KEXP Presents Music That Matters

Music That Matters, Vol. 105 - Comedy Edition, Vol. 1

KEXP — Friday, 4 7 2008 12:00:00 -0700

On KEXP's first Music That Matters Comedy Edition podcast, DJ Troy Nelson and KEXP blogger Corbett Cummins tag team a set of hardcore funny. Rock out with stand-up material from David Cross, Patton Oswalt and Jim Gaffigan and laugh your ass off with music from Brian Posehn, Hard 'N Phirm and the Asylum Street Spankers. 1. Eugene Mirman - Movie, Deep-Fried Stuffed Cheeseburger, What Kind of Animal?, Red Tide, Abortion 2. Todd Barry - Chipotle, Trader Joes 3. Michael Ian Black - Married With Children 4. Patton Oswalt - On Small Towns and Coolness 5. Steven Wright - Camera 6. David Cross - Women Please Rinse Off Your Vagina and Anus 7. Jim Gaffigan - Hoooot Pocket 8. Mike Birbiglia - The Guitar Guy at the Party 9. Cars Can Be Blue - Hey Hippie 10. Black Daisy - Bearing Down on Me 11. Brian Posehn - Metal by Numbers 12. “Awesome” - American Boyfriend 13. Hard ‘N Phirm - Moose Lodge 14. David Cope - Round House Kick 15. Name Asylum Street Spankers - The Scrotum Song

Music That Matters, Vol. 104 - Please Enjoy

KEXP — Friday, 27 6 2008 12:00:00 -0700

The beat is correct on this summery mix of futurismo Brazilian breaks, Argentinean nectar, afro-beat inspired jazz, sharp drest hip-hop, and plenty of new Seattle sounds (good!). Please enjoy this set by Kevin Cole for your happy consideration. 1. The Cute Lepers - It's Summertime Baby 2. Telekinesis! - All of a Sudden 3. Jesse Sykes - In the Summertime 4. Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal 5. Kassin+2 - Tranquilo 6. Cloud Cult - Ghost Inside Our House 7. NOMO - Three Shades 8. Natalia Clavier - Dormida 9. Mochipet - Sharp Drest 10. The Cool Kids - Bassment Party 11. James Pants - Crystal Lite

Music That Matters, Vol. 103 - What The Heck

KEXP — Friday, 20 6 2008 12:00:00 -0700

DJ Sharlese hosts the latest in her series of podcasts focusing on NW artists. This time, she features bands scheduled to play What The Heck Fest 2008, a 3-day festival taking place in Anacortes, WA, on July 18-20. 1. Little Wings - Boom 2. Lake - Oh The Places 3. Love Tan - Nothing Belongs to You 4. Lucky Dragons - Wooden Cave Loop 5. Mirah and Spectratone International - Gestation of the Sacred Beetle (Live @ KEXP) 6. Karl Blau - Bird Song 7. The Gift Machine - Back to the Source 8. Dear Nora - Solo Wanderer 9. Calvin Johnson - Good and Crazy (Live @ KEXP) 10. Photosynthesis - Shadows and Sparks 11. Coconut Coolouts - (Please Don’t Break Me Out Of) Party Jail 12. The Moondoggies - Side of the Road 13. D+ - Double Crossed 14. The Blow - Come On Petunia 15. Mt. Eerie - A Sentimental Song 16. TacocaT - Leotard 17. Your Heart Breaks (ft. Kimya Dawson) - Torrey Pines

Music That Matters, Vol. 102 - The Better Things

KEXP — Saturday, 14 6 2008 12:00:00 -0700

DJ Shannon brings you music with sun, water, magic, teenagers, days, blooms, balloons and clocks. A springy summer mix. Relax, sit back and enjoy the better things in music. 1. South - Better Things 2. Chairlift - Evident Utensil 3. The LK - Stop Being Perfect 4. Magic Wands - Teenage Love 5. People of Water - Pink Conch 6. Sunny Day Sets Fire - Teenagers Talking 7. Peggy Sue and The Pirates - Television 8. We Were Promised Jetpacks - Moving Clocks Run Slow 9. Foals - Balloons 10. The Voom Blooms - Lucille 11. Matt Costa - Mr. Pitiful 12. Violens - Already Over 13. Days - Downhill 14. The Crimea - The 48A Waiting Steps 15. Pela - Good Foot on a Bad Doorstep

