By RJ, KEXP | Published:
September 17, 2009
photos by Dan Muller
review by RJ Cubarrubia
I’ll be honest: with all the talk of Anacortes’ The Lonely Forest, I felt like a complete dumbass for never having heard their music (it got really bad when I read in Sound that they were “Seattle’s next great band”). After having the pleasure of introducing them on our [...]
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. Each and every Friday we offer songs by local artists. Today’s featured selection, chosen by [...]
By Chris Estey
There were some telling observations my friends made about the annual Seattle Center-based festival this year — the best one was, “Franz Ferdinand are playing? Really? When?”
FF are a fine band, but Bumbershoot 2009 is noteworthy in that even a working rock group with a quality significant fan-base and memorable hits from [...]
Posted in Bumbershoot, KEXP | Also tagged Champagne Champagne, Eugene Mirman, Matt Braunger, Os Mutantes, Parenthetical Girls, Reggie Watts, Spencer Moody, Story Pirates, The Whore Moans, Todd Barry, Wallpaper, Wyatt Cenac |
Hopefully, the spirit of Record Store Day continues to burn brightly within you. It’s easy to carry forth the message — “support music!” — when there’s such a fine array of releases coming out lately. This week, you can pick up the latest from Camera Obscura, brakesbrakesbrakes, Art Brut, Super Furry Animals, and King Khan [...]
Posted in KEXP, New York, Out This Week! | Also tagged Art Brut, Booker T, brakesbrakesbrakes, Camera Obscura, Dale Watson, Depeche Mode, King Khan and the Shrines, Manchester Orchestra, Pet Shop Boys, Pterodactyl, Slaid Cleaves, Super Furry Animals, The Devil Makes Three, The Empire of the Sun, Wayne Hancock |
