Remember when Merge Records was synonymous with genre-defining indie rock and had a whole roster of bands whose albums you couldn’t wait to get your hands on? Well, guess what? They still are, and do! The venerable Durham, North Carolina, label proves ... »
AROUND HERE A win for the Spokane arts scene: the Spokane Symphony announced yesterday that Eckart Preu, music director, and Morihiko Nakahara, resident conductor, have re-upped their contracts through 2014. (Bloglander) Win number two for the arts: th... »
AROUND HERE A win for the Spokane arts scene: the Spokane Symphony announced yesterday that Eckart Preu, music director, and Morihiko Nakahara, resident conductor, have re-upped their contracts through 2014. (Bloglander) Win number two for the arts: th... »
At a press conference this afternoon on the stage of the Fox Theater, the Spokane Symphony announced that both music director Eckart Preu and resident conductor Morihiko Nakahara have extended their contracts. Nakahara, a former Eastern Washington Univ... »
If 2012 is really the apocalypse, we’ll at least be serenaded by lots of great music as our world goes up in flames. Yes, it’s another great week of new releases filled with KEXP favorites, new and old. In fact, we’ve long been fans of Nada Surf, who r... »
Aaaaand… we’re back. After a slow start to the year, this week provides a relative bounty of new releases, including the latest from London-based group The Duke Spirit, who, according to our Music Director, Don Yates, “add a bit more studio polish and ... »
If you’ve already heard “Jingle Bells,” “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” and “Little Drummer Boy” so many times you are afraid you won’t get them out of your head before Valentine’s Day … here’s something a little different. Two weeks ago, Fauntle... »
Two signatures are shaping the future of music in Spokane. Eckart Preu, music director of Spokane Symphony, and Morihiko Nakahara, resident conductor, have extended their contracts with the symphony. Like a good marriage, Preu says the better a symphon... »
