(L-R: Jeremy Lightfoot, Star Anna, Mike McCready, Barrett Martin) photo by Jim Bennett Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different songs as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription . This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today's selection is "Keep On" by Mike McCready & Star Anna from a 2012 single on Monkeywrench/Local 638 Records. Mike McCready & Star Anna - Keep On ( MP3 ) [...]
Don Slack... The Country & Western Crow // photo by William Anthony " I've been looking so long at these pictures of you / That I almost believe that they're real " - The Cure, "Pictures Of You" Oh, things will get real tomorrow with the long-awaited, much-anticipated Goths In Trees Day , KEXP's dual celebration of both Earth Day and Robert Smith of The Cure's birthday, and we'll have lots more pictures for you to look at! In honor [...]
Washington, DC's Unrest was always a strange band. One minute they would be throwing layers of sloppy weirdness at you, and the next they'd be be slaying you with the perfect pop beauty of something like Perfect Teeth 's "Makeout Club." Perfect Teeth (along with much more music out of DC) was a very important part of my musical taste development in high school, but for whatever reason I never really delved beyond that. Their 1988 debut, Malcolm X Park , was decidedly stranger than Perfect Teeth , but certainly possessed of a great deal [...]
from http://levonhelm.com/ It was reported recently that Levon Helm , founding member of The Band, an award winning drummer and instrumentalist in his own right, was "in the final stages of his battle with cancer." Today comes the sad news that Levon Helm has passed away. According to the Levon Helms Studios website , "Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul." His legacy as will no doubt be regarded [...]
photo by Chad Syme Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio is releasing a solo EP under the name Baio . The Sunburn EP will be an electronically-driven project with Vampire Weekend's usual prep/tropical vibe seen throughout. The EP comes out on May 21st. Listen to the lead track "Tanto" below, featuring Matias Aguayo: Despite Damon Albarn's recent claims that the band is no more, Blur will be releasing a massive career-spanning box set [...]
Look around the Internet for a bit and all you are probably going to dig up on Alt-J is "Hey check it out! This band's name is the keyboard shortcut for ∆". Enthralling as this may be, there is much more to this band than their post-Internet band name. Alt-J garnered a bit of attention last year touring as the opening band for British outfit Wild Beasts , after the release of their fantastic album Smother . Alt-J was a perfect match, and now, thanks to a killer single with a darker sound, they are about [...]
photo by Jill Rachel Evans Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different songs as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription . This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today's selection is "Young Bucks" by Dinosaur Feathers from the 2012 album Whistle Tips on Ernest Jenning Record Co . Dinosaur Feathers - Young Bucks ( MP3 ) [...]
DJ El Toro, we said Goths In Trees Day , not Goths With Cheese Day! Don't forget! Goths in Trees Day is this Friday, April 20th , celebrating both Earth Day and the birthday of Robert Smith of The Cure. We invite all our listeners to share their best Goths In Trees (or, uh, cheese) photos with us! On Twitter or Instagram, you can use the hashtag #GothsinTrees and tag us at @KEXP . We also [...]
The Shins at the Moore Theatre / photo by Jim Bennett Following the recent release of fourth studio album Port of Morrow , venerable indie artists The Shins revealed a new video for track "The Rifle's Spiral." Directed by Jamie Caliri, the stop-motion animated video evokes elements of Tim Burton and Edward Gorey, with enjoyably macabre results. Watch it via Nowness . For more material from James Mercer of The Shins, check out footage from his recent live performance at KEXP here . [...]
This Thursday through Saturday, April 19-21, the University of Washington and the U-District communities are celebrating HuskyFest , three days of music, visual arts, literature and theater on the university campus and centered around a large tented pavilion on Red Square. KEXP is proud to sponsor this multicultural event, especially because they're offering lots of free music! Here are the highlights of local artists performing at the pavilion: Thursday: 11:30 AM - Craft Spells 12:30 PM - The Pharmacy 9:00 PM - The Brick Dance w/ The Rapture DJs, DJ [...]
