

Live on KEXP
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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Aug 21, 2019 • 30min
Cate Le Bon
While writing her fifth studio album, Reward, Welsh singer Cate Le Bon retreated to a rural English town and studied the art of chairmaking. The result is electrifying. She performs 4 songs from the album in the KEXP Live Room with DJ Cheryl Waters. Recorded 07/15/2019. 4 songs - Miami, Home To You, Mother’s Mother’s Magazines, Meet the Man.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 16, 2019 • 35min
The Black Tones
Seattle’s local favorite The Black Tones invigorates audiences with their original blend of blues and punk. Listen to them perform 4 songs from their debut full-length album, Cobain and Cornbread, produced by the legendary Jack Endino. Recorded 06/18/2019 in the KEXP Live Room. 4 songs - Ghetto Spaceship, The Key of Black (They Want Us Dead), Mama! There’s A Spider In My Room, Welcome Mr. Pink.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 14, 2019 • 22min
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Known for their impressive live shows, internationally beloved Mexican guitar rock duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela joins fans in the KEXP Gathering Space to perform songs from their new record, Mettavolution. Recorded 07/14/2019. 4 songs - Krotona Days, Electric Soul, Witness Tree, Mettavolution.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 9, 2019 • 25min
Diane Coffee
Diane Coffee is the genre-defying solo project of versatile Foxygen drummer Shaun Fleming. In his latest album, Internet Arms, he insightfully tackles the subject of intimacy in the digital age. Performed in the KEXP Live Room with DJ Cheryl Waters. Recorded 06/06/2019. 4 songs - Simulation, Stuck In Your Saturday Night, Lights Off, Internet Arms.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 7, 2019 • 30min
Tres Leches
Jumping between genres and regularly swapping instruments, Seattle trio Tres Leches is impossible to put labels on. One consistency is that it’s hard not to rock out along with them. Tres Leches joins Audioasis host Eva Walker in the KEXP Live Room to perform 4 songs from their debut full-length album, Amorfo. Recorded 05/18/2019. 4 songs - Doing What Are You / What Are You Doing, Nueva York, Ha-ha This Away, Despise Us.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 2, 2019 • 26min
Orville Peck
Everybody’s favorite masked cowboy visits Cheryl Waters in the KEXP Live Room to perform 4 songs from his breakout album, Pony. Crooning about love and loss in a way that’s entirely his own, Orville Peck can bring any listener to fall in love with country. Recorded 05/20/2019. 4 songs - Turn To Hate, Big Sky, Dead Of Night, Take You Back.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 31, 2019 • 40min
The Qualitons
Hailing from Budapest, Hungary, The Qualitons draw from 60s and 70s funk to showcase upbeat, psychedelic rock and a killer live performance. Hosted by DJ Kevin Cole in the KEXP Live Room. Recorded 03/22/2019. 4 songs - Zöld Sárga (Green To Yellow), Draw A Line, Doubt, All We Can Do.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 26, 2019 • 28min
Weyes Blood
Weyes Blood's latest album Titanic Rising opens the skies to the celestial, seamlessly bouncing from folksy tracks like Andromeda to more dreamy and synth-driven songs like Movies. DJ Abbie hosts the band in the KEXP Live Room. Recorded 05/17/2019. 4 songs - Andromeda, Everyday, Movies, Something to Believe.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 24, 2019 • 51min
Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer, the songwriter, author, performance artist, and alt-rock icon formerly of the Dresden Dolls, performs 3 soul-baring, dynamic songs from her latest solo record, There Will Be No Intermission. Hosted by Cheryl Waters in the KEXP Live Room. Recorded 06/04/2019. 3 songs - Drowning In The Sound, Voicemail For Jill, The Ride.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 19, 2019 • 24min
Durand Jones & The Indications
Soulful superstars Durand Jones & The Indications join Kevin Cole in the KEXP Live Room to perform 4 songs from their sophomore LP, American Love Call. Recorded 04/02/2019. 4 songs - Walk Away, Morning In America, Long Way Home, Too Many Tears.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.