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Sasquatch 2013, Day Two: Sigur Rós, The xx, Bloc Party & more

By KEXP | Published: May 26, 2013

by Tara Kelly Kearns The sun was shining when groggy concert goers raised from the dead this morning. Avoiding hangovers, bloody marys and mimosas abounded while folks attempted to erase the fatigue in their faces from the day before. The Mainstage hosted the first act of the day I had been recommended to see. NewRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Reviews, Sasquatch | Also tagged Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bloc Party, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robert DeLong, Sigur Ros, The xx | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: May 20, 2013

If any weekend were to officially signal the start of the Spring/Summer Concert Festival season in the Northwest it has to be Sasquatch Music Festival weekend! Running from Friday thru Monday, Sasquatch is sure to have some surprises in store with a fantastic lineup this year. Of course, KEXP will be broadcasting from the festivalRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town, Sasquatch | Also tagged Akron Family, Arctic Monkeys, Atlas Genius, Baths, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bloc Party, Bombino, Built to Spill, Cam the Mac, Caveman, Chastity Belt, Chvrches, Deep Sea Diver, Detroit Cobras, Devendra Banhart, DIIV, Divine Fits, Don't Talk To The Cops, El-P, Empire of the Sun, Ephrata, Erik Blood, Fang Island, father john misty, Flying Lotus, Freedy Johnston, Friends & Family, Grand Hallway, Grimes, Houses, Indians, Japandroids, Jherek Bischoff, John Talabot, Kingdom Crumbs, kithkin, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert, Matthew Dear, Michael Kiwanuka, Mumford & Sons, Nacho Picasso, Nancy & Beth, Nick Offerman, Nottus Tre, NW Folklife, OC Notes, Of Montreal, Ononos, Oscillator Bug, Ozarks, Ozomatli, Pangea, Porcelain Raft, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Primus, Prism Tats, Ra Scion, Radical Face, Red Fang, Red Jacket Mine, Reignwolf, Robert DeLong, Rose Windows, Sasquatch, Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul, Sea Wolf, Sean Nelson, SH6RL6S6, Shad, Shelby Earl, Shelton Harris, Shout Out Louds, Shovels & Rope, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Sigur Ros, Snug Harbor, Song Sparrow Research, St. Paul de Vence, STAG, Steezie Nasa, Stornoway, Strand of Oaks, Stres, Stunna Kid, Surfer Blood, TacocaT, Tame Impala, Teebs, Telekinesis, The Apollos, The Cellar Door, The Fame Riot, The Fucking Eagles, The Hood Internet, The Hoot Hoots, The Presets, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Washover Fans, The West, The xx, Thundercat, Tilson XOXO, Tomten, Torche, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Truckasauras, Us On Roofs, Vampire Weekend, Wake Owl, Wayfarer, Wild Belle, Wild Moccasins, Wishbeard, Xperience, Youngblood Hawke, youryoungbody, Youth Lagoon, Yppah & Anomie Belle, ZZ Ward | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: May 6, 2013

The weather is getting nicer in Seattle and the shows just keep getting better. Here are some of the highlights of the week: Tonight, Cloud Cult and JBM are at Neptune Theatre. Tuesday night, Alice Russell, Dice & The High Rollers, Mycle Wastman, and J-Justice are at Neumos. On Wednesday, Os Mutantes and Capsula are at Triple Door, andRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Alice Russell, Allen Stone, Best Coast, Born Ruffians, Caitlin Rose, Capsula, Cloud Cult, Cyrille Aimée and Diego Figueiredo, Dude York, Eilen Jewell, Flight to Mars, Grand Hallway, Javelin, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Julia Massey & The 5 Finger Discount, Kimya Dawson, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Lonesome Shack, Mavis Staples, McCready & Friends Acoustic Medley, Os Mutantes, Poor Moon, Ra Scion, Richard Thompson, The fresh & Onlys, The Jesus Rehab, We Are Golden, Yr Heart Breaks | Leave a comment

