Over the past several years, KEXP and Iceland have developed a mutual relationship of sharing and caring, but no doubt we have been the greater beneficiaries considering the wealth of excellent bands we discover over there. At the end of October, we'll begin our third year in a row broadcasting live during Iceland Airwaves and our fifth year of bringing KEXP listeners the latest bands from Iceland. To further this relationship and to bring more Icelandic music closer to you here in Seattle, we've teamed up with Iceland Naturally to present Reykjavik Calling, a free annual showcase that pairs artists from Iceland's burgeoning music scene and Seattle artists you know and love.
For our fourth annual showcase, at Neumos on October 12, we present a stylistically varied lineup featuring Iceland's Sin Fang, Hermigervill and Borko performing alongside Seattle's own Kithkin, Vox Mod and Kaylee Cole.
Admission to the Reykjavik Calling showcase at Neumos is, again, FREE! and limited to venue capacity. It is 21-and-over, so find a sitter for the kids if you need to because this show is going to be great! Doors are at 8PM. For more information, go here.
Get pumped for the show by watching some videos of the performers here:
Portland riff-brokers Red Fang recorded a crushing in-studio session for Seek & Destroy's four-year anniversary on October 27, playing songs in from their new album, Whales & Leeches. You can watch the full performance below, and you can also catch them live at their S&D-sponsored, all-…
Few Seattle bands put on as energetic and frenetic of a live show as Kithkin. In keeping with the fantastical woodland creatures they're named for (from Magic: The Gathering), the group is even known to decorate the stages they play with fir trees and other forest paraphernalia. They are slated to …
Every Saturday evening, I look forward to playing you some of my favorite songs. I remember discovering our Northwest music scene: I was lucky enough to stumble on a host opening on the local show at my college station, KGRG FM. I trained with the original hosts of the show a couple of times, and t…
Last Saturday, our friends at KEX Hostel, hosts for KEXP’s Iceland Airwaves broadcast over the past two years, threw a party under our shared name... all the way in Reykjavik! KEXPort has become both a welcoming landing spot for KEXP as well as a conduit for Icelandic artists to reach the ears of K…
