It’s going to be another fantastic night of local music this Saturday at The Sunset Tavern in Ballard, with Audioasis’s resident DJ Hannah Levin hosting special musical guests Afternoon American, The Spinning Whips, The Cute Lepers and The Whore Moans! Each month Audioasis chooses one local charity for proceeds to go to: This month, People’s [...]
It’s been a busy year and a half for Victoria Hesketh, a.k.a. Little Boots. After initially garnering accolades for her YouTube videos of pop song covers, including Hot Chip and The Human League, her pop star has been on the rise. She has since toured festivals all over the world, was named the winner of [...]
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Just like last year, I asked a few of my favorite local artists which albums defined their 2009. Here’s the rundown:
On Saturday night, we’re broadcasting live from The Sunset Tavern in Ballard with Hannah Levin and special co-host Troy Nelson, bringing you live sets from Constant Lovers and Dog Shredder. Each month for the Audioasis live broadcast, one local charity is chosen as the event’s beneficiary. This month, that charity is the University District Food Bank, which has helped prevent [...]
On Saturday night, we’re broadcasting live from The Sunset Tavern in Ballard with Hannah Levin and special co-host DJ Rachel, bringing you live sets from Charles Leo Gebhardt IV and The Shackles. Each month for the Audioasis live broadcast, one local charity is chosen as the event’s beneficiary. This month, that charity is Teen Feed, an organization [...]
Tune into KEXP this Saturday, September 19th for a special edition of Audioasis hosted by DJ Alex! Alex will feature live performances from local electronic artists Lusine, Pezzner, and an interview with Sean Horton, Co-Founder and Director of Decibel Festival.
(6PM) Lusine (Jeff McIlwain) has been producing his visceral, melodic strain of abstract electronic music as Lusine for 10 [...]
Mico de Noche (8PM) is a stoner sludge metal band from Seattle, Washington, USA. The band recorded their last album Cherries throughout 2006 as a collaborative project featuring several guest musicians. Cherries was released on November 6, 2007 on the Australian Cattle God label out of Austin, TX. In 2003, Mico de Noche was named [...]
The Femurs (8PM) began in New York in 1998 with just one member — Rob Schaeffer a.k.a. Rob Femur — who eventually left the East Coast behind to head west. After a stopover in Santa Cruz and a detour of a few weeks in Olympia, WA, Rob hitched his way to Seattle, where he ultimately settled [...]
HOSTAS (6PM) is the promising bass-heavy trio featuring Visqueen drummer Ben Hooker. Formed in the summer of 2008, the band has just released their debut, self-titled album on Fern Recordings. Make sure to check them out at Full Tilt Ice Cream on August 15th.
