By KEXP | Published:
September 11, 2009
More live videos from KEXP’s broadcast at the Bumbershoot Music Lounge: Seattle songwriter Sera Cahoone, flanked by with Jason Kardong on the pedal steel and Jeff Fielder on banjo and acoustic guitar, performed a stripped down acoustic set of songs from her self-titled debut and her recent Sub Pop album Only As the Day Is [...]
photos by Dave Lichterman
intro by Jason Kinnard
With a tie-dyed flag on the front of their new album, Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free it’s clear the Akron/Family have their own take on American music. Calling New York and Pennsylvania home, they were formerly a 4-piece band before founding member Ryan Vanderhoof left the band in [...]
by Chris Estey
Maybe it’s how the bands bond intimately with who they know are big fans. (Last year, Two Gallants put on one of the best performances of the festival there.) Maybe it’s the excellent sound (hey, Kevin Suggs!) in the tucked-away special venue. Perhaps it’s the posh, comfortable seats in a cool setting indoors [...]
Posted in Bumbershoot, KEXP | Also tagged Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Common Market, Elvis Perkins, Gang Gang Dance, Hey Marseilles, Holy Fuck, Metric, Os Mutantes, Raphael Saadiq, Sera Cahoone, Telekinesis, The Cave Singers, Vieux Farka Toure, Vivian Girls |
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s featured selection is from Morning Show host John Richards; “The River” by Akron/Family from their [...]
The new Conor Oberst album, billed with his “Mystic Valley Band,” hits stores today. If you didn’t get a chance to hear the album streaming on NPR Music last week, you can sample it below — and it will be featured as our Song of the Day podcast tomorrow, so stay tuned. And while you’re [...]
Posted in KEXP, Out This Week! | Also tagged Ben Harper, Conor Oberst, Fischerspooner, Magik Markers, New York Dolls, NOMO, Peaches, Pink Mountaintops, Rodriguez, St. Vincent, Starfucker, The Horrors, The Vaselines |
