We could think of no better band to close out the live room at KEXP's Dexter and Denny studio than legendary shoegazers Ride. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of their landmark debut Nowhere, the UK quartet reunited for a worldwide tour. We captured a stunning acoustic session from founding frontmen Andy Bell and Mark Gardener from Katowice, Poland during OFF Festival (watch here), and this time, rhythm section Laurence "Loz" Colbert and Steve Queralt were along for the (no pun intended) ride. In memory of our former live in-studio space, the band treated listeners to an epic six-song session, ranging from the sonic explosion of "Seagull" to the tender ballad "In a Different Place." KEXP ourselves are now "in a different place," but we look back on this room, and this session, with enormous fondness. Watch below:
“We carry it now as a badge of honor,” says Miguel Ramirez, percussionist of Los Angeles group La Santa Cecilia, “to say that we are immigrants or children of immigrants.” After the band had stopped by KEXP a few months earlier to perform live I reached out over the phone so we could talk a bit mor…
Car Seat Headrest came dressed for success to their first KEXP in-studio session. Adorned in suits and ties, the young Seattle band got down to business with a fantastic five-song set of lo-fi epic indie rock. Despite his relatively young age, frontman and songwriter Will Toledo (reportedly just 22…
