Live on KEXP

Mali-based world, afro-pop, ngoni performer Bassekou Kouyate and his band Ngoni Ba performs songs from their hypnotically mesmerizing new record "Ba Power" live on KEXP's Wo' Pop hosted by DJ Rhythma. Recorded 07/14/2015 - 4 songs: Musow Fanga, Jama ko, Abé Sumaya, Siran Fen.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oxnard, California-based power-pop singer-songwriter Nic Hessler and his band perform songs from his brand new record ‘Soft Connections' live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 07/13/2015 - 5 songs: Intro/Expel Me, (Please) Don't Break Me, Soon You'll See, Kristine, Do You Ever?, All In The Night.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Olympia, Washington-based indie-hardcore-grungers Strange Wilds perform songs from their super-incredible new record "Subjective Concepts" live on KEXP's Audioasis with DJ Sharlese. Recorded 07/29/2015 - 4 songs: Disdain, Starved For, Pronoia, Outercourse.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of KEXP's favorite bands of all-time, Built to Spill stops by the studio to lay down a stellar set of songs from their incredible new record "Untethered Moon" live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 07/24/2015 - 4 songs: So, Never Be The Same, Living Zoo, Stab.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

French/Finnish indie electronic duo The Dø stop by the KEXP studio and perform songs from their sparkly new record "Shake Shook Shaken" live on KEXP. Recorded 05/31/2015 - 4 songs: Keep Your Lips Sealed, Miracles (Back In Time), Anita No!, Despair, Hangover & Ecstasy.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Folk singer-songwriter Ryley Walker performs songs from his beautifully complex new record "Primrose Green" live on his "favorite show in the world," The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 06/08/2015 - 4 songs: Sullen Mind, Funny Thing She Said, On The Banks Of The Old Kishwaukee, Primrose Green.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Castillos, Uruguay based indie-folk group Molina y Los Cósmicos perform songs from their debut record, "El Desencanto", live on KEXP's El Sonido. Recorded 06/22/2015 - 4 songs: En El Camino Del Sol, Pequeñas Cosas (Que Jamás Te Contaré), Y.T.C. En El Fin Del Mundo, Gallos De Kentucky.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shana Cleveland (La Luz frontwoman) & The Sandcastles stop by the KEXP studio to perform a dreamy set of psych-tinged folk-pop. Recorded 06/26/2015 - 4 songs: Butter & Eggs, Itching Around, Holy Rollers, Golden Days.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ghanaian-American Hip Hop artist Blitz the Ambassador performs live with a full band on KEXP's Wo'Pop. Recorded 05/31/2015 - 4 songs: Wahala, Africa Is The Future, Success, Best I Can.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tel Aviv's mind-blowing Hebrew shoegaze trio Vaadat Charigim (ועדת חריגים) perform songs from their new record ‘Sinking As A Stone' live in the KEXP studio on The Midday with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 05/20/2015 - 4 songs: Neshel, Hadahvar Haamiti, Klum, Odisea.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beloved indie-rockers, Polaris are best known for providing music from the classic 1990's Nickelodeon television show ‘The Adventures of Pete & Pete'. While embarking on their first tour ever, they stopped by the KEXP studios and performed a fantastically killer live set on The Midday show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 04/22/2015 - 5 songs: Great Big Happy Green Moonface, Everywhere, Saturnine, Out To Play, Hey Sandy.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Portland based psych-folk singer-songwriter Jackson Boone delivers a fantastic performance from his cosmic new record "Natural Changes" live from the KEXP studio on Audioasis with DJ Sharlese. Recorded 06/15/2015 - 4 songs: Dolphin Turned Into A Cat, Moonbeam, Runaway, Open.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Speedy Ortiz describes their music as ‘Snack Rock' and ‘Illegally Loud'. Check their brilliant live performance featuring songs from their new record ‘Foil Deer' live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 5/27/2015 - 4 songs: The Graduates, Raising the Skate, Puffer, Ginger.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indie-folk singer-songwriter and producer Elvis Perkins performs songs from his incredible new release ‘i aubade' live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 5/20/2015 - 4 songs: I Came For Fire, The Passage Of The Black Gene, My 2$, Hogus Pogus.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Icelandic downtempo electronic group Samaris perform a moody and brilliant set live on KEXP. Recorded 04/07/2015 - 4 songs: Intro + Nótt, Ég Vildi Fegin Verða, Sólhvörf ii, Góða tungl.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hailing from Niamey, Niger the amazing world-renowned West African group Tal National perform their crisp, complex and hypnotic rhythms live on KEXP's Wo' Pop with Darek Mazzone. Recorded 05/10/2015 - 4 songs: Farila, Zoy Zoy, Liba, AA.