If rock and roll music – specifically punk rock – is a genre for the young, then The So So Glos have done as much as anyone to help foster and support that spirit. Not only does the Brooklyn-based band -- comprised of brothers Alex and Ryan Levine, their step-brother Zach Staggers, and Matt Elkin -- play energetic songs with a winking, rebellious spirit, but they've also founded two all-age venues in during the past handful of years (Brooklyn's The Market and Shea Stadium). Their sound is as much fun as their lifestyle, as they mix genres and influences on their latest release, Blowout, and never take themselves too seriously. Join the fun as they perform in our studio, live on KEXP with DJ Troy Nelson:
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The history of the band Islands is so rich that it's almost hard to find where to start. Founded in Montreal in 2005, the band relocated to New York and then eventually moved the long distance to Los Angeles, where frontman Nick Thorburn decided to live after a difficult romantic breakup. In 2006, …
Considering all of the terrific live sessions Cheryl Waters is witness to in the KEXP live room, it's rare she'd be knocked speechless after a first song. But clearly London Grammar has learned from the best. Through the moody atmospherics of guitarist Dan Rothman and keyboardist Dot Major and the …
