By KEXP | Published:
October 5, 2009
Bands from KEXP’s broadcast at the Doug Fir Lounge during MFNW power KEXP. You can power KEXP too — just donate online now or call (206) 903-5397 to make a gift of support.
Among our guests during KEXP’s broadcast from Musicfest NW this year was the Scottish group The Twilight Sad, who performed several songs from their brand album, Forget the Night Ahead, in their live set at the Doug Fir (watch video here). New York band The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, who also performed live [...]
Posted in KEXP, New York, Out This Week! | Also tagged Brother Ali, Girls, Islands, Le Loup, Monsters of Folk, Pearl Jam, Rain Machine, Sea Wolf, The Big Pink, The Twilight Sad, Volcano Choir |
Yesterday, during our broadcast from Musicfest NW two great bands with really long names, We Were Promised Jetpacks and The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, played terrific live sets in the Doug Fir Lounge. We’ll have more video from their performances soon, but here’s a sneak peek:
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 [...]
by Chris Estey
Rock festivals can be an awesome, appalling joussaince — an embarrassment of riches in which most of its value is suffering. The 2009 Capitol Hill Block Party was a perfectly organic construct of balancing personal pleasures and community celebration within the city, without too much pain. In other words, it was a ton [...]
Posted in Capitol Hill Block Party, KEXP, Local Music, Photo Galleries | Also tagged Akimbo, Black Lips, Gossip, Hey Marseilles, Mika Miko, Moondoggies, Sleepy Eyes of Death, Sonic Youth, Starfucker, The Thermals, Truckasaurus |
With over 50 bands and multiple stages making up this weekend’s Capitol Hill Block Party, it’s going to be impossible to not see a band you already love and find a new favorites. This year, the headliners on the Main Stage are so strong, you have to make sure to catch even just a [...]
Posted in Three Imaginary Girls | Also tagged Band of Skulls, Black Lips, Bow + Arrow, Deerhunter, Hey Marseilles, Japandroids, Mika Miko, Sing Sing, Sonic Youth, The Dutchess and the Duke, The Gossip, The Jesus Lizard |
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 Maldives, The Moondoggies, The Pica Beats, The Thermals, They Live, Truckasauras |
