OK, I’ll admit it — there’s not a huge amount of commentary on the cover of this fine, fine slab of vinyl. But Bitch Magnet’s Ben Hur – along with Slint’s Spiderland — is a classic, a founding document of post-rock, if you will, and I had to take this moment to shed a [...]
This Friday at Neumos, join KEXP DJ’s John Richards and Michele Myers for the long-awaited return of the John In The Morning At Night Show with special musical guests Pela, KEXP favorites Throw Me The Statue, the special return of U.S.E and Brooklyn indie-rockers Iran!
One of the most anticipated bands of the evening has to [...]
French pop band Phoenix just released their fourth album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, arguably their best, yesterday, and just a couple of weeks ago they stopped by The Morning Show with John Richards to perform a few songs from it. Vocalist Thomas Mars and guitarist Christian Mazzalai sat down down to play their first two singles [...]
In business news, online music streaming service Pandora once appeared to be in dire straits; however, mobile applications for the immensely popular iPhone and Blackberry have given the company a fresh outlook. In addition, the UKs royalty collection agency has decided to cut the rate it asks of online music services, a decision that is [...]
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 Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole, is “The Walls are Coming Down,” [...]
This Friday, May 29, KEXP presents John In The Morning At Night live from Neumos! DJs John Richards and Michele Myers host a special live broadcast featuring New York’s finest, Pela and Iran, and Seattle greats United States of Electronica (U.S.E) and Throw Me the Statue.
As they ready for their blowout performance, Billy [...]
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 Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole, is “The Astronaut” by Red Collar [...]
Well, it’s finally over and everyone’s back home salving their sunburns and getting caught up on some much needed sleep. By all accounts, the 2009 Sasquatch Music Festival was a raging, and raving (thanks to Girl Talk and Chromeo), success. For those brave enough to weather all three days, the last day payed off with [...]
James Blackshaw, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Wand (aka James Toth of Wooden Wand), Sir Richard Bishop, Bachelorette, Sharon Van Etten… what’s everybody smoking these days? This week’s list of new releases contains a kind stash of of avant folk and psychedelia. Even perhaps the most anticipated album this week, Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest, fits in nicely [...]
All Tomorrow’s Parties, directed by Jonathan Caouette, All Tomorrow’s People (United Kingdom, 2009) 85 min.
Festival screenings:
May 26, 2009 9:30 PM @ Egyptian Theatre
May 28, 2009 4:30 PM @ Neptune Theatre
If you’d like a pair of tickets for tonight’s show, email us now. The first 4 people will win a pair of tickets, but you [...]
