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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, Of Montreal, Ononos, Oscillator Bug, Ozarks, Ozomatli, Pangea, Porcelain Raft, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Primus, Prism Tats, 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

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: May 6, 2013

The weather is getting nicer in Seattle and the shows just keep getting better. Here are some of the highlights of the week: Tonight, Cloud Cult and JBM are at Neptune Theatre. Tuesday night, Alice Russell, Dice & The High Rollers, Mycle Wastman, and J-Justice are at Neumos. On Wednesday, Os Mutantes and Capsula are at Triple Door, andRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Alice Russell, Allen Stone, Andrew Bird, Best Coast, Born Ruffians, Caitlin Rose, Capsula, Cloud Cult, Cyrille Aimée and Diego Figueiredo, Dude York, Eilen Jewell, Flight to Mars, Grand Hallway, Javelin, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Julia Massey & The 5 Finger Discount, Kimya Dawson, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Lonesome Shack, Mavis Staples, McCready & Friends Acoustic Medley, Os Mutantes, Poor Moon, Richard Thompson, The fresh & Onlys, The Jesus Rehab, We Are Golden, Yr Heart Breaks | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: February 25, 2013

It’s the Spring Fundraising Drive on KEXP all this week. What a great way to be a part of the celebration of amazing listener powered music and make a donation to power the music that you love. (Make a donation at: 206-903-5397) Right after you do that, there are plenty of good shows to pickRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Aqueduct, Astronautalis, Bill Frisell, Blackbird Blackbird, BOAT, BRONCHO, Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones, Grynch, Hey Marseilles, Indians, Joy Wants Eternity, Kid Smpl, Marshall Crenshaw, Maserati, Michael Kiwanuka, Night Beds, Patti Smith, Pierced Arrows, Pollens, Ramona Falls, Sinkane, Social Studies, STRFKR, Teen Daze, The Alabama Shakes, Toro y Moi, Universe People, Unnatural Helpers, Why?, Widower, XXYYXX, Y La Bamba | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: August 20, 2012

Another fantastic week of live music lies ahead. On Monday night, we warm up with Three Mile Pilot and Dramady at the Tractor. Wednesday night, the super talented Allen Stone plays a free in-store at Easy Street Records in Queen Anne, while The Very Best and Seye are at the Crocodile, and Brown Bird and Spoonshine play the Tractor.Read more...

Posted in Concerts at the Mural, KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Allen Stone, Animal Kingdom, BeanOne, BOAT, Brothers from Another, Caleb Klauder Country Band, Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express, Concerts at the Mural, Danny Barnes, Desaparecidos, Fresh Espresso, Fun., Grynch, Husky, Jake One, Kristin Hersh, Milo Greene, ORCA Team, Pickled Okra, Reptar, Summer Babes, The Features, The Moondoggies, The Physics, The Rainieros, The Valley, The Very Best, Three Mile Pilot, virgin islands | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: July 16, 2012

It’s Capitol Hill Block Party weekend and the Hill is going to be booming! We’ve got some other great shows to share with you this week as well. On Tuesday night, Talib Kweli, J.Pinder, Raz, and DJ Vega The Virgo are at the Crocodile, J. Pinder has a free in-store at Easy Street Records inQueen Anne,Read more...

Posted in Capitol Hill Block Party, KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Absolute Monarchs, Aesop Rock, Allen Stone, Beat Connection, Blouse, Blue Sky Black Death, Brokaw, Caspar Baby Pants, Cloud Nothings, Cock Block Party, Crypts, Crystal Stilts, Dan Sartain, Dark Time Sunshine, Deadkill, DJ 100 Proof, Don't Talk To The Cops, Eighteen Individual Eyes, El Ten Eleven, father john misty, Fitz and The Tantrums, Florence & The Machine, Grand Archives, Grimes, helms alee, Husky, J.Pinder, Jaill, Lemolo, Lesbian, Major Lazer, My Best Fiend, Neko Case, Nightmare Fortress, Nouela, Phantogram, Porcelain Raft, Reignwolf, Sandrider, Shearwater, Shelby Earl, Shenandoah Davis, Sidi Toure, Spoek Mathambo, State of the Artist, Talib Kweli, The Grizzled Mighty, The Intelligence, The Lumineers, The Soft White Sixties, The Torn ACLs, The Walkmen, Twin Shadow, Unnatural Helpers, Youth Lagoon | Leave a comment

