William Elliot Whitmore live on KEXP

diggin the shit out this station. cruisin around their live performance archive i found this nugget...a william elliot whitmore solo acoustic set. he plays excellent versions of several songs from his latest album, animals in the dark. this dude has the earthiest blues voice you could ever hear and is an unreal songwriter. the interview is awesome too, he and the dj talk about everything from the economy to his growing up on a farm in southeast iowa to ww2. if youve never given this guy a listen, change that now. if you're a fan, this radio set is a must have.


1. Hell or High Water
2. Old Devils, Hard Times
3. A Good Day to Die
4. Lifetime Underground

School of Seven Bells live on KEXP

school of seven bells (SVIIB) is named after a south american school for pickpockets and consists of ben curtis from secret machines and twin sisters alejandra and claudia deheza. their debut album is thick, layered, and fairly modernistic shoegazey material while their acoustic perfomance here is stripped down to dual guitars and keyboard. this setting puts the ethereal vocals up front and the simplicity of the instrumentation only adds to the beauty of the songs. lookin for somethin fresh, here it is.

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1.Wired for Light

2.Caldo
-Interview between 8:00 and 15:00 minute marks
3.White Elephant Coat
4.My Cabal

*here also is a more recent electric radio set from minneapolis...