"It's been about 15 years since I last played in Ballard," Dan Bejar of Destroyer reminisced, pushing back his signature crown of curls with his hand. "It's still a very interesting place to play..."
words by Kat Metrovich / photos by Victoria Holt and Stacy Cornett.
DJ Chilly, host of KEXP's El Sonido, shares some of his favorite Café Tacvba videos in celebration of Mexican Independence Day and KEXP's re-airing of an exclusive live performance from the influential Latin America band.
Minneapolis-based musician, film composer, author, and expert playlist creator Mark Mallman talks to KEXP about the healing power of the perfect playlist, and the important role music plays in our lives.
Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with The New Pornographers' A.C. Newman about their eighth studio album and the anxiety of living in the United States.
Cigarettes After Sex is an evocative moniker, and it's brilliant that the El Paso, Texas group's sound is as vaporous, alluring, and nocturnal as they suggest. Joining DJ Morgan in the KEXP Live Room, Greg Gonzalez and co. perform four tracks from their self-titled debut. Recorded 9/8/20…
Wussy, "The best band in America", as coined by Robert Christgau, performs songs from their sixth full-length, "Forever Sounds," live on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 02/29/2016 - 5 songs: Pretty As You Please; Hello, I'm A Ghost; In The Tall Weeds; My Parade; Mu…
Nashville, Tennessee based Americana roots-pop group Dave Rawlings Machine performs songs from their brand new record, "Nashville Obsolete", live on KEXP with Stevie Zoom. Recorded 10/24/2015 - 4 songs Short Haired Women Blues, The Last Pharaoh, The Weekend, Sweet Tooth.
Toronto, Canada based soft-grunge group Dilly Dally drops into the KEXP studio and delivers a fantastic performance of songs from their new record ‘Sore' live on KEXP's The Morning Show with Kevin Cole. Recorded 10/28/2015 - 4 songs: Ballin Chain, Next Gold, The Touch, Desire.
London, England based indie-pop singer songwriter Oscar and his band perform songs from his new EP, "Forget Me Not," live on KEXP's The Morning Show with John Richards. Recorded 10/05/2015 - 4 songs: Beautiful Words, Daffodil Days, Stay, Breaking My Phone.
New Zealand-based alt/indie-pop group Salad Boys perform songs from their new record, "Metalmania", live on KEXP's The Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole. Recorded 10/16/2015 - 5 songs: Bow To Your New Sensation, No Taste Bomber, Daytime Television, I'm A Mountain, Dream Date.
Neo psychedelic-pop group Mercury Rev perform songs from their beautiful record "The Light in You" live on KEXP's The Morning Show with John Richards from The Cutting Room Studios in New York City. Recorded 10/15/2015 - 4 songs: Autunm's In The Air, Endlessly, Central Park East, Holes.
Montreal, Canada-based indie, post-punk group Ought perform songs from their new record, "Sun Coming Down", live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 10/15/2015 - 4 songs: Men For Miles, Beautiful Blue Sky, The Weather Song, Passionate Turn.
Los Angeles-based modern era indie singer-songwriter Julia Holter performs songs from her magnificent new record, "Have You In My Wilderness", live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 10/13/2015 - 4 songs: Sea Calls Me Home , Silhouette, Feel You, Have You In My W…
Punk Icon and founding member of The Jam and The Style Council Paul Weller and his band perform songs from his brilliant album "Saturns Pattern" live on KEXP with Stevie Zoom. Recorded 09/30/2015 - 4 songs: Have You Ever Had It So Blue?, I'm Where I Should Be, These City Streets, Ghosts.
Los Angeles psychedelic tropical-soul group Chicano Batman deliver a wild live studio session of songs from their new record "Cycles of Existential Rhyme" on KEXP's El Sonido with DJ Chilly. Recorded 08/07/2015 - 4 songs: Magma, Cycles of Existential Rhyme, Black Lipstick, Soniatl.
Birmingham, Alabama based honky-tonk, rock 'n' roll group Banditos deliver an outstanding performance of songs from their new self-titled record live in the KEXP studio on The Roadhouse with Greg Vandy. Recorded 07/14/2015 - 4 songs: Still Sober (After All These Beers), Waitin', Long Gone, Anyway,…
French/Finnish indie electronic duo The Dø stop by the KEXP studio and perform songs from their sparkly new record "Shake Shook Shaken" live on KEXP. Recorded 05/31/2015 - 4 songs: Keep Your Lips Sealed, Miracles (Back In Time), Anita No!, Despair, Hangover & Ecstasy.
Northwest roots rock troubadour Brandi Carlile and band stop by the KEXP studio and deliver a breathtaking performance of songs from her new album "The Firewatcher's Daughter" live on the Morning Show with John Richards. Recorded 05/07/2015 - 4 songs: Mainstream Kid, Wherever Is You…
Chimurenga Renaissance explores the melody of jazz, the synthesis of electronic music and the soul of dub to create their fantastic world hip-hop. Listen to their dazzling performance live on KEXP's Wo' Pop. Recorded 02/26/2015 - 4 songs: Proud To Be Afrikan, Imi Vechidiki Zivai, The Tas…
