Photo courtesy of Michael Franti & Spearhead
“Franti has always spoken his mind through his music: from his early punk rock band Beatnigs, to the industrial-noise of Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy , to the conscious and soulful hip-hop of Spearhead. ‘In the past, we’ve touched on a lot of genres of music,’ Franti says, ‘but this [...]
West Indian Girl with Cheryl, KEXP - 6/28/06
Thanks so much to West Indian Girl for stopping by… They were kind enough to debut some new material! Keep an eye out for a new record towards the end of the summer. In the meantime here’s a couple ways to get your fix…
Check out a few [...]
Wayne Jackson & Andrew Love, W.C. Handy Park in Memphis
Around the formation of the Memphis Horns in 1968 or 1969
Courtesy of Stax Records
Tune in tonight at 6 pm for three hours of classic soul from the 1960s & 70s. From Deep Southern soul, to Detroit’s Northern soul, the Philly Sound and studios like STAX, HI, [...]
The Valley at High Dive
Photo by Lori Penney, courtesy of The Valley
“This Seattle band debuts with a promising mini-album of grungy alt-rock combining hard-rock muscle with catchy song hooks. Think prime Sub Pop, particularly bands like Mudhoney, Seaweed and the Fluid.” - Don Yates
Listen to a couple songs from their self-titled debut, The Valley…
Kisses, Hugs, [...]
Canada at Arborfest II - 5/13/06, courtesy of Sarah G
“Canada is a seven piece musical collective hailing from the Ann Arbor/Ferndale (Detroit-ish) area of Michigan. Canada was conceived on November 18th 2004. A group of long-time friends, who all happened to play various musical machines, gathered together in a basement full of rain and chandaliers [...]
Ghostland Observatory at The Ritz, courtesy of Ghostland Observatory
Big day today at the station… Tickets officially go on sale for the 4th Annual KEXP Summer BBQ!
This year’s BBQ features Ghostland Observatory and some VERY special guests… John In The Morning is the MC and Darek Mazzone of Wo’ Pop is spinning music in-between bands! [...]
Memphis Radio Kings, Neumos - 2/10/06
Courtesy of Memphis Radio Kings
“The Memphis Radio Kings aren’t the first band to put a little rock into their country. They certainly won’t be the last one to do so, either. What sets them apart from their peers is the ability to shift seamlessly between genres from one song to [...]
Midlake at The Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton-Great Escape Festival 2006
Photo courtesy of clagnut
“Hailing from Denton, TX., Midlake have recorded one of the most British-sounding albums in recent memory: a perfect record of late-summer-Sunday-afternoon psych-pop combining the static blippiness of early Depeche Mode, the faux-childlike obliquity of Syd Barrett, and the feeling tone of Nick Drake. Added [...]
Gab T of Ab Creole, Sabzi, Ra Scion, Geologic with Kevin, KEXP-6/23/06
Thanks so much to Sabzi, Ra, Geo, and Gab T for performing live today! Man, it was great to see them do their thing… They have a bunch of different things in the works. Keep an eye our for the new record [...]
Seu Jorge, Neumos - 6/22/06
Last night was rare occurrence in Seattle, a SOLD OUT show for a Brazilian artist on a Thursday.
It happened at Neumos, nice yet at times sweltering venue. The artist was Seu Jorge. True, the appearance in Wes Anderson’s “Life Aquatic†did imbed him with the hipster crowd, [...]
