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.
Glasgow based Holy Esque performs their ferocious post-punk filled with atmospheric textures, musical tension and cryptically-dramatic lyrics live on KEXP's Morning Show. Recorded 03/13/2015 - 4 songs: Silences, Fade, Thrones, Sovereign. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jessica Pratt performs her richly melodic and raw acoustic-folk live on KEXP. Recorded 02/20/2015 - 4 songs: Wrong Hand, Game That I Play, Moon Dude, Strange Melody. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Montreal band Stars stop by the Midday Show in support of their recently released album, "No One Is Lost". Recorded 03/02/2015 - 4 songs: This Is The Last Time, Trap Door, Look Away, Elevator Love Letter. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Los Angeles based Cambodian Psych-Pop band Dengue Fever perform a tight live set on Wo' Pop in the KEXP studio. Recorded 02/10/2015 - 4 songs: Ghost Voice, Tokay, Girl From The North, No Sudden Moves. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Seattle 5-piece Smokey Brights plays new songs off their debut album, "Taste For Blood" in the KEXP Studio. Recorded 02/04/2015 - 4 songs: If I Can't Change Your Mind, Catacomb, Baby Marmalade, Monster House. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Highly revered U.K. indie-shoegaze band Swervedriver stop by KEXP and perform an energetically-driving set live on KEXP. Recorded 03/08/2015 - 4 songs: Autodidact, Setting Sun, Last Rites, I Wonder? Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Minneapolis indie hip-hop collective Doomtree stop by the Afternoon Show and perform a captivating set live on KEXP. Recorded 03/09/2015 - 4 songs: The Bends, Cabin Killer, Heavy Rescue, Final Boss. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the words of Cheryl Waters “Oh My God..That Was Nuts!!!” This is Viet Cong, a blindingly-tight post-punk four piece from Alberta, Canada. Hear them as they deliver an unforgettable performance live in the KEXP Studio. Recorded 03/03/2015 - 3 songs: Silhouettes, Bunker Buster, Death. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tweedy is the latest project from Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, his son Spencer and a group of their close friends. Listen to them perform a magnificent set of tunes from their recent album Sukierae live on KEXP. Recorded 03/12/2015 - 4 songs: World Away, Summer Noon, Losing End, Low Key. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Northwest band Chastity Belt stops by the KEXP studio to deliver a strong set of guitar-heavy songs from their latest release, "Time To Go Home", plus an unreleased song called "Dull". Recorded 03/28/2015 - 4 songs: Dull, Time to Go Home, Drone, Joke. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
London band Wolf Alice bring their dark, psych-tinged folk-pop to the KEXP studio for this live session. Recorded 03/10/2015 - 4 songs: Moaning Lisa Smile, Your Love's Whore, Fluffy, Giant Peach. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dripping Springs, TX singer-songwriter Israel Nash drops by the KEXP studio for a set full of gritty neo-psychedelic songs from his stellar 2014 release, "Rain Plans." Recorded 02/14/2015 - 4 songs: Woman At The Well, Mansions, Rain Plans, Rexanimarum. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Singer-songwriter Kevin Morby stops by the Midday Show to play songs from his new album, "Still Life." Recorded 02/19/2015 - 6 songs: The Dead They Don't Come Back, Reign, All of My Life, Amen, I Hear You Calling, Parade. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chimurenga Renaissance explores the melody of jazz, the synthesis of electronic music and the soul of dub to create their fantastic world hip-hop. Listen to their dazzling performance live on KEXP's Wo' Pop. Recorded 02/26/2015 - 4 songs: Proud To Be Afrikan, Imi Vechidiki Zivai, The Taste of Her Lips, Pop Killer. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Father John Misty stops by The Cutting Room Studios in New York City to perform songs from his recent album "I Love You, Honeybear." Recorded 01/29/2015 - 4 songs: Strange Encounter; I Love You, Honeybear; Holy Shit; Chateau Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins). Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Veteran Texas troubadour Steve Earle drops by the KEXP studio for a fabulous live set featuring songs from his 16th studio album, "Terraplane" and more. Recorded 02/27/2015 - 4 songs: Ain't Nobody's Daddy Now, You're the Best Lover That I Ever Had, King of the Blues, Copperhead Road. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bilbao by way of Buenos Aires guitar rock trio Capsula perform a set of hyper-raw, psych and glam inspired songs live on KEXP. Recorded 02/13/2015 - 3 songs: Candle, Candle; El Infierno; Dead or Alive. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Celebrating the release of their sophomore album, "EarthEE," Seattle's THEESatisfaction stop by to perform addictive, otherworldly, Afro-centric hip-hop live on KEXP. Recorded 2/23/2015 - 4 songs: Recognition, Fetch/Catch, Planet For Sale, Sir Come Navigate. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Multi-instrumentalist Hanni El-Khatib performs tracks from his 2015 album "Moonlight" live in the KEXP Studios. Recorded 02/09/2015 - 4 songs: Melt Me, The Teeth, Moonlight, Two Brothers. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Legendary Louisiana country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams stops by The Afternoon Show for a set of tunes from her 2015 album "Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded 02/11/2015 - 4 songs: East Side of Town, West Memphis, Protection, It's Gonna Rain. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Nile Project, a group of forward-thinking musicians that channel the unsung beauty of East African traditions, stop by KEXP and perform live on Wo'Pop. Recorded 01/31/2015 - 4 songs: Gharib Ley, Ya Abay Weha, Uruzi Nil, Ya Ganouby. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Portland-based singer and electronic-dance producer Natasha Kmeto performs a live set on KEXP's Audioasis. Recorded 01/09/2015 - 4 songs: Inevitable, On A String, Take Out, The Only Time. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Guitar gods Nels Cline and Julian Lage visit the KEXP Studio to perform an adventurous set of guitar duets on Jazz Theater. Recorded 01/13/2015 - 4 songs: Racy; Blues, Too; Calder; Odd End. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Detroit gritty rockers Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas perform a live set of their unique soulful pop and blues'd out rock at KEXP. Recorded 12/17/2014 - 4 songs: Caught Up, Dead Brains, Sorry I Stole Your Man, No Place Left To Hide. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As Museum Of Love, Pat Mahoney (former drummer for LCD Soundsystem) and producer Dennis McNany, perform a set of infectious electro-pop on KEXP. Recorded 12/07/2014 - 4 songs: Down South, Monotronic, In Infancy, And All The Winners. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Zola Jesus treats KEXP listeners to a powerful live performance of dark-wave electronic music. Recorded 01/09/2015 - 4 songs: Dangerous Days, Dust, Lawless, Hunger. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
L.A. based indie-rock outfit Francisco The Man visit the KEXP Studio and perform songs from their 2014 album, "Loose Ends." Recorded 12/07/2014 - 4 songs: You & I, It's Not Your Fault, Progress, Big Ideas. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Charleston, SC-based indie-folk duo Shovels & Rope delights KEXP listeners with a live in-studio set, featuring songs from 2014's, "Swimmin' Time." Recorded 11/10/2014 - 4 songs: Coping Mechanism, The Devil Is All Around, Mary Ann & One Eyed Dan, Evil. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duluth, MN, bluegrass vets Trampled By Turtles return to KEXP and deliver a beautiful set of folk ballads and roots jams from their 2014 album, "Wild Animals." Recorded 10/18/2014 - 4 songs: Ghosts, Repetition, Nobody Knows, Wild Animals. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tomo Nakayama kicks off his 14-show release-day marathon with Troy Nelson on The Morning Show. Nakayama (Grand Hallway, Asahi) is joined by Yuuki Matthews (The Shins) for a stripped-down set of material from his latest album, “Fog On The Lens.” Recorded 11/04/2014 - 4 songs: Cold Clear Moon, Magnolias (for Philip), Fallen Cedar, Darkest of Seasons. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
