Rick Danko, Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Isle of Wight - 8/31/69
Photo Courtesy of The Band
I’ve always had a soft spot for The Band… My parents were big fans and my Dad gave me his vinyl copies of Music From Big Pink and The Basement Tapes when I was very young. Plus, my Grandmother still lives [...]
My Current Obsession is Under Byen, “Samme Stof Som Stofâ€
As a regular listener to the afternoon show, you know I’ve been playing lots of Scandinavian and Nordic bands lately. Not sure what’s going on up/over there, but damn, there’s lots of great new music coming out of that part of the world recently, like [...]
Operating on sightly more sleep, Gigantic Studios - 5/19/06
Photo Courtesy of Doron Gild
Hope you’re well. Today debuted French band Prototypes. It’s sweet, will be playing a lot of it but not out until August. Also the new Fleet Foxes record, local band, VERY promising. Speaking of local, debuted a new Common [...]
Santa needs his juice, KEXP Yule Benefit, Neumos - 12/16/2005
Photo Courtesy of Gregory Perez
Those of you who bother to download our Music That Matters podcasts know that John likes to make fun of me. He also makes fun of me on the air. And that’s fine with me. I can take a joke. If I [...]
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Velella Velella at the Velvet Spade, SXSW 2006
Photo Courtesy of danfun
Today, our Northwest Music Spotlight is on Velella Velella!
Read an excellent record preview, show preview, and an ‘Imaginary Interview’ from Three Imaginary Girls that was published just prior to the release of Velella Velella’s newest record in 2005, The Bay of Biscay.
Listen to a few [...]
Alpha Rev live on KEXP, Gigantic Studios - 5/18/06
Photo Courtesy of Doron Gild
John and Cheryl are back at it… We’re excited to deliver another installment of our Music That Matters podcast. It’s loaded with great stuff! Here’s the tracklist with MP3s from some of the artists…
Vol. 16 Track Listing
1. Head [...]
Check out the next Audioasis live show from High Dive this Saturday! I know Cheryl is going to be there and if Cheryl is going to be there you know what that means right? Right?! Seriously, what does that mean?!
Sasquatch! 2006, courtesy of Gregory Perez
I hope you survived the three day weekend [...]
KEXP Suggests… Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped (SYR/Geffen)
“The legendary New York rockers celebrate their 25th anniversary with one of their strongest albums in quite awhile. In some ways, it’s one of their most conventional releases: The songs are concise and almost poppy, with no extended noise jams (though there are still plenty of noisy bits). [...]
Bob Dylan 1965, courtesy of Morrison Hotel
Last week was Bob Dylan’s 65th birthday, and all this week we continue to post a series of Dylan features, brilliantly produced by our own Michele Myers. This is one of my personal favorites… Blues legends Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters influenced Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and [...]
We’re going Old-Timey with Jug bands, County Blues & Southern Gospel, and Fonotone (78 RPM only) Records…
Joe Bussard is from Frederick, Maryland. He is a collector. Of most things really, but for our purposes, he’s into old-time American music. Pretty much anything before 1955 - but that’s stretching it. He mostly swears off anything past [...]
