Juana Molina, the Argentinian folk ambient electronica singer-songwriter delivers a beautiful performance for KEXP, playing songs from her 2013 release, "Wed 21". Recorded 4/21/2014 - 4 songs: Eras; Wed 21; Ay, No Se Ofendan; Sin Guía, No.
Twenty years of Capitol Hill Block Party magic is bound to bring some surprises, and some of 2016's latest additions made for some of the best events of the day. New Jersey producer and DJ Clams Casino was announced as part of the bill only about a week before the action started on Friday. Meanwhil…
Conceived originally as a duo by singer/guitarist Brian Harding and singer/keyboardist Amalie Bruun (ex-Hymns and ex-Minks respectively), Ex Cops explore the depths of pop through a psych-tinged haze. Influences on their aptly titled 2013 debut, True Hallucinations, range from early 80's NZ jangle …
KEXP is excited to present an intimate session with legendary singer/songwriters Billy Bragg & Joe Henry in the KEXP Gathering Space at Noon. The duo will present tracks from their new collaboration Shine A Light: Songs From The Great American Railroad, an album inspired by the culture of American …
Horn, Netherlands based neo-psych, baroque pop singer Jacco Gardner and his band perform songs from his new record "Hypnophobia," live on The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 06/25/2015 - 4 songs: Hypnophobia, Clear The Air, Face to Face, Find Yourself.
Seattle based singer-songwriter Briana Marela delivers a mind-blowing performance of songs from her soon to be released debut album "All Around Us" live on KEXP's Audioasis with DJ Sharlese. Recorded 07/09/2015 - 4 songs: Surrender, Dani, Take Care of Me, Further.
Portland based psych-folk singer-songwriter Jackson Boone delivers a fantastic performance from his cosmic new record "Natural Changes" live from the KEXP studio on Audioasis with DJ Sharlese. Recorded 06/15/2015 - 4 songs: Dolphin Turned Into A Cat, Moonbeam, Runaway, Open.
From heartbreak to the end of the world: that's how DJ Troy Nelson describes the trajectory of albums from singer/songwriter Marissa Nadler. "I think this is album seven or something? I don't know," she says with a smile and a shake of her head. Over the past 16 years, this ethereal singer/songwrit…
It's another jam-packed week of great releases! San Diego duo Crocodiles return with their fifth album, which KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes, "was recorded in Mexico City with production by Martin Thulin (lead singer of Mexican band Los Fancy-Free), and he brings some occasional Latin rhythms …
One of today's most exciting new artists, Brooklyn-based Korean-American singer, DJ, and electronic producer Yaeji delivers an exclusive new guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World packed with stellar underground house jams from all over the world, sprinkled in with some hip-hop, techno, and e…
KEXP's Owen Murphy headed out to Everett to get the scoop on the 2019 Fisherman’s Village Music Fest from the festival organizers: promoter Ryan Crowther, Tellers' singer/songwriter Sarah Feinberg, and Kyle Ledford of Soniphone Records.
In the first episode of El Sonido: Cancioneros, Albina Cabrera delves into the personal soundtrack of the renowned singer-songwriter Mon Laferte, tracing her artistic journey from her native Chile to her current home in Mexico.
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.
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…
Legendary Louisiana country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams stops by The Afternoon Show for a set of tunes from her 2015 album "Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded 02/11/2015 - 4 songs: East Side of Town, West Memphis, Protection, It's Gonna Rain.
British-born Americana singer-songwriter Pete Molinari performs a live set in the KEXP Studio, featuring songs from 2014's "Theosophy" and a Billy Childish cover to close out the set. Recorded 09/24/2014 - 4 songs: Evangeline, You Will Be Mine, What I Am I Am, I Don't Like The Man I Am.
Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li serenades Cheryl Waters and the KEXP listeners during a live in-studio performance on The Midday Show, playing songs from her 2014 album, "I Never Learn." Recorded 05/22/2014 - 4 songs: I Never Learn, No Rest For The Wicked, Never Gonna Love Again, Guns…
Legendary singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan performs live at the KEXP studio with a set including two new tracks from his upcoming full length album, Phantom Radio, interspersed with a reworked 15th century ballad and an Irving Berlin tune. Recorded 07/03/2014 - 4 songs: Judgement Time, The Cherry Tr…
A nuanced singer-songwriter and old-soul Americana-ist as demonstrably badass as Lucinda Williams is automatically going to yield a badass night, and that's just what the southern Stevie Nicks of tumbleweed-twang gave us.
Tune in this Friday, July 19th, as KEXP celebrates Six Degrees of Sharon Van Etten Day, a day of “on-the-fly” programming inspired by the musical collaborations of singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. (Van Etten reports, “It's kind of freaking me out. Haha!”)