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If you’re in the independent music scene for any amount of time, you find out just how important the people are who aren’t necessarily making music. These could be show promoters who make sure your band is well matched with the rest of a line-up on a Tuesday night; the beautiful bartender at ...
Indie Music
photo by Kyle Johnson
On Saturday, December 12, KEXP presents the 7th annual Yule Benefit with a great lineup including two bands from Portland and two from Seattle: representing the Rose City, The Thermals and the ghostly The Builders and The Butchers , and hometown heroes The Cave ...
Indie Music
You know it’s a slow week for new releases when there aren’t even any box sets to promote… and it’s the week after Black Friday! However, that’s no reason to skip out of shopping this week because there are a few worthwhile new releases hitting the shelves, ...
Indie Music
Manu Chao
photo by Henrik Mårtensson
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 songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should ...
Indie Music
Bay Area buzz band Girls are sure to top many critics’ Top Ten of 2009 lists, at least if the massive amounts of excellent review is an indication) (they broke the 9.0 barrier on Pitchfork). Not only that, there’s quite a story behind vocalist Christopher Owens, you can read about ...
Indie Music
Animal Collective
photo by Christopher Nelson
Portland pop-punkers The Thermals , who are performing during KEXP’s 7th Annual Yule Benefit on December 12th, are already revealing the news that their as-yet-finished fifth album will be released September 7th, 2010. That should give the band a ...
Indie Music
The Thermals
Ariel Pink
Pixies
Will Haven
photo by Kyle Johnson
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 and studio recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should ...
Indie Music
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Amid the deluge of dark and stormy nights that have been sounding off this month, and Champaign, Illinois’ Headlights came out to play at The Sunset Tavern on November 8th. For those still adjusting to Daylight Savings, it was high time to get a dose of something sunny and cozy to ...
Indie Music
Headlights
Anni Rossi
photo by Kyle Johnson
On Saturday, December 12, KEXP presents the 7th annual Yule Benefit with a great lineup including two bands from Seattle and two from Portland: hometown heroes The Cave Singers and Grand Hallway , and representing the Rose City, The Thermals and a band we were blown ...
Indie Music
The Fucking Eagles with Cheryl Waters photo by Allie Bishop Pasquier
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 ...
Indie Music
Eagles
Every week KEXP brings you a musical subject in the time it takes to play just one song.
We call these stories KEXP Documentaries. They’re a mix of interviews, storytelling and music.
The current series “Civil Rights Songs” is by far the most difficult subject I’ve ever ...
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Billie Holiday
As you probably are aware, there is a new kid in town here at KEXP — and by “kid” I mean “radio show” and by “in town” I mean “airing on Saturday night.” It is called Seek & Destroy (which seems kind of an aggressive name to me, but ...
Indie Music
Metallica
photo by Christopher Nelson
Today at noon, KEXP presents an exclusive broadcast of Pixies live at the Paramount Theatre from their sold-out Seattle performance on Friday, November 13. Listen to the concert in its entirety as the legendary band performs their influential album Doolittle ...
Indie Music
Pixies
photo by Kyle Johnson
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 songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. This ...
Indie Music
photo by Jim Bennett ( view more here )
One month to the day before their official Seattle appearance, the musical duo The Swell Season performed an exclusive set for KEXP members as part of our VIP Club Concert series. The Frames frontman Glen Hansard and Czech pianist and singer Markéta ...
Indie Music
The V.I.P.'s
photo by David Belisle
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 songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. ...
Indie Music
Despite the big top excitement of Tom Waits ‘ 2-disc set of live recordings out this week, culled from his 2008 Glitter and Doom tour, the new release circus is mostly closed for the year. A few worthwhile releases pop up here and there, like the latest from the prolific Bill Baird ...
Indie Music
Tom Waits
Miles Davis
Tahiti 80
Underworld
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 songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. This week, in the spirit ...
Indie Music
NYC-based blues destroyers, Heavy Trash , headed by Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray, sullied the pristine studios of the Cutting Room with their sordid blues riffs and spreading the dark gospel of Midnight Soul Serenade during their appearance on the Morning Show last month. Check out this ...
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Spencer Krug can’t keep still. The Wolf Parade , Swan Lake , and Sunset Rubdown member is going solo under the guise Moonface . All those bands and not one official website? I suppose he has an excuse.
In the face of all these reunions — permanent or temporary as they may be ...
