Congrats to Phoenix, this year’s Grammy winners for Alternative Music Album with Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. The French quartet, who were live on KEXP just over a week ago, beat out stiff competition of David Byrne and Brian Eno’s Everything That Happens Will Happen Today and Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ It’s Blitz!, among others. Most of the [...]
The big event of the week, of course, was the 7th Annual Yule Benefit last Saturday. The Thermals, The Cave Singers, The Builders & The Butchers, and Grand Hallway all performed brilliantly during this completely sold-out event! Photographer Jim Bennett captured these great shots…
This year’s Yule Benefit was a huge success… and a massive sell out! Thanks to all of you who came out on Saturday night to support KEXP and the four excellent bands, Grand Hallway, The Builders and The Butchers, The Cave Singers, and The Thermals.
Check out these great photos from the night by [...]
By KEXP | Published:
December 11, 2009
Elves love KEXP, apparently. If you didn’t know it now you do. And if you were at KEXP’s Audioasis last Saturday night at The Sunset then you might’ve even bumped into KEXP’s own Indie Rock Elf, Musical Tourist Elf and even a whole crew of Sugarplum Elves that couldn’t stop talking about KEXP’s [...]
Beat the winter shlump with some awesome local shows happening through out the jolly month of December! Forget about hibernating because you can’t afford to miss these mouth-watering bands like The Cave Singers, The Dandy Warhols, Passion Pit, The Maldives and Minus the Bear. And with tickets ranging in price from $6 to $33, you [...]
Portland pop-punkers The Thermals, who are performing during KEXP’s 7th Annual Yule Benefit on December 12th, are already revealing the news that their as-yet-finished fifth album will be released September 7th, 2010. That should give the band a bountiful cushion while keeping fans on pins and needles.
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 |
