Monthly Archives: June 2006

KEXP Suggests - Silversun Pickups!

Silversun Pickups, KEXP remote broadcast from SXSW - 3/16/06
Photo courtesy of Greg Perez
“This Southern California band follows up last year’s promising Pikul EP with an even better album of psych-tinged indie-rock, sounding like classic Gish/Siamese Dream-era Smashing Pumpkins filtered through hypnotic My Bloody Valentine shoegaze, with lots of noisy guitar effects and powerful song hooks.” [...]

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NW Music Spotlight - Love Battery!

Photo courtesy of Love Battery
Love Battery is heading up an awesome lineup tomorrow night at our Audioasis live remote broadcast! John in the Morning will be down at High Dive starting at 6 pm, doing the show live from 6 to 9 pm with Sean Nelson, Abe Beeson, Lisa Wood, and special [...]

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Three Imaginary Girls make their picks!

The next two days are replete with a long awaited Iron Composer battle, twangie goodness from a brand new Seattle label, and local label Suicide Squeeze’s anniversary parties.
A Drink for the Kids Benefit for the Vera Project, The Showbox (Friday, June 30)
Friday is a rare opportunity to see a renowned Saturday Night Live cast member [...]

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Tonight, PDXplore at the Sunset!

Phot courtesy of Point Juncture, WA
Tonight, we’re proud to sponsor the first show of a new monthly showcase called “PDXplore.” It’s curated by our own John Richards, Gang of Four’s Dave Allen and Portland Tribune music writer Barbara Mitchell. The event is designed to highlight emerging artists from the burgeoning Portland scene, and [...]

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Awesome Color, Black Heart Procession!

The Black Heart Procession - Estragon, Bologna - 5/9/06
Photo courtesy of matteb83
We’re glad to welcome two great bands to our studios today… Awesome Color performs live at noon and The Black Heart Procession is live at 3 pm!
Here’s what you can expect from The Black Heart Procession…
“Theirs is the sound of driving at night across [...]

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Enough is enough!

With Arlie at the Kids Dance Party, courtesy of Greg Perez
I’ve been at my desk for 4 straight hours with the blinds down and haven’t left the building in about 12 hours. There is something wrong with me. I think I could be one of those people that hide themselves away, never sees [...]

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NW Music Spotlight - the Long Winters!

John Roderick at SXSW, courtesy of Greg Perez
Here’s a little bit about the one of Seattle’s finest… the Long Winters!
“The third LP from Seattle’s The Long Winters, combines the lyrical intimacy and melodic complexity of the Ultimatum EP with the guitar pop rave-ups of the band’s previous full-lengths. The two sides of songwriter John Roderick [...]

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KEXP Suggests - Johnny Cash!

Johnny Cash, courtesy of Lost Highway
KEXP suggests… Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways
“The country legend went on a recording spree with producer Rick Rubin in the last few months of his life, and this album is the result (with at least one more to follow). Cash was never afraid to confront hard truths, [...]

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DJ Michele’s Airplay Tips - Part 1

Photo courtesy of Michele Myers, taken at the Leopard Lounge
As a musician, I know what it’s like to put your art out into the world. And after years here at KEXP, I know what it’s like to receive hundreds of CDs from all kinds of musicians. So over the years I’ve developed some helpful [...]

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NW Music Spotlight - Awesome!

Photo courtesy of Awesome
“Deleware, the remarkable debut album by Seattle septet, Awesome, starts with a question: ‘Where did you go when we needed you most?’ That recurring unanswered plea casts an air of wistful longing that hangs gracefully throughout this often goofy, charming record. On their twisted journey after what’s missing, Awesome fills voids we [...]

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