by Corbett Cummins
Mark Siano is a man of many talents. As a performer he has put in serious time with Seattle’s theater community on stage, behind a mic, in sketches and shaking it up with his iconic Freedom Dancers.
His new venture, the Clandestine Cabaret, co-produced with the Washington Ensemble Theater showcases one [...]
Usually, Aaron Aites’ project Iran performs with about six people on stage, including TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone, but for this session recorded during KEXP’s broadcast from Austin during SXSW, he stripped it down as far as he could. With just vocals and guitar (by Jeff Kish), Iran performed two songs from the new [...]
It may not be a massively long list of new releases gathered up by Largehearted Boy this week, but it’s an undeniably good one. Your days of anxious anticipation are over now that Peter Bjorn and John, PJ Harvey and John Parish, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Gomez are finally in stores. KEXP listeners will also [...]
Posted in KEXP, New York, Out This Week! | Tagged Aceyalone, Adam Franklin, Gomez, John Parish, Leonard Cohen, Malajube, Peter Bjorn & John, PJ Harvey, Stevie Nicks, The Whitest Boy Alive, Thunderheist, Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
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 “Just Pretend” by The Fascination Movement from their 2009 [...]
The week before last, I polished off Bill Drummond’s excellent and hilarious memoir 45. Drummond managed the Teardrop Explodes and Echo & The Bunnymen, was one-half of the KLF, and found subsequent infamy as a art provocateur, author, etc. His rabid discourse on music in myriad forms inspired me to make a pact: I will [...]
Posted in KEXP, Weird At My School | Tagged Bat For Lashes, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grizzly Bear, John Cale, Peter Walker, Sir Richard Bishop, Six Organs of Admittance, Teardrop Explodes, Thurston Moore |
You might have noticed since we’ve returned from Austin after SXSW, that we’ve been posting many videos with interviews and acoustic performances from bands like Andrew Bird, Army Navy, Say Hi, Longview, Deer Tick, The Features, and many others. While it’s difficult to choose favorites from among the sessions, there are certainly a few that [...]
The rumors of a Leslie Feist appearance on the upcoming Wilco album are true! The Chicago ruffians confirmed the Canadian belle duets with Tweedy on the track “You and I” from the as-yet-titled Wilco release slated for later this year. Now if only the album steers clear of the sleepiness of Sky Blue Sky, we’ll [...]
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 “So Fine” by Telepathe [...]
Since their viral videos and first show at Neumo’s last summer, art-pop collective Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band has hit the beat hard, gaining tons of recognition and getting a reputation as one of Seattle’s quirkiest groups faster than you can say their name. Recently, MSHVB brought their sharp guitar melodies with pop sensibilities to [...]
Thanks to The Soft Hills and Pearly Gate Music for stopping by the studio last week! You can catch The Soft Hills at Victrola in Seattle on March 27th (tonight) and Pearly Gate Music at the newly re-opened Crocodile in Seattle on April 3rd!
Coming up this Saturday we’ve got Laura Gibson and Mobile Slaughter Unit providing [...]