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle indie-pop group Ivan & Alyosha drop into the KEXP studios to perform an enthusiastic set of songs from their new record "It's All Just Pretend," live on KEXP. Recorded 05/04/2015 - 4 songs: Bury Me Deep, All This Wandering Around, Tears In Your Eyes, It's All Just Pretend.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Psychedelic, experimental electronic composer Dan Deacon delivers an out-of-this-world performance of songs from his 2015 record, "Gliss Riffer", live from the past in the 4th-dimensional confines of the KEXP studio. Recorded 05/08/2015 - 4 songs: When I Was Done Dying, Feel the Lightning, improvisation, Learning To Relax.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TORRES, aka Brooklyn-via-Nashville singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott, performs songs from her fantastic new album "Sprinter" live on the Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 05/18/2015 - 4 songs: A Proper Polish Welcome, New Skin, Sprinter, Cowboy Guilt.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PNW-based indie power-pop band Sick Sad World perform songs from their brilliantly smart new record "Fear and Lies" live on KEXP's Audioasis with DJ Sharlese. Recorded 05/23/2015 - 4 songs: Alone All The Time, Skateboarding Girl, Orange Lazarus, Barely Hanging On.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York based, Canadian born singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco and band swing by the KEXP studio to perform songs from "Salad Days" and "2" live on KEXP's Middday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 04/23/2015 - 4 songs: Salad Days, Let Her Go, Chamber of Reflection, Still Together.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Northwest roots rock troubadour Brandi Carlile and band stop by the KEXP studio and deliver a breathtaking performance of songs from her new album "The Firewatcher's Daughter" live on the Morning Show with John Richards. Recorded 05/07/2015 - 4 songs: Mainstream Kid, Wherever Is Your Heart, The Eye, The Things I Regret.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle-based producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Erik Blood stops by the KEXP Studio and performs live on Audioasis. Recorded 02/06/2015 - 4 songs: Ostrich, Chase The Clouds, Covered In Color, Quiet.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2014 Mercury-Prize-award-winning indie hip-hop group Young Fathers pay a visit to the studio and perform songs from their blazing new album "White Men Are Black Men Too" live on KEXP's Morning Show with John Richards. Recorded 05/04/2015 - 4 songs: Nest, Rain or Shine, Old Rock n Roll, Shame.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Portland, Oregon, Other Lives may have changed their scenery but not their beautifully orchestrated songs, which they share from their latest LP, "Rituals", live on KEXP. Recorded 05/12/2015 - 4 songs: Reconfiguration, Easy Way Out, 2 Pyramids, English SummerSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lord Huron perform a very special concert for KEXP's VIP donors live at The Triple Door in Seattle. Recorded 04/18/2015 - 7 songs: Until The Night Turns, Dead Man's Hand, Meet Me In The Woods, Fool For Love, The World Ender, The Night We Met, Cursed.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle based feminist punk-supergroup Childbirth features members of Pony Time, Chastity Belt and Tacocat. Listen to them perform an album perfect live set on KEXP's Audioasis. Recorded 02/14/2015 - 8 songs: Childbirth, I'm More Fertile Than You, How Do Girls Even Do It?, I Only "Hugged" You As A Joke, Cowling At The Moon, Breast Coast, Will You Be My Mom?, Sweet Pea.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Psychedelic noise-rock band A Place To Bury Strangers stop by KEXP and perform an extremely gritty live performance. Recorded 03/18/2015 - 4 songs: Supermaster, We've Come So Far, Now It's Over, Death In Seattle.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Belgian, French dance-pop singer-songwriter Stromae stops by Wo' Pop and performs songs from his fantastic album "Racine Carrée" live on KEXP. Recorded 04/06/2015 - 4 songs: Papaoutai, Ave Cesaria, Formidable, Tous les mêmes.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hailed as 'one of the greatest live party bands playing in the world', Red Baraat combine Bhangra music with D.C. go-go and a dash of hip-hop. Check out this live performance on KEXP's Wo' Pop in support of their recent album "Gaadi Of Truth". Recorded 03/24/2015 - 4 songs: Horizon Line, Zindabad, Gaadi of Truth, Tunak Tunak Tan.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Polyvinyl Records indie-rock duo The Dodos perform live on KEXP in support of their excellent new album ‘Individ'. Recorded 03/11/2015 - 4 songs: Goodbyes and Endings, Competition, Retriever, The Tide.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glasgow based Holy Esque performs their ferocious post-punk filled with atmospheric textures, musical tension and cryptically-dramatic lyrics live on KEXP's Morning Show. Recorded 03/13/2015 - 4 songs: Silences, Fade, Thrones, Sovereign.