Tag Archives: Grimes

Live Review: Grimes with Born Gold @ Sunset Tavern 2/20

By Nick Heinlein | Published: February 27, 2012

Canadian Claire Boucher has been making tidal waves in the indiesphere of late as Grimes, an experimental electro-pop act whose 3rd full-length, Visions, recently got a Best New Music nod from Pitchfork Media and is trending at a solid 80 on review aggregate site Metacritic. While her self-proclaimed “post-internet” synth pop thrills through speakers, it’sRead more...

Album Review: Grimes - Visions

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: February 24, 2012

If this is your first introduction to this strange and invigorating Canadian artist, Grimes is a name you should get used to. 2012 will be 23 year old Claire Boucher’s breakout year. Her new album, Visions, came out Tuesday on 4AD Records, and she is currently touring in support of it. Unfortunately, she already passedRead more...

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Wednesday Music News

By Michael Beswetherick | Published: February 22, 2012

Christopher Reimer of the Jagjaguwar band Women passed away in his sleep. The cause of death is unknown. He was 26. His sister has created a memorial website in his honor. Check out Death Cab for Cutie performing for a bunch of middle aged people at The Brooklyn Museum. Death Cab will play the ParamountRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Music News | Also tagged Al Green, Death Cab for Cutie, Women | Leave a comment

Out This Week 2/21

By Jim Beckmann | Published: February 21, 2012

Happy Presidents Day week, everybody. A commanding list of new releases awaits you in stores today. Among them is the latest by our recent guest and longtime friend of KEXP, Damien Jurado, whose Maraqopa would be good enough to get him elected President of Seattle if there were such a thing. Our Music Director, DonRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Out This Week! | Also tagged Archers of Loaf, Damien Jurado, Frankie Rose, Galactic, Jim White, Lambchop, Perfume Genius, Sleigh Bells, Terry Malts, Tindersticks | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: February 20, 2012

A nice extended weekend (President’s Day), usually leads to a good week of shows. This week starts with Grimes at the Sunset Tavern on Monday night (sold out, sorry!). On Tuesday, Veronica Falls, Bleached, and Seapony are at the Tractor, and Damien Jurado plays a free in-store set at Sonic Boom Records in Ballard. WednesdayRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged 1776, Black Bananas, Bleached, Born Gold, Breathe Owl Breathe, Cataldo, Cate Le Bon, Charles Leo Gebhardt, Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express, Craig Finn, Damien Jurado, Daniel G Harmann & The Trouble Starts, Deep Sea Diver, Dyme Def, Grave Babies, Howlin Rain, Itzhak Perlman, J.Pinder, Nightbeats, Pierced Arrows, Quasi, Red Jacket Mine, Seapony, Sleigh Bells, Soft Hills, The Hold Steady, Veronica Falls, Whalebones, Young Evils, Young Prisms | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: November 14, 2011

Welcome to the doldrums of Winter, or as it seems to be heading. In the Northwest, that simply means there’s snow in the mountains and music in the air. This week has a few particularly nice surprises up its sleeve and though it starts off slow, the weekend is chock full of great shows. TuesdayRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged AgesAndAges, Araabmuzik, Army Navy, Austra, Bear Hands, Bob Mould, Cave, Chilly Gonzales, Craft Spells, Crooked Fingers, Crystal Antlers, Curtains For You, Daniel G Harmann & The Trouble Starts, Devil Makes Three, Devon Williams, Don't Talk To The Cops, Elizabeth Cook, Feist, Fox & The Law, Fruit Bats, Gary Reynolds & The Brides Of Obscurity, Grand Archives, Jupe Jupe, Kinski, Like There's No Tomorrow, Mark Sultan, Midday Veil, Night Beats, Nikki Lane, Noah & The Whale, Police Teeth, Royal Bangs, Scott H. Biram, Seapony, Sports, Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs, Strand of Oaks, Strong Killings, The Black Whales, The Fascination Movement, The Glass Notes, The Golden Blondes, The Maldives, The Posies, The Young Evils, tUnE-yArDs, usf, virgin islands, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Wet Illustrated, Widower, Wow & Flutter, WU LYF | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: May 23, 2011

This Memorial Day Weekend hosts a number of great music festivals and important Anniversaries, including the 10th Annual Sasquatch Music Festival (May 27-30), the 40th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival (May 27-30), and (for the hardcore) - we’ve even got Rain Fest (May 27-29). Monday, May 23 Naughty By Nature with Jay Barz, J’Mar, andRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Anomie Bell, Blame Sally, Cars and Trains, Death Raid, Doom, Flowmotion, K-os, Koko & the sweetmeats, Lykke Li, Naughty By Nature, Northwest Folklife Festival, Rain Fest, Sasquatch 2011, solvents, Tech N9ne, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Roman Holiday, The Soft Hills, The Tallboys, Tomtem, Water Tower Bucket Boys | Leave a comment

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