A while back, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist came through Seattle together on what they called “The Hard Sell Tour.” If you missed it, fear not. Pitchfork leads the way to the DVD release of The Hard Sell at the Hollywood Bowl. It includes the whole live show plus a lot of behind the scenes [...]
By KEXP | Published:
March 31, 2008
review by Sheryl Witlen
photos by Nicole Steinberg
Each month, FRICTION NYC, a New York City-based music and culture site, curates a showcase highlighting NYC’s indie music scene, visiting acts, and DJs. This month, FRICTION packed the Mercury Lounge for a sold-out performance by Crystal Castles, HEALTH, Team Robespierre, and Apache Beat. KEXP correspondent Sheryl Witlen was [...]
By DJ El Toro
Like many geeks who came of age in the ’70s, I was obsessed with inexplicable phenomenon. I ransacked the local library for information on UFOs, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Easter Island, and more. But the Abominable Snowman? Not so much. The dang thing just seemed lame, like Sasquatch with a dusting [...]
photo by FRICTION NYC
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 Vanished by [...]
Thanks to Gary Reynolds and the Brides of Obscurity and Bre Loughlin for playing Audioasis last Saturday. Audioasis would like to say good luck to Bre as last Saturday was the last performance from her solo project. Be sure to check out the Streaming Archive if you missed the program, and check out [...]
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By KEXP | Published:
March 28, 2008
More bands have just been announced for the lineup of the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival, held at Chicago’s Union Park on July 18-20. Added to Friday, when Pitchfork Music Festival and All Tomorrow’s Parties present another night of the “Don’t Look Back” series, is Mission of Burma, who will perform their 1983 classic Vs. [...]
I’ve been under the weather all week long, yet there are so many great shows this weekend that, barring death (or something comparable), I won’t be staying in this weekend — and neither should you. Here’s what I suggest for Saturday, March 29:
Tennis Pro’s CD Release at the King Cobra with the Whore Moans and [...]
photo by Doron Gild
Every Friday, we deliver a different song from a Northwest performer as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. Today’s featured selection, chosen by Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole, is Attack of the Cobrasaurus by Thee Emergency from the forthcoming album Solid on Heavy Soul.
Thee Emergency - Attack of the Cobrasaurus [...]
interview and photos by Jim Beckmann
Bands who give away their music for free have been frequently discussed on the KEXP Blog. In 2005, Harvey Danger did it, last year Joseph Arthur did it, currently The Crimea are doing it (since last April), and there are a handful of other, lesser known artists now offering free [...]
The Museum of Modern Arthur is on the rise! As if Brooklyn wasn’t happening enough, Joseph Arthur has opened his own art museum. It’s even got a mission statement to let us know that not only will MOMAR broaden the parameters of the fine art world, but the museum “can, and will, party.” This last [...]
