Sasquatch! has arrived!

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: May 25, 2012

photo by Gerrit Feenstra

For those of us out here at the Gorge, Memorial Weekend has started. Camping grounds are packed full of tents and cars are blowing their speakers on pump up tunes. Waiting in massive lines exchanging tickets for wristbands, we got to meet new friends and share our love for the bands we are excited to see. Inching closer and closer to opening time, the anticipation builds and excitement fills the air. It’s no secret that Sasquatch! is a massive communal experience, but every year, the same joy of sharing those ecstatic feelings is fresh and exhilarating.

Now, the doors to Sasquatch! Music Festival have opened. People are piling in and high-tailing it to various stages. Allen Stone, Scribes and Yellow Ostrich are among the first bands to play, followed by Of Monsters and Men, Poliça, Santigold, STRFKR, Mark Lanegan Band, Metal Chocolates, Explosions in the Sky and others. And that’s just today! With a mild temperature and a slight breeze, today is turning out to be a perfect introduction to the rest of the fun we’ll have this weekend.

Stay tuned to the KEXP blog for updates, photos and reviews from this year’s festival.

photo by Brittney Bollay

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Agitated Atmosphere: Archers by the Sea – Key and Bones

By Justin Spicer | Published: May 25, 2012

As major labels continue to exist behind the times, artists and labels with little capital and lesser reputations are producing some of the most innovative, interesting, and inspiring music. Whether it’s creating a new niche in digital technology or looking to once obsolete formats, Agitated Atmosphere hopes to pull back the curtain on a wealth of sights and sound from luminaries such as Archers by the Sea.

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Friday on My Mind: Sasquatch!

By John Richards | Published: May 25, 2012

photo by Kyle Johnson

It’s time again for Friday on My Mind, the weekly collaboration between KEXP and King 5 News where we focus take a look at three videos centered around one subject. Today, we’re talking about Sasquatch!

The Sasquatch! Music Festival has become one of the premier music festivals in the United States. Attended by tens of thousands of people from around the world during Memorial Day Weekend, Sasquatch has become an amazing showcase of local and international music acts. But what really blows me away is that it is run and curated by a family of Yeti. The whole idea of hiding in plain site has not been lost on me. Adam Zacks is a Sasquatch. Here is footage of Adam when he was first caught by John Lithgow in 1987:

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Song of the Day: Cock & Swan – Raging Chisel

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: May 25, 2012

photo by Angel Ceballos

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased tracks, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Every Friday we feature a local band from Seattle and the rest of the Northwest. Today’s selection, featured on the Morning Show with John Richards, is “Raging Chisel” by Cock & Swan from the 2012 album Stash on Lost Tribe Sound.

Cock & Swan – Raging Chisel (MP3)

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DJ Shannon’s Latest Great Escape to England

By KEXP | Published: May 24, 2012

sunny Brighton

review and photos by DJ Shannon

My latest musical adventure took me to England. It had been a few years since I was there, so I had a lot to catch up on. New buildings for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Friends. The theatre. Museum exhibits.

I spent a Sunday attending Camden Crawl, a 3-day music festival. I finally checked out Dutch Uncles who played at St. Michael’s Church. I also saw some faves I’ve been playing on my Thursday night radio show: Kid Canaveral, Lucy Rose and Belfast trio And So I Watch You from Afar.

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Live Video: KEXP’s Hood to Hood Ballard Day broadcast

By Jim Beckmann | Published: May 24, 2012

photo by Brittney Bollay

Last Friday, KEXP celebrated Ballard as the winners of the Hood to Hood Challenge during our 2011 Summer Membership Drive. As promised, we brought the party to them, with five Northwest bands playing free shows outside in downtown Ballard at Bergen Place Park. Ramona Falls, Deep Sea Diver, My Goodness, The Maldives, and Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band all threw down amazing sets with new music, and KEXP DJs Cheryl Waters and Kevin Cole did their shows under our tents. The sun even came out to join us! And since it was also Bike to Work Day, we thought we’d celebrate that too by setting up our Energizer Station at 6AM in the KEXP parking lot, where John Richards DJ’ed the Morning Show as cycling commuters sped by or stopped to listen. Seattle singer/songwriter Bryan John Appleby got up early too, and serenaded the cyclists from the back of our Executive Director’s pickup truck. It was a day not to be missed, but we knew that some of you would have to, so we set up cameras to capture the performances just for you. We’ll have more music from Ballard Day to follow but for now watch a song from each performance…