Music That Matters, Vol. 101 - DJ Shani's Thundercast

KEXP — Friday, 6 6 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Join DJ Shani on her second KEXP podcast where she plays her favorite tunes of the past few months from bands that she's totally excited about and hopes you will be too. At the end, we think you'll all agree that there's really nothing better than a box of records, especially when it's raining all the time outside (yeah, Seattle, we're talking to you... it's JUNE, didn't you know?!) 1. Guinea Worms - Box Of Records 2. Bonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down In The Light 3. The Black Swans - Shake 4. Mattress - Mirror 5. The Child Readers - Young Worlds - Try To Hear! 6. Catatonic Youth - Control My Gun 7. Indian Jewelry - Temporary Famine Ship 8. Cheveu - Dog 9. Experimental Aircraft - Upper East Side 10. Nothing People - In The City 11. Blank Dogs - Crystal Ladies 12. Lucky Dragons - Givers 13. Nat Baldwin - Lake Erie 14. Corespondents - In The Face Of Those Who Want Us Hurt

Music That Matters, Vol. 100 - One Hundred Years of Podcasting

KEXP — Friday, 30 5 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Back in 1908, KEXP had a vision... it was a new century, the first passenger flight was flown, explorers were just reaching the North Pole, and William Howard Taft became the twenty-seventh President of the United States, and there was KEXP podcasting... what? it's "Volume" 100 and not "year" 100? -- oh, well, only 98 more years to go! 1. Power Douglas - Pangea 2. A Place to Bury Strangers - Missing You 3. No Age - Eraser 4. The Bell - On and On 5. Factory Floor - Bi-Polar 6. Sunset - Man's Heart Complaint 7. We Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices 8. Ting Tings - Great DJ 9. Lykke Li - Little Bit 10. Carter Tanton (of Tulsa) - Mass (recorded LIVE on KEXP) 11. The Real Tuesday Weld - Love at the Death Hotel (from Esopus #10) 12. Palodine - Woman of Cain 13. Nick Cave - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!

Music That Matters, Vol. 99 - Slipping Under the Radar

KEXP — Friday, 23 5 2008 12:00:00 -0700

DJ Alex, KEXP's newest and youngest DJ, takes you on an eclectic ride around the world and under the radar, exposing independent artists currently roaming the underground. Tune in and indulge in a mix that's guaranteed to add a strut to your step and make your brain itch a little. 1. Metaform - Urban Velvet 2. Ruckus Roboticus - Here We Go 3. Louis La Roché - On the Floor 4. Tobias Fröberg - Slipping Under the Radar 5. diskJokke - Staying In 6. Spoon - Don't You Evah (Matthew Dear Mix) 7. Quiet Village - Circus of Horror 8. Blue Sky Black Death - A Private Death 9. Dosh - Hit and Pearle 10. Eliot Lipp - See What It's About 11. Karl Blau - Lake King's Daughter 12. Subtle - Exiting Arm 13. Artemis Jackson - Asps and Adders 14. The Wet Secrets - Secret March 15. Rafter - Love Time Now Please 16. Kutiman - Music Is Ruling My World 17. Charlie Why! - In The Sun 18. Carrie - 1981 19. Panda and Angel - The End Is Not So 20. Milosh - Then It Happened

Music That Matters, Vol. 98 - It's-Almost-Summer-So-Sit-Tight Mixtape!

KEXP — Friday, 16 5 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Hey! DJ Rachel just made you your very own Spring mixtape! She knows how excited you are for summer and she put together some songs to get you though the rainy, flower-blooming, allergy-filled days of Spring. Summer's almost here, I swear. Sit tight and enjoy some rarities, previously unreleased tracks, demos, covers, noise, and more! 1. Thomas Function - Snake on the Grass 2. Man Party - Dance Monkey 3. Catatonic Youth - I've Had It 4. The Dutchess and the Duke - Reservoir Park (7" version) 5. Carrots - Beverly 6. Bow + Arrow - We Bricklayers 7. J. Tillman - Steel on Steel 8. Katharine Hepburn's Voice - Jerry Death 9. The Kills - U.R.A. Fever 10. Eddie Current Supression Ring - Get Up Morning 11. T.V. Cohran - Roadbirds 12. Your Heart Breaks - God Speed John Glen (Live @ KEXP) 13. Thee Oh Sees - The Coconut 14. Strap Straps - Kill for Jesus 15. Fuck Buttons - Bright Tomorrow 16. Pyramids - Fuzzy Grave 17. Liars - Army of Me (courtesy of Stereogum)

Music That Matters, Vol. 97 - All Things Sasquatch!

