Candy canes, tinsel, and plastic Santas go up on store shelves earlier and earlier every year. It’s no longer shocking to see twinkling lights and velvet bows nestled next to the Halloween candy and fall decor. Now, if RiteAid or QFC aren’t decorated with faux snow and artificial trees in August, we begin to panic. [...]
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 Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Truckasaurus |
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 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 Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Pica Beats, They Live, Truckasauras |
interview by RJ Cubarrubia
photos by Christopher Nelson
Armed with a new drummer, a new album, and a new label, Portland indie-pop-punkers The Thermals are back on the beat and ready to blow your eardrums yet again. After the departure of former drummer Lorin Coleman and an amicable split with Subpop, core duo Hutch Harris and Kathy [...]
By KEXP | Published:
April 20, 2009
photos and review by Brian Cullen
Last Friday The Thermals graced a sold-out Neumo’s crowd to an explosive night of incredibly tight-knit-Portlandly-punk-rock. Technically an all-ages show, the typical Sam Beam beard to neon side-cocked hat with bangs ratio was drastically out of whack — the former basically mailing it on the fandom. [...]
Score, indeed! Just check out this week’s unbelievable list of new releases, which includes the latest from Doves, Bob Mould, Telekinesis!, Crystal Antlers, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Bat for Lashes, Mexican Institute of Sound, The Veils, The Thermals, Neil Young, Gliss, Superchunk, Buraka Som Sistema, and a whole lot more!
Among this slew of [...]
Posted in KEXP, New York, Out This Week! | Also tagged Bat For Lashes, Bob Mould, Buraka Som Sistema, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Crystal Antlers, Dananananakyroyd, Doves, Gliss, Les Savy Fav, Mexican Institute of Sound, Neil Young, Superchunk, Telekinesis, The Veils |
