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Monday, Aug 31 2015, 10AM
Smiths cover! Watch Doug Martsch play with group Built to Spill in their latest in-studio: blog.kexp.org
See John's list of favorite REM videos on the KEXP blog! blog.kexp.org
James Mercer of The Shins plays a solo acoustic set featuring songs from"Port Of Morrow." kexp.org
NYC neo-psych dream pop singer-songwriter Tamaryn and her group perform songs from ‘Cranekiss’ on KEXP www.kexp.org
Coming to Seattle! Sunday 04 October @ The Crocodile. KEXP's Podcast Song of the Day today is "Fired Up" By Titus Andronicus blog.kexp.org
The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn stops by KEXP to play some of the well-penned, low-key songs from his debut solo record “Clear Heart Full Eyes. kexp.org
Coming next month! Sunday 18 October @ The Showbox. Performance at KEXP www.kexp.org
From KEXP's documentary "Pop Goes Electronic" 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 to create the top-selling UK single of all time--“Blue Monday."
Portland band Portugal. The Man play a set of anthemic pop live on KEXP from the Triple Door. kexp.org
Seattle's own Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground play some swanky orchestral psych pop off their 2nd album, "Introducing Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground", live on KEXP's Audioasis. - www.kexp.org
After seven long years, Mercury Rev return with a new album, The Light In You, out September 18th via Bella Union. Until then, this psychedelic set, recorded exclusively for KEXP by the band in NYC, features a cover of The Replacements' song "Androgynous". - kexp.org
Tijuana Panthers treat KEXP listeners to a live in-studio performance www.kexp.org
This was our song of the day earlier in the month blog.kexp.org The first thing that jumps out on “Pollinate”, is not how dirty the riffs are (that’s a given here), or how tense its heady fire is (Segall’s voice has that vibe on lock): it’s how thunderous its low end is.
Miami trio Jacuzzi Boys bring their fuzzy hook-laiden garage pop to the KEXP studio for a set recorded live on KEXP. www.kexp.org
New album What Went Down should not only be the biggest record of Foals' career to date, but may also be the strongest. See their live performance @ KEXP, a delicate, stripped down trio of songs from their third full length, "Holy Fire." kexp.org
One of our songs of the day from this local band: blog.kexp.org
Wow, Ride coming to Seattle, Monday 16 November @ The Neptune Theatre, 20 years since the band’s last concerts.
Playing Seattle's Decibel Festival on September 26th at the Showbox Market. dbfestival.com Gilligan Moss is an emerging Chicago-based electronic producer that recently was invited to open up for Glass Animals on tour after the band heard a hotly-tipped remix of their track "Gooey."
Playing at the Paramount, Dec 5 - 7th. KEXP is proud to present the video premiere of this “In Return: Home” documentary of the band. blog.kexp.org You also get a behind-the-scenes look at how they manage to stay grounded in the midst of all the madness.
From KEXP documentary Portraits of Post Punk: kexp.org UK band The Cure manage to be both underground and popular at the same time, with albums that range from a dark, gothic sound to a charming pop style. This story features rare interview audio from frontman Robert Smith.
Denmark's Under Byen (pronounced Oh-na-boon) play their own eerie and atmospheric chamber-style post-rock, featuring strings, musical saw, martial drums, various clicks and clangs, and phoned-in female vocals in this dirgey but dynamic set recorded live at KEXP. - www.kexp.org
From Birmingham, UK, the band Fields mix pop and electronics with an 80's new wave beat and vocal style. Live at KEXP. kexp.org
Playing Tuesday 15 September @ Neptune Theatre. In studio performance here! www.kexp.org
L.A based garage rockers come to the KEXP studio with a fury in a set of songs off their debut self-titled album. - kexp.org
Playing Saturday Nov 21st @ Highline. Olympia, WA based indie-hardcore-grungers Strange Wilds perform songs from their super-incredible new record ‘Subjective Concepts’ live on KEXP’s Audioasis with Sharlese Metcalf. - www.kexp.org
Ghost Stories invite you in with a seemingly innocent, warm, classic sound (that mixes folk, pop and rock) and then they haunt you with errie, psychedelic vocals, lyrics and echo effects. Come on in and get haunted! Live at KEXP. - kexp.org
Former Catherine Wheel frontman Rob Dickinson plays an exclusive acoustic set of his songs from his 2006 solo release "Fresh Wine For The Horses". His acoustic version of the Catherine Wheel classic "Crank" is stunning! Live at KEXP. - www.kexp.org
KEXP at the OFF Festival in Poland blog.kexp.org PS. Their name means “hidden advantages of the system.”
At the Mural Amphitheatre, Sunday Oct 11th. Influential UK post-punk outfit Gang Of Four bring their clanging rock power to the KEXP studio for a live set featuring songs from their 2011 release "Content." -www.kexp.org
Atlanta, Georgia based post-worldbeat, gospel punk group ALGIERS drops into the studio and performs a mind-blowing set of songs from their self-titled debut record live in the KEXP studio on The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. -www.kexp.org
Multi-instrumental maestro Jacco Gardner brightens up the KEXP live room with a selection of highlights from his newly released Hypnophobia LP. blog.kexp.org
Singer-songwriter Kevin Morby stops by The Mid Day Show in support of his new album 'Still Life' and performs live on KEXP. - www.kexp.org
Song of the Day: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – I’m In Your Mind blog.kexp.org
London band Cheatahs join John in the Morning, live from The Cutting Room in NYC. - www.kexp.org
Aussie psych-rockers Tame Impala drop a stoney set of fuzzed-out bliss live in the KEXP Studio. -www.kexp.org
Yeasayer performs a trio of psychedelic and groove-heavy tracks from their 2012 album Fragrant World live from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC. - www.kexp.org
Playing Key Arena, Sunday Oct 18th. Leeds, England indie-rock band alt-J, performs a live set from the KEXP studios www.youtube.com
Playing at The Vera Project Saturday Sept 26th. Live Review: Zola Jesus with Deradoorian at Neptune Theatre 1/8/15, blog.kexp.org
Rolling Stone, Spin and AllMusic call this album one of the best of the 90s.
Review by KEXP's Don Yates, The sound is closer to his last Blues Explosion-backed album than his more traditional earlier ones for Fat Possum, but it's still another fine set of R.L.'s electrified Mississippi hill country blues. www.kexp.org
