hartling (guitar). The band's name was formed from the first letters of the members' first names.
SP257 Want to know more about these Sub Pop artists?: www.subpop.com
Matthew Sweet's new album, "Tomorrow's Daughter," will be released on May 18th, 2018. Listen to the first single, "I Belong to You": www.billboard.com
There's an elevator, a judge, lots of money, and more in the video for "Crank": www.youtube.com
You can hear this Halifax band when they play the Columbia City Theater on Sunday, April 22nd, 2018.: www.ticketfly.com
The Posies are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year. Their celebratory tour brings them to The Neptune Theatre on Saturday, July 7th, 2018.
Tomorrow! Albert Hammond, Jr. will be LIVE on KEXP at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 11th, 2018. The public is invited to attend that performance. He is playing The Crocodile tonight, April 10th, 2018.
Naked Giants will be playing this year's Timber Music Festival, July 12-14, 2018.: summer.timbermusicfest.com They will also perform at Real Art in Tacoma this Thursday night, April 12th, 2018.
Car Seat Headrest will be playing this year's Timber Music Festival, July 12-14, 2018.: summer.timbermusicfest.com Watch the video for "Nervous Young Inhumans.": www.youtube.com
Watch Arcade Fire's tribute to Dolores O'Riordan with their cover of "Linger' in a Dublin concert last week: www.irishtimes.com
Dave Gahan gave this interview last year when "Spirit" was released: www.billboard.com
Listen to this lovely voice during a KEXP live in-studio session last year: www.youtube.com
Philadelphia band Dr. Dog is playing The Moore Theatre on Saturday, June 9th, 2018.
Laura Veirs will perform at Fremont Abbey Arts Center on Friday, May 18th, 2018.
Belly will be playing The Neptune Theatre on Sunday, August 12th, 2018.
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever will be LIVE on KEXP on Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 at noon. That performance is open for public viewing. They'll be playing The Crocodile that night.
Catch Preoccupations when they play LIVE on KEXP at noon on Friday, May 11th, 2018. That session is open to the public. The band will perform at Barboza that night.
TV on the Radio will play this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival at The Gorge, Friday, May 25th, though Sunday, May 27th, 2018.: www.sasquatchfestival.com
Duran Jones played live on KEXP last week on April 3rd at 7:30 p.m. You can still listen to that performance at KEXP's streaming archive.
