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Tuesday, Apr 7 2015, 10AM
"The most threadbare, tall story the country has ever heard..." Read all the lyrics to "State Hospital": genius.com
Ibeji, in the Nigerian-Cuban language Yoruba, means “twins”. Read a KEXP album review of the Diaz twins' wonderful album, "Ibeyi": blog.kexp.org
See video clips and read a biography of The xx at BBC Music: www.bbc.co.uk
This 2010 article is entitled "How Pavement Became the Greatest Band of the Nineties This Year": www.vulture.com
Watch a hypnotic in-studio session by Pinback at KEXP in 2013: blog.kexp.org
The website for Sonny & The Sunsets has fascinating stuff, including the "Cheap Extensions" video and the opportunity to stream the new song, "Happy Carrot Health Food Store": www.sonnysmith.com
Kevin Morby stopped by the KEXP studio during the Midday Show last month for an exclusive live performance: www.kexp.org
Gabriel Mintz will be playing the Sunset Tavern with Bobby Bare, Jr. and Kevin Murphy (of the Moondoggies) tonight, Tuesday, April 7th, 2015.
Before you shuffle over to the Sunset Tavern to hear Bobby Bare, Jr. tonight. Tuesday, April 7th, 2015, listen to this live performance from 2014: kexp.org
Watch (and listen to) Brandi Carlile streaming LIVE tomorrow, Wednesday, April 8th, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. Her song, "Mainstream Kid," was a recent KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Jessie Baylin has recently had a duaghter with her husband, KIngs of Leon drummer Nathan Followill. The album, "Dark Place," is dedicated to their daughter Violet: www.npr.org
Roses will be playing Chop Suey on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015. Here's a recent Pop Matters review of Roses' "Dreamlover EP": www.popmatters.com
Read this account of how London punk met New York hip-hop in The Clash's "The Magnificent Seven": www.theguardian.com
See numerous Dandy Warhols videos (including "Godless") at their official website: www.dandywarhols.com
Sufjan Stevens will perform at Seattle's Paramount Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, June 10th and 11th, 2015. Read a thorough KEXP album review of his acclaimed new release, "Carrie & Lowell": blog.kexp.org
The Decemberists will be playing The Marymoor Pavilion on August 22nd, 2015: www.decemberists.com
Richard Buckner is seeking persons to host Living Room Shows this spring and summer. Find out more about his Facebook page: www.facebook.com
Chastity Belt will be performing at KEXP's "Little Big Show 12" with Cloud Nothings and Tacocat. It will be held on Thursday, May 14th, 2015, at the Neptune Theatre. All proceeds will go to benefit local non-profit Teen Tix.: blog.kexp.org
You can get on the EYELIDS mailing list by visiting their website here: musicofeyelids.com
Go back more than a decade for a live in-studio session by Supergrass: www.kexp.org
You can purchase this rocker or the entire album at The Roughies' Bandcamp page: theroughiesmusic.bandcamp.com
Dead Kennedys will be touring in Germany and England in late spring and early summer. For more information and a history of the band, visit their website: www.deadkennedys.com
Last year, a new book about Nick Drake's life and work was published. It featured a previously unreleased 1969 John Peel session. You can hear a track from that session here: www.theguardian.com
Jason Molina died in 2013 at age 39 from health problems due to alcoholism. Read his NY Times obituary: www.nytimes.com
Stay tuned to watch live video of this performance by Happyness in the KEXP studio. Here's the music video for "Weird Little Birthday Girl": www.youtube.com
Visit Happyness' Facebook page for lots of good humor from this London band: www.facebook.com
Happyness' lyric, "I'm wearing Win Butler's hair/There's a scalpless singer in a Montreal rock band somewhere.", won the NME Music Award for Best Lyric this year. Read more here: www.independent.co.uk
Happyness' lyric, "I'm wearing Win Butler's hair/There's a scalpless singer in a Montreal rock band somewhere.", won the NME Music Award for Best Lyric this year. Read more here: www.independent.co.uk
This biography of Sparklehorse says that they specialize in "neo-Gothic acoustic alienation": www.allmusic.com
Israel Nash will be playing the Pickathon Music Festival, July 31st through August 2nd, 2015, at Pendarvis Farm, Oregon: pickathon.com
Nic Hessler's struggle with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, an auto-immune disease, kept him from making music for several years. Read a review of his album, "Soft Connections": diymag.com
You can hear Vibragun when they play Barboza on Saturday, April 25th, 2015.
Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius, is performing tonight, Tuesday, April 7th, 2015, with Belle & Sebastian at the Paramount Theatre.
Toro Y Moi will be playing this year's Capitol Hill Block Party, July 24th through 26th, 2015: capitolhillblockparty.com
Death Cab for Cutie will perform at the Paramount Theatre on three nights, Saturday through Monday, October 3rd through 5th, 2015.
You can hear Courtney Barnett when you go to the Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge over the Memorial Day Weekend. She's playing on Monday, May 25th, 2015.
Listen to Wilco perform "Misunderstood" during their appearance at Sasquatch! 2011: www.kexp.org
The Minus 5 is the brainchild of Seattle musician Scott McCaughey. It features a somewhat regular crew of Northwest luminaries like Peter Buck and Ken Stringfellow and an ever-changing cast of musicians from around the country. Here's an exclusive live performance from 2006: kexp.org
Go here to Drivin' 'N' Cryin's website to learn about the band's current tour: www.drivinncryin.com
Modest Mouse will be playing the Sasquatch! Music Festival on Saturday, May 23rd, 2015.
This was a listener request. You can hear The Futureheads perform "Hounds of Love" live in the KEXP studio when you click on this session: kexp.org
Franz Ferdinand will be touring in Europe this summer. While you're waiting for them to return to Seattle, listen to this KEXP session from 2013: kexp.org
Dogs Die in Hot Cars is both a terrific name and a provocative warning. Read a biography of this Scottish band: www.dogsdieinhotcars.com
Zebra Hunt will be playing the Funhouse in Seattle with Talkies on Sunday, May 17th, 2015.: zebrahunt.bandcamp.com
This relatively new Seattle group's song, "Shoot My Mouth Off," was a KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org
Notice the bread and butter theme. This is a Devo cover of a 1964 song by The Newbeats. Watch the video of that original song: www.youtube.com
The Young Evils, featuring our own beloved Troy Nelson, will play the Sasquatch! Music Festival on Friday, May 22nd, 2015.: theyoungevils.bandcamp.com
Listen tonight, Tuesday, April 7th, 2015, at 10:00 p.m. to hear a live Native America session. Buy "Grown Up Wrong" at Native America's Bandcamp page: nativeamericamusic.bandcamp.com
Read a positive Spin review of American Wrestlers' self-titled new release: www.spin.com
Ride played its first full reunion set last night. It was the band's first performance together since 2001. Read all about it: consequenceofsound.net