DJ Sharlese continues her series of regional Northwest bands, this time focusing on the variety of sounds coming out of Stumptown. In this volume, you'll hear a selection of her favorite bands performing at Musicfest NW on September 3rd - 6th. 1. The Shaky Hands - World’s Gone Mad 2. The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead 3. The Whips and The Whales - I Thought I Walked 4. Horse Feathers - Albina 5. The Joggers - Golden Wage 6. Spoon - You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb 7. Starfucker - German Love 8. Atole - Satyricow (Copy Remix) 9. Lackthereof - Choir Practice 10. Animal Farm - Move It 11. Rachel Taylor Brown - Stagg Field 12. Blitzen Trapper - Crushing The Wheat 13. Boy Eats Drum Machine - The Crack In The Sea 14. Southern Belle - Sunnyside 15. Swim Swam Swum - Not In Your Way 16. White Fang - My Invisiable Hands 17. Dykeritz - The Apple Is Blue 18. We’re From Japan! - Extraneous Zoo Animal

Hannah Levin has been hosting KEXP’s long-running local music show, Audioasis, for a little over a year and a half now, and one of the most enjoyable parts of her job is the thrill of our weekly in-studio performances. Every Saturday evening between 6 and 9 p.m., KEXP invites two local bands to stop by and play a few songs. We’ve been fortunate enough to capture some stellar performances, so Hannah figured it was high time to cull the archives and pull out some of her favorites. 1. Rocky Votolato - Tinfoil Hats (Live @ KEXP) 2. New Faces - Cracks (Live @ KEXP) 3. Champagne Champagne - Cover Girl (Live @ KEXP) 4. The Intelligence - Dating Cops (Live @ KEXP) 5. J. Tillman - Seven States Across (Live @ KEXP) 6. Team Gina - Stars (Live @ KEXP) 7. Schoolyard Heroes - Dude, Where’s My Skin? (Live @ KEXP) 8. Calvin Johnson - Pine Shaped Boy (Live @ KEXP) 9. The Duchess and the Duke - Mary (Live @ KEXP) 10. Past Lives - Strange Symmetry (Live @ KEXP)

Kevin Cole presents highlights from KEXP's live broadcast from the Music Lounge during the 2007 Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. This year, on the secret stage in the heart of the festival grounds, we have another great lineup with bands like !!!, Sons and Daughters, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, and the Old 97's. On this podcast, you'll hear some of those bands and a few others performing at Bumbershoot this year. 1. Fleet Foxes - Oliver James (live on KEXP) 2. Andrew Bird - Plasticities (live on KEXP) 3. Band of Horses - Ode To LRC (Live on KEXP) 4. The Walkmen - Postcards From Tiny Islands 5. The Weakerthans - Tournament of Hearts 6. Art Brut - Emily Kane (live on KEXP) 7. Iceage Cobra - Weapon of Mass Seduction (live on KEXP) 8. Sons and Daughters - Split Lips 9. The Gourds - I'm Troubled (live on KEXP) 10. Bert Jansch - Trouble In Mind (live on KEXP) 11. Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - Swimming Pools 12. Mocean Worker - Shake Ya Boogie (live on KEXP)

You'll need nine lives to fully enjoy the latest Music That Matters podcast, presented by Midday Show host Cheryl Waters, who brings you more new songs than a little yellow bird's got feathers. 1. Conor Oberst - Danny Callahan 2. Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines 3. The Dutchess and the Duke - Reservoir Park 4. The Doll Test - Fall Away 5. Firewater - Electric City 6. Silver Jews - Suffering Jukebox 7. Eef Barzelay - Lose Big 8. Jim White - Crash Into the Sun 9. Tea For Julie - Snow Globe 10. First Communion Afterparty - 2CB 11. Black Nite Crash - Losing Kind 12. Freshkills - My House 13. Team Robespierre - 88th Precinct 14. Pete and The Pirates - I'll Love

