AAAAAWOOOOOOOOOOOO!

AAAAAWOOOOOOOOOOOO!: Rare Footage of Civil War Veterans Doing the Rebel Yell is a documentary film clip clip from the 1930s, in which Confederate veterans demonstrate the legendary, fearsome battle cry. At the 2 minute mark, when they step up to the mic individually and let rip, you may well be astonished at the volume and intensity that these very old men were still capable of!

We will create and destroy ten art movements in ten years

We will create and destroy ten art movements in ten years: Groundbreaking vocalist and producer Janelle Monae pays tribute to Qui Etes-Vous Polly Maggoo? in her latest video, "Q.U.E.E.N."

Back to the source

Back to the source: Many of you are perhaps familiar with the berimbau, a musical bow with a calabash resonator, best known as an instrument for accompanying the Brazilian dance/martial art known as capoeira. But the roots of the instrument lie, as you might guess, in Africa. Still, it's not often we get a chance to hear the original African version of the instrument being played. This video, though, in which one Chris Haambwiila of Zambia conjures up an intricate, bewitching groove, is one that will be of interest to those who enjoy elemental and unadulterated human rhythmic expression. And the two little boys getting down to the sound will win your heart, for sure.

George Gershwin meets Freddie Mercury and Co.

George Gershwin meets Freddie Mercury and Co.: Bohemian Rhapsody/Rhapsody in Blue mash-up done by a pretty good piano player.

Live Video: Phosphorescent

Live Video: Phosphorescent:

photo by Victoria Holt (view set)

Easily one of the best albums of the year so far, Muchacho most fully realizes the ideas, sound and aesthetic that Brooklyn (by way of Alabama)’s Matthew Houck has been developing for the past decade as Phosphorescent. Whether spare, lush, atmospheric or raucously barn-burning, the songs on Muchacho highlight Houck’s distinctive voice that will likely become as widely recognizable as those of the country heroes he cribs or covers, like Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings. So even though Phosphorescent as a full band already performed a gorgeous set live on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios NYC back in March, which you can listen to here, we wanted to get them in again, this time at our studio here in Seattle, for a session we could share with you on video to witness the majesty of the new songs -- and as a bonus, Houck and keyboardist Jo Schornikow performed a duet of Jessi Colter song “Storms Never Last” (which she herself sang with husband Waylon Jennings). Watch the full session now:








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Live Video: Country Lips

Live Video: Country Lips:

photo by Mike Emigh (view set)

There isn’t a plethora out there on the wide open spaces of the internet about the wild Seattle band Country Lips, so here’s a bit of detail: the 7-piece band sounds like a whiskey-infused, shack-swaying barn party. The staple of their music is their fast moving fingers on violin, guitar and keys, accompanied by vocals sounding like reeds bending in open air. Fresh off an April 26 Folklife Pre-Festival party at The Tractor Tavern, Country Lips are poised for more live shows in Seattle, with one slated for May 26 at The Crocodile with The Dusty 45’s and a gig at Capitol Hill Block Party July 26. With a new full-length record in the works slated for “sometime this year”, the band, already known for their rowdy performances, recently came in to KEXP for a raucous set live on Swingin’ Doors with Don Slack. Watch it here:












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Every Noise at Once

Every Noise at Once: interactive genre map, click the right arrow on any genre to expand it