4,212Shows
206,976Spins
Thursday, Sep 13 2012, 10AM
Maximum Balloon is the solo project of TV on the Radio guitarist and producer David Sitek. The 2010 album features several notable guest appearances from David Byrne, Little Dragon, Karen O, and his TV on the Radio bandmates Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe. www.maximumballoon.com
Playing at Neumos on October 19th with Fresh Espresso as a part of the City Arts Festival. www.facebook.com
The collaborative project fronted by Brit Daniel of Spoon, Dan Boekner of Wolf Parade played at the KEXP studios late last month, and you can listen to the performance here: kexp.org /// divinefits.com
Check out video of their classic live performance of "Transmission" for a John Peel session back in 1979: www.youtube.com
Junk Culture is the solo project of Deepak Mantena. junkculture.biz
Playing at the Crocodile on October 1st as a part of their first U.S. tour in 4 years. www.bloodshotrecords.com
Back in 2010 Chameleons front man Mark Burgess toured with the new lineup under the moniker Chameleons Vox. They recorded an in-studio performance for KEXP during the tour, and you can watch video of the performance here: blog.kexp.org /// www.facebook.com
Playing at the Crocodile on November 14th. www.milogreene.com You can watch the video for "Don't Give Up On Me" on Milo Greene's website: www.milogreene.com
"The Haunted Man", the third album from Bat for Lashes comes out on October 16th. Watch the video for Laura on Bat for Lashes' website: www.batforlashes.com
Playing the Light in the Attic 10th anniversary show at Showbox at the Market on October 12th along with local duo Donnie and Joe Emerson. Check out the trailer to this new documentary about Rodriguez, playing now at Harvard Exit: www.sonyclassics.com /// sugarman.org
Recently finished up a tour with Yeasayer. Read a review of the Seattle show at the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org
With Interpol currently on hiatus, front man Paul Banks is set to release a new solo album simply titled "Banks." The album is set to come out on October 23rd. bankspaulbanks.com
Earlier this year it was announced that lead guitarist and synth player Chris Urbanowicz was leaving the band to pursue other musical interests. The remaining band added two new members, making them a five piece band, and they are currently working on their fourth full length album. www.editorsofficial.com
New album "Free Dimensional" comes out on October 22nd. He'll be performing at the Crocodile on November 15th. diamondringsmusic.com
Playing tonight at the Mercury Lounge in New York City. turbofruits.com
Devo recently released a song inspired by presidential candidate Mitt Romney titled "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro." You can listen to it now on the Devo website: www.clubdevo.com
Butter 08 was a collaborative effort between Russell Simins, Rick Lee, Mike Mills, Yuka Honda, and Miho. Their self titled 1996 album was their only release. www.damoon.net
"Standing at the Sky's Edge" was recently announced as a nominee for a Mercury Prize for Album of the Year, which goes to the best album released by a U.K. artist in the past year. You can see the whole shortlist winners here: www.mercuryprize.com /// richardhawley.co.uk
You can watch the video for "Hail Bop" on the band's website: www.djangodjango.co.uk /// Django Django's self titled album was recently shortlisted for the Mercury Prize for Album of the Year: www.mercuryprize.com
Playing at the Moore Theater opening up for Grouplove on September 26th. altjband.com Alt J was also one of the 12 band's who's albums were recently shortlisted to receive the Mercury Prize for Album of the Year: www.mercuryprize.com Check out live video from Alt J's recent KEXP in-studio performance from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC: blog.kexp.org
Ondatropica is a collaboration between Colombian musician Mario Galeano and London based producer Will Holland. You can read more and watch videos about the project here: ondatropica.com
Listen Seattle group Fleet Foxes live on KEXP from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2007 here: kexp.org
Local musician Morgan Henderson, who has also played with Blood Brothers and Fleet Foxes recently joined The Cave Singers and is helping them finish up recording their new album. thecavesingers.com
Earlier this year Donovan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. www.donovan.ie
"New France" features vocals by Zola Jesus. They'll be at the Paramount Theater on September 27th as a part of Decibel Festival. dbfestival.com /// orbitalofficial.com
The XX's sophomore album "Coexist" came out earlier this week. You can see them live at the Paramount Theater on October 6th. thexx.info
Watch video of The Walkmen doing Johnny Cash covers during a live in-studio performance for KEXP last year: blog.kexp.org /// thewalkmen.com
Check out video of Dr. Dog performing live in the KEXP studios on Valentine's Day earlier this year: blog.kexp.org /// d.drdogmusic.com
Listen to this short KEXP Documentary on The Fall as a part of the "Portraits of Post Punk" series: kexp.org /// www.visi.com
Playing at the Vera Project on September 28th. deerhoof.net
"Tip The Scale" features a guest appearance from Dice Raw. "Undun" is the re-telling of the life of Redford Stephens. You can read more about the concept of the album here: theroots.com
New album "Shields" comes out on September 18th. They'll be at the Paramount Theater on October 5th. grizzly-bear.net
Live on KEXP on Saturday, September 22nd at 6:30 as a part of Audioasis, KEXP's all local music show. The Seattle band's sophomore album "Falling" came out earlier this week. www.facebook.com
Playing this Saturday, September 15th at the Marymoor Park Amphitheater in Redmond with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
The band's latest release "This is P.I.L." is their first release in 20 years. They start a U.S. tour in October, check out their website for dates: www.pilofficial.com
Check out this live in-studio performance at KEXP from Blonde Redhead back in 2007: kexp.org /// blonde-redhead.com
The newest album from the Portland duo is "Negotiations." It came out earlier this week. They'll play at Music Millennium in Portland tomorrow evening. www.subpop.com
Earlier this year Radiohead taped an episode of the PBS show "Austin City Limits." Their performance is set to air on October 6th. You can watch their performance of "Morning Mr. Magpie" from the show here: vimeo.com /// radiohead.com
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club recently posted a statement on their website regarding the use of their song in a commercial. They decided to donate the proceeds received to a charity to help stop human trafficking. You can read about their involvement and how the whole idea started here: www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com
