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Live Review: Desaparecidos w/ Virgin Islands @ Showbox at the Market 8/25

By Ian Robinson | Published: August 29, 2012

When you release only one album and then disappear for almost a decade leaving a horde of young fans with nothing to do but grow up listening to that one album, odds are that when you finally reunite those fans are going to be really really excited. Such was the case for last Saturday’s showRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Reviews, Show Reviews | Also tagged Conor Oberst, Desaparecidos | 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, Ra Scion, Reptar, Summer Babes, The Features, The Moondoggies, The Physics, The Rainieros, The Valley, The Very Best, Three Mile Pilot | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: April 2, 2012

Another busy schedule of shows this week. On Monday, Hot Snakes are at Neumos with The Bangs and Spider Fever, and Kelly Hogan is at the Triple Door with Puddles Pity Party. On Tuesday, there’s a free performance by The Lumineers at Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, Rodrigo y Gabriela are at Paramount, Kathleen Edwards isRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Baltic Cousins, Bowerbirds, C.U.B.A., Cataldo, Ceremony, Chairlift, Consignment, Cults, Dry The River, fIREHOSE, Hannah Georgas, Hot Snakes, James, Javelin, Kathleen Edwards, Kelly Hogan, LAKE, Legendary Oaks, Lumineers, Makeup Monsters, Mike Doughty, Monogamy Party, Mrs Magician, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, Nite Jewel, Oberhofer, Pond, Pony Time, Rebirth Brass Band, Reignwolf, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Sleigh Bells, Sons of Warren Oats, Strong Killings, Swervedriver, The Bangs, The Barr Brothers, The Grizzled Mighty, The Polyphonic Spree, The Wedding Present, Throw Me The Statue, Typhoon, We Are Augustines | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: February 13, 2012

We’ve got a sweet list of shows this week, just in time for Valentine’s Day. First, Gary Clark Jr. brings his smooth Austin sounds to a sold-out Crocodile tonight. On Tuesday, you can take your valentine to a great show at Neptune Theatre with Dr. Dog. On Thursday, the highly anticipated (and sold out!) Little BigRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Black Whales, Bryan John Appleby, Buck 65, Cristina Bautisa, Cursive, Damien Jurado, Daydream Vacation, Disappears, DJ Funkscribe, Gold Leaves, Graves 33, Head Like A Kite, Hotels, Leslie Wood, Lucy Rose, Metal Chocolates, Polica, Ravenna Wood, redwood plan, Seattle Rock Orchestra, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, The Bombay Bicycle Club, The Budos Band, The Coup, The Darcys, The Fresh And Onlys, THEESatisfaction, Ume, Vacationer, Vendetta Red | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: November 14, 2011

Welcome to the doldrums of Winter, or as it seems to be heading. In the Northwest, that simply means there’s snow in the mountains and music in the air. This week has a few particularly nice surprises up its sleeve and though it starts off slow, the weekend is chock full of great shows. TuesdayRead more...

Posted in KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged AgesAndAges, Araabmuzik, Army Navy, Austra, Bear Hands, Bob Mould, Cave, Chilly Gonzales, Craft Spells, Crooked Fingers, Crystal Antlers, Curtains For You, Daniel G Harmann & The Trouble Starts, Devil Makes Three, Devon Williams, Don't Talk To The Cops, Elizabeth Cook, Feist, Fox & The Law, Fruit Bats, Gary Reynolds & The Brides Of Obscurity, Grand Archives, Grimes, Jupe Jupe, Kinski, Like There's No Tomorrow, Mark Sultan, Midday Veil, Night Beats, Nikki Lane, Noah & The Whale, Police Teeth, Royal Bangs, Scott H. Biram, Seapony, Sports, Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs, Strand of Oaks, Strong Killings, The Black Whales, The Fascination Movement, The Glass Notes, The Golden Blondes, The Maldives, The Posies, The Young Evils, tUnE-yArDs, usf, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Wet Illustrated, Widower, Wow & Flutter, WU LYF | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: October 17, 2011

Of course all the talk this week will be about the second annual Heineken City Arts Festival. This year, the three-day fest will take place October 20-22, featuring headlining acts Ryan Adams, Robyn, Built to Spill, Crystal Castles, and Ozomatli playing at various venues around town. Additional artists include Shabazz Palaces, Campfire OK, The Fucking Eagles, Grand Hallway, The HelioRead more...