Pickathon 2013 Announces Dates and Lineup

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: February 20, 2013

Now in its 15th year, Oregon music festival Pickathon has announced its lineup, dates and location for 2013 -- and it’s one of their best lineups yet! On August 2-4 at the Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, OR, the festival will host Feist, Andrew Bird, Divine Fits, The Devil Makes Three, Sharon Van Etten, KurtRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Pickathon | Also tagged Divine Fits, Feist, JD Mcpherson, Kurt Vile, Sallie Ford & the sound outside, Sharon van Etten, The Devil Makes Three | Leave a comment

2012 Top Ten List Spotlight: Hans

By KEXP | Published: December 19, 2012

For the rest of the year, we’ll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2012, leading up to our 2012 Top Album Countdown, as voted on by our listeners! Voting ends on Friday, December 21st, so let us know your favorites now, and tune in on Friday, December 28th to hear if your picksRead more...

Posted in 2012 Countdown, KEXP | Also tagged Beach House, Chromatics, Damien Jurado, Kishi Bashi, Lemolo, Perfume Genius, Rufus Wainwright, THEESatisfaction, wild nothing | Leave a comment

Out This Week 10/30

By Jim Beckmann | Published: October 30, 2012

Ten years we’ve been waiting for the followup to his head-turning lo-fi debut, The Headphone Masterpiece, and with Landing on a Hundred, Cody ChesnuTT absolutely does not disappoint. The LA-via-Atlanta singer-songwriter returns with a fully produced record that, as our Music Director, Don Yates, says, is “steeped in the expansive ‘70s soul sounds of MarvinRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Out This Week! | Also tagged Chad Valley, Cody ChesnuTT, Egyptian Project, Menahan Street Band, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Coup | Leave a comment

Tuesday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: October 23, 2012

Wild Nothing released a new video for “Paradise” from their recent album Nocturne featuring Michelle Williams reading from Iris Murdoch’s 1975 novel A Word Child. Williams selected the song to make the video for - and the video looks at the idea of paradise beyond a window. Watch the beautiful video below.

Posted in KEXP, Music News | Also tagged Dirty Projectors, Nirvana, The Ravonettes, wild nothing | Leave a comment

Live Video: Andrew Bird

By Jim Beckmann | Published: May 4, 2012

If you’ve seen Chicago songwriter Andrew Bird perform over the past fifteen or so years, you might have seen how intricately can combines loops of guitar, violin, vocals and whistling (he’s in fact a champion whistler!). For his recent session live on KEXP last month, Andrew Bird stripped it down and performed “in the round”Read more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Video | Tagged Andrew Bird | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: April 9, 2012

Talk about a strong start to the week. We start off Monday night with one of the biggest acts to come to Seattle this year, Radiohead, performing to a sold out Key Arena. Also in town, Band of Skulls and We Are Augustines are at Neptune Theatre, while Andrew Bird is at the Paramount Theatre,Read more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Band of Skulls, bear in heaven, Blouse, BOAT, Bottomless Pit, Champagne Champagne, Chilly Gonzales, Codeine, Deadkill, Eighteen Individual Eyes, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Explosions in the Sky, Fanfarlo, First Aid Kit, Gardens And Villa, Gotye, Hanni El Khatib, Hayes Carll, Kimbra, Kinski, Laura Marling, Mark McGuire, Miike Snow, Peggy Sue, Penguin Prison, Police Teeth, Posse, Princess, Radiohead, Thomas Dolby, Tomten, Ubik, We Are Augustines, Yuni in Taxco, Zammuto, Zoe Muth | Leave a comment

This Week in Concerts: Cults, Sleigh Bells, Andrew Bird, and more!

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: April 5, 2012

This week is a big week for Seattle shows, and thankfully, a handful of the best ones aren’t sold out yet! Here is a list of some you might not want to miss! Saturday, April 7, Manhattan indie pop duo Cults will be playing at the Neptune. Cults has a pop sound all unto themselves,Read more...

Posted in Concert Previews, KEXP | Also tagged Cults, Miike Snow, Odd Future, Sleigh Bells | Leave a comment

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