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jessica Pratt performs her richly melodic and raw acoustic-folk live on KEXP. Recorded 02/20/2015 - 4 songs: Wrong Hand, Game That I Play, Moon Dude, Strange Melody.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Montreal band Stars stop by the Midday Show in support of their recently released album, "No One Is Lost". Recorded 03/02/2015 - 4 songs: This Is The Last Time, Trap Door, Look Away, Elevator Love Letter.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Los Angeles based Cambodian Psych-Pop band Dengue Fever perform a tight live set on Wo' Pop in the KEXP studio. Recorded 02/10/2015 - 4 songs: Ghost Voice, Tokay, Girl From The North, No Sudden Moves.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle 5-piece Smokey Brights plays new songs off their debut album, "Taste For Blood" in the KEXP Studio. Recorded 02/04/2015 - 4 songs: If I Can't Change Your Mind, Catacomb, Baby Marmalade, Monster House.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highly revered U.K. indie-shoegaze band Swervedriver stop by KEXP and perform an energetically-driving set live on KEXP. Recorded 03/08/2015 - 4 songs: Autodidact, Setting Sun, Last Rites, I Wonder?Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minneapolis indie hip-hop collective Doomtree stop by the Afternoon Show and perform a captivating set live on KEXP. Recorded 03/09/2015 - 4 songs: The Bends, Cabin Killer, Heavy Rescue, Final Boss.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the words of Cheryl Waters “Oh My God..That Was Nuts!!!” This is Viet Cong, a blindingly-tight post-punk four piece from Alberta, Canada. Hear them as they deliver an unforgettable performance live in the KEXP Studio. Recorded 03/03/2015 - 3 songs: Silhouettes, Bunker Buster, Death.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tweedy is the latest project from Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, his son Spencer and a group of their close friends. Listen to them perform a magnificent set of tunes from their recent album Sukierae live on KEXP. Recorded 03/12/2015 - 4 songs: World Away, Summer Noon, Losing End, Low Key.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Northwest band Chastity Belt stops by the KEXP studio to deliver a strong set of guitar-heavy songs from their latest release, "Time To Go Home", plus an unreleased song called "Dull". Recorded 03/28/2015 - 4 songs: Dull, Time to Go Home, Drone, Joke.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

London band Wolf Alice bring their dark, psych-tinged folk-pop to the KEXP studio for this live session. Recorded 03/10/2015 - 4 songs: Moaning Lisa Smile, Your Love's Whore, Fluffy, Giant Peach.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dripping Springs, TX singer-songwriter Israel Nash drops by the KEXP studio for a set full of gritty neo-psychedelic songs from his stellar 2014 release, "Rain Plans." Recorded 02/14/2015 - 4 songs: Woman At The Well, Mansions, Rain Plans, Rexanimarum.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singer-songwriter Kevin Morby stops by the Midday Show to play songs from his new album, "Still Life." Recorded 02/19/2015 - 6 songs: The Dead They Don't Come Back, Reign, All of My Life, Amen, I Hear You Calling, Parade.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chimurenga Renaissance explores the melody of jazz, the synthesis of electronic music and the soul of dub to create their fantastic world hip-hop. Listen to their dazzling performance live on KEXP's Wo' Pop. Recorded 02/26/2015 - 4 songs: Proud To Be Afrikan, Imi Vechidiki Zivai, The Taste of Her Lips, Pop Killer.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Father John Misty stops by The Cutting Room Studios in New York City to perform songs from his recent album "I Love You, Honeybear." Recorded 01/29/2015 - 4 songs: Strange Encounter; I Love You, Honeybear; Holy Shit; Chateau Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins).Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Veteran Texas troubadour Steve Earle drops by the KEXP studio for a fabulous live set featuring songs from his 16th studio album, "Terraplane" and more. Recorded 02/27/2015 - 4 songs: Ain't Nobody's Daddy Now, You're the Best Lover That I Ever Had, King of the Blues, Copperhead Road.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bilbao by way of Buenos Aires guitar rock trio Capsula perform a set of hyper-raw, psych and glam inspired songs live on KEXP. Recorded 02/13/2015 - 3 songs: Candle, Candle; El Infierno; Dead or Alive.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebrating the release of their sophomore album, "EarthEE," Seattle's THEESatisfaction stop by to perform addictive, otherworldly, Afro-centric hip-hop live on KEXP. Recorded 2/23/2015 - 4 songs: Recognition, Fetch/Catch, Planet For Sale, Sir Come Navigate.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Multi-instrumentalist Hanni El-Khatib performs tracks from his 2015 album "Moonlight" live in the KEXP Studios. Recorded 02/09/2015 - 4 songs: Melt Me, The Teeth, Moonlight, Two Brothers.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.