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Live on KEXP

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.

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Snapped Ankles

"Logs, lights and tree loving" was what UK group Snapped Ankles promised to deliver ahead of their live performance from Studio 9294 in London. What they actually presented was much more! Recorded on 2/5/19 during the Midday Show. 1. Tailpipe 2. True Ecology 3. Letter from Hampi Mountain 4. Drink and Glide 5. Jonny Guitar Calling Gosta Berlin 6. I Want My Minutes Back Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 05, 201942 min

JOHN

When London punk-rock duo JOHN performed live on KEXP from Studio 9294 in London, you could feel their energy through the airwaves! Recorded on 2/4/19 during the Midday Show: 1. Balfron 2. Ghost Printer 3. Industrial Action 4. Future Thinker 5. Squad Vowels 6. Western Wilds 7. God Speed In the National Limit 8. High Digger Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

May 31, 201929 min

Big Joanie

British, female punk trio Big Joanie refer to themselves as "The Ronettes filtered through 80s DIY and riot grrrl with a sprinkling of dashikis". Their live set on 2/4/19 during The Morning Show from Studio 9294 in London included these 9 songs: 1. Token 2. Way Out 3. Used To Be Friends 4. New Year 5. Crooked Room 6. No Scrubs 7. Down Down 8. It's You 9. Fall Asleep Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

May 29, 201924 min

Chemtrails

On Wednesday, February 6th, London-based garage-surf act Chemtrails took the stage at Studio 9294 in London during the Midday Show and performed these rippin' tunes: 1. Watch Evil Grow 2. Headless Pin Up Girl 3. Ghosts of My Dead Cats 4. Vultures 5. Deranged 6. I'll Never Be 7. Aeons Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 24, 201928 min

Kero Kero Bonito

London-based bilingual trio Kero Kero Bonito were one of the many bands that performed at KEXP's London Broadcast from Studio 9294 in February, 2019. Here's their set: 1. Outside 2. Lipslap 3. Only Acting 4. You Know How It Is 5. Make Believe 6. Flyaway 7. If I'd Known 8. The Prisoner Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 22, 201925 min

Shopping

Next up in our Live from Studio 9294 in London broadcast is British art-punk trio Shopping. They performed these 9 songs on the Morning Show: 1. Shave Your Head 2. Asking for a Friend 3. The Hype 4. In Other Words 5. Straight Lines 6. Initiative 7. Take It Outside 8. Long Way Home 9. Suddenly Gone Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

May 17, 201928 min

Maribou State

British electronic duo Maribou State stopped by KEXP's studio during The Afternoon Show and performed 4 songs from their 2018 album Kingdom's In Colour. 1. Feel Good 2. Nervous Ticks 3. Glasshouses 4. Vale Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 15, 201932 min

Vanishing Twin

KEXP's 2019 London broadcast for International Clash Day brought British experimentalists Vanishing Twin to studio 9294 where they performed 4 songs. 1. Choose Your Own Adventure, 2. Floating Heart 3. The Conservation of Energy 4. You Are Not An Island Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 10, 201929 min

Better Oblivion Community Center

Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst, also known as Better Oblivion Community Center stopped by KEXP's studio shortly after the release of their debut, self-titled album. Recorded 3/17/2019 on the Midday show with Cheryl Waters. 4 songs - Didn't Know What I Was In For, Dylan Thomas, Little Trouble, Easy/Lucky/Free Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

May 08, 201929 min

IDLES

For this year's International Clash Day celebration, KEXP traveled to London for our first-ever live broadcast from Studio 9294. British Band IDLES stopped by to perform songs during the Afternoon Show. Recorded 2/07/2019. 8 songs - Heel/heal, Queens, Faith in the City, 1040 Gotho, Television, Great, Danny Nedelko, Rottweiler. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