Song of the Day: RA Scion - Borrow

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: March 12, 2012

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased tracks, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is “Borrow” by RA ScionRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Local Music, Song of the Day Podcast | Also tagged Common Market, Victor Shade | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: November 28, 2011

Did everyone survive Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping last week? We certainly hope so because there’s plenty to do this week as we head into even more holidays in the busy December holiday schedule. We appropriately kick off Cyber Monday at Chop Suey with a fantastic electronic duo you need to check out: Africa Hitech. OnRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Absolute Monarchs, Africa Hitech, Black Whales, Blind Pilot, Brokaw, Charles Leo Gebhardt IV, Chick Corea Trio, Cold Lake, Common Market, Dan Deacon, DJ Justice, DJ Treasure, Dyno Jams, Elba, Grave Babies, Ha Ha Tonka, Hobosexual, Jane Birkin, land of pines, Lateef the Truthspeaker, Lia Ices, Local Natives, Lyrics Born, Manooghi Hi, Monogamy Party, Noise For The Needy Benefit, Orgone, Point Juncture WA, Pony Time, Satchel, Shaprece, SHIM, Sola Rosa, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Star Anna, Staxx Brothers, The Annunaki, The Bloody Hollies, The Builders and the Butchers, The Cave Singers, The Cute Lepers, The First Times, The Missionary Position, The National, The Sea and Cake, The Tripwires, The Volcano Diary, The Young Fresh Fellows, Thee Oh Sees, usf, Whalebones, Widespread Panic, Wye Oak | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Ryan Bort | Published: January 31, 2011

Tuesday, February 1 TENNIS with Lord Huron, Airwaves @ The Crocodile Tennis made a splash with last year’s single “Marathon,” and in the wake of it’s warm reception, the husband and wife duo announced an upcoming full-length release in 2011. Cape Dory came out January 11 and is full of more sweet-sounding surf-pop gems highlightedRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Apex Manor, Bassnectar, Betty LaVette, Caspar Babypants, Grand Hallway, Kool Keith, Mal De Mar, Motorhead, Nobunny, Tea Cozies, Tennis, Thee Emergency, virgin islands, William Elliott Whitmore | Leave a comment

Live Review: Victor Shade @ Bumbershoot 9/6

By Dan Digs | Published: September 17, 2010

Monday 12.30pm Fisher Green Stage The first thing you notice about Victor Shade is that he is clearly all about the performance.

Posted in Bumbershoot, KEXP, Live Reviews, Local Music | Also tagged 206, Bumbershoot, Common Market, Hip Hop, Soothsayer, Superhero, Victor Shade | 2 Comments

KEXP Documentaries: “Hip-Hop - The New Seattle Sound” - Ra Scion (of Victor Shade and Common Market)

By Michele Myers | Published: July 14, 2010

Ra Scion is the rapper/frontman/lyricist for Seattle hip-hop bands Common Market and Victor Shade. His raps are conscious, collegiate even, and are sometimes written in a kind of code, so the listener has to listen several times and pay close attention to get his meaning. Originally from Kentucky, Ra got his first radio airplay inRead more...

Posted in KEXP, KEXP Documentaries | Also tagged Common Market, Victor Shade | Leave a comment

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Live Review: Victor Shade @ Bumbershoot 9/6

KEXP Documentaries: “Hip-Hop - The New Seattle Sound” - Ra Scion (of Victor Shade and Common Market)

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