In the words of Cheryl Waters “Oh My God..That Was Nuts!!!” This is Viet Cong, a blindingly-tight post-punk four piece from Alberta, Canada. Hear them as they deliver an unforgettable performance live in the KEXP Studio. Recorded 03/03/2015 - 3 songs: Silhouettes, Bunker Buster, Death.
Duluth, MN, bluegrass vets Trampled By Turtles return to KEXP and deliver a beautiful set of folk ballads and roots jams from their 2014 album, "Wild Animals." Recorded 10/18/2014 - 4 songs: Ghosts, Repetition, Nobody Knows, Wild Animals.
Seattle-based experimental hip-hop group, Shabazz Palaces, delivers a live in-studio performance on KEXP, with songs from 2014's "Lese Majesty." Recorded 08/06/2014 - 4 songs: They Come in Gold, Ishmael, Motion Sickness, Forerunner Foray.
From Duluth, Minnesota, Cloud Cult performs songs from their 2014 release, "Unplug" live in the KEXP Studio. Recorded 5/16/2014 - 4 songs: Breakfast With My Shadow, Ghost Inside Our House, You're the Only Thing in Your Way, Pretty Voice.
Critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast rap duo, Mobb Deep perform live in the KEXP Studio including the single, “Taking You Off Here” from their 2014 album, “The Infamous Mobb Deep”. Recorded 4/22/2014 - 3 songs: Quiet Storm, Taking You Off Here, Shook Ones.
With 2014's, "Altered Beast" now on the shelves, Seattle's treepunk tribe, Kithkin brought their nature loving selves indoors, treating the KEXP Studio to an inspired live performance. Recorded 4/10/2014 - 4 songs: Altered Beast, Asunder, Fallen Giants, Sorcerer.
Reunited electronic pop band Cibo Matto make their first visit to the KEXP studio to perform songs off their new LP "Hotel Valentine." Recorded 3/1/2014 - 3 songs: 10th Floor Ghost Girl, Emerald Tuesday, Déjà Vu.
Malian musician Rokia Traoré visits the KEXP studio to perform songs from her recent album, "Beautiful Africa", and talks with Cheryl Waters about her musical inspiration. Recorded 11/19/2014 - 3 songs: Sarama, Kèlè Mandi, Ka Moun Kè.
Before the recording of their latest LP, Floating Features, La Luz packed up from Seattle and moved to Los Angeles. That city’s vivid warmth and never-ending rush was baked into the group’s newest batch of songs, highlighted in this session in the KEXP Live Room with Cheryl Waters.
The spaced-out, desert-breathing songs on Loma’s self-titled debut showcase a band whose strength lies in capturing a shadowy mystique. Playing songs from their debut, Jonathan Meiburg, Emily Cross, and Dan Duszynski join Cheryl Waters in the KEXP Live Room for this session on the Midday Show.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Frank" by Just Mustard from the 2019 EP Frank/October on Pizza Pizza Records
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Show Me" by Mikal Cronin from the 2019 album Seeker on Merge Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "Lose Health" by Final Body, from the self-released 2019 album Nothyng.
In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, KEXP DJs Gabriel Teodros, OCnotes, Miss Ashley and Chilly put together a mix featuring music from and inspired by Indigenous artists all around the globe.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "Match Bet" by Squid, from the 2019 album Town Centre on Speedy Wunderground.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "Gnarbone" by Penelope Isles, from the 2019 album Until The Tide Creeps In on Bella Union.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Bloom" by Great Grandpa, from the 2019 album Four of Arrows on Double Double Whammy.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, from the many bands playing this year's Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, is "Forever on Your Mind" by Mammút, a 2019 self-released single.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, from the many bands playing this year's Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, is "Janúar" by Svavar Knútur, a 2019 single on Dimma Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Rare Thing" by Frances Quinlan, from the 2020 album Likewise on Saddle Creek.
