By KEXP | Published:
November 17, 2009
KEXP is proud to partner with Seattle’s coffee roaster Caffé Vita and over 30 other local businesses for the GIVE music and video compilation to benefit Arts Corps and area food banks. Starting today, November 17th, 30 downloadable tracks are available from a wide variety of Seattle artists, all of whom have donated songs for [...]
By KEXP | Published:
November 9, 2009
Between full capacity shows at Showbox SoDo this weekend, KEXP favorites Ghostland Observatory performed an exclusive set for our VIP Club Concert series at The Triple Door. Never ones to go half way, the Austin duo of electronic wizard Thomas Turner and electrifying guitarist/singer Aaron Behrens brought the full Ghostland package with thick fog and [...]
By KEXP | Published:
November 2, 2009
Fifteen bands performed for KEXP’s broadcast from The Cutting Room Studios NYC during CMJ this year, showcasing talent from coast to coast. In just on one of the five days, we featured bands from Seattle to Brooklyn… to Finland with The Blakes, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, and Rubik. Here’s a video each of these great [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 28, 2009
by Hannah Levin
From the first day I was brought on board at KEXP just over two years ago, I’ve been a vocal (read: periodically obnoxious) advocate for an increase in our programming of hard rock and metal. KEXP has a de facto emphasis on independent artists, while hard rock and metal are historically perceived as [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 25, 2009
photos and review by Benjamin Mobley
It was a dark, stormy Seattle night outside as eager concertgoers waited for Grizzly Bear, an all-male chamber-pop quartet, to take the stage of the Moore Theatre on Friday, October 16th, in support of their latest release, Veckatimest. For a lush and complex album mostly recorded in the intimacy [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 20, 2009
Most KEXP listeners have yet to hear of the band Chief, but that’s about to change very soon. A few years ago, the four-piece, made up of Evan Koga, Michael Moonves, and brothers Danny and Michael Fujikawa, brought their Southern California harmonies from their native Los Angeles to New York City, where they all ended [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 9, 2009
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By KEXP | Published:
October 9, 2009
If you thought choosing a Best Music Scene was hard, how about trying to narrow down the Best Year for Music in history?! KEXP did just that on Thursday, counting down the eras which cranked out the best tunes, artists and genres according to you. The results are in, and 1991 is officially the best [...]
By KEXP | Published:
October 8, 2009
KEXP counted down the top musical meccas of the world on Wednesday, and… surprise!… Seattle won in a landslide victory. Maybe it’s because we Seattleites are a people so proud of having released Jimi Hendrix, grunge music, and Kenny G onto the world, or maybe Seattle is just a truly melodic heaven on earth — [...]