Jazz Theatre host John Gilbreath presents cool jazz for a cool Seattle summer with new and established releases by Northwest artists and labels. 1. Matt Jorgensen +451 - Everything in Its Right Place 2. Byron Vannoy - Valid Alibi 3. Tiptons Sax Q'tet - Number Six 4. Pax Wallace - With Malice Toward None 5. Big Bad Groove Society - Duke's Jungle 6. Ben Thomas - Triskaidekaphobia 7. Bishop/Johnson/Mandyck/Teuber - Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit 8. Paul Rucker - History of an Apology 9. Mandyck/Marriott/Keplinger - Amiga 10. Stinkhorn - Tunguska 11. Richard Cole - A Shade of Joe 12. Matt Jorgensen - No Quarter 13. Larry Fuller - Groove Yard

John's got an hour worth of songs, a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, he's wearing sunglasses -- get ready for your next installment of the Music That Matters podcast featuring the very best of the Morning Show. 1. Clinic - The Witch 2. Violenz - Violent Sensation Descends 3. Styrofoam - After Sunset 4. Man Plus - A Ghost Is a Ghost Is a Ghost 5. El Ten Eleven - Every Direction Is North 6. Kunk - We're Not Who You think We Are 7. Ladytron - Ghosts 8. Kaiser Cartel - Oh No 9. Shawn Smith - Ring That Bell 10. Head Like a Kite - No Ordinary Caveman 11. Annuals - Sore 12. The Low Lows - Sparrows 13. The Blows - Two Minutes 14. Bad Dudes - Heterosaucer 15. Chiche Libre - Popcorn Andino

Welcome to the Music that Matters Punkcast. I'm Mr. West co-host of Sonic Reducer, KEXP's weekly punk show. I am joined by friend of the show DJ Jeremy and faithful intern Stephie. We are going to bring you the newest and best in punk, hardcore, and other weirdness, from here in Seattle and across the world. We'll do our best to let you know what we'll be playing, but if you're anything like me you want to check out the playlist before you listen. 1. Jay Reatard - All Wasted 2. Eddy Current Suppression Ring - We'll Be Turned On 3. Crash Normal - Heavy Listening 4. Lamborghiniz - BOOM!! Get them drawls off! 5. Juanita Y Los Feos - Tu Secta Es Guay 6. Mayyors - (Side A off debut 7") 7. The Wicked Awesomes! - Fighting the Wolf Spirit 8. Wizzard Sleeve - Alabama's Doomed 9. Fag Cop - Automatic Kansas 10. The Wax Museums - I eat Vomit 11. Live Fast Die - Pissing on the Mainframe 12. Walls - Tread On Me/Punch Out 13. Iron Lung - Politics of Science 14. Sex Vid - Exorcism 15. Genghis Tron - City on a Hill 16. Said Radio - Roses 17. Government Warning - Government Warning 18. 100 Flowers - Reject Yourself 19. Harpoon Guns - 15 20. Le Face - Salvador Dali 21. Frances Harold and the Holograms - Two Faggots, One Cunt Thanks so much for listening to this special MTM podcast, The Sonic Reducer Edition. To listen to tons more punk check out our little show on 9-midnight every Saturday night where Brian Foss, Nick Turner and I, Mr. West, will bludgeon you with punk AND hardcore. Thanks so much to Jeremy and Stephie -- they have done as much if not more to put this podcast together; it wouldn't have been 1/3 as good without them. Thanks to Jim, Rachel, Reese and all the bands who could and could not be on the podcast.

Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival takes places in Seattle on Labor Day weekend, Aug 30th - Sept 1st. Check out some of the bands playing, learn how you and a friend can win hotel, airfare and VIP passes, and have some fun along the way! Featuring music from !!!, Dan Deacon, Throw Me the Statue, Neko Case, Kinski, and more! 1. Superchunk - Misfits and Mistakes 2. !!! - All My Heroes Are Weirdos 3. Del Tha Funky Homosapien - Bubble Pop 4. Dan Deacon - Okie Dokie 5. Throw Me the Statue - Lolita 6. Nada Surf - See These Bones 7. New Faces - Impulse 8. Howlin Rain - Dancers at the End of Time 9. Neko Case - Needle Has Landed 10. PWRFL Power - Coffee Girl Song 11. Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands - Cody's Dream 12. Star Anna - Restless Water (Live @ KEXP) 13. The Hands - I Don't Want to Turn You On 14. Kinski - Punching Goodbye Out Front 15. Black Eyes and Neckties - Broken Teeth

