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Tuesday, Oct 17 2017, 10AM
Coals is young duo from Poland under the leadership of Katarzyna Kowalczyk and Łukasz Rozmysłowski. The name of the band is connected with the region they come from - Silesia which is famous for coal mines.: www.facebook.com
Ibeyi will be LIVE on KEXP on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at noon. The public is invited to attend this performance: blog.kexp.org These talented sisters will play The Neptune Theatre that night.
Here's an Exclaim! review of Cut Copy's new release, "Haiku From Zero": exclaim.ca
Depeche Mode will be performing at Key Arena with special guest Warpaint this Saturday, October 21st, 2017.
The Afghan Whigs will perform LIVE on KEXP tomorrow, Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at 11:00 AM. The public is invited to attend that session. The band will play The Showbox tomorrow night.
Enjoy a KEXP live review of Gorillaz' Key Arena performance on September 30th, 2017: blog.kexp.org
"No matter how danceable their beats, Bomba Estéreo's Spanglish-sprinkled lyrics frequently touch on reclaiming one's own power." Read a review of Bomba Estereo's fine new release, "Ayo": www.npr.org
This Toronto quartet is off to Europe for a tour in late 2017. They gave an upbeat in-studio performance at KEXP quite recently: blog.kexp.org
You can hear Citizen live at Neumos on Sunday, November 19th, 2017: www.ticketfly.com They'll be playing with Sorority Noise and Great Grandpa.
Last year, Damien Jurado shared this list of some of his favorite albums: www.spin.com
Get "Nocturne," a recent KEXP Song of the Day from Mark Lanegan's 10th release, 2017's "Gargoyles": blog.kexp.org
Radiohead is one of the 2018 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (along with Depeche Mode, Kate Bush, and Nina Simone}: pitchfork.com
Ted Leo will be LIVE on KEXP on Wednesday, November 08, 2017, at 12:00 PM. This performance is open for the public to attend. Ted Leo will play The Crocodile that evening.
You can hear Wolf Parade performing tunes from this fine new album when they play The Showbox on Saturday, January 13th, 2018.
"Caveosapian, you were made for the breaking of my back...." I'll bet you're wondering about these lyrics: genius.com
The Church was recently here in Seattle, playing The Neptune Theatre with The Helio Sequence in September. KEXP was there, too. Here's a live review: blog.kexp.org
Here are 50 things you may not know about The Stone Roses: www.nme.com
Watch Tim Showalter, aka Strand of Oaks, performing "Heal" during a great KEXP in-studio performance in 2014: blog.kexp.org
Follow Jessica Dobson's instructions on how to play Deep Sea Diver's "Always Waiting": sheshredsmag.com
Nurses is performing at Mississippi Studios in Portland on Tuesday, October 31st, 2017.: www.facebook.com
Seattle band Low Hums will perform at Victory Studios on Friday, October 27th, 2017: www.facebook.com
Archy Marshall, who performs as King Krule, will be at The Showbox on Friday, November 3rd, 2017 in support of his sophomore album, "The OOZ."
This debut album from Irish duo Bicep is “an emotive, smartly crafted blend of house, techno, electro, Italo disco, jungle and more, combining energetic beats, psychedelic ambient textures, looped vocal fragments and shimmering melodies.” You can purchase it at their Bandcamp page: feelmybicep.bandcamp.com
Get ready! These marvelous voices can be heard at The Moore Theatre on Sunday, January 28th, 2018.
Bully will be here in town next year, performing at Neumos on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018: bandsintown.com
This was the first live performance in KEXP's live in-studio space after the new lights were installed. Watch!: www.youtube.com
Here's Beach House, performing "10 Mile Stereo" live: www.youtube.com
Enjoy this complete live performance by Jagwar Ma at KEXP in September of last year: www.youtube.com
According to group legend, the Sugarcubes formed on June 8, 1986, the day that vocalist Björk (born Björk Gundmundsdottir) gave birth to her son. Read more of their history here: www.allmusic.com
Follow Swervedriver on their Facebook page (and learn about the importance of T. Rex to them): www.facebook.com
Cornershop's "When I Was Born for the 7th Time" is 32 years old. Here's a Spin flashback from 2015: www.spin.com
Tears for Fears were followers of American psychologist Arthur Janov's school of Primal Therapy. This song was inspired by his primal therapy treatment, which worked by getting people to confront their fears by shouting and screaming. The name of the group came from Janov's book, "Prisoners Of Pain." Arthur Janov died at age 93 earlier this month.: www.nytimes.com
Moon Palace will perform at Chop Suey next Tuesday, October 24th, 2017.
There are many videos at Iceland singer-songwriter Prinspolo's website, including the one of him wearing the crown in "Fostudagsmessa": www.prinspolo.com
Sufjan Stevens has announced details of two upcoming releases due before the end of the year. Stevens, whose most recent album Carrie & Lowell, came out in 2015, will share his soundtrack to the upcoming movie, "Call Me By Your Name First," on October 27th, 2017. The following month Stevens will release "The Greatest Gift," a mixtape comprised of unreleased outtakes, remixes, and demos from the "Carrie & Lowell" sessions.: www.thefader.com
Cheryl Waters chose this fine song by Shelby Earl as a KEXP Song of the Day. You can download it for yourself for free: blog.kexp.org
Grizzly Bear will play The Moore Theatre on Friday, December 8th, 2017.
Luna broke up in 2004 and then reunited more than a decade later, maybe just to play this dreamy in-studio session at KEXP: blog.kexp.org
Morrissey will perform at The Paramount Theatre on Thursday, November 2nd, 2017. In this song, his lyrics were inspired by his own unhappy schooldays at St. Mary's Secondary, Stretford, Manchester. The song' s fury was directed at vicious beatings dished out by the teachers.: songmeanings.com
Read this review of Widowspeak's "beautiful funk" in "Expect the Best": www.avclub.com
Here's another song that DJ Cheryl Waters (with her keen insight) chose as a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Jack Tatum, who records as Wild Nothing, was KEXP's host for "Midnight in a Perfect World" this year. Take a look at his song selections here: blog.kexp.org
Here's a live performance by this prolific Australian outfit earlier this year in the KEXP studio: www.youtube.com
There's fascinating art in the video for Oh Sees' "Jettisoned": www.youtube.com
"Downtown Boys Are Here to Make You Uncomfortable – and You Should Let Them": remezcla.com
You can follow these dudes by visiting their official website: www.jeffthebrotherhood.com
The New Yorker explored Jack White's very diverse interests in this feature: www.newyorker.com
Watch the video of Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield singing Elliott Smith: blog.kexp.org