Listen to one-of-a-kind in-studio performances recorded live at KEXP. Recent guests include:
Built To Spill - 11/19/2009
Let Doug Martsch and Northwest indie veterans Built to Spill lead you on a sonic journey through expansive fields of guitar pop to a land of virtuosic noise in this set of tracks from their 7th release "There Is No Enemy." You won't want to leave. Recorded live on KEXP. -M.Ogaz
Girls - 11/17/2009
With their brilliant debut full-length "Album" still hot from the presses, Fledgling SF band Girls stop by for this intense and emotional set of retro pop. Jangly strums give way to sheets of distortion as they lay it all out live on KEXP. -M. Ogaz
Dark Time Sunshine - 11/15/2009
Darker and more mysterious than the vacuum of space, Cape Cowen (MC, Seattle) and Zavala (producer, Chicago) bring the rainy and the windy cities together with their hip-hop project Dark Time Sunshine. They debut tracks from the release “Believeyoume” live on KEXP’s “Street Sounds.” -W. Myers
Countdown To Armageddon - 11/14/2009
Local hardcore group Countdown To Armageddon rip through some of their psychedelic crust live on KEXP’s punk show “Sonic Reducer.” Hide your kids and small pets. - W. Myers
X-Ray Press - 11/14/2009
Hold on to your hats and glasses kids, and get ready for a smart, unexpected and rocking live set from local group X-Ray Press. Like trigonometry, but way more fun. - W. Myers
Jeremy Burk - 11/14/2009
Check out some dark and slow-stomping indie-roots with Seattle singer-songwriter Jeremy Burk. Jeremy and band play tracks from the debut LP “I Hope You Find What You're Looking For” live on KEXP. - W. Myers
D. Black - 11/13/2009
With Vitamin D and Jake One on the boards and D’s street smart and spiritually uplifting raps “Ali’Yah” was definitely one of the NW’s hip-hop album highlights of 2009. D. Black is joined by Spaceman and DJ Nphared for a soulful live set on KEXP that features tracks from that release. -W. Myers
Rain Machine - 11/12/2009
Rain Machine is the solo project of TV On The Radio's Kyp Malone. Punchy songwriting, a big-beat low end and Mr. Malone's trademark gruff falsetto yelp and squalling guitar complete the package. You will be glad to get wet. Recorded live on KEXP. -A. Boyd
Slender Means - 11/11/2009
Seattle indie-popsters Slender Means stop by the KEXP studio to preview a sparklingly hook-laden quartet of songs from their upcoming 2nd full-length release "Adrift In The Cosmos." Recorded live on KEXP. -A. Boyd
Jet Age, The - 11/10/2009
DC band The Jet Age stops by to lay down this set of smooth and fiery power-pop featuring songs from their 3rd album 'In "Love"' Live on KEXP. - M.Ogaz
Bomba Estereo - 11/10/2009
Colombia’s Bomba Estéreo mixes latin flavors like cumbia and champeta with hip hop, reggae, electronics and psych into a unique and way-danceable blend. They play some tracks from their record “Blow Up” live and direct from KEXP
Gregory Maqoma - 11/9/2009
Johannesburg, South Africa choreographer, dancer and singer Gregory Maqoma brings his Vuyani Dance Theater project "Beautiful Me" to the KEXP studio. African vocal and percussive musical elements commingle with violin, cello and sitar in a cross-cultural melange reflecting the diversity of post-modern South Africa. Recorded live on KEXP. -A. Boyd
Physics, The - 11/9/2009
Seattle hip-hop group The Physics drop it with a fun, smart, and real warm sound. They turn up the warm in this dope KEXP live set that features live guitar, drums and trumpet. - W. Myers
Lou Barlow - 11/8/2009
Former Sebadoh/Folk Implosion frontman and Dinosaur Jr. bassist Lou Barlow is joined by The Missingmen while on tour for his solo record “Goodnight Unknown.” They stop by KEXP for an exclusive live performance featuring songs from the album. - W. Myers
Ghostland Observatory - 11/7/2009
You can almost see the lasers and smell the smoke while listening to this cracking live performance from Austin dance-rock duo Ghostland Observatory. This set recorded exclusively for KEXP at Seattle’s The Triple Door.
Tripwires - 11/6/2009
Led by John Ramberg (Stumpy Joe, Model Rockets, Minus 5), this group of Seattle all-stars known as Tripwires rock through this meaty set of retro power pop featuring songs from their 2nd album 'House to House.' Recorded live on KEXP, check it. - M. Ogaz
BOAT - 11/6/2009
Slightly slacker. Totally clever. And catchy as all hell. Join Seattle band BOAT for some live indie-pop recorded at KEXP, featuring tracks from their 3rd LP “Setting The Paces.” - W. Myers
Betsy Olson - 11/4/2009
Check the stripped-down gritty blues-rock of Seattle's Betsy Olson. With Sera Cahoone in tow on drums, Olson rips through this set featuring songs from her debut release 'Lonely Woman Blues' live on KEXP. -M. Ogaz
Múm - 11/3/2009
With their 5th full-length record “Sing Along To Songs You Don’t Know” Icelandic group Múm give their songs a lot more room to breathe while still maintaining their wonderfully dynamic blend of leftfield pop. Check some of the tracks from the release recorded live on KEXP. - W. Myers
Sin Fang Bous - 11/3/2009
Sin Fang Bous is the solo project of Icelandic singer-songwriter Sindri Már Sigfússon who’s also in the band Seabear (which he started as a solo project as well). He’s joined by his touring band in the KEXP studios for a live set of his dreamy indie folk/pop. - W. Myers
Soulico - 11/3/2009
Choklate - 10/31/2009
Heavy, The - 10/30/2009
Dodos - 10/28/2009
S - 10/27/2009
Jason Lytle - 10/26/2009
Wye Oak - 10/25/2009
Shabazz Palaces - 10/25/2009
Noah And The Whale - 10/24/2009
Moondoggies, The - 10/23/2009
Alec Ounsworth - 10/23/2009
Le Loup (10/23/09) - 10/23/2009
Choir Of Young Believers - 10/23/2009
Temper Trap, The - 10/22/2009
Thao With The Get Down Stay Down - 10/22/2009
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - 10/21/2009
Rubik - 10/21/2009
Blakes, The - 10/21/2009
Phantogram - 10/20/2009
Surf City - 10/20/2009
Union Line, The - 10/19/2009
Islands - 10/19/2009
Son De Madera - 10/19/2009
A Place To Bury Strangers - 10/19/2009
Moby - 10/18/2009
Georgetown Orbits, The - 10/17/2009
These Arms Are Snakes - 10/17/2009
Low Anthem, The - 10/17/2009
Wax Tailor - 10/17/2009
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