KEXP — Friday, 9 5 2008 12:00:00 -0700

You say "Sass-quatch," I say "Sauce-squatch" -- whatever your preference, the three-day festival is sure to rock your socks off with a stellar assortment of bands including Ghostland Observatory, Beirut, Fleet Foxes, Blue Scholars, and so much more. Download this podcast, hosted by Cheryl Waters, for the lowdown on all things Sasquatch and get one hell of a mixtape to listen to as you make the trek out to the Gorge. 1. Flight of the Conchords - Business Time 2. Dead Confederate - The Rat 3. Yeasayer - Sunrise 4. Ghostland Observatory - Heavy Heart 5. Pela - Tenement Teeth 6. White Rabbits - Kid On My Shoulders 7. Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (LIVE on KEXP) 8. Grand Archives - Torn Blue Foam Couch 9. Beirut - A Sunday Smile 10. Joshua Morrison - Home 11. Sera Cahoone - Only As The Day Is Long 12. Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not a Movie Or Maybe 13. Throw Me The Statue - About To Walk 14. Cold War Kids - Tell Me In the Morning 15. Thao With the Get Down Stay Down - Bag of Hammers 16. Rogue Wave - Lake Michigan 17. Say Hi - Northwestern Girls 18. The Morning Benders - Waiting for a War 19. The Blakes - Lintwalk 20. Blue Scholars - Joe Metro 21. Jamie Lidell - Hurricane

Music That Matters, Vol. 96 - Don't Know Much About History

KEXP — Friday, 2 5 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Rock out and learn stuff at the same time. Kevin Cole presents songs about an early 20th century farmer's rebellion, the Swiss-Algerian explorer and writer Isabelle Eberhardt, and the skin disease Alopecia. Plus, someone still loves Boris Yeltsin. Get schooled by this Music That Matters podcast. 1. The Little Ones - Forgive Yourself 2. Frightened Rabbit - I Feel Better 3. DJ Dolores - Danger Global Warming 4. Testbild! - Labyrinthine 5. Metaform - PCH 6. Why? - Fatalist Palmistry 7. Nortec Collective - Mama Loves Nortec 8. Common Market - Black Patch War 9. You Me and Iowa - Tommy Hall 10. Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin - Boring Fountain 11. Destroyer - Foam Hands

Music That Matters, Vol. 95 - Freaks and Geeks

KEXP — Friday, 25 4 2008 12:00:00 -0700

This one is for all the nerds, misfits, introverts, and folks who simply march to the beat of their own drummer. For MTM 95, DJ El Toro parsed through recent music by some of his favorite oddballs, plus some newer acts that skew left-of-center. Dig into this mix of avant garde disco, orchestral pop, smart aleck hip-hop, and distinctive singing, and let your freak and/or geek flag fly proudly. 1. Hercules & Love Affair – Hercules Theme 2. Final Fantasy – Hey Dad 3. LD & The New Criticism – What You Will 4. Cadence Weapon – New Face of Fashion 5. Shy Child – Drop The Phone 6. Thalia Zedek Band – circa the end 7. Head Like A Kite – Before We Go To Bed 8. M83 – Graveyard Girl 9. Baby Dee – Fresh Out of Candles 10. James Pants – We're Through 11. PWRFL POWER – It's Okay 12. Bon Iver – For Emma 13. Russian Circles – Harper Lewis

