Now on their seventh album, The Thermals show no sign of fading away, despite the title of their latest We Disappear, out now on Saddle Creek. With beloved producer Chris Walla behind the boards for the fourth time, the Portland punk trio continue to incite riots with their anthemic, fist-pumping songs. Here in the KEXP studios, the band was joined by Jessica Boudreaux from Summer Cannibals, allowing frontman Hutch Harris to drop the guitar for half the set - a vulnerable, unadorned stance he's been trying for the past year and a half as a stand-up comedian. The Thermals kick off this year's Concerts at the Mural on Friday, August 5th with Acapulco Lips and Mommy Long Legs. Until then, enjoy this energetic KEXP in-studio session:
We couldn't be more serious: the latest from longtime singer/songwriter Andrew Bird is the artist's most intimate album yet. Not only has Bird opened his life to a wife and child, but he's opened up his music. "Most of my productions have been very autonomous," he confirms to DJ Cheryl Waters. But …
Minneapolis must have been a magical place in the '80s with bands like Hüsker Dü breaking through the mainstream, and venues like First Avenue and the 7th Street Entry helping hone these rising new stars. A little bit of that magic was in the KEXP studios this day as Hüsker Dü's former frontman, Bo…
