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, chosen by Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole, is “Blood Relations” by The Maldives [...]
Last week, The Maldives visited KEXP on the release of their debut full-length, Listen To The Thunder. Eight of the nine current members squeezed into the small studio space and our two cameras could barely capture it all. With the new album, The Maldives are now officially one of the hallmarks of Seattle’s roots rockin’ [...]
Tucked back in a corner of the Capitol Hill Block Party, in the warehouse connected to Caffe Vita known as the Bean Room, KEXP, in partnership with The Seattle Times music blog Matson on Music, hosted a series of intimate shows for those lucky enough to grab a pass and be in the know. The [...]
By KEXP | Published:
April 27, 2009
Along with The Stranger and Caffe Vita, KEXP 90.3 FM is proud to present The 2009 Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle’s Premiere Celebration of Independent Music on July 24 & July 25th.
The first part of the lineup has just been announced:
SONIC YOUTH, THE JESUS LIZARD, THE GOSSIP, DEERHUNTER, BLACK LIPS, EARTH, THE THERMALS, THE [...]
Posted in Capitol Hill Block Party, KEXP Presents | Also tagged Black Lips, Deerhunter, Earth, Hey Marseilles, Hotels, Japandroids, New Faces, Past Lives, Sleepy Eyes of Death, Sonic Youth, Starfucker, The Blakes, The Dutchess and the Duke, The Gossip, The Jesus Lizard, The Moondoggies, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Pica Beats, The Thermals, They Live, Truckasauras |
By KEXP | Published:
April 20, 2009
photos by Katy McCourt-Basham
Possibly the only bearded band who respects cleanliness, Seattle blues-alt country rockers The Maldives closed out our day at Caffe Vita on Friday with a truly epic set (not to mention they couldn’t even fit all the members on stage!). With such a big sound, they were an ideal closer for our [...]
By KEXP | Published:
April 14, 2009
Join KEXP this Friday, April 17, for Capitol Hill Day, all day and all night.
Starting at 6AM, KEXP will broadcast from Caffe Vita with six bands performing live throughout the day. Come by and check out The Maldives, Mates of State, Black Kids, BEADS, The Moondoggies and Say Hi.
7:30am
BEADS
9:30am
The Moondoggies
11:30am
Say Hi
1:30pm
Mates of State
3:30pm
Black [...]
