KEXP Documentaries: George Clinton Masterminds Parliament and Funkadelic
KEXP Documentaries bring you a musical subject in the time it takes to play just one song. This week it’s an episode on funk mastermind George Clinton and one band with two names: “Parliament” and “Funkadelic.” In 1956, George Clinton formed a doo-wop group in the back of a barbershop in Plainfield, New Jersey. HeRead more...
More2011 Top Ten List Spotlight: Marji Makers
The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Tune in on Friday, December 30thRead more...
MoreOur Favorite Local Records of 2011: #7 - My Goodness - S/T
Over the next two weeks we’ll be counting down our 10 favorite records released in the Pacific Northwest in 2011. Follow along!
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#7. My Goodness - s/t
If notable echoes of Seattle’s musical history as a rock town exist, it is surely in the persons of Joel Schneider and Ethan Jacobsen who make up My [...]
MoreThe Blue Moon’s 8th Annual Christmas Eve Holiday Pageant / Midnight Mass
The 7th Annual Blue Moon Midnight Mass ::: photo by Josh Lovseth
Jason Josephes (Booker at The Blue Moon, member of the Hopscotch Boys and “Jesus” during the pageant.) took time out of his busy schedule to answer a few of my silly questions about “Blue Moon’s 8th Christmas Eve Holiday Pageant and Midnight Mass” by [...]
MoreOur Favorite Photos of 2011: Slack Fest
American Girls at Slack Fest ::: photo by Abbey Simmons
The things we would do to relive this summer’s return of Slack Fest are obscene. For now, these photos will have to do.
My Goodness at Slack Fest ::: photo by Abbey Simmons
Dancers at Slack Fest ::: photo by Josh Lovseth
Maldives Finale at Slack Fest ::: [...]
More2011 Top Ten List Spotlight: Stevie Zoom
The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Tune in on Friday, December 30thRead more...
MoreLive Video: The Stepkids
The three singer/songwriters that make up The Stepkids hail from Stones Throw Records, the label infamous for signing J Dilla, Madlib, Mayer Hawthorne, and James Pants. At first glance, they’re a band that doesn’t give the impression of blending in, until you realize that’s because they do the opposite: they stand out. Their unique blendRead more...
MoreWinter Crews Recruiting!
Our Dirty Dozen and Chicken crew are now recruiting volunteers for the winter quarter. If you’ve been on a farm crew before, we need you! And if you’ve never been down to the farm but want to get involved, we … Continue reading →
MoreOur Favorite Local Records of 2011: #8 Wild Flag - s/t
Over the next two weeks we’ll be counting down our 10 favorite records released in the Pacific Northwest in 2011. Follow along!
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#8. Wild Flag - Wild Flag (Merge)
Composed of two-thirds of Sleater-Kinney and members of Helium, Quasi, and The Minders, Wild Flag has certainly got, as they say, chops. It’s not surprising [...]
MoreRoad Trip to Boise! The 1st Annual Treefort Fest is Going to Be Worth The Drive
New music festival + solid local and national line-up + excuse to take a road-trip with friends = hello, favorite new thing. (And thank you Reverb for introducing us.)
The first annual Treefort Fest is happening March 22nd to 25th in downtown Boise and a number of great local bands will be making the drive [...]
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