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Every week KEXP hosts live performances from our studios and now you can take them with you. With roughly 200 performances each year, KEXP boasts an impressive line-up of guests. Go to KEXP.ORG for a... | |
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| Bottomless Pit and The Kadane Brothers - Friday, 29 8 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Matt and Bubba Kadane (formerly of Bedhead and now of The New Year) unite with Bottomless Pit (including former members of Silkworm) and each perform two of their own songs yet together create a cohesive and atmospheric full set. Recorded live 7/17/08 on KEXP at Engine Studios in Chicago. Recorded - 4 songs: Wages of Sleep, The Company I Can Get, Dogtag, Winterwind |
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| Occidental Brothers Dance Band International - Friday, 22 8 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Chicago's Occidental Brothers Dance Band International is a multi-racial, bi-continental afro-pop ensemble bringing jazz-trained and rock-schooled American musicians together with Ghanaian musicians. This spot-on cross-cultural throwdown blends Central and West African styles and is guaranteed to get your booty in motion. Recorded live on KEXP at Engine Studios in Chicago. Recorded on 7/18/08 - 4 songs: Nyenko!, Mafiwo, Odo Sanbra, Circle Circle Circle |
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| Bobby Bare Jr. - Friday, 15 8 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| KEXP favorite and fan Bobby Bare Jr. joins ?Swingin? Doors? host Don Slack for another great on-air performance. When?s the rest of country music radio going to catch on to the unique spirit and deft songwriting of this Nashville musician? Recorded on 7/17/08 - 4 songs: Don't Follow Me (I'm Lost), Life In Reverse, "A Storm, A Tree, My Mother's Head", Mayonnaise Brain |
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| Joseph Arthur - Friday, 8 8 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| This unique, and increasingly prolific, singer-songwriter makes his 6th live appearance at the KEXP studios bringing only guitar, harmonica and some new songs. Recorded on 7/22/08 - 5 songs: Turn Me On, Even When Yer Blue, All The Old Heroes, Invisible Hands, Dead Savior |
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| Why - Friday, 1 8 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Bay Area indie art rock band Why? bring percussive lip noises, twisted lyrics, heart-wrenching piano and sleepy guitar riffs together for a quirky set of originals. Live at KEXP. Recorded on 4/17/08 - 4 songs: Song of The Sad Assassin, By Torpedos or Crohn's, Simeon's Dilemma, Yo Yo Bye Bye |
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| Plants and Animals - Friday, 25 7 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Montreal progressive folk rock trio Plants and Animals deliver a fresh basket of earthy 21st century flower power to the KEXP studios in this live set drawn from their 2008 full-length "Parc Avenue." Can you dig it? Recorded on 6/23/08 - 4 songs: Faerie Dance, Good Friend, À L'orée Des Bois, Bye Bye Bye |
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| The M's (Live in Chicago on KEXP) - Friday, 18 7 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Chicago neo-psychedelic noise-pop outfit The M's wake up the KEXP crew in this exclusive early morning live performance from Engine Studio on KEXP. Recorded 7/18/08 - 4 songs: Pigs Fly, Breakfast Score, Big Sound, How Could You? |
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| T-Model Ford and GravelRoad (Live in Chicago) - Thursday, 17 7 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| It may be a little early for John and Cheryl to take a nip, but it's Jack Daniel Time for real for Chicago Bluesman T-Model Ford and GravelRoad in this exclusive live performance for KEXP from Chicago. Recorded on 7/17/07 - 6 songs: Sallie Mae, Wood Cuttin' Man, Ask Her For Water, Rock Me Baby, T-Model Theme, Big Boss Man |
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| Mahjongg - Wednesday, 16 7 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Chicago electro-tribal experimentalists Mahjongg raid Engine Room Studio in this exclusive live performance on KEXP. Recorded on 7/16/08 - 4 songs: Tell the Police the Truth, Whoop, Those Birds Are Bats, Trilogy |
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| Foals - Friday, 11 7 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| These British post-punk revivalists take the classic sound and blend contemporary dance-rock with smart guitar work, spacey keys, a bit of horns, and driving percussion. They share songs from their debut LP ?Antidotes? with KEXP listeners live on-air. Recorded on 5/30/08 - 4 songs: The French Open, Heavy Water, Red Socks Pugie, Electric Bloom |