Music That Matters, Vol. 94 - Cats of All Kinds

KEXP — Friday, 18 4 2008 12:00:00 -0700

The Republic Tigers, Plants and Animals, Sea Wolf, Le Loup, The Dodos, and other beasties inhabit Cheryl Waters' menagerie of news songs in this Music That Matters podcast. 1. Jose Gonzalez - Down the Line 2. Le Loup - A Celebration (LIVE @ KEXP) 3. The Republic Tigers - Buildings and Mountains 4. Plants and Animals - Bye Bye Bye 5. Ladytron - Black Cat 6. The Heavy - Coleen 7. Kassin +2 - Samba Machine 8. Man Plus - My Kind of People 9. Sea Wolf - The Cold, the Dark and the Silence 10. Jim Noir - Don't You Worry 11. Jason Anderson - The Post Office 12. The Dodos - Fools 13. The Helio Sequence - Can't Say No 14. Bauhaus - Too Much Twenty First Century

Music That Matters, Vol. 93 - Bubblin' In The Cut

KEXP — Friday, 11 4 2008 12:00:00 -0700

For this installment of KEXP’s Music That Matters podcast series, DJ Chilly collects some of his recent favorites in hip-hop, dub, drum and bass, and other beats. It's delivered in a full-on mixtape style for repeated neck crackability 1. Boreta - Bubblin' In The Cut 2. Big Quarters - Sign Of The Time 3. Living Legends - The Gathering 4. Ghislain Poirier - No More Blood (feat. Face-T) 5. Mnolo - Guerra Futbol 6. The Lions - Cumbia Del Leon 7. One Be Lo - Rebirth 8. Kublakai - All Else Fails 9. Akrobatik - Put Ya Stamp On It (feat. Talib Kweli) 10. Othello - Rot 11. Dub Fanatic - Steak And Fries 12. Rustie - Jagz The Smack 13. DJ Mayonnaise - Quiet On The Set 14. Boys Noize - Let’s Buy Happiness (Proxy Remix) 15. DJ Kentaro - Trust 16. PG-13 And Wake - Lyrical Soda Paper 17. Substantial - Resurrection Of The House Party 18. Del The Funky Homosapien - Bubble Pop 19. The Physics - Bran New Thang 20. Cex - Bolton Hill

Music That Matters, Vol. 92 - Music That's Been Greatly Lately

KEXP — Friday, 4 4 2008 12:00:00 -0700

DJ Troy Nelson takes you through another podcast, this time spinning mostly brand new music that he is currently excited about. There's nothing like hearing brand new music, especially from brand new artists that take you by complete surprise! From up-and-comers to unknowns waiting to be discovered to a Bowie/Queen cover that doesn't suck -- it's all here in this Music That Matters podcast. 1. Tea Cozies - Pretty Pages 2. The Jet Age - Maybe Love's a Transmission 3. Evangelicals - Skeleton Man 4. Xiu Xiu - Under Pressure (feat. Michael Gira) 5. The Epochs - Opposite Sides 6. Bronze Fawn - Lumber 7. Grynch - The Youngest in Charge 8. Glass Candy - Lovin' Machine 9. The Ettes - You Can't Do That to Me 10. Lumerians - Orgon Grinder

Music That Matters, Vol. 91 - It Is Quite Possible (After All)

KEXP — Friday, 28 3 2008 12:00:00 -0700

We're not really sure what this podcast is about. It is quite possible that this is more than just a random collection of really new songs thrown together by Kevin Cole... or maybe not. Either way, these songs are amazing. It is music that matters... after all. 1. New Faces - My Alarm 2. Born Ruffians - Hummingbird 3. The Ruby Suns - Tane Mahuta 4. The Lions - Jungle Struttin' 5. Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - Beat (Health, Life, Fire) 6. She and Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? 7. Bubblegum Lemonade - Ten Years Younger 8. Manhattan Love Suicides - Heat and Panic 9. Joseph Arthur - Morning Cup 10. Headlights - Get Your Head Around It 11. Devotchka - Transliterator

Music That Matters, Vol. 90 - The Best of Texas (SXSW 2008)

KEXP — Friday, 21 3 2008 12:00:00 -0700

DJ Shannon rocks Austin, the "Music Capitol of the world," looking for the next big thing. Listen to some of the best upcoming bands of 2008. 1. Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone 2. Esser - I Love You 3. Mason Proper - Bonemen 4. The Shout Out Louds - You Are Dreaming 5. The Ting Tings - Great DJ 6. These New Puritans - Infinity(Live @ KEXP) 7. Dodos - Fools 8. Lightspeed Champion - Dry Lips 9. Jeremy Warmsley - Take Care 10. OX.EAGLE.LION.MAN - Fatherhood 11. Health - Triceratops 12. White Denim - Let's Talk About It