And don’t forget to vote for your own neighborhood when you show support for KEXP during our 2012 Summer Fundraising Drive (June 1-8) so that next time, we’ll bring the party to you!

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SIFF “Face The Music” Preview: Paul Williams Still Alive

By Chris Estey | Published: May 24, 2012

Paul Williams on The Muppet Show

Paul Williams Still Alive
Directed by Stephen Kessler
(USA, 2011, 84 minutes)

Festival Screenings:
Friday, May 25, 6:30 p.m. at the Egyptian
Saturday, May 26, 1:00 p.m. at SIFF Cinema Uptown

“Evergreen” was his biggest selling single ever. He wrote the lyrics for the subversively brilliant super-bomb Ishtar, which Quentin Tarantino loves (but will there be a remake? Probably not.). More than anything, most of my friends want to know about his work in notorious cult rock film Phantom of the Paradise. There’s not much about that last work here in Paul Williams Still Alive, but that’s the only real problem I have with it. Otherwise, it’s sweetly bent and self-deprecative and raises more questions than usual music documentaries while still showing love for the subject. (The subject’s feelings for the director may be different, however.)

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Music That Matters Podcast: Sasquatch! Roadtrip 2012

By KEXP | Published: May 24, 2012

on the road to Sasquatch! / photo by James Bailey

All packed for Sasquatch! Music Festival this weekend? There’s one thing you don’t want to forget: road music! No matter where you’re coming from, the Gorge is a haul and you’re going to want the best music to pass the time. KEXP has you covered: Midday Show host Cheryl Waters has once again curated a fantastic Sasquatch!-centric Music That Matters podcast, featuring over 90 minutes of music from bands that you can catch this weekend. Allen Stone, Pickwick, Shabazz Palaces, THEESatisfaction, The Head & the Heart, Beat Connection, Wild Flag, Zola Jesus, Reptar, Little Dragon, Shearwater — seriously, there’s so much good here, it’s ridiculous.

Music That Matters, Vol. 306 – Sasquatch! Roadtrip 2012 (MP3)

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Give a listen now and grab the MP3 for your portable music player — or subscribe to our Music That Matters podcast for every week’s DJ-curated mix. See you at the Gorge!

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Review Revue: Nick Lowe – Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit

By Levi Fuller | Published: May 24, 2012

There aren’t many artists out there as critically untouchable as Nick Lowe. If you can find a music nerd who will speak ill of the artist known as The Jesus of Cool, I will eat this original pressing of his fifth studio album, Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit. From the audaciously titled debut that spawned his nickname (and really, how many artists in the universe could have dubbed themselves something like that and had it stick?) through his 2011 release The Old Magic, you really just don’t mess with Nick.

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Thursday Music News

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: May 24, 2012

photo by Victoria Holt

  • Seattle electronic band Beat Connection has debuted the first single from their upcoming full length release Palace Garden. “Palace Garden, 4am” sees the band going in a wonderful new direction, complete with vibrant live drums and Tom Eddy’s gorgeous vocals. Palace Garden will be out June 19 on Moshi Moshi/Tenderage Records. See them at Sasquatch! this weekend and listen to “Palace Garden, 4am” below:

  • Beck fans can rejoice, not only because they get to see him this weekend at Sasquatch! but because he is finally recording a new record. Beck is releasing a single through Jack White’s Blue Series on Third Man records on May 28. “I Just Started Hating Some People Today” and “Blue Randy” both take a Nashville turn on Beck’s style. You can listen to clips of each on Third Man’s website now. More news about Beck’s new full-length to come soon (hopefully).

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