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KEXP vs. Bumbershoot (Day 1 of 3)
2013 Bumbershoot Festival
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Bumbershoot Music Lounge
Seattle, Washington, USA
Lineage: FM –> Line Out/In –> LS-10 (SDHC) –> Onboard Card-Reader –> CDWave –> FLAC Frontend
[721] Thao And The Get Down Stay Down – 2013-08-31 – Seattle (12:00pm)
Setlist:
01 – [Intro]
02 – Holy Roller
03 – City
04 – Feeling King
05 – Every Body
06 – The Day Long
07 – Kindness Be Conceived
08 – Age Of Ice
09 – We The Common
10 – [Outro]
Running Time: 31:05
In 21st century indie rock, “populist” isn’t necessarily a term that a lot of bands would want attached to them, but Thao and The Get Down Stay Down gladly wear it as a badge of honor. On their latest album, We The Common, Thao Nguyen and her bandmates embrace social causes with fervor, wrapping their brand of indie, pop-tinged folk around topical songs that sell their messages with catchy melodies rather than preachy declarations. Even the songs without a direct message touch a nerve, and as Thao and her cumbersome-but-appropriately-named group tour the country, it seems that the movement behind their cause is growing.
Thao, making her comedic debut, asked her huge audience at the KEXP Bumbershoot Music Lounge to laugh as our live broadcast began, making listeners wish they were in on the (nonexistent) joke. The unruffled frontwoman didn’t have to ask for the audience’s approval once the show got underway. The group kicked things off with their hit “Holy Roller,” off their 2013 album We The Common. While her guitar was nearly twice her size, Thao, donning cutoffs, a flannel and cowboy boots, calmly commanded the stage during the live set. The multi-instrumentalist singer had a unique marching/bobbing stomp thing going on that seemed to go along with the beat, and upon second glance it appeared that each movement controlled the range of her voice in the microphone.
While I assumed the quartet’s energy had peaked with “Every Body,” from We The Common, the group didn’t hold back on “Kindness Be Conceived.” Showcasing their drummer’s talents, they once again one-upped themselves with “Age of Ice.” After enthusiastic shouts of “thank you,” from the audience, the band wrapped things up with their newest title track “We the Common (For Valerie Bolden).”
[722] ZZ Ward – 2013-08-31 – Seattle (1:15pm)
Setlist:
01 – [Intro]
02 – Put The Gun Down
03 – ’til The Casket Drops
04 – Got It Bad
05 – 365 Days
06 – Li’l Darlin’
07 – If I Could Be Her
08 – Criminal
09 – Move Like You Stole It
10 – [Outro]
Running Time: 31:30
While ZZ Ward may be relatively new to the pop music scene, the pop/blues powerhouse began making music when she was 12. These years of experience and time spent honing her talent helped lead to the success of ZZ’s first EP, Til The Casket Drops, which was released last year. Her first single “Put the Gun Down” broke into the Top 40 Alternative Chart. Earlier this year, ZZ Ward received what must be one of the most flattering compliments The New York Times has ever given an artist of her genre. They wrote that “her energy evokes Tina Turner’s, her chops Aretha Franklin’s, and her soul Etta James’.” If that isn’t enough to convince you of her musical genius, the 27-year-old Oregon native was also named one of the must see act’s of this year’s SXSW music festival. It only makes sense that she’d be one of our own “must see” acts at Bumbershoot.
Bursting with energy, ZZ and her bandmates instantly got interactive with the audience, her voice ringing out with her hit anthem “Put the Gun Down.” It seemed gutsy of Ward to start with her biggest hit, but the singer had everything to be confident about. Each of her songs were as catchy and infectious as the last.
Starting on the guitar, ZZ showed off her multiple talents, taking over the piano on “365 Days,” and whipping out a harmonica on “If I Could Be Her.” Ward’s bandmates were equally talented, her keyboardist picking up the guitar on the later tracks and riling the crowd up with an energetic solo during “Criminal.”
Ward and her band made the crowd forget they were sitting and had them clapping, dancing along and cheering for more. By the final song, “Move Like U Stole It,” most were standing, with their hands up, some even unashamedly fist-pumping along. At the end of the day you’ve got to give the woman props for being able to rock a fedora.
[723] Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires – 2013-08-31 – Seattle (2:30pm)
Setlist:
01 – [Intro]
02 – You Put The Flame On It
03 – Crying In The Chapel
04 – Strictly Reserved For You
05 – Confusion
06 – Let Love Stand A Chance
07 – [Outro]
Running Time: 24:58
Charles Bradley is living proof that it’s never too late to start living out your dreams. He dropped his debut studio album back in 2011 on Daptone Records. Daptone is the easily the most fitting home for his sound – Bradley emanates the spirit of 60′s and 70′s soul and funk more than any artist on the scene today. There’s a great reason, too – Bradley started his career in his mid-60s. He saw James Brown for the first time in 1962 and has been making music ever since, but only now does the world get to hear his wondrous material brought to life in full. This year, Bradley drops his second LP, Victim of Love, and you would be wise to check it out.
