by Rana San
The diversity between different regions in Spain comes across in the food, languages, landscapes and sounds. Spain's limber musical muscles stretch far and wide, from electronic to hip hop, reggae to rock, traditional to trap and everything in between.
Spring and summer festivals are in full bloom, featuring stellar international acts alongside local gems hailing from around the country. Taking inspiration from the robust Primavera Sound and Sónar festival lineups, we've curated a vibrant collection of videos starring some of our new and all-time favorite bands out of España.
On May 18th, we hosted a special three-hour all-Spain version of El Sonido: listen here
Los Punsetes "Me Gusta Que Me Pegues" (Madrid)
Rombo "Kickboxing" (Barcelona)Mourn "Your Brain Is Made of Candy" (Barcelona)
Seward "Sweet Kick" (Barcelona)
Ocellot "Lonely Friends" (Barcelona)
Filastine "Requiem 432" (Barcelona)
SFDK "Bajo El Mismo Sol" (Sevilla)
Les Sueques "Cor Pelut" (Barcelona)
Sierra "Tiene Mucha Fuerza" (Madrid)
Mujeres "Vivir Sin Ti" (Barcelona)
Perro "El Ecco y Equiseto" (Murcia)
El Columpio Asesino "Toro" (Pamplona)
Pional "It's All Over" (Madrid)
Listen to KEXP’s modern Latin mixshow El Sonido every Monday night on KEXP 90.3FM Seattle / www.kexp.org. Follow Chilly on Twitter and El Sonido on Facebook or Twitter.
There's over 20 live videos from Canadian bands listed below, and that's just scratching the surface of how many of our neighbors to the North have stopped by KEXP. And, whaddya know, our very own DJ Cheryl Waters just happens to also book these in-studios... coincidence? Cheryl has long championed…
Fire up your Winnebagos and ready your best port-a-potty stance because it’s that time of the year again kids... give it up for Sasquatch!
It's Cinco De Mayo, or as we call it here at KEXP, "Gringo de Mayo." (Read our history lesson on the KEXP Blog here.) DJ Chilly, host of our Latin music show El Sonido, has rounded-up another excellent mix of new music from Mexico, covering many different genres! Discover even more on El Sonido, Mo…