Live on KEXP brings you the very best of KEXP’s world-renowned live in-studio and remote performances. Each week, we’ll bring you a new live session, from emerging artists to well-established acts, spanning styles, genres and cultures. Full video of all Live on KEXP performances available at youtube.com/kexp.
Drawing from the Garifuna community of Honduras, Aurelio's rich, vibrant music embodies this culture and carries Latin and Afro-Caribbean influences woven into a unique, complex sound. This session features songs from the 2014 album, “Lándini”. Recorded 12/30/2014 - 4 songs: Nari Golu, Landini, Funa Tugudirugu, Nando. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Montreal-based band The Barr Brothers return to the KEXP studio for a live set of folk-pop. Recorded 12/05/2014 - 4 songs: Love Ain't Enough, Even the Darkness Has Arms, Half Crazy, Come in the Water. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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 Tall Trees. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Minneapolis veterans The Jayhawks visit the KEXP studio, performing a set that swings from moody to groovy, from country rock to post-punk, and everything in between. Recorded 01/06/2015 - 5 songs: Tailspin, Sound Of Lies, Somewhere In Ohio, Save It For A Rainy Day, Ain't No End. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Following their 2014 release of "Animals With Religion" Bee Caves perform live from The Cutting Room Studios in New York City. Recorded 10/23/2014 - 4 songs: Orion, Running Home To You, Black Mason Hills, Animals With Religion. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Seattle indie-rockers Cabana make their KEXP Studio debut with an excellent set of shoegazey, psychedelic pop on Audioasis. Recorded 10/25/2014 - 4 songs: Vine Portal, Wet Brick, Cell Dream, What I Seen. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former Seabear member and acclaimed songwriter in her own right, Sóley performs a tight set of electro-pop from Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2014. Recorded 11/05/2014 - 4 songs: Ævintýr, Deeper, One Eyed Lady, Halloween. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Berlin-based indie pop trio Ballet School perform essential tracks from their 2014 release, "The Dew Lasts an Hour," on KEXP. Recorded 10/27/2014 - 4 songs: Heartbeat Overdrive, Ghost, Gray, Cherish. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Toronto-based indie rock outfit The Rural Alberta Advantage perform live in the KEXP Studio, with a set of tunes from their 2014 album, "Mended With Gold." Recorded 10/24/2014 - 4 songs: On the Rocks, Runners in the Night, The Build, Terrified. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Toronto group Alvvays perform their surf-inflected dream-pop live from the KEXP studio. Recorded 12/2/2014 - 4 songs: Ones Who Love You; Dives; Archie, Marry Me; Party Police Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Seattle songwriter Jen Wood returns to KEXP to deliver a dreamy set of tunes from her 2014 LP, “Wilderness”. Wood is backed by an excellent cast of Seattle musicians including Carissa's Wierd guitarist Jenn Ghetto and bassist Lesli Wood for this electrified in-studio performance. Recorded 11/1/2014 - 4 songs: Fell In Love, Run With The Wild Ones, No Way Out, Run To Me. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Icelandic heavy rockers HAM perform “a few songs about friendship and love… and hate!” from Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2014. Recorded 11/7/2014 - 8 songs: Brekka, Ingimar, Þú lýgur, Tveir Dalir, Morðingjar, Sviksemi, Dauð hóra, Partýbær. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Indie-folk group Árstíðir perform live from Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2014, including songs from their upcoming album, "Hvel". Recorded 11/6/2014 - 5 songs: Someone Who Cares, Nú gleymist ég, Moonlight, Things You Said, You Again, Shades. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
KEXP presents a stirring, cinematic set from Icelandic avant jazz super-ensemble ADHD, live from the Free Church in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, just before Iceland Airwaves 2014. Recorded 11/03/2014 - 5 songs: Á Sama Stad, Vog, London Út, Merkilegt, Endaleysa. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Icelandic songster Júníus Meyvant and his nine piece backing band deliver a long set of richly textured arctic soul. Live from Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2014. Recorded 11/06/2014 - 7 songs: Hailslide, Gold Laces, Neon Experience, Beat Silent Neat, Mighty Backbone, Color Decay, Signals. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
