KEXP and Caffe Vita present “Acoustic at The Woods”, a series of intimate performances at the brand new Portland venue The Woods, on Saturday, September 19. These sessions will be open and free to a limited audience.
3PM Langhorne Slim
4PM The Lonely Forest
5PM [...]
photos by Kyle Johnson
intro by Jason Kinnard
Yet another New York band with a unique sound to fall in love with, Cymbals Eat Guitars isn’t exactly what you might expect given the name. We recently saw these guys playing at the KEXP BBQ where they put on a great show and surprised us with their young [...]
photos by Kyle Johnson
intro by Jason Kinnard
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart exist in that wonderful middle world between early Shoegaze music and dreamy Indie-Pop. Formed in 2007, this New York 4-piece had been putting out various singles over the years, until finally hitting it on the head with their new self-titled album (released [...]
photos by Kyle Johnson (no relation)
If you look up “Will Johnson” in the ‘pedia, you’re bound to find within five words or less the same adjective: “prolific.” Yes, the man exemplifies the term, having released something like ten full length albums in fewer years, under his own name as well as South San Gabriel and [...]
photos by Kyle Johnson
review by Sheryl Witlen
San Diego’s The Muslims have had quite the productive year recording their debut demo and releasing the 7″ record, five song Parasites Walking with Jesus, gaining the attention of audiences at South by South West and touring extensively on the West Coast. The four piece ensemble consisting of Matt [...]
photos by Kyle Johnson
review by Leigh Bezezekoff
Portland’s own The Helio Sequence has spent much of 2008 touring the US, but before they embark on the next leg (which includes gigs in San Francisco and Hawaii) Brandon and Benjamin get to enjoy a few hometown shows during Musicfest NW including one today on KEXP. Not bad [...]
photos by Kyle Johnson
review by Chris Estey
In the glory days of the Velvet Elvis, I saw a Love As Laughter show that damn near changed my life. Charged with bitterly cantankerous energy, Jayne and a couple of misfit musicians of the time (late 90s) bashed and snarled out a set that seemed like a violently [...]
photos by Kyle Johnson
Blind Pilot is an indie-folk duo from Portland who tours the West on bike, even hauling all their gear in tiny coffin-shaped bike trailers. The press has drawn the obvious, big name comparisons to the duo like The Shins, Bright Eyes and Neutral Milk Hotel, but like their approach to touring, [...]
