Author Archives: Anna McClain

Project Pabst Day 2: Wild Ones, Terry & Louie, Alvvays and more

By Anna McClain | Published: July 23, 2015

Portland awoke to the resounding hiss-and-crack of PBR tallboys and the camp-tastic house party vibes of local band Wampire Sunday afternoon at Project Pabst. Their hazy psych rock medley was followed by charmingly twee local pop group Wild Ones, who delivered meticulously jammy indie pop. Lead singer Danielle Sullivan supplemented her precise lilt with aRead more…

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Live Review: Project Pabst, Day 1 – Hustle and Drone, Run the Jewels

By Anna McClain | Published: July 23, 2015

Under the watchful (and still proud) eye of Captain Pabst, steadfast day drinkers with koozies in hand turned out to hear PDX electro-darlings Hustle and Drone open day one of Project Pabst. The trio’s fresh synth pop cut through the 97 degree weather. With just as much sweat and half as many keyboards featured in the video for theirRead more…

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Song of the Day: Crocodiles – Crybaby Demon

By Anna McClain | Published: May 27, 2015

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 songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Morning Show with John Richards, is “Crybaby Demon” by Crocodiles fromRead more…

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Song of the Day: Ghosts I’ve Met – The Shape of Space

By Anna McClain | Published: March 19, 2015

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 songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song is “The Shape of Space” by Ghosts I’ve Met from the 2015 self-releasedRead more…

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Song of the Day: Nikhil P. Yerawadekar & Low Mentality – Reel It In

By Anna McClain | Published: February 24, 2015

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. Today’s song, featured on the Morning Show with John Richards, is “Reel It In” by NikhilRead more…

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Song of the Day: Bread & Butter – Shoot My Mouth Off

By Anna McClain | Published: February 20, 2015

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. Today’s song, featured on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is “Shoot My Mouth” by SeattleRead more…

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Song of the Day: Is Tropical – Crawl

By Anna McClain | Published: February 3, 2015

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. Today’s song, featured on the Morning Show with John Richards, is “Crawl” by Is Tropical from the 2014Read more…

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Song of the Day: Garden City Movement – Entertainment

By Anna McClain | Published: January 27, 2015

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. Today’s song, featured on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is “Entertainment” by Garden City Movement fromRead more…

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Song of the Day: FF – Caught In A Dream

By Anna McClain | Published: January 1, 2015

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. Today’s song, featured on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is “Caught In A Dream” byRead more…

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Song of the Day: Will Butler – Take My Side

By Anna McClain | Published: December 31, 2014

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. Today’s song, featured on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is “Take My Side” by WillRead more…

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