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. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Reykjavík-based dreamy folk outfit Low Roar performs an exclusive live set in the KEXP Studio, featuring songs from 2014's "0". - Recorded 10/22/2014 - 5 songs: Easy Way Out, I'll Keep Coming, Anything You Need, Vampire on My Fridge, Dreamer. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Portland punks The Shivas channel vintage 1960's Northwest rock 'n' roll in this bouncy set for Audioasis. Check out this set of tunes from their 2014 K Records LP, "You Know What to Do." Recorded 11/13/2014 - 4 songs: You Know What to Do, Ride On, You Make Me Wanna Die, Stalking Legs. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rubblebucket from Brooklyn, NY bring their fun, horn-infused pop music to the KEXP studio. Recorded 10/10/2014 - 4 songs: My Life, On The Ground, Hey Everybody, Carousel Ride. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Australian psych-rock band Pond blow the doors off the KEXP studio in this heavy performance on The Midday Show. Pond sound simultaneously out-of-control and perfectly tight in this performance including a debut song from their forthcoming 2015 release “Man, It Feels Like Space Again.” Recorded 10/28/2014 - 3 songs: Elvis' Flaming Star, Don't Look At the Sun or You'll Go Blind, Midnight Mass. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
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 Breathers, Sweet Ride. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
KEXP presents Icelandic group Mammút live from Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2014, featuring a breathless set of dark, energized songs from their 2014 release, "Komdu til mín svarta systir" (Come to Me, My Dark Sister). Recorded 11/06/2014 - 6 songs: (new song), Tungan, Þau svæfa, Ströndin, Glæður, Salt. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Surf-influenced post-punk duo The Drums performs songs from their first record in three years, 2014's "Encyclopedia". Recorded 10/09/2014 - 4 songs: I Can't Pretend, U.S. National Park, Kiss Me Again, I Hope Time Doesn't Change Him. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Seminal alternative rock band The Dream Syndicate delight listeners with a special set from the KEXP Lounge at Bumbershoot. The Los Angeles-based group fronted by Steve Wynn, reformed in 2012 after going on hiatus in 1989. Recorded 08/31/2014 - 4 songs: Tell Me When It's Over, That's What You Always Say, John Coltrane Stereo Blues, The Days of Wine and Roses. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Any major dude will tell you that Canadian crooner Mac DeMarco knows how to get a laugh, but don't let the oversized t-shirts and backwards-facing baseball caps fool you - behind the humorous antics and normcore fashion, Mac delivers an impressive blend of dynamic pop melodies and smartly crafted, memorable songs. Live from the KEXP Lounge at Bumbershoot. Recorded 08/30/2014 - 8 songs: Salad Days, The Stars Keep On Calling My Name, Blue Boy, Cooking Up Something Good, Let Her Go, Ode To Viceroy,...
Swedish singer-songwriter Alice Boman shares songs from 2014's “EP II” in her first KEXP performance. This delicate, rhythmic set features Boman's long, whispering melodies. Recorded 09/25/2014 - 4 songs: Waiting, Over, Burns, What. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Seattle worldbeat supergroup Tuatara, delivers a funky free-jazz set, live at KEXP featuring songs from 2014's, "Underworld." Recorded 09/08/2014 - 4 songs: The Skeleton Getdown, Dueling Shamans, Snakecharmer, Gremlin Chain Gang. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst gives listeners a taste of his classic, wavering vocals in his first solo KEXP performance. Featuring his full band playing songs from 2014's “Upside Down Mountain” and one from the Bright Eyes release, “I'm Wide Awake It's Morning.” Recorded 09/29/2014 - 5 songs: Hundreds Of Ways, Zigzagging Toward The Light, Double Life, We Are Nowhere And It's Now, Common Knowledge. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...
Philadelphia group Strand of Oaks rocks out with songs from their 2014 album, "Heal," featuring Tim Showalter's deeply personal lyrics. Recorded 08/26/2014 - 4 songs: Goshen '97, Heal, For Me, Shut In. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Montreal trio Braids perform a sparse and dreamy set live on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 10/23/2013 - 4 songs: Hossak, 13, Victoria, In Kind. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
