Recent Posts from KEXP Blog

KEXP Blog — wikimedia commons image In the Western musical tradition, it’s difficult to overstate the importance of the keyboard — not only in terms of the volume of music composed for it, but in terms of its influence on music theory, which affects not only ... read more »

KEXP Blog — A few more highlights from the live sessions recorded in 2009 for the Morning Show with John Richards live from the Cutting Room Studios NYC. In this round are selections of performances from the increasingly popular young British indie darlings F... read more »

KEXP Blog — photo by Autumn de Wilde 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 a... read more »

KEXP Blog — This week features some unusual new releases with Texan electro folk band Midlake stealing the spotlight. The former high school jazz band kids diverge from the 70’s-esque, psych-pop sound of their 2006 breakout album, The Trials of Van Occupante... read more »

KEXP Blog — The four members of Surfer Blood in an odd twist of fate met at an afterparty for a music festival none of them attended. Sharing distaste for drum and bass, and perhaps bonded by the irony they were attending said party, John Paul Pitts, Tyler S... read more »

KEXP Blog — photo by James Bailey (view set) 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 indep... read more »

KEXP Blog — I’m DJ Sharlese and I’ve decided to put together a monthly Blog post that contains videos I’m into and add in my highly intelligent commentary. I’ll come up with themes and find old and new videos to show so please enjoy and feel free to send me y... read more »

KEXP Blog — Street beat, trip pop duo Phantogram teased North America for almost a year with a mere, but terribly addictive, five song EP. The pair from Saratoga Springs, New York, may have left groove junkies everywhere without a fix, but just as they promi... read more »

KEXP Blog — Phoenix live from The Triple Door on 1/23photo by Christopher Nelson Congrats to Phoenix, this year’s Grammy winners for Alternative Music Album with Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. The French quartet, who were live on KEXP just over a week ago, beat ... read more »

KEXP Blog — photo by Doron Gild Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists t... read more »

KEXP Blog — photos by James Bailey Back in November, Asobi Seksu released ReWolf, an album of acoustic versions of their music recorded in one long day at the now-closed Olympic Studios in London. They brought what lead singer Yuki Chikudate laughingly calle... read more »

KEXP Blog — Terri Moeller is an eminently creative Seattle songwriter who has been in several notable Seattle area bands, from playing drums for once-Sub-Pop roots-legends The Walkabouts to most recently fronting the critically-charmed Transmissionary Six. ... read more »

KEXP Blog — photo by Christopher Nelson (more here) It’s hard to think of a Northwest band that does smart, quirky and ultimately dancy indie pop better than Seattle’s BOAT. Although lead songwriter, singer and guitarist D. Crane often claims to be just barel... read more »

KEXP Blog — As major labels continue to exist behind the times, artists and labels with little capital and lesser reputations are producing some of the most innovative, interesting, and inspiring music. Whether it’s creating a new niche in digital technology... read more »

KEXP Blog — photo by Steve Naccarato Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent arti... read more »

KEXP Blog — One of my favorite discoveries of 2009 is Green Monkey Records, a small local label that first started putting out rock music in Seattle when Nirvana was just a gleam in Kurt Cobain’s eye (or something like that), and managed to get out of the bus... read more »

KEXP Blog — I hope everyone likes videos, ’cause I’ve put a lot of them in here this week. Unintentionally, I might add. While I’m on the topic, check out hundreds and hundreds of videos from live performances for KEXP at youtube.com/kexpradio, including new... read more »

KEXP Blog — 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 DJs think... read more »

KEXP Blog — photo by Alex Crick (more) Joseph Arthur has long been a favorite of KEXP listeners and DJs and most definitely ranks among the most visited in-studio guests at the station. Over the years, he’s performed solo acoustic, with a full band, and armed... read more »

KEXP Blog — 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 DJs think... read more »