Music That Matters, Vol. 89 - Happy Hour: Live In The Roadhouse

KEXP — Saturday, 15 3 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Though often described as a dusty dive, the Roadhouse actually has a state-of-the-art performance studio in the back room (usually the spot for post-show poker games) where over the years, many guests have recorded live in-studio performances. This podcast collects some of the best sessions, including live performances from Greg's special "Origins Of The American Traditional Song" the "Woody Guthrie and The Columbia River Project" show. You'll also hear live performances from Eilen Jewell, Jesse Sykes, The Crooked Jades, and American music icons like Billy Joe Shaver, Doug Kershaw, and Charlie Musselwhite. Drink up! 1. Eilen Jewell - Rich Man's World (12/5/07) 2. Crooked Jades - Old Cow Died (10/4/06) 3. Doug Kershaw - Louisiana Man (1/16/08) 4. Shane Tutmarc - Hard Traveling (9/26/07) 5. Barton Carroll - John Henry (11/21/07) 6. Levi Fuller - Frankie and Johnny (11/21/07) 7. Sam Watts - In the Pines (11/21/07) 8. Cephas and Wiggins - Seattle Rainy Day Blues (8/9/06) 9. Charlie Musselwhite - Christo Redemptor (7/19/06) 10. Billy Joe Shaver - To Be Loved By A Woman (10/3/07) 11. Jesse Sykes - Fuckery (4/17/02)

Music That Matters, Vol. 88 - You're Killing Me, Sugar

KEXP — Friday, 7 3 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Cheryl Waters presents another sweet, sweet podcast filled with songs by some of her recent favorites artists. 1. Richard Hawley - Serious (LIVE @ KEXP) 2. Bon Iver - Skinny Love 3. Citay - Little Kingdom 4. No Kids - The Beaches All Closed 5. Cassettes Won't Listen - Large Radio 6. Evangelicals - Midnight Vignette 7. White Williams - New Violence 8. What Made Milwaukee Famous - Resistance St. 9. Lightspeed Champion - Dry Lips 10. Black Eyes and Neckties - Broken Teeth 11. The Hands - Best 12. The Coup - My Favorite Mutiny (w/ Black Thought and Talib Kweli)

Music That Matters, Vol. 87 - Not Your Father's Jazz

KEXP — Friday, 29 2 2008 12:00:00 -0700

John Gilbreath, host of KEXP's Jazz Theater, leads you down some exciting hallways of adventurous new jazz from Seattle and around the world. 1. Tim Berne - The Mallomar Maneuvre 2. Grand Pianoramax - The Showdown 3. Stinkhorn - Tunguska 4. Tim Berne - Mikromaus 5. Cuong Vu - Accelerated Thoughts 6. David Torn - Rest and Unrest 7. Rudresh Mahanthappa - Telugu 8. Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd - Plastic Bag 9. Amir ElSaffar - Flood 10. Roscoe Mitchell - Song for My Sister 11. Matt Jorgensen +451 - Sweetpea 12. Neil Welch - Madness in Motion

Music That Matters, Vol. 86 - The Meaning of 86

KEXP — Friday, 22 2 2008 12:00:00 -0700

John in the Morning discovers the secret meaning of the number 86 along with some fun facts from the Urban Dictionary while playing new stuff from These New Puritans, Ghostland Observatory, Sons and Daughters, The Ravonettes, Grand Archives and more! 1. These New Puritans - Elvis 2. The Raveonettes - Aly, Walk With Me 3. Sons and Daughters - Gilt Complex 4. Grand Archives - Torn Blue Foam Coach 5. Yoav - Yeah, The End 6. Hey Hey My My - Merryland 7. King of Prussia - Misadventures Of The Campaign Kids 8. The Sugarettes - Ready Steady 9. The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir - Aspidistra 10. The Crimea - All Conquering 11. We Barbarians - Yesmen and Bumsuckers 12. Emily Jane White - Hole In The Middle 13. Stars - Take Me To The Riot 14. Ghostland Observatory - Heavy Heart 15. Whalebones - Blood Bank