May 03, 201936 min

Fatima

Fatima's chic modern soul effortlessly captures London's vibrancy. Performing live at Studio 9294 in London as part of KEXP's 2019 International Clash Day broadcast, the Stockholm-born singer performs five songs. Recorded 2/5/2018. 4 songs - May I, Only, Dang, Caught in a Lie, Westside Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 01, 201927 min

Oruã

When they made their maiden voyage to the Pacific Northwest, the Brazilian psych rock outfit (and occasional Built To Spill collaborators) stopped by KEXP's Live Room to perform five songs in this session with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 3/27/2019. 5 songs - Volte Consciente, Malquerências, Domador, Vitin, Ilhas de Força Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 26, 201935 min

Ibibio Sound Machine

Eno Williams' Nigeria-via-London afrobeat project moves your heart and feet at the same time. Performing songs from their 2019 album Doko Mien, the group kick off KEXP's International Clash Day 2019 broadcast live from Studio 9294 in Hackney Wick, London. Recorded 2/4/2018. 4 songs - I Need You To Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka), Wanna Come Down, Tell Me (Doko Mien), The Chant (Iquo Isang), Trance Dance, Basquiat Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Apr 24, 201930 min

Queen Zee

The Liverpool punk outfit are ferocious and fierce, screeching and shredding with every second. The band perform songs from their eponymous debut live from Studio 9294 in Hackney Wick in London during KEXP's International Clash Day 2019 broadcast. Recorded 2/17/2019. 6 songs - Victim Age, Lucy Fur, Loner, Hunger Pains, Sissy Fists, Boy Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 19, 201921 min

Dakh Daughters

The Ukranian Dakh Daughers collective spans a wide range of creative mediums, and this session finds the group performing a quixotic mix of theatre and music live at Avast! Recording Co. on Wo'Pop with Derek Mazzone. Recorded 1/14/2018. 4 songs - Rosy, Sept Verres, Druzhba, To More More Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 17, 201928 min

Pedro The Lion

Pedro The Lion's return in 2019 found David Bazan revitalized and passionate, crafting one of his strongest albums in years. Backed by his band, Bazan performs a set of songs from the new album, Phoenix, along with some Pedro classics in the KEXP Gathering Space. Recorded 1/18/2019. 8 songs - Yellow Bike, When They Really Get To Know You They Will Run, Gas and Matches, Model Homes, Keep Swinging, How I Remember, Quietest Friend, Kept Secrets Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omny...

Apr 12, 201931 min

Wild Pink

Wild Pink's second album, Yolk in the Fur, is a leap forward for the band, sharpening their take on expansive, ethereal rock. The New York band join DJ Atticus at Avast! Recording Co. for a set of four songs from the album. Recorded 12/17/2018. 4 songs - Burger Hill, Lake Erie, Yolk in the Fur, There Is a Ledger Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 10, 201925 min

Nabihah Iqbal

Nabihah Iqbal's silvery electronic cuts have a futuristic allure to their popping rhythms that make for a quixotic listening experience.The razor-sharp electronic musician formerly known as Throwing Shade performs four songs from her debut album Weighing of the Heart from the Musée de la danse during Trans Musicales 2018. Recorded 12/5/2018. 4 songs - Saw U Twice, In Visions, Zone 1 to 6000, Untitled Friday Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Apr 05, 201917 min

John Grant

Love Is Magic, John Grant's fourth solo album, is another collection of clever and heart-wrenching songs delivered with a delectable croon and a razor-sharp wit. In this session, Grant joins Troy Nelson at Avast! Recording Co. for a session of four songs from the album. Recorded 12/18/2018. 4 songs - Touch and Go, Is He Strange, TC and Honeybear, Vietnam Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 03, 201929 min

Nâtah Big Band

Colorful and aqueous, the Rennes, France brass band whips up a rhythmic, sharp performance from the Musée de la danse in their hometown during Trans Musicales 2018. Recorded 12/8/2018. 4 songs - Harika Maru, Savana, Route 35, Monn Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 29, 201922 min

