KEXP Live Performances Podcast

Sure, espresso may make you think of Seattle, but the fresh is really what's poppin' here in the NW as hip-hop duo Fresh Espresso drop some of their smooth-#ss bombs from their debut LP, "Glamour." Recorded on 8/4/09 - 4 songs: Diamond Pistols, Someth...

Still going strong after 29 years, Australia's The Church performs a stellar set of their distinctive neo-psychedelia live at the Triple Door featuring material from their latest release "Untitled #23". Recorded on 6/15/09 - 5 songs: Deadman's Hands, P...

Seattle favorites The Maldives return to the KEXP studio for a spirited set of muscular roots-rock featuring songs from their 2nd release "Listen to the Thunder." Recorded on 8/25/09 - 4 songs: Goodbye, Come On, Come On, Walk Away, Going Home

King Sunny Ade and His African Beats perform live at the Triple Door in Seattle as part of the 25th anniversary of The Best Ambiance on KEXP. Recorded on 6/29/2009 - 10 songs: Oba Taiye Njuba, Me Le Se, Grace of God, Oluwa Ni'o Jeun Kan / Sijuade, Igi...

Brooklyn trio Au Revoir Simone play a delicate set of electronic indie-pop live on KEXP with songs from their latest release "Still Night Still Light." Recorded Live on 6/16/2009 - 4 songs: Anywhere You Looked, Knights of Wands, All or Nothing, Take Me...

It's all synths and driving beats as Detroit indie-electronica producer Randolph Chabot, performing here with a live band as Deastro, lays down a fine set featuring tracks from his latest release "Moondagger." Recorded Live on 6/28/09 - 4 songs: Zilwau...

Filled with unexpected shifts, pop and noise, the songs of Cymbals Eat Guitars define the word "dynamic" in this exclusive KEXP live performance. Recorded at the Cutting Room Studios in NYC on the Morning Show with John Richards. Recorded on 6/18/09 - ...

Brighton, UK based singer/songwriter/keyboardist Natasha Kahn (aka Bat For Lashes) graces the KEXP studio with a beautifully spacious stripped-down set featuring songs from her sophomore release "Two Suns". Recorded on 6/10/09 - 4 Songs: Glass, Moon a...

We count ourselves quite lucky here at KEXP to have The Vaselines do an acoustic live set for us – and they bring the hits! (yes, they play all the ones Nirvana covered) It's wonderful, raw Scottish pop that's often as lewd as it is sweet. Recorded on ...

A rockin' live set from the spirited duo from Vancouver, B.C. whose minimal garage-pop is as noisy as it is catchy. Japandroids play songs from the debut LP "Post-Nothing" and do a nice cover of Big Black's "Racer X." Recorded on 6/16/2009 - 4 songs: C...

The UK producer/musician James Yuill falls perhaps somewhere between Nick Drake and Aphex Twin with his hybrid of acoustic guitar indie-rock with glitch and soft dance beats. He plays tracks from his debut LP "Turning Down Water for Air" during this ch...

This London-based duo lay out some sparse, menacing blues-punk with great male/female vocals and skuzzy guitar and drums sounds. The Kills plug in, turn it up, and deliver a powerhouse set live on KEXP. Recorded on 5/14/09 4 songs: U.R.A. Fever, Kissy ...

The Los Angeles-based duo El Ten Eleven creates amazingly groovy post-rock instrumentals. It’s experimental without being too heady and dancey without sounding digital – all done with just drums and looping bass guitar sounds. Recorded on 4/16/09 - 4...

KEXP faves Pela treat our listeners to an exclusive stripped-down set with additional vocal harmonies. The New York group’s anthemic, heart-felt songs still really shine in this acoustic setting. Recorded on 5/29/09 - 4 songs: Augustine, Strange Days, ...

French indie-pop outfit Phoenix joins John Richards at the Cutting Room Studios NYC for a short and sweet acoustic set featuring songs from their fourth album, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix." Recorded on 4/23/09 - 4 Songs: Liztomania, 1901, Playground Love...