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Friday, Oct 31 2014, 10AM
Before their performance at a SOLDOUT Vera Project, Parquet Courts played a live set on KEXP. All tracks are from 2014's Sunbathing Animal LP: blog.kexp.org.
At the age of 25, Benjamin Booker has opened for Jack White, played on Letterman, and was interviewed on Sound Opinions. His record's good too: www.soundopinions.org.
Gnarls Barkley was the project of Danger Mouse and the pre-Voice, post-Goodie Mob CeeLo Green. This track comes from their debut LP, 2006's St. Elsewhere.
This track comes from Neutral Milk Hotel's much beloved second LP, In The Aeroplane Over the Sea. The band's music features a musical saw, played by Julian Koster. That is quite Halloween-y.
EELS 11th studio album, The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, was released earlier this year. Back in June, they played LIVE on KEXP: blog.kexp.org
SPOON will be in Portland on Dec. 10 at Crystal Ballroom, supported by Future Islands. The band played LIVE on KEXP back in July: blog.kexp.org.
Spoon did an excellent interview with NPR before the release of 2014's They Want My Soul: www.npr.org
King Tuff's latest LP debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseaker charts. The significance of this is unknown. Cool video for this track: www.youtube.com.
This track comes from Band of Horses' debut LP, Everything All The Time. The band's latest record, Acoustic at the Ryman, is their first live album: blog.kexp.org.
For an update on Father John Misty (and to learn about his upcoming sophomore album), check out this Pitchfork article from early 2014: pitchfork.com.
Jack White spoke at Yale University last night to celebrate the release of The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Vol. 2: www.stereogum.com.
This year alone, Beck released the beautiful Morning Phase LP and a collection of other artists performing the songs on his Song Reader book of sheet music. Remember when he covered Sound and Vision? www.youtube.com.
Earlier this year, Chuck Prophet performed LIVE on KEXP in support of his newest record, Night Surfer: blog.kexp.org.
In 2013, The Besnard Lakes released their fourth album, titled Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO. They played a KEXP in-studio later that year: blog.kexp.org.
This track by the Shins was described by James Mercer as "a hypothetical, fictional account of a young, lesbian couple in high school dealing with the shitty small town they live in." Catchy tune.
Fresh off a brief hiatus, Thee Oh Sees will be back in town on Monday, December 1st at The Crocodile, supported by Jack Name. The band's latest record, titled Drop, was released earlier this year.
While waiting for the recent King Khan & BBQ Show session to become available online, check out King Khan and the Shrines' 2013 album, titled Idle No More.
This track is the lead-off cut from The Sonics' excellent debut LP, titled Here Are the Sonics. The Sonics are easily one of the greatest bands to come out of Tacoma, WA.
This song is prominently featured in the 1984 Jim Jarmusch classic Stranger Than Paradise. According to legend, Hawkins was so drunk while recording this track that he had no memory of the sessions.
The Cave Singers' most recent in-studio was in 2013, featuring tracks from the band's fourth album Naomi: blog.kexp.org.
John Grant played LIVE on KEXP during last year's Iceland Airwaves Music Festival: blog.kexp.org.
EMA (Erika M. Anderson) played a KEXP in-studio earlier this year in support of her sophomore record, titled The Future's Void: kexp.org.
San Diego band Pinback played an in-studio earlier this year in support of their fifth record, titled Information Retrieved: blog.kexp.org.
A documentary about The National, Mistaken for Strangers, was released earlier this year. The trailer is available on the band's website: americanmary.com.
Big Top Halloween was the very first Afghan Whigs release from back in 1988. Duili has said the band was originally supposed to be "a cross between the Band, the Temptations, and Neil Young & Crazy Horse."
It is rumored that Jimmy Page (of Led Zeppelin fame) played the guitar on this track and his bandmate John Paul Jones played organ. It is quite fitting that Robert Plant later performed the song during solo shows.
Neil Young's On The Beach was declared by a Rolling Stone reviewer as "one of the most despairing albums of the decade." This particular track is a screed against the oil industry.
Thom Yorke just released a quite interesting solo record on Bittorrent, titled Tomorrow's Modern Boxes. It has mostly been met with mixed praise, which this DJ Asst thinks is absolutely ridiculous.
Clearly the catchiest track ever to mention Keats and Yates, Cemetry Gates was Morrissey's response to critics who accused him of plagiarizing some of his favorite authors. Luckily, something good came out of the accusations.
The Cure's 1987 LP Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me was the band's biggest US success, and first album to reach the Billboard Top 40. The album has recently been certified platinum.
Merchandise recently played LIVE on KEXP, but that session isn't up just yet. While waiting, check out the band's acclaimed 2014 record, titled After the End.
According to his website, Ty Segall's Manipulator has an interactive music video. It is quite exciting: www.ty-segall.com.
Back in 2004 the documentary Dig! was released, which chronicles the sordid relationship between The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. The band will be playing on Dec. 20 in Portland.
Tonight (10/31), Courtney Barnett will be at The Neptune Theater with San Fermin.
This track contains easily the greatest Pulp Fiction reference in recent memory.
All of these songs are available on The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas.
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In 2014, Sufjan released a collaborative album with Son Lux and Serengheti, titled Sisyphus. Sufjan also contributed an excellent track to the latest Red Hot compilation, "A Little Lost."
You're Gonna Miss Me is a 2005 documentary film which chronicles the life of ex-13th Floor Elevators mastermind Roky Erickson. Erickson's most recent LP, True Love Cast Out All Evil, is a collaboration with Okkervil River.
I Want Candy was written by The Strangeloves in 1965. It achieved later fame as the first and only single of Bow Wow Wow. It has been featured in countless movies, including Marie Antoinette and High Fidelity.
In recent Jack White news, Jack White played a concert last night dressed as the Tin Man. He looks quite excellent: radio.com.
In a career filled with terrifying songs, this could be Tom Waits's scariest achievement. This track comes from the 1999 Tom Waits LP, titled Mule Variations. It is among the top tier of Tom Waits albums.
Modest Mouse are reissuing their first two albums on vinyl this week. The band is also the subject of a new photo book, which features photographs of the band between 1992 and 2010.
All the way back in 2005, local band The Ruby Doe played a KEXP in-studio: kexp.org.
Of The Dream Syndicate's performance at Bumbershoot 2014, KEXP blogger Gerrit Feenstra wrote, "Pinch yourself, because this is really happening. Not only are The Dream Syndicate back in Seattle for the first time in 25 years - they also are playing an additional set for the KEXP Music Lounge to bring us as close as possible to this timeless and influential act." blog.kexp.org See video from that phenomenal set right here: blog.kexp.org