Tag: KEXP

Watch: Modern English performs 4 new songs — plus “I Melt With You” — on KEXP

Watch: Modern English performs 4 new songs — plus “I Melt With You” — on KEXP

Modern English stopped by Seattle’s KEXP radio station back in June to perform a five-song set that included four tracks earmarked for the band’s next album 1234.

Watch: The Charlatans perform “The Only One I Know” and more at Seattle’s KEXP

Watch: The Charlatans perform “The Only One I Know” and more at Seattle’s KEXP

The Charlatans recently completed a North American tour with Ride, and while the bands were in Seattle, Tim Burgess and Co. stopped by KEXP.

Watch: Ride spotlights new album ‘This Is Not a Safe Place’ in 40-minute live set for KEXP

Watch: Ride spotlights new album ‘This Is Not a Safe Place’ in 40-minute live set for KEXP

Seattle’s KEXP has just shared a nearly 40-minute live set by Ride that the shoegaze legends performed for the radio station last October ahead of their proper concert that night. The nine-song set is taken entirely from This Is Not a Safe Place, the band’s second post-reunion album, which was released last August.

Watch: Calexico and Iron & Wine cover ‘Bring on the Dancing Horses’ for KEXP

Watch: Calexico and Iron & Wine cover ‘Bring on the Dancing Horses’ for KEXP

Calexico and Iron & Wine have been out on the road this year in support of their 14-years-in-the-making second collaboration, Years to Burn, and have regularly been performing a cover of Echo & The Bunnymen’s “Bring on the Dancing Horses” — which they recorded in a live session for KEXP last summer.

Watch: The Chills play ‘Pink Frost’ and more in on-air set for Seattle’s KEXP

Watch: The Chills play ‘Pink Frost’ and more in on-air set for Seattle’s KEXP

Martin Phillipps brought his iconic New Zealand indie-pop outfit The Chills to the studios of Seattle’s KEXP during the band’s U.S. tour this past spring for a four-song on-air set and interview that the radio station has recently shared via YouTube. You can watch it right here.

Watch: The Dream Syndicate digs into ‘How Did I Find Myself Here?’ in KEXP live set

Watch: The Dream Syndicate digs into ‘How Did I Find Myself Here?’ in KEXP live set

The Dream Syndicate stopped by the studios of Seattle’s KEXP radio station in September while touring in support of the band’s excellent reunion album How Did I Find Myself Here?, recording a 35-minute session and interview that is now available for all to see. Watch it right here.

Watch: David J marks ‘The Day that David Bowie Died’ in KEXP live session

Watch: David J marks ‘The Day that David Bowie Died’ in KEXP live session

David J, the erstwhile bassist and Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, has been on the road for much of the year, playing full-band shows and incredibly intimate house concerts. Back in April, he stopped by the studios of Seattle’s KEXP radio for a 40-minute performance and interview session. See it here.

Watch: Robyn Hitchcock plays new songs plus ‘Madonner of the Bees’ in KEXP session

Watch: Robyn Hitchcock plays new songs plus ‘Madonner of the Bees’ in KEXP session

A frequent on-air guest at KEXP, singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock stopped by the radio station’s Seattle studios on May 1 for a half-hour live session and conversation with host John Richards. Joined by Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger, The Long Winters) on backing vocals, Watch the full set here.

Watch: The Wedding Present spotlights ‘Going, Going…’ in 30-minute set for KEXP

Watch: The Wedding Present spotlights ‘Going, Going…’ in 30-minute set for KEXP

David Gedge and the rest of The Wedding Present stopped by the Seattle studios of KEXP in April during the band’s spring U.S. tour in support of their latest album Going, Going…,  and performed a six-song, half-hour set that the radio station has now shared online. Watch the full performance right here.

Watch: Wire plays new ‘Silver/Lead’ songs, unreleased track in KEXP session

Watch: Wire plays new ‘Silver/Lead’ songs, unreleased track in KEXP session

U.K. post-punk warriors Wire stopped by the Seattle studios of KEXP radio in early April during a short West Coast swing in support of their 15th studio album, Silver/Lead, to perform a four-song on-air session and chat with host Stevie Zoom.

Watch: Mark Eitzel digs into new album ‘Hey Mr. Ferryman’ for KEXP live session

Watch: Mark Eitzel digs into new album ‘Hey Mr. Ferryman’ for KEXP live session

American Music Club frontman Mark Eiztel stopped by Seattle’s KEXP radio station last month to perform a quartet of songs off his just-released new album Hey Mr. Ferryman and discuss his music with host Troy Nelson. On the album, Eitzel is backed largely by ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler.

Watch: Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses stops by Seattle’s KEXP for live set, interview

Watch: Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses stops by Seattle’s KEXP for live set, interview

Throwing Muses frontwoman Kristin Hersh dropped by the studios of Seattle radio station KEXP last November while touring in support of her new solo album Wyatt at the Coyote Palace, and performed a four-song set and discussed her music with host Larry Rose.

Video: Fishbone performs at KEXP’s Seattle studios — watch full 30-minute set

Video: Fishbone performs at KEXP’s Seattle studios — watch full 30-minute set

Fishbone, long-running masters of the genre mashup, stopped by Seattle’s KEXP radio station just two days after the election last fall to perform a four-song, 30-minute in-studio session. Host Kevin Cole gets the band started by saying, “I know I could use some funk to get me out of my post-election funk.”