Seattle. 1998. The Murder City Devils, a band of Seattle's top garage punks, is playing shows with Pacific Northwestern 90s greats Pearl Jam, Built to Spill, and The Black Halos. Flash forward to 2014, and the band has gone through three albums, a deficit of one member, and most importantly, one break-up in 2001. Yet here they are, resurrected and ripping up KEXP's studio with a new self-released album, The White Ghost Has Blood on Its Hands Again. Posthumously, the band's members worked on well-known projects like Modest Mouse, Cold War Kids, The Cave Singers, and more. Today, reincarnated in "a prison of cotton and polyester," The Murder City Devils bantered with DJ Sharlese between thunderous renditions of tracks from their latest release. Transport yourself to the golden age of garage rock with video from The Murder City Devils' in-studio performance now:
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. Today’s song, featured on The Afterno…
We've recorded a lot of unique performances during Pickathon over the past few years, but there's nothing quite like lush orchestration and natural harmonies to complement the gorgeous wooded oasis that is the Bunny Glade. Two of the bigger ensembles this year were also two of the most enjoyable, i…
What brought two already well known and respected artists together to collaborate on a new project? The internet, of course. Though Aimee Mann and Ted Leo shared a casual friendship and a liking for each other's music, they bonded over things "#dumb" on Twitter. Eventually, a 140-character comedic …
