Los Angeles psychedelic tropical-soul group Chicano Batman deliver a wild live studio session of songs from their new record "Cycles of Existential Rhyme" on KEXP's El Sonido with DJ Chilly. Recorded 08/07/2015 - 4 songs: Magma, Cycles of Existential Rhyme, Black Lipstick, Soniatl.
Birmingham, Alabama based honky-tonk, rock 'n' roll group Banditos deliver an outstanding performance of songs from their new self-titled record live in the KEXP studio on The Roadhouse with Greg Vandy. Recorded 07/14/2015 - 4 songs: Still Sober (After All These Beers), Waitin', Long Gone, Anyway,…
French/Finnish indie electronic duo The Dø stop by the KEXP studio and perform songs from their sparkly new record "Shake Shook Shaken" live on KEXP. Recorded 05/31/2015 - 4 songs: Keep Your Lips Sealed, Miracles (Back In Time), Anita No!, Despair, Hangover & Ecstasy.
Northwest roots rock troubadour Brandi Carlile and band stop by the KEXP studio and deliver a breathtaking performance of songs from her new album "The Firewatcher's Daughter" live on the Morning Show with John Richards. Recorded 05/07/2015 - 4 songs: Mainstream Kid, Wherever Is You…
Born in Ethiopia but raised in Espoo Finland, Mirel Wagner and her acoustic guitar treat the Midday Show to a sparse set of quiet songs from the album, "When The Cellar Children See the Light of Day." Recorded 11/20/2014 - 4 songs: 1 2 3 4, What Love Looks Like, The Dirt, Taller Than Tal…
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.
Shoegaze rock outfit Oyama deliver an entrancing live performance from Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2014. At times ambient, at others pure noise rock, they perform songs from their 2014 LP, “Coolboy”. Recorded 11/05/2014 – 5 songs: Old Snow, Siblings, The Cat Has Thirst, Lung Br…
Brooklyn-via-Denton lo-fi slacker post-punk quartet Parquet Courts deliver a live performance in the KEXP Studio featuring songs from 2014's "Sunbathing Animal." Recorded 08/05/2014 - 4 songs: Ducking & Dodging, Black & White, Vienna II, Dear Ramona.
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…
Zimbabwe-inspired hip-hop project Chimurenga Renaissance delivers an outstanding live in-studio performance featuring songs from their 2014 full-length debut album, "riZe vadZimu riZe" on KEXP. Recorded 06/14/2014 - 4 songs: The B.A.D. Is So Good, Lean, It's Bigger Than You, They Pray In…
Virginia based brothers Pontiak have released a new album of heavy hitting psych rock called "INNOCENCE", out now on Thrill Jockey. The band stops by the KEXP studio to perform a selection of their new songs. Recorded 2/16/2014 - 4 songs: Surrounded By Diamonds, Lack Lustre Rush, It's Th…
Real Estate return to KEXP to play songs from their new LP "Atlas" on The Midday Show. The New Jersey/Brooklyn indie rockers deliver a dreamy set of upbeat tunes and discuss recording their latest effort at Wilco's Loft Studio. Recorded 3/6/2014 - 4 songs: The Bend, Talking Backwards, Cr…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "She Knows" by Graham Coxon, from the 2019 self-released album The End of The F***ing World 2 (Original Songs and Score).
To celebrate Riz's 35-year milestone, we get two extra song recommendations in this episode! Isabel joins Riz at his house to discuss four new songs and two old favorites.
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the day podcast subscription . This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the M…
To help introduce DJ Jewel to our listeners, KEXP's Sound & Vision host Emily Fox caught up with the Astral Plane host to learn more about her background in psych music and tech as well as three songs as three songs to get to know her
Baltimore experimental indie-dream-pop group Lower Dens stop by the KEXP studio and play songs from their haunting new record "Escape from Evil" live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 07/27/2015 - 4 songs: To Die In L.A., Ondine, Sucker's Shangri-La, Société Ano…