Gabiel Teodros

A Seattle staple for over a decade, Gabriel Teodros' incisive and reflective music reached a new peak with his 2018 LP History Rhymes If It Doesn't Repeat (A Southend Healing Ritual). In this session, Teodros joins Troy Nelson at Avast! Recording Co. for a session of four songs from the album. Recorded 11/28/2018. 4 songs - First Cut, Quantum Entanglement, Continuum, Around The Way Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 27, 201919 min

Red Ribbon

Hazy and alluring, Red Ribbon channels a smokey, Twin Peaks-esque mystique in their atmospheric rock. The Seattle outfit perform four songs from their debut album Dark Party at Avast! Recording Co. with DJ Sean Morrow. Recorded 11/28/2018. 4 songs - Seven Months, Overdrive, Your Car, Idiot Orange Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 22, 201921 min

Sun Breaks

Seattle veterans John Atkins (764-Hero) and James van Leuven (Plan B) joined forces for the scrappy lo-fi art punk project Sun Breaks. The Seattle duo join DJ Atticus at Avast! Recording Co. for a four-song session. Recorded 11/29/2018. 4 songs - All on Camera, Summer of Broken Bones, Heart, Moments Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 20, 201916 min

Júníus Meyvant

The Westman Islands, Iceland musician is quickly becoming a KEXP live session regular, and his talent for enrapturing melodies shines through in this session from KEX Hostel in Reykjavik during KEXP's broadcast from Iceland Airwaves 2018. Recorded 11/8/2018. 6 songs - Until the Last Minute, Across The Borders, Lay Your Head, Let It Pass, Love Child, High Alert Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 15, 201930 min

John Craigie

John Craigie imbues his songs with a wry sense of humor tempered with a deep understanding of American folk rock tradition. The San Francisco songwriter joins The Roadhouse's Greg Vandy at Avast! Recording Co. for a session of five songs. Recorded 11/29/2018. 5 songs - While I'm Down, Let's Talk This Over, When We're Sober, Don't Ask, Westbound Bart, 28 Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 13, 201935 min

WOOZE

The kaleidoscopic garage pop of South London's WOOZE is both flirtily playful and endlessly beguiling. Theo Spark and Jamie She perform four songs in session with KEXP at Musée de la danse in Rennes, France, during Trans Musicales 2018. Recorded 12/9/2018. 4 songs - Hello Can You Go, Ladies Who Lunch With Me, I'll Have What She's Having, Party Without Ya Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 08, 201914 min

Sink Ya Teeth

Maria Uzor and Gemma Cullingford's chrome-plated electronic music has a brilliant dance sensibility. The Norwich duo perform five tracks from their self-titled debut album live from Rennes, France as part of KEXP's sessions at Trans Musicales de Rennes 2018. Recorded 11/15/2018. 5 songs - If You See Me, Petrol Blue, Glass, Pushin', Substitutes Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 06, 201920 min

Cold Soda

Seattle's Cold Soda boasts quite a bit of Pacific Northwest musical pedigree - namely the members of the Cave Singers who swap instruments for this new project. Playing four songs from their self-titled debut, the quartet join Cheryl Waters in session at Avast! Recording Co. Recorded 11/26/2018. 4 songs - Houses, Roll Up, Neon Cross, Holly Leaf Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 01, 201918 min

Los Mundos

Los Mundos' rugged sound pumps up its intensity with hints of psychedelic sludge and ripping guitars at every chance it gets. The Monterrey group join DJ Chilly at Avast! Recording Co. for a four-song session. Recorded 11/15/2018. 4 songs - El Color Que Cayó Del Espacio, Amantes de la Sangre, Lenta Combustión, Rompe Tu Guitarra Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Feb 27, 201930 min

aYia

The Reykjavik electronic outfit aYia's jagged electronic rhythms are fascinatingly caustic. The group perform cataclysmic songs live from KEXP's Iceland Airwaves 2018 broadcast at KEX Hostel. Recorded 11/9/2018. 5 songs - Sparkle, Crystal, Slow, New Moon, Ruins Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 22, 201925 min
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