Greg Vandy of The Roadhouse calls Rodriguez’s the “Story of the Year.” In the early ’70s, Sixto Diaz Rodriguez recorded two albums — Cold Fact (1970) and Coming from Reality (1971), both of which saw limited sales and critical response at the time. Eventually, the label that put them out folded, and Rodriguez went on [...]
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Tune in during the 7 o’clock hour tonight for an original 45-minute piece on the Detroit cult-icon who is playing his first ever show in Seattle, Tuesday 6/23 @ The Triple Door before touring the remainder of the West Coast. The feature includes an exclusive interview with Rodriguez and the man who tracked him down [...]
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 “Climb Up On My Music” by Rodriguez from the 2009 reissue of [...]
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 Akron/Family, Ben Harper, Conor Oberst, Fischerspooner, Magik Markers, New York Dolls, NOMO, Peaches, Pink Mountaintops, St. Vincent, Starfucker, The Horrors, The Vaselines |
