Canadian electro indie synth group Operators perform new never before heard songs live from The KEX Hostel for Iceland Airwaves Music Festival on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 11/04/2016 - 5 songs: Elliptical, Mission Creep, Space Needle, Evil, Remote Kontrol.
Real Estate's Martin Courtney performs songs from his debut solo album, "Many Moons", live from The Cutting Room Studios in New York City. Recorded 10/16/2015 - 4 songs: Northern Highway, Vestiges, Airport Bar, Awake.
Reykjavik, Iceland-based indie rock group Mammút perform songs from their new EP, "River's End" live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 10/09/2015 - 4 songs: Shore, Rivers End, Glæður, Salt.
Seattle-based indie rock group Telekinesis drops into the KEXP studio and delivers a wonderful performance of songs from their new album, "Ad Infinitum”, live on the Midday Show with Troy Nelson. Recorded 09/21/2015 - 4 songs: Falling (In Dreams), Sylvia, In A Future World, Ad Infinitum Pt. 2…
Father John Misty delivers an incredible, intimate solo acoustic performance live from The Columbia City Theater in Seattle. Recorded 07/27/2015 - 6 songs: I Love You, Honeybear, Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins), Holy Shit, I'm Writing a Novel, Bored In The USA, I Went To The Store One Day.
Hailing from Niamey, Niger the amazing world-renowned West African group Tal National perform their crisp, complex and hypnotic rhythms live on KEXP's Wo' Pop with Darek Mazzone. Recorded 05/10/2015 - 4 songs: Farila, Zoy Zoy, Liba, AA.
TORRES, aka Brooklyn-via-Nashville singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott, performs songs from her fantastic new album "Sprinter" live on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 05/18/2015 - 4 songs: A Proper Polish Welcome, New Skin, Sprinter, Cowboy Guilt.
Lord Huron perform a very special concert for KEXP's VIP donors live at The Triple Door in Seattle. Recorded 04/18/2015 - 7 songs: Until The Night Turns, Dead Man's Hand, Meet Me In The Woods, Fool For Love, The World Ender, The Night We Met, Cursed.
Tweedy is the latest project from Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, his son Spencer and a group of their close friends. Listen to them perform a magnificent set of tunes from their recent album Sukierae live on KEXP. Recorded 03/12/2015 - 4 songs: World Away, Summer Noon, Losing End, Low Key.
Dripping Springs, TX singer-songwriter Israel Nash drops by the KEXP studio for a set full of gritty neo-psychedelic songs from his stellar 2014 release, "Rain Plans." Recorded 02/14/2015 - 4 songs: Woman At The Well, Mansions, Rain Plans, Rexanimarum.
Singer-songwriter Kevin Morby stops by the Midday Show to play songs from his new album, "Still Life." Recorded 02/19/2015 - 6 songs: The Dead They Don't Come Back, Reign, All of My Life, Amen, I Hear You Calling, Parade.
Father John Misty stops by The Cutting Room Studios in New York City to perform songs from his recent album "I Love You, Honeybear." Recorded 01/29/2015 - 4 songs: Strange Encounter; I Love You, Honeybear; Holy Shit; Chateau Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins).
Detroit gritty rockers Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas perform a live set of their unique soulful pop and blues'd out rock at KEXP. Recorded 12/17/2014 - 4 songs: Caught Up, Dead Brains, Sorry I Stole Your Man, No Place Left To Hide.
Drawing from the Garifuna community of Honduras, Aurelio's rich, vibrant music embodies this culture and carries Latin and Afro-Caribbean influences woven into a unique, complex sound. This session features songs from the 2014 album, “Lándini”. Recorded 12/30/2014 - 4 songs: Nari Golu, Landin…
Indie-folk group Árstíðir perform live from Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2014, including songs from their upcoming album, "Hvel". Recorded 11/6/2014 - 5 songs: Someone Who Cares, Nú gleymist ég, Moonlight, Things You Said, You Again, Shades.
Olympia based minimalist post-punk trio Naomi Punk perform an aggressive set of grunge-influenced songs from their 2014 album, "Television Man." Recorded 08/22/2014 - 4 songs: Rodeo Trash Pit, Linoleum Tryst #19, Firehose Face, Television Man.
Broken Bells perform their first ever in-studio session at KEXP featuring acoustic interpretations of three songs from their new album, After the Disco, plus their very first single. Recorded 08/10/2014 - 4 songs: After the Disco, The High Road, Holding On For Life, The Angel and the Fool.
Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley of Georgia based Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers give KEXP listeners a taste of their 12th album, “English Ocean”, with a stripped-down acoustic performance. Recorded 04/23/2014 - 4 songs: Primer Coat, The Part of Him, First Air of Autumn, Pauline Hawkins.
Dean Wareham has released his first solo LP in 2014 (self-titled) and treats KEXP listeners to a live in-studio performance of select tracks from this latest body of work and a cover of “Ceremony”. Recorded 06/28/2014 - 4 songs: The Dancer Disappears, Holding Pattern, Happy & Free, Ceremony.
Cleveland, OH indie-rock outfit Cloud Nothings delivers a live in-studio performance on KEXP featuring songs from their new album, "Here and Nowhere Else." Recorded 07/03/2014 - 4 songs: Psychic Trauma, I'm Not Part of Me, Now Hear In, Pattern Walks.