Music That Matters, Vol. 85 - Hip-Hop As We Know It

KEXP — Friday, 15 2 2008 12:00:00 -0700

DJ Sharlese and Ra Scion of Common Market bring you a bit of the NW hip-hop scene. 1. D. Black (feat. Dyme Def) - Welcome to the Life 2. Kingzmen - Fly Den a Mufucka 3. Footprints - No Ordinary 4. Grynch- That’s Hip-Hop 5. Fatal Lucciauno - Focus 6. SK - Dolla Dolla 7. GMK - Over My Shoulder 8. Fatal Lucciauno - Q.U.E.E.N. 9. Joe King - 40 Bar Dash 10. D. Black - Fuckin With Me

Music That Matters, Vol. 84 - Erect Rock, Twist the Spine

KEXP — Friday, 8 2 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Kevin Cole presents a killer mix of blistering rock, cinematic pop, electro punk, and old-school soul. 1. British Sea Power - Waving Flags 2. The Heavenly States - Lost in the Light 3. Georgie James - Need Your Needs 4. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Let Them Knock (Live at KEXP) 5. The Budos Band - Scorpion 6. Cassettes Won't Listen - Paper Float 7. Tyler Ramsey - A Long Dream 8. Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You 9. Daniel G. Harmann - Beer From A Bottle 10. The Owls - The Way On 11. Dengue Fever - Mr. Orange 12. The Shackeltons - Get Out 13. We Are Wolves - Fight and Kiss

Music That Matters, Vol. 83 - NW Series #3: Bellingham

KEXP — Friday, 1 2 2008 12:00:00 -0700

DJ Sharlese hosts the third in a series of podcasts that profile bands from specific areas around the Northwest. This Music That Matters podcast features bands from the current scene in Bellingham, WA. 1. Yes, Oh Yes - Being Stupid Is The New Hunting & Gathering 2. Karate Kitchen - Fernando 3. The Braille Tapes - Question: Have You Ever Seen A Douche Bag? Answer: No 4. Go Slowpoke - Kiss Now, Drunk Later 5. I Love You Avalanche - Pleiades 6. Asthmaboy - EraseHer 7. Jonathan McIntyre - The Path Home Rarely Changes 8. Yogoman Burning Band - Chaka Chaka 9. The Russians - Arab Lover 10. Counselor - Check Makeout 11. Black Eyes and Neckties - Tide Of Bones 12. Cicadas - Can’t Stop Steve Holland (Coma Rad: Part Three) 13. The Wastelanders - Sets Me Burning

Music That Matters, Vol. 82 - Geography, Jellyfish and Survival

KEXP — Friday, 25 1 2008 12:00:00 -0700

John in the Morning brings you the best of the Morning Show -- including Bob Mould, The Helio Sequence, and Chris Walla -- and explains what to do when a Jellyfish stings you or you get hit with a bag of hammers. 1. Bob Mould - Return to Dust 2. Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You 3. Tulsa - Breath Thin 4. Say Hi - Northwestern Girls 5. Pomegranates - The Children's Progress 6. The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead 7. Muscles - Sweaty 8. Velella Velella - Alex Boom Selector 9. Blockhead - Duke of Hazzard 10. Blue Scholars - Butter and Guns (Loyalty) 11. Joshua Morrison - Commerce Street 12. The Shackletons - The Ship 13. Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - Bag of Hammers 14. Flight of The Conchords - Business Time 15. Chris Walla - Sing Again

Music That Matters, Vol. 81 - What'choo Lookin' At?

KEXP — Friday, 18 1 2008 12:00:00 -0700

For her latest installment of the Music That Matters podcast, Cheryl Waters presents a collection of recent songs that will make you stop and stare -- either that or your name's Willis! 1. The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home (LIVE on KEXP Sept 2007) 2. Nada Surf - See These Bones 3. The Mary Onettes - Void 4. The Heavenly States - The Race 5. MGMT - Kids 6. Pinback - From Nothing To Nowhere 7. Bottomless Pit - Dead Man's Blues 8. The Go - Yer Stoned Italian Cowboy 9. The Acorn - Flood pt. 1 10. Joshua Morrison - Home 11. Arthur & Yu - The Ghost of Old Bull Lee 12. Dept. of Energy - Houses With Holes 13. Bettye LaVette - I Still Want To Be Your Baby (Take Me Like I Am) 14. Dirty on Purpose - Monument 15. Apostle of Hustle - National Anthem of Nowhere

