Tag Archives: Of Montreal

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, Andrew Bird, 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, 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

Friday Music News

By Hallie Santo | Published: October 26, 2012

photo credit: Gregory A. Perez

Shortly after we posted yesterday’s music news, Pitchfork reported that Arcade Fire are currently working on a follow-up to 2010′s The Suburbs. In an interview with CKCU 93.1, a radio station in his native Ottawa, drummer Jeremy Gara stated that the band has spent the last several months “just working on music and growing beardsRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Music News | Also tagged Arcade Fire, Lil Wayne, The Weeknd, Titus Andronicus | Leave a comment

Wednesday Music News

By Jacob Webb | Published: October 3, 2012

Embracing their inner fashion star, Menomena’s Justin Harris and Danny Seim have raided a number of wardrobes for the video for the Moms track “Plumage”. Director Trevor McHahan explained that the video “is the ultimate illustration of the beautiful conflict in the band’s music... what better way to re-imagine that conflict than a Spaghetti Western-inspiredRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Music News | Also tagged Johnny Marr, Menomena, Morrissey, Smiths, Walkmen | Leave a comment

Live Photos: Treefort Music Festival

By KEXP | Published: April 1, 2012

photos and words by Alex Crick It’s exactly 505 miles from the KEXP studios to the heart of downtown Boise and that’s exactly how far I traveled to catch the inaugural year of Treefort Music Fest. Featuring 138 bands from the Northwest and beyond Treefort Fest bills itself as a new and emerging artist festival,Read more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Reviews, Local Music, Photo Galleries | Also tagged Built to Spill, Sister Crayon, Tennis, The Globes, The Learning Team, Typhoon, Why? | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: March 19, 2012

With everyone finally back from SXSW in Austin, the local concert calendar also picks up significantly this week. Starting on Monday, The Magnetic Fields begin the first of two night at the Neptune Theatre, followed on Tuesday night with the Drive By Truckers at the Showbox, and local legends Mudhoney bring the noise to theRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged An Horse, And And And, Anomie Belle, Araabmuzik, Au, Bahamas, Blitzen Trapper, Brett Netson Band, Built to Spill, Cahalen Morrison, Charlie Parr, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Deefhoof, Dinosaur Feathers, Drive By Truckers, Dyme Def, EMA, Fly Moon Royalty, Galactic, Grave Babies, Grieves & Budo, Hunx and his Punx, Kaiser Chiefs, Katie Kate, Kelly Joe Phelps, Kim Virant, Kronos Quartet, Lemolo, Little Scream, Loch Lomond, Loney Dear, Magnetic Fields, Massy Ferguson, Matthewdavid, Metal Chocolates, Michael Gira, Motopony, mr. Gnome, Mudhoney, Nada Surf, Orgone, Pickwick, Pictureplane, Plants and Animals, Red Jacket Mine, Sallie Ford & the sound outside, Sharon van Etten, Shelby Earl, Sir Richard Bishop, Sister Crayon, Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs, Sun Araw Band, TacocaT, Talkdemonic, Tennis, The Cave Singers, The Globes, The Maldives, The Redwood Plan, The War on Drugs, Treefort Music Fest, Typhoon, White Rabbits, Why?, Yppah | Leave a comment

Tuesday Music News

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: February 7, 2012

There may not be as much dancing as the “Lonely Boy” video, but the new Black Keys video for “Gold on the Ceiling” is still pretty cool. You can find “Gold on the Ceiling” on 2011′s acclaimed El Camino and you can see the Black Keys live in Seattle on May 8th at Key Arena.Read more...

Posted in KEXP, Music News | Also tagged Black Keys, Daft Punk, Fucked Up, Modest Mouse, Tennis | Leave a comment

Wednesday Music News

By Michael Beswetherick | Published: January 25, 2012

Lucky us! Of Montreal’s new album, Paralytic Stalks (due February 7 on Polyvinyl) is now streaming on Spin. Be sure to take a listen and tell us what you think. Remember that Popeye & Wilco comic strip that surfaced the other day? Well it turns out that was just a precursor for the first hand-drawnRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Music News | Also tagged Bon Iver, Erykah Badu, Flaming Lips, Polyvinyl, Wayne Coyne, Wilco | Leave a comment

Sonic Roundup 5/25

By Nick Heinlein | Published: May 25, 2011

Late next month, Arcade Fire are rereleasing their Grammy-winning album, The Suburbs, which will also include the Spike Jonze-directed short film, Scenes from the Suburbs, two new songs, “Culture War” and “Speaking in Tongues,” which features Talking Heads’ David Byrne on backup vocals.

Posted in KEXP, Sonic Roundup | Also tagged Arcade Fire, Brian Eno, Teen Daze, Yeasayer | Leave a comment

Live Review: of Montreal with Painted Palms & Beat Connection@ Showbox at the Market 5/11

By Jeffrey Whitelaw | Published: May 17, 2011

The Showbox shook Wednesday night. It was to turn out to be a very strange night, but that would have to wait until headliner, of Montreal took the stage. Opening things up were Seattle’s Beat Connection. An eager crowd gathered around before the two members as they took the stage in a cloud of smoke.Read more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Reviews | Also tagged Beat Connection, painted palms | Leave a comment

Monday Morning News Fix

By Jason Kinnard | Published: March 7, 2011

Watch - The Strokes on SNL: The Strokes made a late night appearance on Saturday Night Live over the weekend. The band played two singles from their upcoming LP Angles, “Under Cover of Darkness” and “Life Is Simple in the Moonlight”. We can personally attest to the fact that lead singer Julian did say ”fuck it!”Read more...

Posted in KEXP, Music News | Also tagged Arctic Monkeys, Art Brut, The Strokes | Leave a comment

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