Category Archives: Live at CMJ

KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 3: Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

Coming out of Brooklyn, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson creates his own brand of multi-instrumentational, introspective, and very personal songs. With vocals that feel warm and scratchy like wool, Robinson sings about one tulmutuous summer on his second release, The Summer of Fear, out on Saddle Creek.  His lyrics denote an even more tumultuous life, dealing withRead more...

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KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 3: Rubik

Rubik finally comes stateside all the way from Finland to celebrate their sophomore release, and United States debut album Dada Bandits. Their songs are beautiful, yet rhythmically off.  Artturi Taira’s vocals go against the grain of the rest of the instrumentation. It’s all very refreshing, yet structurally sensitive, like balancing rocks on top of one another,Read more...

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KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 3: The Blakes

Day 3 of CMJ couldn’t have been a better time for a power pop pick-me-up by our very own Seattle band The Blakes. The young threesome has managed to obtain the secret recipe for perfectly well-rounded rock n’ roll with their jangly guitars, vocal harmonies and jittery rhythms. Although the dynamic trio can’t claim overnightRead more...

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KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 2: Phantogram

Phan⋅to⋅gram [noun]: A phantogram is a form of optical illusion created with a pair of 2-D images that are distorted in a particular way as to appear 3-D to the viewer. Guitarist Josh Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel are just that-- an illsusion of depth and perspective with their rich, layered and complex music. EyesRead more...

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KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 2: Surf City

Long ago, the land down under spawned one-of-a-kind first-wave punk and noise bands like The Clean and The Dead C. Now, decades later, Flying Nun Records’ initial sound is back, resurrected by the jangly, dark-fi Auckland, New Zealand band, Surf City (Surf City is actually on record labels Arch Hill Recordings/Pop Frenzy/Morr Music). If theRead more...

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KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 2: Chief

Most KEXP listeners have yet to hear of the band Chief, but that’s about to change very soon. A few years ago, the four-piece, made up of Evan Koga, Michael Moonves, and brothers Danny and Michael Fujikawa, brought their Southern California harmonies from their native Los Angeles to New York City, where they all endedRead more...

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KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 1: Soft Black

Soft Black could easily get mixed up in the emerging Brooklyn lo-fi movement, taking minimalist folk-tinged tunes and turning them into modern retro rock gems. Fortunately, the band was lucky enough to get hooked up early with engineer Charles Burst (Crystal Stilts, Neko Case) who helped turn their early demos into the sound you hearRead more...

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KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 1: The Union Line

The Union Line may be another band from surfer paradise Orange County (well, technically San Juan Capistrano and surrounding cities), but their vintage sound mixed with a heavy scoop of granola and couple-of-three swigs of bourbon is anything but typical. In less than 2 years, the five-man band has set the indie industry ablaze, managingRead more...

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KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 1: ZAZA

photos by Ryan Muir Ready for another New York band to fall in love with? ZAZA is one part Jennifer Fraser and one part Danny Taylor. Both have played a significant part in previous projects (Jennifer, The Warlocks and Danny, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart) but have come together to form a fantasticRead more...

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KEXP Video of the Week: Fujiya & Miyagi live from CMJ

Continuing our series of live performances from Gibson Showroom during KEXP’s broadcast during CMJ, here’s a performance and interview from Fujiya & Miyagi: Pickpocket: Watch in high quality Interview: Watch in high quality

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