Former Head and the Heart member Josiah Johnson talks about his new single, "World's Not Gonna End" and his struggle with addiction that led him to leave the band, get on a path to sobriety, and start a solo career.
Bob Casale, founding member and guitarist of influential new wave band Devo, sadly passed away on Monday at the age of 61 from health complications that led to heart failure. His brother and bandmate, Gerald Casale, left this statement on the band's Facebook page: "As an original member of Devo, Bo…
Hometown heroes The Head and the Heart appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to perform the track “Another Story,” from their most recent release, Let’s Be Still. Watch below: [Under the Radar]
Midday Show host Cheryl Waters presents the latest Music That Matters podcast featuring a mix of new songs from Mono Town, Pixies, Summer Aviation and more! 1. Grizzly Bear - Listen and Wait 2. The Besnard Lakes - People of the Sticks 3. Holograms - Meditations 4. Mono Town - Jackie O 5. Ásgeir -…
Seattle band Ivan & Alyosha, in the lineage of local powerhouses the Head and the Heart and the Fleet Foxes, are masters of the bright, jangly guitars, tight, soaring harmonies and steady kick-drum rhythms. But there is something distinct about them, too – the band has more joy to it than maybe…
Yesterday, the 2017 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival line-up rolled out -- this year's headliners include Radiohead, Beyonce, and Kendrick Lamar as headliners, with Seattle's own Tacocat, Car Seat Headrest, and The Head & the Heart also on the impressive bill.
Deep in the heart of this festival weekend, the brave souls that get out of bed before noon and head out in the pouring rain will be joining us for another spectacular day of Icelandic music at Kex Hostel. Though our live broadcast wrapped yesterday, we'll still be streaming live video for four ban…
Starbucks are at it again with Sweetheart 2014, their annual compilation of artists covering their favorite love songs. This year's romantic roster includes Beck, The Head & the Heart, Vampire Weekend, Phosphorescent, and Jim James, covering Bob Marley, as you can stream below. Sweetheart 2014…
La Luz has been through a lot since their debut EP Damp Face hit the airwaves and internets. From a U.S. tour, to playing with Of Montreal and The Head and the Heart, to sustaining serious injuries after getting hit by a semi while on the road, to releasing their new LP, It's Alive, to replacing th…
The first performance of our Hood to Hood 2013 broadcast is a special collaborative performance by Jon Russell, Damien Jurado, and Tomo Nakayama, all Seattle based singer-songrwriters. So far Jon Russell has played just one show as a solo musician, an acoustic show at Neumos, though he has been pla…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Virginia (Wind in the Night)" by The Head and the Heart, from the 2022 album Every Shade of Blue on Warner.
Whether it's the goal or method of art to turn complex thought into pure emotion, The Antlers are masters of their craft. The Brooklyn band frequently finds impetus in heady conceits, like on 2009's Hospice, for which vocalist and guitarist Peter Silberman compared an emotionally abusive romantic r…
tUnE-yArDs are returning next week with a new album, I can feel you creep into my private life, and today we've received the third single from the album, "Heart Attack." The fun, upbeat track shows the new, more accessible direction the band is taking. This will be the first album where the band, p…
It’s time again for Friday on My Mind. Our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News. If you haven’t already called in sick to work on Friday yet, then do it now and get over to Ballard for Hood-to-Hood Day…
In his interview with Stereogum, Kip Berman historically described The Pains of Being Pure At Heart as a project about writing songs and playing them with friends. Now, almost five years since the band’s divine eponymous debut, with a new backing lineup that helped record the new LP out in a week a…
Mac Demarco’s declaration of “make yourself at home” at the beginning of his set at Sasquatch! Music Festival on Saturday was a fitting notion, as Mac has been making himself at home in the ears and hearts of fans for years now. The Canadian songster has a knack for writing songs that float and dri…
KEXP's Roadhouse host Greg Vandy brings you a late summer soundtrack that features many of his favorite new songs and artists of 2014, such as Israel Nash, Black Lips, Pete Molinari, The Donkeys, Nikki Lane, Sturgill Simpson, Evening Bell, and Saskatoon teenagers Kacy & Clayton. 1. Black Lips…
The Head and The Heart talk about their new record, Every Shade of Blue, and starting therapy together as a band, 12 years since they formed in Seattle.
If you missed its debut on The Morning Show on KEXP this morning, we have new music from the Pixies! Check out the single "Um Chagga Lagga" below, from their forthcoming full-length Head Carrier, out September 30th via Pixiesmusic/[PIAS]. It'll be their first album with new bassist Paz Lenchantin …
