The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble(Directed by Morgan Neville, USA, 2015, 96 minutes)
Yo La Tengo has released an animated magical video for "Ohm" from Fade. In it, two kids try to figure out what exactly a "Yo La Tengo" is. Where one takes the mathematical route (is that Marlyin Manson and Macy Grey I see in that equation?), the other is pulled into a full-blown world where a seaho…
While we'd naturally prefer you to keep listening to KEXP, there's several great full album streams out today, too. Yo La Tengo share their forthcoming full-length, Stuff Like That There, which hits stores August 28th via Matador Records (stream here). Much like the band's 1990 release Fakebook, t…
Veteran indie rock trio Yo La Tengo tackle iconic goth-poppers The Cure on their forthcoming covers album Stuff Like That There, out August 28th on Matador Records. Check out their rendition of the 1990 hit "Friday, I'm in Love" in this video directed by Jason Woliner. As drummer/vocalist Georgia …
Yo La Tengo will release their latest album Stuff Like That There on August 28. The album will include covers of the Cure, Hank Williams, and others, as well as some reworkings of Yo La Tengo's own music. Today you can hear their cover of Special Pillow's "Automatic Doom" and an updated version of…
Chilly collects some electronic, hip-hop and modern traditional Latin favorites that he's been spinning on El Sonido lately. It's a non-stop mix designed to move your mind, body and soul. Gozandolo, así es que vivo yo. 1. Systema Solar - Yo Voy Ganao 2. Rafi-eL - Suspiro 3. Boogat - Úni…
It's hard to think of another band that has not only lasted as long as but has also never lost their knack for sonic adventure like Yo La Tengo. After nearly 30 years, and through 13 studio albums and who knows how many singles and EPs, the Hoboken, NJ, trio still sounds like no one else, even with…
New music from Yo La Tengo, Courtney Barnett, Laura Veirs, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and more
Kamasi Washington releases a music video plus new music from Paul McCartney, Deerhunter, Yo La Tengo, and Purling Hiss
Live on KEXP At Home Session Host: DJ Chilly
Indie veterans Yo La Tengo have announced a new album slated for release in March called There's a Riot Going On. In a press release written by writer and critic Luc Santé, the album title is an intentional nod to Sly and the Family Stone's 1971 album of the same name, as well as a remark on the cu…
KEXP presents Lakou Mizik performing live at KEXP. Recorded July 14, 2016.
KEXP presents Los Blenders performing live at KEXP. Recorded July 21, 2016.
The new record is their first in nearly a decade, following 2009's Varshons
It's always inspiring to see bands releasing new and interesting music thirty years into their careers. (I'll be honest and admit I haven't heard 2015's Stuff Like That There - I'll blame that on the fact that it was released one month before my son was born - but I'm just assuming it was new and i…
Lima, Peru-based electronic, traditional Afro-Peruvian, funk group Novalima perform songs from their new record ‘Planeterio’ live on KEXP’s El Sonido hosted by Chilly.
The second installment of Sixteen Again delves into the stories behind the soundtrack of Gilmore Girls
Chouk Bwa Libète performs a live set from The WOMEX Radio Studio in Budapest, Hungary during WOMEX 2015.
It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since beloved Northwest singer/songwriter Elliott Smith released his now-classic LP Either/Or. For its anniversary, Kill Rock Stars is releasing an expanded reissue with live tracks from the 1997 Yo Yo A Go Go Festival in Olympia, WA, as well as previously u…
Each week KEXP's Music Director Don Yates and other KEXP DJs share brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Preoccupations, Yo La Tengo, Sango, Mount Eerie, and more.