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| Head Like a Kite - Friday, 4 7 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Mirabile dictu! Head Like a Kite may induce eyes like saucers with their trippy dance-party blend of electronica and field recordings, but their feet remain firmly planted on the ground by the hard driving rock beat propelling it all. Mastermind Dave Einmo and his moustachioed crew are joined by Asya of Smoosh for vocals on "Daydream Vacation" (which just about sums up the vibe). Check out the cover of Neil Young's "Ohio." Recorded on 6/26/08 - 4 songs: We Were So Entangled, No Ordinary Caveman, Daydream Vacation, Ohio |
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| Extra Golden - Friday, 27 6 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Comprised of Kenyan and American musicians, the unique collaboration that is Extra Golden perform a seamless and energetic blend of benga and rock. Hosts Jon Kertzer and Doug Paterson discuss the bands origins, the political situation in Kenya, and the possibility of a positive reception at home. Recorded live on KEXP 6/24/08. 4 songs - OK-Oyot System, Nyako Wasaneo, Obama, Ilando Gima Onge |
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| Firewater - Friday, 20 6 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| The album "The Golden Hour" has even more of a global influence than previous Firewater records as frontman Tod A recorded a lot of it during his recent travels East. The music is raucous, rebellious, but also empowering. This particular set features the KEXP staff joining a pirates' chorus on ?Borneo.? Recorded live at KEXP 6/10/08 - 4 songs: Hey Clown, Electric City, 6:45, Borneo |
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| Sons And Daughters - Saturday, 14 6 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| The sound of Sons and Daughters is dark and tense with a roots music backbone, upfront bass and a great male/female vocal styling. Don?t let "roots" fool you though, this Scottish group is heavier than most so go ahead and dance or bang your head. They tear up Seattle?s The Triple Door live. Recorded 4/29/08 - 11 songs: Gilt Complex, Flags, The Nest, Hunt, This Gift, Rama Lama, Rebel With The Ghost, Darling, Goodbye Service, Dance Me In, Johnny Cash |
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| The Kills - Friday, 6 6 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| This UK duo runs the gamut from minimal roots-punk to electro-rock all with a dark and gritty feel. The Kills perform a spirited acoustic set live on the KEXP airwaves that features a lot of cool percussive guitar. Recorded on 5/15/08 4 songs: Kissy Kissy, Hook And Line, Black Balloon, Goodnight Bad Morning |
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| Atmosphere - Friday, 30 5 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Minneapolis emo-rappers Atmosphere play a rare stripped down and acoustic set of two songs from their 2008 release "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold" and a new song from the latest in their EP series "Sad Clown Bad Spring #12." Recorded on 5/13/08 - 3 songs: Guarantees, You, Not Another Day |
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| Voyager One - Friday, 23 5 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Local space-rock heroes Voyager One come in for a landing in the KEXP Studios and take you away with a set that hovers and jets. Recorded on 5/2/08 - 4 songs: Give, Bed of Sound, The Kids Take Control, Ocean Grey |
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| DeVotchKa (Live @ The Triple Door) - Friday, 16 5 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Denver globalistas DeVotchKa cook up a cinematic melting pot stew from a base of burlesque seasoned with sonic spices extending from Romani to Mariachi and beyond. Somehow it all blends together like grandma's goulash and certainly satisfied the Triple Door audience in this exclusive live performance for KEXP. Recorded on 5/3/08 - 9 songs: Head Honcho, Along the Way, Undone, Dearly Departed, Transliterator, You Love Me, The Clockwise Witness, How It Ends, Queen of the Surface Streets |
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| Elbow - Friday, 9 5 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Manchester, England's Elbow bring their warm and stately chamber-pop to KEXP in this intimate set drawing from their 2008 release "The Seldom Seen Kid." Recorded on 5/5/08 - 4 songs: Grounds for Divorce, Great Expectations, Some Riot, One Day Like This |
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| The Transmissionary Six - Friday, 2 5 2008 12:00:00 -0700 |
| Locals The Transmissionary Six once again craft a lovely atmospheric-pop record with"Cosmonautical." The duo's sound is perfect for headphone listening, but they sure sound wonderful with band too. The pedal steel and Terri Moeller's vocals make this live KEXP session particularly great. Recorded on 3/6/08 - 4 songs: Zero Gravity, I Want To Deprogram You, Edison Stare, Tugboat |
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