Music That Matters, Vol. 80 - Portland Rocks

KEXP — Friday, 11 1 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Lisa Wood, one of the hosts of KEXP's Audioasis, moved to Portland a year ago and is discovering a new batch of Northwest bands. She brings you this Music That Matters podcast, dedicated to Portland bands that she thinks you need to hear. 1. Red Fang - Prehistoric Dog 2. Swim Swam Swum - Is Life 3. Kleveland - Flat Tax 4. Boy Eats Drum Machine - From an Oregon Shore 5. Black Elk - Toss You to the Wolves 6. My Life in Black and White - Sink or Swim 7. 31 Knots - Man Become Me 8. Throwback Suburbia - Lonely With You 9. The Ones - Yeah, You Make It 10. Caves - Get on With It 11. The Crash Engine - So it Goes 12. Jeremy Wilson - Love Ain't No Good

Music That Matters, Vol. 79 - Meet DJ Shani!

KEXP — Friday, 4 1 2008 12:00:00 -0700

On her very first podcast, New KEXP DJ Shani Jayant shares some of her favorite tunes discovered in the past few months! 1. Phosphorescent - A Picture of Our Torn Up Praise 2. Le Loup - Planes Like Vultures 3. Miracle Fortress - Poetaster 4. Ed Askew - Little Eyes 5. Health - Perfect Skin 6. Atlas Sound - Recent Bedroom 7. Studio - No Comply 8. The Somnambulants - Eyes on the Road 9. John Maus - Do Your Best 10. Begushkin - Nightly Things 11. Pink Reason - Dead End 12. Tectonic Plates - The Mender 13. Sapat - Dark Silver 14. Ariel Pink - Underground 15. No Age - Loosen This Job 16. Julianna Barwick - Dancing with Friends 17. Red Martian - Donkey Back Ride

Music That Matters, Vol. 78 - The Year Before The Year 2008

KEXP — Friday, 28 12 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Kevin Cole presents a mix of recent indie-folk, rock, hip-hop, and electronica from the year 2007, featuring tracks from Wire, Kristin Hersh, Cancer Rising, Bonnie Prince Billy, Les Savy Fav, and more! 1. Bonnie Prince Billy - I'm Loving The Street 2. Fire On Fire - Hangman 3. Wire - Desert Diving 4. Kristin Hersh - Slippershell 5. Les Savy Fav - The Year Before the Year 2000 6. Cut Off Your Hands - Tell Me About 7. Vampire Hands - Paradise Knife Fights 8. Buck 65 - Way Back When 9. Cancer Rising - Wait A Minute 10. The Octopus Project - Mmaj

Music That Matters, Vol. 77 - Chilly's Hip-Hop Favorites 2007

KEXP — Friday, 21 12 2007 12:00:00 -0700

DJ Chilly features some of his favorite hip-hop tracks from the year 2007. This podcast/mixtape) is packed with 21 songs from stars like Pharoahe Monch and RZA to new independent artists like Brother Reade and Dyme Def. There’s something for everyone with lots of local representation! This year give the gift of hip-hop. 1. Brother Ali - Lookin' At Me Sideways 2. Dyme Def - Clap Clap 3. Copperpot - Art Of Rap feat. Masta Ace and Edo G 4. Pharoahe Monch - Body Baby 5. Cancer Rising - Evryday Bidness 6. Galactic - From The Corner To The Block feat. Juvenile and Soul Rebels Brass Band 7. Wax Tailor – Positively Inclined feat. M. Quaisse and A.S.M. 8. Omni – Bang The Drum 9. Brother Reade – Everywhere I Go 10. Marco Polo – Rollin' feat. Sadat X, Ju Ju and AG 11. Zeph and Azeem – Everything's Different 12. El-P – Up All Night 13. Shape Of Broad Minds – Let's Go feat. MF Doom 14. edIT – Arsty Remix feat. Grouch 15. Luckyiam – Rap, Rap, Rap 16. Grayskul – Missing feat. Andrea Zollo 17. RZA – Cameo Afro feat. Big Daddy Kane, GZA and Suga Bang 18. Blue Scholars – Joe Metro 19. Aesop Rock – Citronella 20. Livesavas – The Warning 21. Gabriel Teodros – East Afrika

