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Live Review: Local Natives @ Neptune Theatre 4/29/13

By KEXP | Published: May 3, 2013

words and photos by Bebe Labree Besch After hosting a sold out show at the Neptune Theater the prior Friday, Local Natives took to the same stage once more this past Monday for another sold out performance. The five Californians wasted no time blazing through plenty of songs off of their sophomore album, Hummingbird, releasedRead more...

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Bumbershoot Announces 2013 Music Lineup!

By KEXP | Published: May 2, 2013

Tonight, during the Prom Night with Allen Stone: The Official Bumbershoot 2013 Music Lineup Announcement at The Crocodile -- you guessed it -- the music acts of the Seattle summer festival were revealed. One of the most exciting acts? Local heroes Death Cab for Cutie performing Transatlanticism in its entirety. Other mainstage performers include MGMT,Read more...

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Debacle Fest starts today!

By KEXP | Published: May 2, 2013

preview by Sean Morrow Debacle Fest, now in its sixth year, is back and bigger than ever with three days of great music this weekend, May 3-5, from artists serving up the best in underrepresented, underground sounds from across the country and Pacific Northwest. Take a chance and try something new this year, prepare toRead more...

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Twenty Questions with Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of The Posies

By KEXP | Published: April 27, 2013

Today, April 27th, marks the 20th anniversary of The Posies‘ landmark album Frosting on the Beater, and to celebrate, Audioasis host Sharlese Metcalf, along with KEXP staffers Chris Beiter and Janice Headley, reached out to founding members Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow to ask “twenty questions.” 20 Questions by The Posies on Grooveshark 1) OneRead more...

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Video Premiere: Pickathon TV - Episode 1

By KEXP | Published: April 22, 2013

As you read this, Pickathon is gearing up for the first weekend of August (2nd-4th). Staff and volunteers are already out in the field clearing brush, blazing trails and building stages for the 15th Anniversary of the festival on Pendarvis Farm outside of Portland. This year’s lineup aims to be its most diverse yet, includingRead more...

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Hood to Hood 2013: Kingdom Crumbs

By KEXP | Published: April 19, 2013

With their shifting, phased-out sound, local urban poets and Cloud Nice members Kingdom Crumbs have become of the 206′s leading hip hop groups. (In a recent Stranger piece, our own Larry Mizell, Jr. called the group “hands-down full-stop one of the very very best groups our town has.”) The Seattle quartet meld Dungeon Family’s eclectic,Read more...

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Hood to Hood 2013: Kithkin

By KEXP | Published: April 19, 2013

Named after a race of diminutive creatures in Magic: The Gathering, Kithkin‘s energetic, uplifting indie rock is the type of music that gets the cops called over to house shows (in the best way possible). Although the band’s aesthetic is clearly a fantastical one - the self-described “Cascadian youth tribe”‘s Facebook page lists their membersRead more...

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Hood to Hood 2013: Pollens

By KEXP | Published: April 19, 2013

Afrobeat, trance, indie rock: these are just some of the words tossed around when talking about Pollens, among the more composed acts doing the rounds in Seattle currently. And while those words do describe the band, to a degree, they fail to include the constant smiles, the deep dips in vocals, the complex layering ofRead more...

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Hood to Hood 2013: Jon Russell, Damien Jurado, and Tomo Nakayama

By KEXP | Published: April 19, 2013

The first performance of our Hood to Hood 2013 broadcast is a special collaborative performance by Jon Russell, Damien Jurado, and Tomo Nakayama, all Seattle based singer-songrwriters. So far Jon Russell has played just one show as a solo musician, an acoustic show at Neumos, though he has been playing with the indie pop rockRead more...

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Record Store Day In-Store Performances

By KEXP | Published: April 18, 2013

Don’t forget, this Saturday, April 20, is Record Store Day, and among the many exclusive LPs, EPs and singles you’ll be able to purchase on vinyl, you’ll also be able to attend free in-store performances at hundreds of record stores around the country. You can find a list of Record Store Day performances here, butRead more...

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