

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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Apr 24, 2019 • 30min
Ibibio Sound Machine
Eno Williams' Nigeria-via-London afrobeat project moves your heart and feet at the same time. Performing songs from their 2019 album Doko Mien, the group kick off KEXP's International Clash Day 2019 broadcast live from Studio 9294 in Hackney Wick, London. Recorded 2/4/2018. 4 songs - I Need You To Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka), Wanna Come Down, Tell Me (Doko Mien), The Chant (Iquo Isang), Trance Dance, BasquiatSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 19, 2019 • 21min
Queen Zee
The Liverpool punk outfit are ferocious and fierce, screeching and shredding with every second. The band perform songs from their eponymous debut live from Studio 9294 in Hackney Wick in London during KEXP's International Clash Day 2019 broadcast. Recorded 2/17/2019. 6 songs - Victim Age, Lucy Fur, Loner, Hunger Pains, Sissy Fists, BoySupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 17, 2019 • 28min
Dakh Daughters
The Ukranian Dakh Daughers collective spans a wide range of creative mediums, and this session finds the group performing a quixotic mix of theatre and music live at Avast! Recording Co. on Wo'Pop with Derek Mazzone. Recorded 1/14/2018. 4 songs - Rosy, Sept Verres, Druzhba, To More MoreSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 12, 2019 • 31min
Pedro The Lion
Pedro The Lion's return in 2019 found David Bazan revitalized and passionate, crafting one of his strongest albums in years. Backed by his band, Bazan performs a set of songs from the new album, Phoenix, along with some Pedro classics in the KEXP Gathering Space. Recorded 1/18/2019. 8 songs - Yellow Bike, When They Really Get To Know You They Will Run, Gas and Matches, Model Homes, Keep Swinging, How I Remember, Quietest Friend, Kept SecretsSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 10, 2019 • 25min
Wild Pink
Wild Pink's second album, Yolk in the Fur, is a leap forward for the band, sharpening their take on expansive, ethereal rock. The New York band join DJ Atticus at Avast! Recording Co. for a set of four songs from the album. Recorded 12/17/2018. 4 songs - Burger Hill, Lake Erie, Yolk in the Fur, There Is a LedgerSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 5, 2019 • 17min
Nabihah Iqbal
Nabihah Iqbal's silvery electronic cuts have a futuristic allure to their popping rhythms that make for a quixotic listening experience.The razor-sharp electronic musician formerly known as Throwing Shade performs four songs from her debut album Weighing of the Heart from the Musée de la danse during Trans Musicales 2018. Recorded 12/5/2018. 4 songs - Saw U Twice, In Visions, Zone 1 to 6000, Untitled FridaySupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 3, 2019 • 29min
John Grant
Love Is Magic, John Grant's fourth solo album, is another collection of clever and heart-wrenching songs delivered with a delectable croon and a razor-sharp wit. In this session, Grant joins Troy Nelson at Avast! Recording Co. for a session of four songs from the album. Recorded 12/18/2018. 4 songs - Touch and Go, Is He Strange, TC and Honeybear, VietnamSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 29, 2019 • 22min
Nâtah Big Band
Colorful and aqueous, the Rennes, France brass band whips up a rhythmic, sharp performance from the Musée de la danse in their hometown during Trans Musicales 2018. Recorded 12/8/2018. 4 songs - Harika Maru, Savana, Route 35, MonnSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 27, 2019 • 19min
Gabiel Teodros
A Seattle staple for over a decade, Gabriel Teodros' incisive and reflective music reached a new peak with his 2018 LP History Rhymes If It Doesn't Repeat (A Southend Healing Ritual). In this session, Teodros joins Troy Nelson at Avast! Recording Co. for a session of four songs from the album. Recorded 11/28/2018. 4 songs - First Cut, Quantum Entanglement, Continuum, Around The WaySupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 22, 2019 • 21min
Red Ribbon
Hazy and alluring, Red Ribbon channels a smokey, Twin Peaks-esque mystique in their atmospheric rock. The Seattle outfit perform four songs from their debut album Dark Party at Avast! Recording Co. with DJ Sean Morrow. Recorded 11/28/2018. 4 songs - Seven Months, Overdrive, Your Car, Idiot OrangeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


