Who needs Saturday morning cartoons anymore when you’ve got a high-speed connection and YouTube? The latest videos will bring you back to simpler times of lying on your livingroom floor in your pj’s watching Creature Double Feature (Bloc Party), Hannah-Barbera (Tullycraft), or some strange 60s-inspired Saturday morning programming (Mum), all the while your parents wonder [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 24, 2007
photo by Tara J Scott
Left to right, back to front: Mia Sladyk, Courtney Miller, Jenny Marsh, Theo Craig, Kevin Suggs, Mel Trejo, Sheryl Witlen, Cheryl Waters, Miriam Lamey, Deb Greer, Janet Cavallo, Shannon Sauter, Amy Lindsey, Melissa Collett, Jim Beckmann, Jasper Berg, Doron Gild, Kevin Cole
5 days, 21 bands, 3 DJs, over 20 staff and [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 24, 2007
photo by Doron Gild
On October 18, 2007, KEXP was honored as Station of the Year at CMJ Awards for 3rd consecutive year.
“Winning three years in a row is a thrilling honor,” says Tom Mara, KEXP Executive Director. “With many thanks to our fellow travelers in the independent music scenes, we take this as strong [...]
Pinback live at KEXP 10/23/07photo by Mike Blankenhorn
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s featured selection, chosen by Morning Show host John [...]
review by Eric Mahollitz
photos by josh
The night before, Liars had to bail out on their Boise show due to car trouble. Fortunately for Seattle, they arrived just in time, and they must have started playing right on time as well, seeing as I arrived shortly after 8pm and missed about one and one half songs, [...]
By Andrew | Published:
October 23, 2007
If you’re typically one to miss the boat on the latest new music (hey, we can’t all be hipsters), then you’ll be quite pleased with this week’s new releases, which contain a plethora of reissues, like The Virginian by Neko Case, Vol. 1 by The Besnard Lakes, Lochloosa by Mofro, Comments of the Inner Chorus [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 23, 2007
You can see full footage of the performances at New York Noise.
photo from MySpace
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s featured selection, chosen by Morning Show host John Richards, is Brand New Vandals [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 22, 2007
photo by Doron Gild
review by Sheryl Witlen
interview by DJ Shannon
photos by Doron Gild
Band of Horses, formerly known as Horses, is a product of love for singer and songwriter Ben Bridwell. In 2004, after his former band Carissa’s Wierd dissolved, Ben and Mat Brooke sat down and decided to keep going with their artistic vision. While [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 22, 2007
photo by Doron Gild
review by Miriam Lamey
interview by DJ Shannon
photos by Doron Gild
Foals are currently based in Brighton, England, but met as students at Oxford University. Members Yannis Philippakis (vocals/guitar), Edwin Congreave ( keyboards), Walter Gervers (bass), Jimmy Smith (guitar) and Jack Bevan (drums) create a funky almost frenzied sound that’ highly danceable. Their sound [...]