Posted in City Arts Festival, KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Allen Stone, Big Spider's Back, Big Sur, Black Whales, Blackalicious, Blue Sky Black Death, Brad Mehldau, Campfire OK, Capsula, Cataldo, City Arts Fest, Cobirds Unite, Crypts, Crystal Castles, Daniel G. Harmann, Death Cab for Cutie, DJ Riz, Don't Talk To The Cops, Dyme Def, Dyno Jamz, Earshot Jazz Festival, Fences, Fly Moon Royalty, Friendly Fires, Gabriel Mintz, Grand Archives, Grand Hallway, John Doe, Joseph Giant, Katie Kate, Kris Orlowski, Lemolo, Mad Rad, Male Bonding, Metal Chocolates, Midday Veil, Nazca Lines, Ozomatli, Pickwick, Picoso, Portishead, Seapony, Shabazz Palaces, Sharprece Renee, Shelby Earl, Shelby Lynne, Son Of Warren Oats, STAG, Strong Killings, Tea Cozies, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, The Cops, The Felice Brothers, The Fucking Eagles, The Head & The Heart, The Hold Steady, The Long Winters, Theophilus London, Unnatural Helpers, usf, Viper Creek Club, Whalebones, William Elliot Whitmore, Witch Gardens, Yellowman, Yuni in Taxco, Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers | Leave a comment

Live Video: The 9th Annual KEXP BBQ!

By Nick Heinlein | Published: August 24, 2011

Part of this month’s Concerts at the Mural series, the KEXP BBQ has been a tradition running nine years at the station, first starting out literally as a barbecue in our parking lot and now a free event for over a thousand fans. This year the lineup included Fool’s Gold, Rainbow Arabia, Capsula, School ofRead more...

Posted in Concerts at the Mural, KEXP, KEXP BBQ, Live Performances, Live Video | Also tagged Capsula, Mad Rad | Leave a comment

Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: August 22, 2011

Another great week of music lies ahead. Monday starts off beautifully with The Decemberists and Okkervil River at Marymoor Park, and then we’ve got a complete mixed bag. There’s Tapes & Tapes at the Crocodile, Daniel Johnston at Neumo’s, and Cloud Cult at Neptune Theatre. Friday is also our last (and arguably most anticipated) KEXPRead more...

Posted in Concerts at the Mural, KEXP, Live Around Town | Also tagged Atmosphere, Bag Raiders, Black Nite Crash, Blueprint, Chain Gang of 1974, Cloud Cult, Clumsy Lovers, Concerts at the Mural, Contraband Countryband, Daniel Johnston, Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones, DJ Terry Radjaw, Dolorean, Drew Grow & The Pastors' Wives, Flexions, Fruit Bats, Ghosts I've Met, Hi Life Soundsystem, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Wronglers, Kasey Anderson & The Honkies, Katie Kate, Kinski, Knut Bell & The Blue Collars, Los Straitjackets, Lozen, Midday Veil, Nazca Lines, Night Beats, Okkervil River, Pearly Gate Music, Pickwick, Picoso, Police Teeth, Ravenna Woods, Sergent Garcia, Sleepy Eyes of Death, Slow Food Roots Music Festival, Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs, State of the Artist, Tapes & Tapes, The Decemberists, The Devil Whale, The Moondoggies, The Pollens, The Wilderness of Manitoba, Widower, Wooden Shijps, Young Lions, Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers | Leave a comment

Photos: KEXP Concerts at the Mural & the 9th Annual BBQ!

By Nick Heinlein | Published: August 9, 2011

This past weekend, KEXP listeners took over the Seattle Center’s Mural Ampitheater for a two-day thrill ride that included the first show in this year’s Concerts at the Mural series and the 9th Annual KEXP BBQ. Among the bands in attendance were Mad Rad, Hey Marseilles, The Maldives, Black Whales, Capsula, Virgin Islands, Fool’s Gold,Read more...

Posted in Concerts at the Mural, KEXP, KEXP BBQ, Live Performances, Local Music, Photo Galleries | Also tagged Black Whales, Capsula, Fool's Gold, Hey Marseilles, Mad Rad, Rainbow Arabia, School of Rock, The Maldives | Leave a comment

Mad Rad rocking the KEXP BBQ at Seattle Center

By Jim Beckmann | Published: August 6, 2011

Mad Rad just finished their set at the Seattle Center’s Mural Amphitheater, kicking off the 9th Annual KEXP BBQ as part of the Concerts at the Mural series. All of the music is free, so come on down!

Posted in Concerts at the Mural, KEXP, KEXP BBQ, Local Music | Also tagged Capsula, Fool's Gold, Mad Rad, Rainbow Arabia, School of Rock | Leave a comment

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Live Review: Desaparecidos w/ Virgin Islands @ Showbox at the Market 8/25

Live Around Town This Week

Live Around Town This Week

Live Around Town This Week

Live Around Town This Week

Live Around Town This Week

Live Video: The 9th Annual KEXP BBQ!

Photos: KEXP Concerts at the Mural & the 9th Annual BBQ!

Mad Rad rocking the KEXP BBQ at Seattle Center

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