Tag Archives: The Blakes

Noise for the Needy Tickets On Sale!

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: April 19, 2013

Tickets are now on sale for the annual Noise For the Needy music festival taking place in Ballard on June 20th - 23rd. Get your tickets on the festival’s website, noisefortheneedy.org, and get ready to see great Seattle bands performing in favorite Ballard venues like the Tractor Tavern, the Sunset, and Conor Byrne. This yearRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Performances, Local Music | Also tagged "JD and the Schmitty Boys", Battleme, Cody Beebe and the Crooks, Hot Bodies In Motion, Julia Massey & The 5 Finger Discount, Kris Orlowski, Ole Tindder, Polyrhythmics, River Giant, Said the Whale, Sassparilla, Smokey Brights, Tango Alpha Tango, The Great Um, The Jesus Rehab, The Rolling Stones | Leave a comment

Photos from the Morning Show sessions at the Cutting Room Studios NYC, Pt. 2

By Alex Burks | Published: June 17, 2010

This is the second part in a series showcasing the images taken from performances at The Cutting Room Studios in New York City for KEXP’s Morning Show with John Richards. [The set of images from the first installment can be found here.] These posts are a celebration of the music in the moment and ourRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Performances, New York, Photo Galleries | Also tagged Alec Ounsworth, ArpLine, Autodrone, Bang! Bang! Eche!, Chief, Cutting Room, Dylan in the Movies, Electric Tickle Machine, John Richards, KEXP, Morning Show, Phoenix, Phosphorescent, The Big Pink, The Clientele, The Temper Trap, The Willowz, Tiny Masters of Today, ZAZA | Leave a comment

Behind Local Music - The Best of 2009 Local Song of the Day podcast artists

By Leigh Bezezekoff | Published: January 2, 2010

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. Each and every Friday KEXP offers a song by a local artist for their Song of the Day podcast series. I am fortunate in that I get to write about these songs and provide behind the sceneRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Local Music, Song of the Day Podcast | Also tagged BEADS, Black Nite Crash, Erik Blood, Gun Outfit, Head Like A Kite, Jeremy Enigk, The Fucking Eagles, The Ironclads, The Nightgowns, The Redwood Plan | 1 Comment

Live Video: KEXP at CMJ with The Blakes, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson & Rubik

By KEXP | Published: November 2, 2009

Fifteen bands performed for KEXP’s broadcast from The Cutting Room Studios NYC during CMJ this year, showcasing talent from coast to coast. In just on one of the five days, we featured bands from Seattle to Brooklyn... to Finland with The Blakes, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, and Rubik. Here’s a video each of these greatRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live at CMJ, Live Video | Also tagged Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Rubik | Leave a comment

KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 3: The Blakes

By Christy Thacker | Published: October 21, 2009

Day 3 of CMJ couldn’t have been a better time for a power pop pick-me-up by our very own Seattle band The Blakes. The young threesome has managed to obtain the secret recipe for perfectly well-rounded rock n’ roll with their jangly guitars, vocal harmonies and jittery rhythms. Although the dynamic trio can’t claim overnightRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live at CMJ, New York | Tagged The Blakes | Leave a comment

Song of the Day: The Blakes - So Easy

By Leigh Bezezekoff | Published: October 16, 2009

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Each and every Friday we offer songs by local artists. Today’s featured selection, chosen by MorningRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Local Music, Song of the Day Podcast | Tagged The Blakes | Leave a comment

SIFF ’09 review: True Adolescents

By Leigh Bezezekoff | Published: June 4, 2009

True Adolescents, written & directed by Craig Johnson (USA, 2009) 88 min. Festival Screenings: June 4, 2009 9:30pm, The Egyptian June 6, 2009 1:30pm, The Egyptian Act Your Age: True Adolescents SIFF Party June 6, 2009 8:00pm, The Comet 21+ $7 at the door The Effort (featuring members of The Blakes), The Fucking Eagles, BasemintRead more...

Posted in KEXP, SIFF | Also tagged Black Daisy, SIFF, Wallpaper | 1 Comment

Block Party 2009 lineup and presale!

By KEXP | Published: April 27, 2009

Along with The Stranger and Caffe Vita, KEXP 90.3 FM is proud to present The 2009 Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle’s Premiere Celebration of Independent Music on July 24 & July 25th. The first part of the lineup has just been announced: SONIC YOUTH, THE JESUS LIZARD, THE GOSSIP, DEERHUNTER, BLACK LIPS, EARTH, THE THERMALS,Read more...

Posted in Capitol Hill Block Party, KEXP Presents | Also tagged Black Lips, Deerhunter, Earth, Hey Marseilles, Hotels, Japandroids, New Faces, Past Lives, Sleepy Eyes of Death, Sonic Youth, Starfucker, The Dutchess and the Duke, The Gossip, The Jesus Lizard, The Maldives, The Moondoggies, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Pica Beats, The Thermals, They Live, Truckasauras | 4 Comments

Song of the Day: BEADS - Evil

By Leigh Bezezekoff | Published: April 3, 2009

Posted in Song of the Day Podcast | Also tagged BEADS | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: The Blakes

Noise for the Needy Tickets On Sale!

Photos from the Morning Show sessions at the Cutting Room Studios NYC, Pt. 2

Behind Local Music - The Best of 2009 Local Song of the Day podcast artists

Live Video: KEXP at CMJ with The Blakes, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson & Rubik

KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 3: The Blakes

Song of the Day: The Blakes - So Easy

SIFF ’09 review: True Adolescents

Block Party 2009 lineup and presale!

Song of the Day: BEADS - Evil

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