Author Archives: Gerrit Feenstra

Song of the Day: Hookworms - Form and Function

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: April 4, 2013

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 comes from UK psych rock band Hookworms. “Form and Function” hails from theirRead more...

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Live Review: Phoenix w/ Mac Demarco at Paramount Theatre 3/29/13

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: April 3, 2013

French indie rock veterans Phoenix are poised to make a comeback of epic proportions this year. Last time we got a full length release from the band, it redefined the band’s following for good. 2009′s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is still to this day one of the most well-loved indie pop records in recent time, andRead more...

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Live Review: Chelsea Light Moving w/ Grass Widow @ Neumos 3/23/13

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: March 26, 2013

If current trends continue, Thurston Moore will evoke the true spirit of rock and roll musicianship and artistry until the day of his death. 35 years into his career, he and his band of extravagantly talented musicians in Chelsea Light Moving are making hard and heavy rock with just as edge and demand as hisRead more...

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Song of the Day: The Cave Singers - Have To Pretend

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: March 22, 2013

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 comes from Seattle band The Cave Singers. “Have To Pretend” is a splendid cutRead more...

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Album Review: Chelsea Light Moving - Chelsea Light Moving

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: March 20, 2013

Thurston Moore has thrown us for a couple loops in the last couple years, starting with the long-time coming disbandment of Sonic Youth. Arguably one fo the most influential American bands of all time, Sonic Youth have, for many years, had a turbulent air about them, but after 2009′s noisy but excellent The Eternal, noRead more...

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Song of the Day: Dead Leaf Echo - Act of Truth

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: March 20, 2013

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 comes from Brooklyn shoegaze band Dead Leaf Echo. “Act of Truth” comes from theRead more...

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Live Video: World Party

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: March 19, 2013

With this short session in the KEXP studio, Karl Wallinger proved once again that the legacy of his one man brigade World Party still lives on. Today, Wallinger’s timeless records are as powerful and effective as they’ve ever been, and in the stripped down setting of our studio, his heartfelt ballads won our hearts onceRead more...

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Live Review: Toro y Moi, w/ Sinkane & Dog Bite @ Crocodile 2/27/2013

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: March 6, 2013

Last week, Toro y Moi showed the Crocodile an excellent time with their Seattle tour stop in support of the fantastic new record Anything In Return. Accompanied by eclectic New York dance act Sinkane and rising Georgia shoegaze band Dog Bite, the show was an all-round excellent bill full of good vibes. The crowd wasRead more...

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Album Review: Shlohmo - Laid Out

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: March 4, 2013

LA producer Shlohmo (Henry Laufer) has been establishing himself over the last couple years, and it’s really only a matter of time before he seriously pops. He’s release two full length records and a handful of singles and EPs, and all of them set him just far enough apart from his competition that he staysRead more...

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Live Review: STRFKR w/ Blackbird Blackbird @ Neptune Theater 2/26/13

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: March 2, 2013

Portland synth rock group STRFKR have pretty much always put on a great show. But Tuesday night’s tour opener in support of new record Miracle Mile was an especially raucous occasion. As Tuesday was release day for the record, the band was a tad light on the Miracle Mile material, but with a back catalogueRead more...

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