TEAM BIRTHDAY TAKES ON UPSTREAM MUSIC FESTIVAL
It’s finally over! The inaugural Upstream Music Festival took on a monumentally intense roster of 300+ bands, three days of summit, and the task of…
Timber! lineup announced, tickets on sale Tuesday 2/25
Set a calendar reminder for next Tuesday, friends -- tickets for the second annual Timber! Outdoor Music Festival are going on sale at 10am, and…
KEXP's annual BBQ on Saturday
Ideally summertime is all about getting sweaty and silly at free outdoor music shows. And guess who sticks to their ideals? Our provider of independent,…
Best of 2007: Erik G's favorite songs
OK, well, nobody likes to reflect and rank more than I do (I'm a scientist, I love to quantify), so here goes. I've got my…
"Missing Link" by Dinosaur Jr. & Del the Funkee Homosapien
If you've ever wanted to hear a song that both (a) was waaaay ahead of its time and (b) was never appreciated at the time,…
Beyond
It has been almost 20 years since J Mascis and Lou Barlow recorded as the venerable Dinosaur Jr. Sure, Mascis carried on with the Dinosaur…
Tonight's Recommended Show: Dinosaur Jr. at the Showbox
How often does an old legend return to the fold and sound as fresh as ever? Not often enough we say (insert name of your…
The Ephemeral Nature of Success
Back in the day, before Billboard introduced the Soundscan method to making charts (meaning every time you buy an album, the sale is uploaded into…
Greatest Indie Anthems
Just because it is now officially NME Thursday and everyone loves themed lists, how about we talk about the Greatest Indie Anthems ever... and what…
New releases for the week, from Easy Street Records
My mother always said "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don'tsay anything at all!" So... I will refrain from anything more than…