A band from Australia is gonna know a thing or two about sunshine, so as the sun beat down on the West Seattle streets, the Melbourne-based band Miami Horror got the party even hotter at the Junction from our Hood-to-Hood broadcast.
Their sophomore release All Possible Futures reverberates with funky '80s-style dance party grooves, and West Seattle residents, young and old, couldn't resist bopping along. Tracks like "Real Slow" and "Love Like Mine" brought the Italian-disco vibe to the intersection of Alaska Street and California Ave. And kudos to vocalist/guitarist Josh Moriarty for keeping the hot pink blazer on throughout the set, despite the Seattle sun!
The Hood-to-Hood artist with the shortest commute today was West Seattle's own Michael Lerner, aka Telekinesis. For his stripped-down set from the Junction, Lerner stepped on stage with a guitar and an old-school four track machine, and charmed his neighbors with a short n' sweet set. The set kicke…
The Mountain Goats are one of those bands we've been championing since back when we were known as KCMU, so we were especially honored when frontman John Darnielle flew into town a day early just to play our KEXP Hood-to-Hood broadcast. (KEXP presents The Mountain Goats at a sold out show tonight at…