Bradley’s music truly comes to life during his live performances – he lives and breathes 70′s soul. Even at his age, Bradley is 100% unafraid to throw an extravagant party. He could dance you to the floor if he wanted to, all the while hitting the high notes and giving us the closest thing we’ll get to James Brown or Otis Redding in this modern day.
With His Extraordinaires, the seven gifted band members backing him up, Bradley took the KEXP Bumbershoot Music Lounge stage in full retro regalia, totally confident in his mad dance skills. He even did a pretty mean robot during “Confusion.”
Bradley transported his audience back in time with his straightforward, heartfelt love songs. There was a mutual and genuine appreciation between Bradley and his fans. The 21st Century soul king certainly wasn’t bashful about reciprocating their love, giving out hugs at the end of his performance. Surely, we can all agree that Charles Bradley is indeed the “Screaming Eagle of Soul”.
[724] Gary Numan – 2013-08-31 – Seattle (3:45pm)
Setlist:
01 – [Intro]
02 – The Fall
03 – Everything Comes Down To This
04 – Cars
05 – Love Hurt Bleed
06 – Halo
07 – A Prayer For The Unborn
08 – [Outro]
Running Time: 29:19
Our fourth guest in the KEXP Bumbershoot Music Lounge today kicked things off with some great tunes and a whole lot of nostalgia. Gary Numan pioneered his way through the late 70s and into the 80s with an electronic sound unlike any other. Part goth, part new-wave, part entirely his own, Gary Numan’s signature collection of heavy guitar met with electronic noise and melody made his music a milestone in the electronic genre, influencing the likes of Trent Reznor (who covered The Pleasure Principle’s “Metal” in the late 90s) and Basement Jaxx (who sampled “M.E.” for their crossover radio hit “Where’s Your Head At?”). As the 80s subsided into the 90s, Numan continued to brave uncharted territory, digging deeper into jazz and funk textures. In more recent years, age has given Numan new perspective and understanding. While his lyrics stay cryptic and exploratory, his sound has become increasingly broad, in one direction seeing more ambient influence and on the other end bringing out rockier notes.
From the massive global success of tracks like “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” and “Cars” to the more intimate artistic ventures of the last decade, Numan remains an icon moving forward. Today, Numan hit us with his dark, combative side at the Music Lounge, treating us to a sampling of his post-2000s work, which includes four studio albums.
Wearing heavy black eyeliner, combat boots and with jet-black hair that took on a life of its own, Numan began by playing tracks from his upcoming album, Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind), and his 19th studio album, Dead Son Rising. The English icon played an intense rendition of synth-heavy fan favorite “Cars,” then transitioned into his latest single “Love Hurt Bleed.” Numan, with all of the moody stage presence of his youth, finished things off with tracks from 2000′s Pure and 2008′s A Prayer For the Unborn.
[725] Robert Glasper Experiment – 2013-08-31 – Seattle (5:30pm)
Setlist:
01 – [Intro]
02 – I Can’t Help It
03 –
04 – All Matter
05 –
06 –
07 – Smells Like Teen Spirit
08 –
09 – [Outro]
Running Time: 33:45
Having worked with artists like Q-Tip, Kanye West and J. Dilla, it’s safe to say that Texan jazz pianist and producer Robert Glasper is well connected. His quartet, the Robert Glasper Experiment, includes three talented and multi-influenced musicians; bassist Derrick Hodge, Casey Benjamin on vocoder and saxophone and drummer Chris Dave. The group’s fifth album, Black Radio, took home the Grammy Award for best R&B album this year. The atmospheric 2012 album garnered broad appeal, featuring contributions from artists like Erykah Badu, Lupe Fiasco, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), and Meshell Ndegeocello. The experimental R&B group will be back with an ambitious follow up album, Black Radio 2, featuring Common, Norah Jones, Jill Scott, Snoop Dogg and even Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy.
Starting out with “I Can’t Help It,” a composition by the late, great Michael Jackson, the Robert Glasper Experiment sauntered onto the KEXP Bumbershoot Music Lounge stage for a chilled out performance. Glasper and his counterparts expertly unified Daft Punk-esque auto-tuned vocals, jazz and R&B to create their unique, genre-defying brand of music.
The name behind the experiment, Robert Glasper, darted around his keyboard like it was the back of his hand. The entire band made playing complex instruments and melodies look easy, their performance was so mesmerizing, even they looked entranced. The group played the final track of Black Radio, a piece that all Seattle-ites should recognize, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” When most people hear “jazzy, auto-tuned Nirvana,” they don’t feel overly enthused, but it turns out that it’s genius.
Notes:
~ Festival website: http://bumbershoot.org/.
~ Broadcast live from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge inside the Festival, this torrent is thus not in violation of the ban against KEXP in-studio broadcasts.
~ Setlist assistance request for Robert Glasper Experiment.