Video: Thee Oh Sees - Tidal Wave (Live on KEXP)

Hot damn October, you are starting off the month right in Seattle! This weekend will bring you the best that music can offer—and then some. We got some oldies but goodies and some newbies on the scene in the Emerald City over the next few days. Friday, 10/5 - The Good Hurt (EP release) at Crocodile |  You Are Here, The Good Hurts’ most recent album swells with the alt-rock sounds that send me back to Weezers’ 2001 Green Album. Light guitar melodies stabilize the swift drums that come through [...]

Win Tickets: Thee Oh Sees @ El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA - 9/9/12 Win Tickets: Thee Oh Sees @ El Rey Theatre Thee Oh Sees are indi rock legends to say the least. This five piece rock outfit hailing from San Fransisco has been at its since 1997 and released 11 studio albums in addition to a slew of EP's and 7 inches. The band is currently touring in support of their latest release Putrifiers II. In addition to having a brand spanking new album out Thee Oh Sees "Tidal Wave" has [...]

Warm summer weather has finally reached Seattle, just in time for the Capitol Hill Block Party ! Showcasing over 100 artists, CHBP is a perfect time to discover a new artist in between sets from your current favorites. To help you make scheduling your weekend a little easier, we've gathered some videos previewing some of (but certainly not all) of Block Party's finest artists. Check out our selections below and experience these artists for yourself this weekend, and be sure to listen to KEXP's broadcast live from CHBP at Barboza ! Friday, [...]

You like lists. I like lists. The internet is built upon lists. It's true. No one would make money on internet advertising if it wasn't for the 10 hottest beach bodies, 10 best foods for depression, 10 worst cities for pizza, 50 worst sports uniforms of all time, and the 25 top albums of the 1990s that are different than the last time we posted our 25 favorite albums from the '90s. So, in the spirit of lists and making money on the internet, I present 10 Bands Not to Miss and 1 Band That Will Be Hard to Miss [...]

Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall will be hitting the road together in September, a one-two punch guaranteed to knock the wind out of you. Thee Oh Sees also plan a new album that month, Putrifiers II . This is all good news for people who like loud, fast rock 'n' roll. You can catch both these San Francisco acts on the same day (Sunday) of Pitchfork fest  in July. I highly recommend you see them. [...]

With this year's South by Southwest Music and Media Conference kicking off next week, Sound Affects assembles a list of 10 acts to check out on your visit to Austin, Texas. The challenge: coming up with a list of 10--not 25, not 100 (really NPR, 100?), but 10--must-see music events at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas this year. For the music lover, the annual South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (taking place March 13th to 18th) presents an Olympic task that involves winnowing over 1000 performing artists down to a manageable shortlist, and then shoehorning one's must-see [...]