Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Chilly) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Vampire Weekend, Versing, Big Thief, and more.
KEXP weekend overnight DJ Nate shares some favorites of 2013, perfect to wind you up as the summer rolls along! Featuring new music from Pond, The Moondoggies, and The Dodos. 1. Pity Sex – Wind-Up 2. Moon King – Appel 3. Pond – Giant Tortoise 4. Sebadoh – Keep The Boy Alive 5. Free Time – Nothin…
Whether it be a run or a ride, Morning Show host John Richards presents a podcast that brings brand new, and very upbeat, tracks together to motivate you through whatever you need to be motivated through. 1. Weed - Silent Partner 2. Weekend - July 3. The Blakes - Chernobyl 4. Big Deal - Dream Mac…
It’s Sunday night, July 6, 2014, and I’m front and center at the Paramount Theater waiting for New Order to hit the stage. The lights are dim as techs move back and forth across the stage, checking guitars and synthesizers and making sure everything’s in its right place. Meanwhile, the tour DJ play…
On any given weekend in Seattle, there are a million amazing shows to see - from jazz at a coffee shop or theater, to a grunge show at a DIY space, to a major act at any one of our large venues. Maybe this weekend you want to try something new, maybe you heard one song by this small electronic, fol…
On any given weekend in Seattle, there are a million amazing shows to see - from jazz sets at coffee shops and orchestras at theaters, to a grunge shows in DIY spaces and major touring acts at any of our larger venues. Maybe this weekend you want to try something new; maybe you heard one song by th…
Last weekend, Disclosure headlined their Wild Life music festival in Brighton, UK. During their performance they premiered a new song called "Boss." You can get a pretty good feel for the song thanks to some fan footage. Hopefully a studio version will be out soon. [Pitchfork]
Just when you thought this year's Capitol Hill Block Party couldn't get any better, today they added over 40 more bands to the line-up, including everyone's Sasquatch fave, Father John Misty. Get ready for fun the weekend of July 24th through July 26th at the corners of Broadway and 12th Ave and E …
Finally! A reason to go to Spokane! This weekend, September 5th through 7th, launches the First Annual Bartfest, a music festival organized by a new all-ages venue in the small Washington town, The Bartlett. Together, with Nyne Bar located next door, they'll host a three-day indoor festival smack-d…
This weekend is your chance to score a piece of punk rock history as X's Exene Cervenka is throwing a yard sale, and you're all invited! The sale begins today in Santa Ana, California and runs for the next four days. Everything from guitars, vintage clothing, movie posters, alligator bags, and mor…
If you missed the announcement on The Morning Show on KEXP earlier today, we're excited to share the initial line-up for the 2017 Timber! Outdoor Music Festival! Celebrating its fifth year, Timber! invites you to the rural splendor of Carnation, Washington July 13th-14th for another fun, family-fri…
There's some pretty great releases for a holiday weekend, like the third LP from Dev Hynes — a.k.a. Blood Orange. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls the album "another masterful set of expansive, moody R&B blended with funk, synth-pop and other styles, combining a diverse sound and a variety o…
This weekend, "R" stands for "rock," "roll," and Rainier Beer! Join KEXP this Saturday, October 24th for "R Day," a fundraiser for KEXP's New Home. We'll be celebrating in the Old Rainier Brewery with special musical guests, Beat Connection and The Helio Sequence. KEXP DJ Sharlese will be spinning …
KEXP is proud to sponsor the second annual Bartfest, this weekend, Friday, October 9th through Saturday, October 10th, in Spokane, Washington. Spearheaded by all-ages venue The Bartlett, partnering with their neighbors at Nyne Bar, the eastern Washington city will host 18 bands across the venues.
It doesn't quite feel like it in Seattle — we've been alternating from jackets to tank tops, boots to sandals, all in the same day — but the Summer Solstice is this Saturday, June 21st! Due to the tilt of earth's semi-axis on this day, it will be the longest period of daylight, perfect for going ou…
Here’s a little pre-weekend of adorableness courtesy of Belle and Sebastian. The Scottish indie-pop band performed for a group of sick children with the Song for Kids Foundation at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Their carefree rendition of Journey’s smash hit “Don’t Stop Believin’” was a perfec…
Five songs into Hamilton Leithauser’s headlining set at the Neptune Theatre last week, a man got down on one knee and proposed to his sweetheart. The news didn’t reach the stage until after the former frontman for The Walkmen howled the last refrain of “A 1000 Times,” from his latest studio LP, I H…
For the past decade, The Coathangers have been scrapping their way out of Atlanta's indie punk scene and pull no punches on Nosebleed Weekend, their fifth release, and fourth on Seattle label Suicide Squeeze. Live in-studio, the heavy hitting trio, who originally formed as a joke, have serious fun …
It's Labor Day weekend, and the new releases are working hard. Highlights include the latest from Asheville, NC-based artist Angel Olsen. KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes the release "continues to head in a more electric, rock-oriented direction on her excellent third album, combining elements o…
Brooklyn punk rockers The So So Glos have shared the video for "Dancing Industry," a track off of their recently released album, Kamikaze. The video features an amazing dance crew showing off their talents on a New York City subway. It's pure joy that will have you dancing into the weekend. [Stere…