Every year, Seattle's local record stores put on a great show for Record Store Day , and navigating between all the events is almost as complicated as scheduling out your weekend at Sasquatch. In an effort to make your struggle as straightforward as possible, here's a list and description of the events that are happening this Saturday, April 21, to celebrate Record Store Day 2012: At Easy Street Records Queen Anne: 1:00pm - Dierks Bentley 4:00pm - BRAD At Easy Street Records West Seattle: 6:00pm - [...]
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription . This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Each and every Friday we offer songs by local artists. Today's selection, featured on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is "Hands" by Alpine from the forthcoming 2012 album on Ivy League Records. Alpine - Hands ( MP3 ) Alpine are fast [...]
DJ Troy Nelson: loves goths, loves trees // photo by William Anthony As we mentioned yesterday , KEXP is killing two birds with one stone ( how morbid ) this Friday, April 20th with Goths In Trees Day , celebrating both Earth Day and the birthday of Robert Smith of The Cure. We invite you to join KEXP in this worldwide effort by taking your own pictures of yourself as a goth... in a tree. Carolyn Wennblom, Director of Leadership [...]
photo by Dave Lichterman THEESatisfaction are unstoppable right now. Every publication in Seattle, whether it be print or online, reviewed their new album Awe Naturale at least once (some many more times). Their album release party at Neumos was a nearly sold-out event with a surprise visit from Palaceer Lazaro of Shabazz Palaces . Now, the girls are going on tour throughout Europe and then returning for a victory lap at Sasquatch! Music Festival in May. The day of their album release party, THEESatisfaction stopped by [...]
Let's face it: you don't want to be running around on Record Store Day this Saturday, trying to pick up both the latest releases and the many awesome RSD exclusives. Get out there today and pick up this week's new releases now. Topping your list should be the new album from U.K. space rockers Spiritualized , whose seventh studio album, our Music Director, Don Yates, calls "an often-gorgeous set of epic psych-rock containing elements of soul, gospel, prog and more, with elaborately arranged songs fleshed out with distorted psych guitars, celestial organ, cinematic strings, horns, gospelized choruses [...]
photo by Chona Kasinger Beach House has officially released new single "Lazuli" on their Youtube channel. "Lazuli" is our second taste of the band's new album Bloom . The song will see a Record Store Day release this Saturday on a 73 backed with non-album track "Equal Mind". Listen to it below: Jack White is now streaming his solo release Blunderbuss in full over at [...]
No, really... you're actually a winner if you win this. Sub Pop Loser Scholarship Sub Pop Records in Seattle, WA is offering a grand total of $13,000 worth of college scholarship money to three eligible high school seniors. There are three scholarships—one for $6,000, one for $4,000 and one for $3,000. To apply for these scholarships you must be a resident of Washington or Oregon, and a graduating senior on your way to full-time enrollment at an accredited university or college. We are looking for an applicant who is involved and/or interested in [...]
photo by Dave Lichterman Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription . This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Each and every Friday we offer songs by local artists. Today's selection, featured on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is "Film Burn" (featuring Anomie Belle) by Yppah from the 2012 album Eighty One on Ninja Tune . Yppah - Film Burn [...]
DJ Kevin Cole, scared to be in a tree // photo credit: William Anthony " Come closer and see / See into the trees... " - The Cure, "A Forest" This Sunday is Earth Day. This Saturday is the birthday of Robert Smith of The Cure. And to celebrate, this Friday, April 20th , KEXP presents Goths In Trees Day . Inspired by the website Goths Up Trees , we'll be featuring photos of your favorite DJ's and KEXP staff dressed as goths... y'know, in [...]
photo by Dave Lichterman Today on the Midday Show, Cheryl waters premiered the title track to the forthcoming album by The Walkmen (due June 5). If you missed it or want to listen to it again, here's "Heaven": The Temper Trap's self-titled second studio album will be out a couple weeks earlier, on May 21, , but you can check out their newest single, "Need Your Love," today: [...]
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