Category Archives: KEXP Suggests

KEXP Suggests: Her Aim Is True Benefit Show @ Hwy 99 on 2/17

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: February 12, 2013

At the Highway 99 Blues Club on February 17 legends of the Northwest garage rock like Merrilee Rush, Buck Ormsby (The Wailers), Mark Whitman, The Daily Flash and many more will come together to play a special benefit show for her aim is true -- the film documenting the life and work of pioneering rockRead more...

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KEXP Suggests: Factory Belt - A Night of Uncle Tupelo

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: January 15, 2013

Factory Belt: A Night of Uncle Tupelo is a benefit show happening this Thursday, January 17th, at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard. Get your tickets here. The event is going to feature a whole slew of Seattle bands playing Uncle Tupelo songs and will be hosted by KEXP’s own Don Slack of Swingin’ Doors.

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KEXP Suggests: Jherek Bischoff @ Moore Theatre 12/1

By Hallie Santo | Published: November 30, 2012
photo by Angel Ceballos

Jherek Bischoff is a man of many talents. He’s a songwriter, a producer, a composer, and a performer. He’s mastered nearly a dozen instruments, starting with saxophone and tuba and making his way through the strings, though he can usually be found playing bass in Amanda Palmer’s Grand Theft Orchestra or conducting string quartets whileRead more...

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KEXP Suggests: Death Grips at Crocodile tonight!

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: November 29, 2012

Death Grips, one of 2012′s most startling new acts, has quickly become of the most well respected. All of it is deserved, though. Their sound is entirely unique to them - a mixture of spastic experimental electronic and screaming rap lines that has disoriented and blown the minds of quite a few people.

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KEXP Suggests: Seattle Benefit for Hurricane-Drowned Norton Records @ Tractor Tavern 12/2

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: November 27, 2012

More hurricane heartbreak news comes from NYC, and this time it hits music fans hard--Norton Records‘ Brooklyn warehouse was badly damaged by freak super-storm Hurricane Sandy and their massive vinyl catalog was drowned in four feet of water. See for yourself in the video below:

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Album Review: Staff Benda Bilili - Bouger Le Monde

By Devon Leger | Published: October 24, 2012

Sometimes the story behind a band is so powerful that it threatens to overshadow the band itself. That was the case with eight-member Congolese band Staff Benda Bilili, but their new album, Bouger Le Monde, should go a long ways to overcoming their overwhelming back story. The story runs like this: Staff Benda Bilili originatedRead more...

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KEXP suggests: City Arts Fest 2012, October 17-20

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: October 11, 2012

In three years, Seattle has watched City Arts Festival grow with a tenacity that few festivals have held. Each year, the arts spread across the city for one massive celebration of what Seattle has to offer (plus some additions from elsewhere). This year, the lineup for City Arts Festival looks stronger than ever, and forRead more...

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Stream Matt & Kim’s new album, Lightning, now!

By KEXP | Published: October 1, 2012

Since even before their 2006 debut, Brooklyn’s Matt & Kim have been winning legions of fans with their fierce DIY aesthetic and energetic, shout-inducing indie rock. Both graduates of visual art at Pratt Institute, Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino taught themselves their instruments (keyboards and drums, respectively) on forming the band, and what was youthfulRead more...

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KEXP Suggests: the 9th Annual Shake the Shack Car Show

By KEXP | Published: September 26, 2012

As you’ve probably heard by now, this is the final year for the infamous Shake the Shack Rockabilly Ball. Sadly, this also means it’s your last chance to check out its sister event, the Shake the Shack Car Show, held at Bogart’s Airport Way (formerly Goldie’s) at 3924 Airport Way South in Seattle! Currently inRead more...

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Decibel Festival presents OPTICAL 5: Undercurrent

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: September 25, 2012

OPTICAL 5: Undercurrent is just what the doctor ordered for the tired minds of Decibel goers. The Sunday, September 30th, showcase features three Kranky Records artists: ambient geniuses Windy & Carl from Dearborn, MI, who started releasing music in 1992, as well as Christina Vantzou, who will have already done visuals for several showcases atRead more...

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