Tag Archives: Battles

Record Store Day 2012: The Top Vinyl Releases

By JB Bonifacio | Published: April 20, 2012

Earlier in our coverage of Record Store Day 2012, KEXP has covered both the full list of record exclusives and live events around Seattle; however, amidst the many, many special releases available this weekend, we’ve highlighted the vinyl releases that we’re super excited about. Arcade Fire - “Sprawl II” (Mountains Beyond Mountains) Courtesy of MergeRead more...

Posted in Event Spotlight, KEXP, Record Store Day | Also tagged Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Bat For Lashes, Beach House, Belle & Sebastian, Feist, Flaming Lips, Florence & The Machine, Mastodon, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, School of Seven Bells, Shabazz Palaces, Sigur Ros, St. Vincent, Tallest Man On Earth | Leave a comment

Out This Week 4/17

By Jim Beckmann | Published: April 17, 2012

Let’s face it: you don’t want to be running around on Record Store Day this Saturday, trying to pick up both the latest releases and the many awesome RSD exclusives. Get out there today and pick up this week’s new releases now. Topping your list should be the new album from U.K. space rockers Spiritualized,Read more...

Posted in KEXP, Out This Week! | Also tagged Absolute Monarchs, Grinderman, Horse Feathers, JD Mcpherson, Lushlife, Maps & Atlases, Moonface, Sidi Toure, Spiritualized, Yann Tiersen | Leave a comment

Thursday News Roundup

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: February 9, 2012

The Head and the Heart have a new music video out for “Down in the Valley”. The video features footage of the band on the road and playing at different venues. It’s a quite endearing video to a beautiful song. Watch it below:

Posted in KEXP, Music News | Also tagged Andre 3000, Gorillaz, Hot Snakes, Jack White, James Murphy, Lana Del Rey, Shabazz Palaces, The Head and the Heart | Leave a comment

2011 Top Ten List Spotlight: Nate

By Janice Headley | Published: December 28, 2011

The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Tune in on Friday, December 30thRead more...

Posted in 2011 Countdown, KEXP | Also tagged and HPrizm, Atlas Sound, Beans, helms alee, Kleptonaut, Mastodon, Matthew Shipp, Rush, The Beach Boys, tUnE-yArDs, Wild Flag, William Parker | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: October 10, 2011

Rocktober charges on with another great week of incredibly diverse music lined up. On Monday, there’s a free show at Sonic Boom Records with one of NYC’s latest pop projects - New Villager; they open the following day at Neumo’s for a much anticipated show with Metronomy. Also on Tuesday, Cymbals Eat Guitars play the Crocodile, StephenRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Andrew Jackson Jihad, Baaba Maal, Benefit for Susie Tennant, Big Crux, Black Nite Crash, Boris, Case Studies, Cate Le Bon, Chad VanGaalen, Chromeo, Criminal Code, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Eastern Grip, Eighteen Individual Eyes, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Freighms, Gang Gang Dance, Gardens & Villa, Gary War, Hooray For Earth, Hotels, Into It Over It, io echo, Levi Fuller, Mason Jennings, Master Musicians of Bukkake, Matt Pond PA, Mayer Hawthorne & The Country, Metronomy, Moonface, Moral Crux, New Villager, Nick Lowe, Noddy, Panama Gold, Police Teeth, Prince Rama, Rick Bain and the Genius Position, Rocky Votolato, Sammy Bananas, Smokejumper, Spanish for 100, St. Vincent, Stephanie, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Teeth of Turquoise, Tera Melos, The Downstrokes, The Drums, The First Times, The Pines, The Purrs, The Tripwires, Tiny Messengers, Ty Segall, Veronica Falls, Victory & Associates, Walls, Wearbearcat, Young Man | 1 Comment

Live at the Capitol Hill Block Party: Sunday

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: July 30, 2011

Sunday at the 2011 Capitol Hill Block Party was all about one band for me: Battles. Battles! They’d done a fantastic show at the Crocodile back in May, and I was thrilled beyond belief when I heard that they’d be back in Seattle so soon for the Block Party. Indeed, I was so focused onRead more...

Posted in Capitol Hill Block Party, KEXP, Live Performances | Also tagged Dunes, Explosions in the Sky, LAKE, Pink Mountaintops | 2 Comments

Listen to Capitol Hill Block Party sets on KEXP

By Jim Beckmann | Published: July 27, 2011

While KEXP was broadcasting from the Caffe Vita Bean Room during the Capitol Hill Block Party this past weekend, there were four other stages of live bands performing throughout the day and night, with bands like Explosions in the Sky, Battles, Ghostland Observatory, Thurston Moore, My Goodness, and many others. If you were listening thisRead more...

Posted in Capitol Hill Block Party, KEXP | Also tagged Best Coast, Fences, Ghostland Observatory, Handsome Furs, Les Savy Fav, My Goodness, The Head and the Heart, The Posies | Leave a comment

KEXP’s 2011 Capitol Hill Block Party Preview!

By Nick Heinlein | Published: July 20, 2011

Though the weather doesn’t want to admit it, it’s that time of year again -- for long, beer-soaked summer nights and sweaty, over-capacity music festivals. If you’re living in Seattle, there’s no question which of these you’re most excited for this year: the 2011 Capitol Hill Block Party boasts one of the fest’s best lineupsRead more...

Posted in Capitol Hill Block Party, Coming Up, Local Music | Also tagged Baths, Beat Connection, Best Coast, BOAT, Campfire OK, Champagne Champagne, Cults, Explosions in the Sky, Fences, Fresh Espresso, Fucked Up, Ghostland Observatory, Grand Hallway, Gravebabies, Handsome Furs, Les Savy Fav, Lisa Dank, Mad Rad, My Goodness, Ra Ra Riot, Teen Daze, The Cave Singers, The Head and the Heart, The Pharmacy, Thurston Moore, TV on the Radio, Yuck | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: July 18, 2011

The big story this week, of course, is the Capitol Hill Block Party, which runs Friday through Sunday and takes over a big chunk of the neighborhood. TV on the Radio, Explosions in the Sky, Ghostland Observatory, The Head And The Heart, Best Coast, Thurston Moore, Ra Ra Riot, and Les Savy Fav are someRead more...

Posted in Capitol Hill Block Party, KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Baths, Beat Connection, Best Coast, BOAT, Campfire OK, Capitol Hill, Casey Veggies, Champagne Champagne, Cults, Explosions in the Sky, Fences, Fresh Espresso, Ghostland Observatory, Grand Hallway, Grynch, Handsome Furs, Kurt Vile and the Violators, LAKE, Les Savy Fav, Loch Lomond, Logics, Mad Rad, Mash Hall, My Goodness, Odd Future, Ra Ra Riot, Ravenna Woods, Seapony, Sports, Telekinesis, The Cave Singers, The First Times, The Head and the Heart, The Pharmacy, The Posies, The Young Evils, Thee Satisfaction, Thurston Moore, TV on the Radio, Tyler The Creator, virgin islands, XV, Yarn Owl, Yuck | 1 Comment

Out This Week 6/7

By Jim Beckmann | Published: June 7, 2011

You may have noticed that our Summer Membership Drive is going on right now at KEXP, so we’d like to take this opportunity to remind our supporting members of one of the many services that your financial support helps provide... FREE MUSIC! Yes, you certainly do hear plenty of that on our airwaves and streamingRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Out This Week! | Also tagged Arctic Monkeys, Black Lips, City and Colour, Cults, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Frank Turner, Givers, Hooray For Earth, Jóhann Jóhannson, Le Tigre, The Coathangers, The Wooden Birds, We Are Augustines | 1 Comment

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