Last year, the Cutting Room Studios NYC hosted over 40 in-studios for KEXP and the Morning Show, with a wide range of local, national, and international artists including Phoenix, Matt & Kim, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Phantogram, The xx, Fiery Furnaces and a whole lot more. We’ve already shared [...]
Undoubtedly one of 2009’s most memorable moments at KEXP was the blistering live set by the legendary Dick Dale. Our guest on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, the undisputed King of Surf Rock was not only a gracious and generous guest, an innovator of the electric guitar, a man who has twice beaten [...]
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During our annual broadcast from CMJ, we try to include as many up and coming bands as possible. Occasionally those bands are just about blow up (Arcade Fire in 2004), already finding their footing as indie rock mainstays (The Hold Steady in 2007), or the current buzz bands (The xx in 2009), but more often [...]
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KEXP listeners were so excited by the Choir of Young Believers performance from KEXP’s broadcast from the Cutting Room Studios NYC during CMJ that we just had to show you more. If you haven’t already watched the video for “Why Must It Always Be This Way,” you should do so right now! Then, check out [...]
Portland band Blind Pilot are no strangers to KEXP. They’ve performed live on air before, in their own hometown back when they toured by bicycle! Since then, they’ve been on the road almost constantly, pairing up with The Decemberists and Andrew Bird, The Hold Steady, Laura Veirs, Point Juncture WA, and others, while selling out [...]
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It took a trip to Mexico City for Chuck Prophet to get at the heart of the American Dream. That’s where he recorded his latest album, ¡Let Freedom Ring!. Amid the Swine Flu panic and sequestered in a state of the art studio…. from the time of the Eisenhower administration… Chuck and his compatriots, Tom [...]
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Last month, Ghostland Observatory performed a special show at the Triple Door as part of KEXP’s VIP Club Concert series. And even for this afternoon session between sold out nights that the Showbox SoDo, the Austin duo brought all their fog machines and lasers to give KEXP members to full Ghostland experience. Performing nearly in [...]
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There’s a reason festivals like CMJ Music Marathon exist: it’s one of the few times that bands from across the world, in a variety of styles, genres and localities can showcase their young, upcoming bands for American audiences. For some bands — even local ones — it’s their first exposure to the important tastemakers, whether [...]
Two weeks ago, old time blues musician Frank Fairfield stopped by The Roadhouse with Greg Vandy to play songs from his new album and some traditional favorites. While just in his mid-twenties, Fairfield is a man out of time, looking and playing the part of a 20’s Dust Bowl rambler, with ankle-high wool trousers, buttoned [...]
Bay Area buzz band Girls are sure to top many critics’ Top Ten of 2009 lists, at least if the massive amounts of excellent review is an indication) (they broke the 9.0 barrier on Pitchfork). Not only that, there’s quite a story behind vocalist Christopher Owens, you can read about that elsewhere, and well… everyone [...]
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