Music That Matters, Vol. 76 - I Had a Dream I Died

KEXP — Friday, 14 12 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Midday Show host Cheryl Waters shares some of her favorite music of the past few months, along with songs recorded live recently for KEXP. Here, you'll find a frosty mix from bands residing primarily above the 40th parallel. 1. Le Loup - I Had a Dream I Died (LIVE on KEXP in NYC) 2. Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (LIVE on KEXP from Bumbershoot) 3. Grizzly Bear - Little Brother (Electric) 4. Yeasayer - No Need to Worry (LIVE on KEXP in NYC) 5. We All Have Hooks For Hands - The Man Trying to Outfox Us All 6. Shooting Spires - Alive and Well 7. Siberian - Paper Birds 8. Montag - Safe in Sound 9. The Weakerthans - Tournament of Hearts 10. Tulsa - Shaker 11. Junius - Hiding Knives 12. Editors - Weight of the World 13. edIT - Battling Go-Go Yubari in Downtown LA 14. Blue Scholars - 50K Deep

Music That Matters, Vol. 75 - Larry's Loungecast Vol. 1

KEXP — Friday, 7 12 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Larry Rose, host of Larry's Lounge, brings you his very first podcast, which contains a frothy mix of some of his recent favorites, including some exciting new artists from the Northwest, upbeat electronica, spooky dubstep, chamber pop, hip hop and funk. 1. Imperial Teen - Shim Sham 2. Small Sails - Fragment of the Enchantment 3. Throw Me the Statue - About to Walk 4. Arthur & Yu - There are Too Many Birds 5. Buck 65 - Lipstick 6. Pinker Tones - Sonido Total 7. Matthew Dear - Fleece on Brain 8. Burial - Shell of Light 9. Sol Seppy - Love's Boy 10. Brent Arnold - Pokey's Song 11. Nina Nastasia & Jim White - I've Been Out Walking 12. The Clientele - Somebody Changed 13. Grand Hallway - Napoleon's Left Shoe 14. Betty Davis - Walkin Up the Road

Music That Matters, Vol. 74 - The 74th Best KEXP Podcast Ever!

KEXP — Friday, 30 11 2007 12:00:00 -0700

John in the Morning brings the best of the Morning Show to the lastest podcast, featuring remixes from Tokyo Police Club, Black Lips (Diplo), and Trentemoller along with new songs by Black Kids, Band of Horses, Rogue Wave, Rob Sonic, Les Savy Fav, The Voom Blooms and more! 1. Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You 2. The Go - You Go Bangin On 3. The Voom Blooms - Nine Ships 4. Black Lips - Veni Vidi Vici (Diplo remix) 5. Tokyo Police Club - Be Good (RAC Remix) 6. Les Savy Fav - What Would Wolves Do? 7. Trentemoller - Moan 8. Beirut - A Sunday Smile 9. Ravens and Chimes - This Is Where We Are 10. Rob Sonic - Brand New Vandals 11. Band of Horses- No One's Gonna Love You 12. Rogue Wave - Lake Michigan 13. Pinback - Walters 14. Mobius Band - Friends Like These 15. New Faces - She's Like The Snow

Music That Matters, Vol. 73 - Alt-Country for the Uninitiated

KEXP — Saturday, 24 11 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Like far too many diehard punk and heavy metal fans, Hannah Levin spent the majority of her years underestimating the value of country-flavored music. Even with the knowledge that Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, and a handful of other stalwarts were the masters of that domain, it wasn’t until she stumbled into a Johnny Dowd show that she realized just how much she was missing. In Music That Matters, Vol. 73, Hannah leads you through the specific vein of alt-country that hooked her with a podcast filled with dark, David Lynch-ian themes, sharp, insightful lyrics, and a distinct taste for all things deliciously deviant. 1. Ryan Adams - To Be Young 2. Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation 3. Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter - Your Eyes Told 4. Gerald Collier - Hell Has Frozen Over 5. Neko Case - Deep Red Bells 6. Trailer Bride - Hope Is a Thing With Feathers 7. Johnny Dowd - God Created Woman 8. Woven Hand - Dirty Blue 9. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club - This Is How We Do Things In The Country 10. Bobby Bare Jr. - Mutherfucker