DJ Shannon
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Tuesday, Nov 10 2015, 9PM
Unlock the door, for the love of Mercury Rev, unlock the door! Buffalo, NY band just played Iceland Airwaves.
English band disbanded in 98 but reunited this year with a re-release on 4AD and tour dates in the UK + US date has just been announced! Their first US performance for September 14th, 2016 at Terminal 5 in New York City.
Dec 10th Crocodile // Jan 29th KEXP's Little Big Show w/Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Austin / Brooklyn artist has a new album on Mom + Pop
Shannon saw Manchester band perform in Chicago in the 90s.
New album from Aussie band is out this week on ATO Records. Watch them live on KEXP: blog.kexp.org
DJ Shannon saw them in Leeds back in 2005. Liverpool band on Deltasonic Records, home to other indie UK acts Mountaineers (who later moved on to Mute records), the Zutons, The Dead 60′s and others.
Austin-based (by way of Cinci) band are wrapping up their tour with several dates in Texas and off to Europe.
Shannon saw Perth-based band perform at the Aussie BBQ at CMJ
Seeing this amazing band on Monday, November 16th Neptune
Portland-based duo met in New Jersey while at college and went on to release their 2012 record produced by Richard Swift
Björk appeared on Icelandic radio in 1976 through the music school she attended, leading to the release of her first solo album in 1977. The record was a mix of covers from The Beatles, Melanie Safka, Stevie Wonder and this cut: Edgar Winter's 'Alta Mira.' She purchased herself a piano and began composing original songs.
South African singer-songwriter Yannick Ilunga previously worked with Solange Knowles.
Matt Berninger (the National) and Brent Knopf (Ramona Falls, Menomena) is a welcoming up-tempo offering from the Berninger. Watch them cover Fine Young Cannibals: pitchfork.com
Midnight Oil's founding members formed in 1972 and the full band toured like crazy from '76-'80, averaging 200 times a year throughout pubs, clubs and theaters in Australia.
request // Wonder what he's like irl? Watch Kurt Vile & the Violators perform here at KEXP: blog.kexp.org
Cinci band is Yoni Wolf, Josiah Wolf, Doug McDiarmid. Yoni has a pretty cool blog where he interviews pretty cool artists like Sylvan Esso and Pictureplane. Check it out: thewanderingwolfpodcast.com
Deerhunter’s seventh studio album, was written and recorded in the band’s hometown of Atlanta, GA
New Jersey beats producer recently collaborated with Danny Brown, check out the track: pitchfork.com
Ninja Tune artist Joe Corrales Jr.'s project is Happy backwards - pronounced “yip-ah"
Portland band's latest release is "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" : blog.kexp.org
Check out Shannon's interview with this London-based duo, Go! blog.kexp.org
Damon Albarn wrote most of his latest album The Magic Whip in Hong Kong. Read our review of it on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org
Irish band also performed at CMJ and blew Shannon away with this song.
Warpaint's Jennylee has a solo side project with a new album "right on!" out Dec. 11. The LA-based sirens stopped by for an in-studio performance last year, check it: blog.kexp.org
The Soup Making Song ;) Freeman is former Ween singer/guitarist Aaron Freeman
Touring with the Cure next week. (Wishful thinking, next year :)
Shannon played tambourine with this band once during their Seattle show.
Seattle band recently played multiple shows in the PNW.
Currently blessing the UK with live shows in support of this latest record.
hi! thanks for joining me :) feel free to send requests to dj@kexp.org or text 'em to 206.903.5397. also feel free to connect with me on social media - @evieluxx on both twitter & instagram, and facebook.com/evieluxx