British jazz composer, band leader, and saxophonist Sir John Dankworth died this weekend at 82. Inspired by past jazz greats Benny Goodman (on clarinet) and then Charlie Parker (on sax), Dankworth went on to start a performing ensemble; record film and television scores including the theme to The Avengers; direct such heavy hitters as Oscar [...]
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 selection, featured on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is “Answer to Yourself” by [...]
Ok, this is actually more like a month of photos. It’s been slow around the KEXP studio in the early part of the year, so we thought we’d wait a bit and let our collection of amazing in-studio and concert photography build up. So here are some of the highlights from the last few weeks:
Country [...]
review by Jason Kinnard
photos by Alex Crick
The NME Awards Tour rolled through Seattle on Tuesday night at Neumos featuring a couple of the hottest new bands from the U.K. This was a show we (and quite a few others) had circled on our calendars for months. Both on the heels of new albums, Friendly Fires [...]
