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Tuesday, May 27 2014, 10AM
Learn more about Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan in this biography: www.biography.com
See the Youtube video of Talk Talk's 1986 performance at Montreux: www.youtube.com
Watch these Swedish sisters with their lovely harmonies when they played live in the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
Paste Magazine recently named Phosphorescent's Triangle T-shirt as one of "15 band shirts to add to your wardrobe." See it (and buy it) here: phosphorescentmusic.com
Lucius will be playing in Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington on Tuesday, August 5th, 2014.
See photos of tUnE-yArDs when they played at Sasquatch! 2014 this weekend: blog.kexp.org Look for live video of that performance on the KEXP blog later today.
In the new album, "Lose," Inspired by the death of Joseph D'Agostino's friend Benjamin High, the music focuses on memory, mortality, and loss: www.wonderingsound.com
Portugal. The Man gave a wonderful performance for KEXP VIP Club members at the Triple Door last year. You can watch video of that show here: blog.kexp.org
Sigur Ros' Jonsi is scoring the new TV show, "Manhattan," about the development of the atomic bomb: www.factmag.com
My Sad Captains' song, "Goodbye," was a KEXP Song of the Day last week: blog.kexp.org
The Antlers will be LIVE on KEXP on Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. They will be playing Neumos with Yellow Ostrich that night.
Enjoy a beautiful 2007 KEXP in-studio performance by Grizzly Bear: kexp.org Also, see live video of an acoustic in-studio session by Daniel Rossen last month: blog.kexp.org
Download Norwegian electronic band Flunk's "For Sleepyheads Only" at their Bandcamp page: flunk.bandcamp.com
Avi is short for Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg. Learn more at the Sub Pop Records website: www.subpop.com
"In These Arms" was released by Cut Copy for Record Store Day: www.stereogum.com
Iceland band FM Belfast's "Brighter Days" is out now and can be purchased here for $7.00: fmbelfast.com Enter KEXP's Iceland Airwaves Flyaway sweepstakes here: blog.kexp.org
Listen to a live performance by Moby in 2009: www.kexp.org
Brian Eno and Underworld's Karl Hyde have just released a collaboration, "Someday World." Listen to "Satellites" from that album on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
Did you know that Billy Corgan named one of his earlier bands The Marked since both he and the drummer, Ron Roesing, had port-wine stains? Here are many more things you might not know about him: flavorwire.com
Jack White's new album, "Lazaretto," is scheduled for release on June 10th. Here's everything you need to know about it: www.fuse.tv
5:00 p.m. today, May 27th, is the deadline to register for KEXP's Iceland Airwaves Flyaway sweepstakes: blog.kexp.org Here's video of Mr. Silla performing live from the KEX Hostel in Reykjavik in 2012: www.youtube.com
Drangar's live performance was one of the highlights of last year's Iceland Flyaway Festival: blog.kexp.org
See Muck performing live at the KEX Hostel last year: www.youtube.com And...don't forget to sign up to win the opportunity to go to Iceland this year: blog.kexp.org
Seattle band Secretary's "Words" was a recent KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org Secretary will give a free show tomorrow night, May 28th, at Western Washington University's Underground Coffeehouse in Bellingham: secretaryband.com
Sharon Van Etten, with special guest Courtney Barnett, will be playing Seattle's Neptune Theatre on Saturday, July 5th, 2014.
Beck will be playing at Marymoor Park in Redmond on Wednesday, August 20th, 2014. Hear an All Things Considered interview with Beck about his latest album, "Morning Phase": www.npr.org
The Horrors will perform at the Neptune Theatre on Saturday, October 18th, 2014.
Hear Cloud Nothings when they play LIVE on KEXP on Thursday, July 3rd, at 1:00 p.m. They will perform at Neumos that night.
For a good time, visit The Dead Milkmen's official website: www.deadmilkmen.com
Hear an entire KEXP VIP Club concert from Seattle's Triple Door in 2006: kexp.org
Owen Pallett will be playing Neumos on Monday, September 8th, 2014.
Get the terrific song, "Odessa," by Caribou, a KEXP Song of the Day in 2010: blog.kexp.org
When you're making your summer plans, consider hearing Arcade Fire at the Gorge Amphitheatre on Friday, August 8th, 2014.
See live video of a 2011 in-studio performance on The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters: blog.kexp.org
Tokyo Police Club is nearing its 10th anniversary as a band. Here's an interview with them about, among other things, Pitchfork anxiety: .aux.tv/2014/04/a-gchat-interview-with-tokyo-police-club-about-pitchfork-anxiety-and-orgasmic-synths/
Tapes 'n Tapes rocked it out on the KEXP Day stage at SWSW in 2011: kexp.org
Listen to another SXSW performance, this time by Britt Daniel and Spoon in 2010: kexp.org
In an interview last year, Britt Daniel talked about Divine Fits, a new Spoon LP, and hating Axl Rose: www.spin.com
Here's live video of Pinback sharing their hypnotic sound when they played the KEXP studio last year: blog.kexp.org
Read a KEXP album review of, and see several videos from Woods' release "With Light and With Love": blog.kexp.org
Read a biography of Marc Bolan here: www.biography.com
"It ain't natural for you to cry in the midnight...." Here are the lyrics to "T.B. Sheets": www.azlyrics.com
Conor Oberst will play the Showbox at the Market on September 30th, 2014.
Here's a very positive album review of Archer Prewitt's 1999 release, "White Sky": pitchfork.com
Here's a very recent interview with R.E.M.'s Mike Mills: www.theguardian.com
Temples performed "Move With the Season" and other songs in a recent live in-studio session. See video of that performance here: blog.kexp.org
Jessica Lea Mayfield will be LIVE on KEXP on Monday, June 16th, at 11:00 a.m. She will be playing the Crocodile with Israel Nash that night.