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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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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.

    Hooveriii

    Hooveriii

    Hooveriii is the solo project, now writ large, of singer / guitarist Bert Hoover. Specifically, Robert Hoover the third. The project started out in a garage in El Segundo, CA with Bert playing all the parts - bass, guitar, Casio, and drum machine into his classic 4-track Tascam 414. You can listen to that original album on vinyl coming out for Record Store Day - that’s April 20th, 2024. Over time he has assembled a stellar group of like-minded musicians. They are all capable of hitting their mark, tight and neat. They are also capable of some superb veering off into space jams. It’s psych-rock, influenced by krautrock, and it aims to take you away from this harsh world for a while - to a better place. The latest record is called 'Pointe' and it is available through the Reverberation Appreciation Society / Levitation.

    Recorded 11/20/2023.


    The Tall Grass
    Can't You Hear Me Calling?
    The Ship That I Sail
    This Rock

    Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.
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    • 29 min
    Hooveriii [Performance & Interview Only]

    Hooveriii [Performance & Interview Only]

    Hooveriii is the solo project, now writ large, of singer / guitarist Bert Hoover. Specifically, Robert Hoover the third. The project started out in a garage in El Segundo, CA with Bert playing all the parts - bass, guitar, Casio, and drum machine into his classic 4-track Tascam 414. You can listen to that original album on vinyl coming out for Record Store Day - that’s April 20th, 2024. Over time he has assembled a stellar group of like-minded musicians. They are all capable of hitting their mark, tight and neat. They are also capable of some superb veering off into space jams. It’s psych-rock, influenced by krautrock, and it aims to take you away from this harsh world for a while - to a better place. The latest record is called 'Pointe' and it is available through the Reverberation Appreciation Society / Levitation.

    Recorded 11/20/2023.


    The Tall Grass
    Can't You Hear Me Calling?
    The Ship That I Sail
    This Rock

    Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.
    Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 19 min
    Blonde Redhead

    Blonde Redhead

    On the show this time, it’s the brilliant intensity of the veteran New York City band - Blonde Redhead.

    Blonde Redhead is a legendary independent alternative-rock band. They’ve been making music, and records on their own terms since 1994. The consistent core of the band is Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace. Between them they cover vocals, keys, guitars and drums. They sometimes work with collaborators - most often occupying the position of bass player. Their band has truly gone through fire - surviving breakups, endless fights, a horrible trampling by horse, and even the goodbye album. This moment finds them returning - 30 years wiser since their debut - with a brilliant, complex record, as fresh and original as any fan could wish for. It's called 'Sit Down For Dinner' and it’s available on Section1 Records.

    Recorded 10/19/2023.


    Sit Down For Dinner (Part 1)
    Sit Down For Dinner (Part 2)
    Snowman
    Melody Experiment
    Kiss Her Kiss Her

    Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.
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    • 29 min
    Blonde Redhead [Performance & Interview Only]

    Blonde Redhead [Performance & Interview Only]

    On the show this time, it’s the brilliant intensity of the veteran New York City band - Blonde Redhead.

    Blonde Redhead is a legendary independent alternative-rock band. They’ve been making music, and records on their own terms since 1994. The consistent core of the band is Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace. Between them they cover vocals, keys, guitars and drums. They sometimes work with collaborators - most often occupying the position of bass player. Their band has truly gone through fire - surviving breakups, endless fights, a horrible trampling by horse, and even the goodbye album. This moment finds them returning - 30 years wiser since their debut - with a brilliant, complex record, as fresh and original as any fan could wish for. It's called 'Sit Down For Dinner' and it’s available on Section1 Records.

    Recorded 10/19/2023.


    Sit Down For Dinner (Part 1)
    Sit Down For Dinner (Part 2)
    Snowman
    Melody Experiment
    Kiss Her Kiss Her

    Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.
    Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 33 min
    The Hives

    The Hives

    On the show this time, it’s the Rock n Roll Revival of the Hives.

    The Hives have been rocking fans across the world since the 90’s, when they released their first demo, “Sounds Like Sushi.” Their over-the-top energy and memorable hooks were apparent from the start – as was their wacky sense of humor – need a punk ode to constipation? Yeah you got it. They dress up fancy in black and white suits. They play fast loud punk rock music. Their live shows are legendary. And ever since they put out the anthem “Hate To Say I Told You So” on their 2nd full length, 'Veni Vidi Vicious,' they did in fact take over the world. Their latest is called 'The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons' and it is available on their own imprint, Disques Hives.

    Recorded 11/07/2023.


    Bogus Operandi
    Main Offender
    Rigor Mortis Radio
    Hate To Say I Told You So
    Countdown To Shutdown
    Come On
    Tick Tick Boom

    Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.
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    • 29 min
    The Hives [Full Performance]

    The Hives [Full Performance]

    On the show this time, it’s the Rock n Roll Revival of the Hives.

    The Hives have been rocking fans across the world since the 90’s, when they released their first demo, “Sounds Like Sushi.” Their over-the-top energy and memorable hooks were apparent from the start – as was their wacky sense of humor – need a punk ode to constipation? Yeah you got it. They dress up fancy in black and white suits. They play fast loud punk rock music. Their live shows are legendary. And ever since they put out the anthem “Hate To Say I Told You So” on their 2nd full length, 'Veni Vidi Vicious,' they did in fact take over the world. Their latest is called 'The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons' and it is available on their own imprint, Disques Hives.

    Recorded 11/07/2023.


    Bogus Operandi
    Main Offender
    Rigor Mortis Radio
    Hate To Say I Told You So
    Countdown To Shutdown
    Come On
    Tick Tick Boom

    Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube.
    Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 34 min

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321 Ratings

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