Author Archives: Jim Beckmann

Live Video: Chelsea Light Moving at SXSW

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 27, 2013

Anyone still lamenting the demise of Sonic Youth has clearly not yet listened to Thurston Moore’s new band, Chelsea Light Moving. While not to diminish the longtime contributions of Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, et al, this new collective of Moore and his Ecstatic Peace! labelmates Samara Lubelski (who appeared on his solo LP,Read more...

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Out This Week 3/26

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 26, 2013

This week’s short list of new releases sees some old names returning with fresh new sounds. 80′s electronic alternative icons Depeche Mode return with their thirteenth studio album, perhaps their strongest effort yet in this post Y2K world. Delta Machine contains the familiar tropes: dark eroticism featuring Dave Gahan’s swooningly romantic lyrics amid swirling keysRead more...

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Live Video: Allah-Las at SXSW 2013

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 26, 2013

It’s not easy for bands to pull of a daytime performance in bright sunlight. Most are used to dark clubs and nocturnal crowds, but the warm desert tones of LA’s Allah-Las made for a perfect Austin afternoon on the first day of our broadcast this year from Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop during SXSW. Though theRead more...

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Live Video: The Ruby Suns

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 22, 2013

Much has been made of The Ruby Suns‘ globetrotting tendencies, both internationally and musically. American born band founder, Ryan McPhun, left California for New Zealand in the mid ’00s and joined Auckland group The Brunettes before forming The Ruby Suns to make blissful, psychedelic multiculturally influenced tropical indie pop. When we first met McPhun backRead more...

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Out This Week 3/19

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 19, 2013

It should be no surprise that several of the artists topping this week’s list of new releases were making appearances at SXSW last week, but two of them were also previewing their new songs live on KEXP during our broadcast from Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop. Billy Bragg and Palma Violets both gave memorable performances. Bragg,Read more...

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Day 3 at SXSW begins!

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 15, 2013

The third day of the KEXP broadcast from Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in Austin during SXSW. Today’s lineup begins with Montreal band Suun, followed by Seattle indie pop group Telekinesis, Italian megastar rapper Jovanotti, LA-via-Copenhagen dream pop band Gliss, and Macau, China-via-Sao Paolo, Brazil trio Turtle Giant. Check out the lineup for the day hereRead more...

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Out This Week 3/12

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 12, 2013

It’s a short list of new releases this week, as all eyes and ears are on the SXSW festival, but there are a few key releases you’ll want to pick up in stores today. First and foremost, the latest from David Bowie, whose first album in ten years is not only a surprise to allRead more...

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Live Video: Aaron Neville

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 9, 2013

Throughout the nearly five decades of his career, Aaron Neville has performed and recorded hundreds of songs in a variety of styles, from his Billboard topping 1967 solo R&B classic “Tell It Like It Is” through the creole rock of The Neville Brothers, and he’s covered innumerable greats of soul, gospel and jazz. No genre,Read more...

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Video Premiere: Little Children - The Wake Up

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 8, 2013

He might look like a tough guy in the photo above, but 28 year old Swedish singer-songwriter Linus Lutti performs under the disarming moniker Little Children and creates lush, calming pop in the vein of Junip and Nick Drake. The songs on his recently released EP, In Hau, tend to be somber without seeming dullRead more...

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Live Video: Kishi Bashi

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 7, 2013

As Kaoru Ishibashi himself admits, a year ago no one knew who he was. Now, with his musical project Kishi Bashi, he’s selling out shows with his intricate and ecstatic performances. Inspired by as much by free jazz as bluegrass, hip-hop, and classical music, Kishi Bashi’s baroque indie pop easily draws comparisons to other loopRead more...

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