Category Archives: Event Spotlight

Concerts At The Mural: The 7th Annual KEXP BBQ this Saturday!

As you may have heard, KEXP has combined forces with the Seattle Center this summer to present the 2009 Concerts at the Mural series.  Things got off to a grand start at last Friday’s opener, with some memorable performances from the mighty Blitzen Trapper and native sons Throw Me The Statue.  The free and all-ages [...]

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KEXP & Seattle Center Present: Concerts At The Mural Series

Need a little spice in your Friday evenings? Ticketmaster service fees got you down? Well, my friend, KEXP has got just the prescription for you.
Starting this weekend, KEXP is teaming up with the good people behind Seattle Center to present a weekly series of free, all-ages concerts on the lawn of the Mural Amphitheater. [...]

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Preview: PDX Pop Now! Festival 2009 July 24-26th

If you’re a KEXP listener residing in Portland, or you find yourself less Block Party-inclined this weekend, don’t miss the sixth annual PDX Pop Now! Festival going down Friday through Sunday at The Rotture. The three-day event is a celebratory showcase of Stumptown’s vibrant and DIY-spirited music scene, with over 40 Portland-area bands playing [...]

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Free concert with Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter tonight!

Starting tonight at 5 PM, for the first time ever, KEXP has partnered with Seattle Center to present KEXP Concerts at the Mural.
Kicking off the new series of sweet summer performances at the Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre is headliner Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter with The Maldives. Tomorrow, Saturday, August 16, is Rock [...]

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Pitchfork Music Festival adds to lineup, KEXP to broadcast live

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. [...]

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Event Spotlight: John in the Morning at Night 9/22/07

Years ago I realized that I really won’t be able to go out any more… getting up at 4am every day and getting older is no way to see shows. You can survive with the hundreds of in-studios and events we have here but, man, a good ol’ weekend out with many beers and [...]

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Live Review: Lebowski Fest Opening Ceremonies, Louisville, KY 7/20/07

The Dude or Dr. Dog?
Sixth-Annual Lebowski Fest Opening Ceremonies
Louisville, KY, Friday, July 20
Review by Abby Tonsing
Photos by January Jones
In the Midwest, a 75-degree night with no humidity at the end of July is certainly a rare occurrence. So is getting handed a Tootsie Pop from a complete stranger dressed in a long blond wig, a [...]

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Own A Piece of KEXP Auction

Could this be your precious?One of the many items to be auctioned this month!
We’re excited to announce the long-awaited return of the Own A Piece of KEXP campaign, which for the first time will be run as an auction. The Own a Piece of KEXP campaign began back in 2004 with the thought that it [...]

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Event Spotlight: 5th Annual KEXP BBQ

More details have been revealed about the 5th Annual KEXP BBQ on Saturday, August 18, on the lawn behind South Lake Union Discovery Center at 101 Westlake Avenue North in Seattle.
Just announced, local hip hop duo Blue Scholars will perform, accompanied by a full band! If you’ve seen them before, like at the Capitol Hill [...]

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The 5th Annual KEXP Summer BBQ w/ Cloud Cult, Pela, The Blakes and more!

Ghostland Observatory at the 4th Annual KEXP Summer BBQphoto by Gregory A. Perez
Coming up on August 18, 2007, is The 5th Annual KEXP Summer BBQ at the South Lake Union Discovery Center Lawn, with Cloud Cult, Pela, The Blakes and some very special guests. Tickets are on sale now!
Last year’s Summer BBQ was a huge [...]

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