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Oh, Messy Life: The Mae Shi take The Helm
written by Ben Funkhouser photos by Jake Goltiani The Mae Shi is an amazing band and hands down one of the best live bands in existence. I first met them at the KEXP station in April of 2008; they had...
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Sound Off! Semifinals Round Two
review by RJ Cubarrubia photos by Katy McCourt-Basham Ok, we admit, we missed the First Semifinal Round of Experience Music Project’s Sound Off! competition, where winners Dyno Jamz automatically...
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Oh, Messy Life: Three days of Coachella
Chona Kasinger Coachella Day One: Crystal Castles, Girl Talk, Morrissey, Paul McCartney, Genghis Tron I had flown back home from a school language trip to Sevilla, Espana two days before I left for...
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Oh, Messy Life: Friday at Capitol Hill Block Party
by Ben Funkhouser photos by James Bailey Audacity: I spent some time at the Vera stage before the weekend got warmed up, just to enjoy an otter pop and feel the sun on my back. I chatted with some of...
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Oh, Messy Life: Problems and Other Voices
by Ben Funkhouser There are many high school age bands around our community, often putting the most work into maintaining it. However, not a lot of these bands can really pull of the creativity and...
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Oh, Messy Life: Desolation Wilderness
by Ben Funkhouser I showed up to the best named house in the city. (Hint: it’s from Squidbillies.) There weren’t a ton of people there. Right away, Desolation Wilderness‘ handsome and well dressed...
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Oh, Messy Life: HEALTH, Pregnant, Pictureplane at Vera Project 9/12
by Ben Funkhouser photos by Isabel Yasui Pregnant weren’t who I thought they were. There are other bands called Pregnant, and I had assumed that there weren’t many noise rock bands called Pregnant in...
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Bumbershoot: KEXP + Vera Project at Free Yr Radio Stage
KEXP has teamed up with The Vera Project, the venerable all-ages music and arts venue, and Toyota’s Free Yr Radio, a program supporting non-commercial and indie stations across the country, to bring...
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EMP’s Sound Off! preview
Responsible for showing the world The Globes, Brite Futures, The Lonely Forest, and many other KEXP favorites, EMP’s Sound Off! competition is a must know – especially if you live in the PNW. Now in...
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KEXP Presents: 2012 Halloween Kids Dance Party
photo by Greg Stonebraker KEXP will host our annual Halloween Kids Dance Party on Sunday, October 28 from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at The Tractor Tavern in Ballard. Kids and their families are invited to don...
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