Tag Archives: James Blake

Monday News Roundup

By Nick Heinlein | Published: September 19, 2011

Radiohead has started to make headlines again this year, with the announcement of their appearance on a one-hour special edition of the popular comedy-satire series The Colbert Report. Colbert himself has said of the show, “I look forward to meeting the Radioheads and leveraging their anti-corporate indie cred to raise brand awareness for my sponsors.”Read more...

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Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: September 19, 2011

The weather has certainly gotten cooler, but that only means the concert season is heating up. Just another fantastic week of music here in the Northwest. Fresh off their amazing Bumbershoot performance, Davila 666 are back in town at the Rendezvous on Monday, the Junior Boys bring some of their electronic wizardry to Neumo’s on Tuesday, andRead more...

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Out This Week 8/30

By Jim Beckmann | Published: August 30, 2011

Live at KEXP Volume Seven, the latest in our annual series collecting live performances recorded exclusively for KEXP, hits stores today. On this disc, you will find one-of-a-kind, exclusive live tracks from some of this year’s greatest artists, some well known, others just discovered. All the bands on this compilation have donated their performances toRead more...

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Thursday News Roundup

By Nick Heinlein | Published: August 18, 2011

Three people are reportedly dead after the collapse of yet another festival music stage, this time at Belgium’s Pukkelpop Festival. Onstage were Smith Westerns, who tweeted “Stage collapsed max almost got crushed by the tress. I hope pukkelpop has insurance bc all our shit is broke.” and then, after realizing the extent of the damage,Read more...

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KEXP Documentaries: “Electronic Innovators” - James Blake

By Michele Myers | Published: August 4, 2011

KEXP Documentaries starts a new series, Electronic Innovators, on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole today at 3pm, with a feature on James Blake! This episode re-airs on my show this Saturday at 4pm. Electronic music first made its way into pop culture through soundtracks to science fiction films in the 1950s. The German band KraftwerkRead more...

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Thursday News Roundup

By Ryan Bort | Published: June 23, 2011

It might be hard to believe, but this September will mark the 20th anniversary of Nirvana‘s Nevermind. To celebrate, Universal will be re-issuing the album as a 4-CD, 1 DVD package that will include a good deal of unreleased tracks, outtakes, and the like. The DVD will contain an previously unreleased concert in its entirety.Read more...

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Sonic Roundup 6/15

By Nick Heinlein | Published: June 15, 2011

LCD Soundsystem recently picked up a Webby Award for “Artist of the Year,” presumably for the thrilling live stream of their three-hour farewell gig at Madison Square Garden. Watch (and chuckle at) James Murphy’s five-word acceptance speech below.

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Thursday News Roundup

By Ryan Bort | Published: May 26, 2011

British post-dubstep sensation James Blake recently came through Seattle, where he played a set at, of all places, the Tractor Tavern, a venue known for its proclivity to host more western, country, and folk-themed musical acts. Despite the cowboy boots strung up overhead, Blake made the Tractor his for the night and wow-ed the soldRead more...

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Live Review: James Blake @ Tractor Tavern 5/19

By Michael Beck | Published: May 22, 2011

There is pleasure in living life with a certain degree of spontaneity. Broke and exhausted from a full day of travel the day before, I happened to get a last minute text from a friend who had an extra James Blake ticket. I knew what to expect after seeing him in March at SXSW --Read more...

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Sonic Roundup 5/18

By Nick Heinlein | Published: May 18, 2011

Minimal pop/dubstep sensation James Blake has been wowing listeners with his debut self-titled, and now there’s a new video to go along with the magic. A mix of both parts of his album standout “Lindisfarne” soundtracks this surrealist clip featuring a cult-like pact between friends. Or something like that. Check it out over at Pitchfork.tv.

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