Tag Archives: Nirvana

Happy birthday, Kurt Cobain!

It’s pretty much a rite of passage for any new band these days to cut their teeth on Nirvana covers, and it’s a testament to the band’s universal influence when musicians from all genres (and even the bands who influenced Nirvana to begin with) are more likely to play Nirvana songs than those of anyRead more…

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Friday on My Mind: Seminal Seattle Artists

Happy Friday everyone. It’s time for another round of Friday on My Mind,  when we present you a different musical idea every Friday.  These posts are a joint effort between KEXP and King 5 News. This week, we’re discussing three seminal Seattle artists. Nirvana One of the world’s most influential bands of the past 20Read more…

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Event Spotlight: Sea-Tac Airport Music Initiative Launch

This weekend, the City of Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport invite you to Experience the City of Music. Join us on Saturday, January 28, for the Sea-Tac Airport Music Initiative | Experience the City of Music Launch Party with free performances to celebrate this new initiative showcasing the Northwest region’s music culture throughout the airport. ThisRead more…

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Nevermind: The memories of KEXP DJs and staff

Yesterday, KEXP’s DJ Riz shared a crazy story about DJ’ing Nirvana’s infamous food fight CD release party at Rebar (read it here). Today, as we play all local and Nirvana-related music, you can read about the memories KEXP DJs and staff have regarding the band’s landmark album, Nevermind, which was released 20 years ago tomorrow.Read more…

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Nirvana: Live at the Paramount premieres tonight… watch exclusive footage!

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind, VH1 Classic will televise a special, hour-long never-before-seen concert tonight. Filmed barely a month after the album’s release, Nirvana: Live At The Paramount captures the band’s the Halloween night concert in 1991 at Seattle’s Paramount Theater. The footage is outstanding. It’s apparently the only Nirvana show everRead more…

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DJ Riz remembers Nevermind

All day tomorrow on KEXP, we’ll be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind. On the Morning Show, John in the Morning will spin all tracks from 1991; on the Midday Show, Cheryl Waters will play all local artists; and on the Afternoon Show, Kevin Cole will have Jacob McMurray, curator for EMP’s exhibit Nirvana:Read more…

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Thursday News Roundup

It’s been real, R.E.M.

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Watch Nevermind Concert at EMP tonight at 10PM!

While tonight’s special benefit concert commemorating the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind at EMP may be sold out, you can still experience it for yourself online through a live video stream. In fact, you can watch the performance right here at 10PM PST tonight, September 20, as local bands including The Long Winters, Visqueen, TheRead more…

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Tuesday News Catchup

Now that everyone’s good and recovered from last weekend’s phenomenal Capitol Hill Block Party, it’s time to catch up on what we missed while we were out forgetting about our day jobs: Canadian singer-songwriter Feist has finally announced the follow-up to her breakout 2007 LP The Reminder. The new one’s called Metals, and will bringRead more…

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Thursday News Roundup

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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