If you're not here in the KEXP Gathering Space for the Capitol Hill Block Party 2018 Announce Party -- and really, why are you not here? Free food, record shopping, and, oh yeah, Sol and The Dip? -- but, if you're not here, we've got this year's line-up right below!
Our favorite honey bear Father John Misty returns to the intersection of Pike Street and Broadway. Remember when he performed back in 2015? Much like the KEXP airwaves, the line-up runs the gamut of genres, from the dramatic DJ beats of Dillon Francis to the twee-pop of Alvvays to the 15-member rap crew Brockhampton. Much like the free food in the KEXP Gathering Space right now, there is something for everyone.
Father John Misty // Dillon Francis // Brockhampton // Oh Wonder // Goldlink // Cashmere Cat // Alvvays // Sol // Betty Who // Ryan Caraveo // Quinn XCII // Two Feet // Yaeji // Bully // TR/ST // The Dip // Jamila Woods // Chet Porter // Amber Mark // Kelly Lee Owens // Melvv // Overcoats // Gavin Turek // Great Grandpa // Dude York // Pluto // Flasher // Busty and the Bass // Teskey Brothers // Chong the Nomad // PARISALEXA // Metsä, and many more!
See you on the hill, Friday, July 21st through Sunday, July 22nd. Passes are on sale now!
Featuring Car Seat Headrest, Kyle Craft, Thao, Polyrhythmics, and more.
Back in April, Father John Misty (aka Josh Tillman) had an in-depth, intimate chat with DJ Cheryl Waters before his latest LP, Pure Comedy, had even arrived via Sub Pop Records. (You can listen to that here.) A month later, he reunited with Cheryl for this unique live in-studio session, performing …
Leave it to Minnesota expat DJ Kevin Cole to champion Bully, fronted by former Rosemount-native Alicia Bognanno. A former intern at Steve Albini’s famed Electrical Audio, Bognanno brought the band back there to record their debut full-length, Feels Like, out now on Columbia/Star Time. The result is…
Canada’s musical climate got a couple of degrees cooler this year with the debut self titled release of Toronto’s Alvvays. During their journey through Seattle, the band turned the KEXP live room into cosmic ocean of tranquility with their gleaming melodies, luxurious tones and the haunting beauty …