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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)

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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 - Organ Grinder

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

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

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)

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)

Hosted by KEXP Engineer Scott Colburn, Music That Matters Vol. 26 features a mix of music from a variety of artists. Tracks: 1. Miracle Chosuke - Gonkulator,2. David Russell And The Sideshow Symphonette - Letters,3. Emblematic - Let It Out,4. Transmissionary Six - Powder Burn,5. Firebrat - Mojo,6. Elba - A Pilot's Art,7. Arkade - Boarding Pass Only,8. Christian And Miho's Mallet Jazz - Ni To Roku,9. Ota Prota - Clams Holding Hands,10. Yam - Dub Fear,11. Cerberus Shoal - Sole of Foot of Man.

Music That Matters Vol. 25 is hosted by Kevin Cole. Tracks: 1. The Little Ones - Cha Cha Cha,2. The Long Winters - Fire Island, AK,3. El Perro Del Mar - God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get),4. Halou - Honeythief,5. Junior Boys - In the Morning,6. Bitter:Sweet - The Mating Game,7. Wax Tailor - How I Feel,8. The Mellors - Jesus Made Seattle Under Protest,9. The Village Green - When The Creepers Creep In,10. Archie Bronson Outfit - Cherry Lips,11. What Made Milwaukee Famous - Idecide,12. Say Hi To Your Mom - Blah Blah Blah,13. The Mountain Goats - Woke Up New,14. Bedroom Walls - Kathy In Her Bedroom,15. Golden Bear - Amazing Edward.

Kevin Cole hosts Music That Matters Vol. 38: Camera-Shy Giant Pandas. You'll hear a mix of new music from Apples in Stereo, Deerhunter, Field Music, Annuals, Busdriver, Antimc, Various, Arcade Fire, Essie Jain, Sol Seppy, Micah P. Hinson, Shorthand for Epic, Clinic, Pacha Massive, and Tommy Guerrero. Tracks: 1. Apples in Stereo - Can You Feel It?,2. Deerhunter - Strange Lights,3. Field Music - Working to Work,4. Annuals - Bleary Eyed,5. Busdriver - The Troglodyte Wins,6. Antimc - Bellies Full of Rain,7. Various - Don't Ask,8. Arcade Fire - Black Mirror,9. Essie Jain - Glory,10. Sol Seppy - Wonderland,11. Micah P. Hinson - She Don't Own Me,12. Shorthand for Epic - My Own Private Weimar,13. Clinic - Gideon,14. Pacha Massive - Pachangueando,15. Tommy Guerrero - Badder Than Bullets

Greg Vandy, host of KEXP's the Roadhouse, presents his first-ever podcast featuring a mix commonly referred to as Freak Folk. But Greg won't call it that. Nor will he utter terms like New Weird Americana, Psyche, New Indie Folk, or mention the prevalence of beards, nature, and acoustic guitars. It's just a mix of new & inventive songwriters who don't like to be pigeonholed. It's a new expression. As host of the Roadhouse, Greg plays traditional American music including Folk, but the songs on this podcast are not traditional nor is this a revival. The songs are all original (except for "Katie Cruel") and represent a new aesthetic that loosely resembles folk. But you call it what you want. And play it often. Tracks: 1. Vetiver - Angel's Share,2. James Yorkston - Summer Song,3. Alela Diane - Clickity Clack,4. CocoRosie - South 2nd,5. Tom Brosseau - Here Comes The Water Now,6. Iron & Wine - Free Until They Cut Me Down,7. Pufferfish - Decoder Ring,8. William Elliott Whitmore - One Man's Shame,9. Karen Dalton - Katie Cruel,10. The Places - Such As The Earth (Neveroff's Fate),11. Micah P. Hinson - Diggin' A Grave,12. Michael Vermillion - These Seven Days,13. Wooden Wand & the Sky High Band - Crucifixion, Pt II,14. Peter and The Wolf - Safe Travels,15. Brightblack Morning Light - Black Feather Wishes Rise