Sufjan Stevens, photo courtesy of madelien
As 2006 comes to a close, I just realized that when January rolls around I will be celebrating 14 years of Saturday afternoons on KEXP and also celebrating hitting that milestone of 40. KEXP has taken me from my mid-twenties - my first show was the day before my 26th [...]
Photo by Julia Magdid, courtesy of Vindaloo
This month’s Audioasis Live Remote Broadcast and Benefit Show at High Dive features an awesome lineup and benefits Communities In Schools of Seattle. DJs John Richards, Abe Beeson, Sean Nelson and Lisa Wood are set to rock High Dive this Saturday (Dec 2) with Ms. Led, Unnatural Helpers, [...]
Photo courtesy of Jon Auer
Every Monday-Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. The podcast features exclusive in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent musicians that KEXP DJs think listeners should hear, along with songs from more well-known artists.
Today’s featured selection is from Songs from the Year [...]
Thom Yorke, photo courtesy of Guy Eppel
2006. Contrary to some peoples belief (if peoples is a word), music can STILL be groundbreaking. For me, 2006 proved it through and through. Blindsided by the overwhelming amount of bands emerging from the Brooklyn scene (Slowlands, the Mugs, Aeroplane Pageant, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, to [...]
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“The debut album from British multi-instrumentalist Nathan J. Whitey was released last year in England, but is just now being released in the U.S. It’s a promising set of sinister electro-rock combining buzzing dance grooves with Whitey’s dark lyrics.” - Don Yates
The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a [...]
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Every Monday-Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. The podcast features exclusive in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent musicians that KEXP DJs think listeners should hear, along with songs from more well-known artists.
Today’s featured selection is from the debut self-titled EP [...]
Photo courtesy of Clearlake
Hey… it’s Jo. I’m one of the fill in DJs here at KEXP. One of the hardest things for me is coming up with my Top 10 or Top 20 or Top whatever list at the end of each year. I have an ongoing envy of John and his lists that [...]
Coho at High Dive - 11/13/06, courtesy of Michael Alan Goldberg
“This Seattle band formed out of the ashes of Midnight Triton, a promising local trio that was cut short by the suicide of band member Todd Kennemer. Bandmates Jeremy McDermott and Mike Lane recruited Ryan Fitts to help them carry on under the new [...]
The Little Ones at North Star Bar, Philadelphia - 10/4/06
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Every Monday-Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. The podcast features exclusive in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent musicians that KEXP DJs think listeners should hear, along with songs from more [...]
Music ignores national and idealistic boundaries. It goes right inside of us and makes a home there — each home a little different than the one next door. It helps us mark our time on the planet. It comes right along on our journey.With jazz, we get both evolution and revolution. Though, as my [...]
