Adia Victoria hails from Spartanburg, South Carolina, informally known as “The Upstate” just a few miles down Highway 9 from the trucks hurtling along Interstate 85 between Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia to the south. This geographical background heavily informs her music, which is often referred to as “gothic blues” and takes inspiration from Black blues artists like Robert Johnson, Skip James, John Lee Hooker, Junior Kimbrough, and RL Burnside.

For Live on KEXP, Troy Nelson maps her physical journey from South Carolina to New York to Atlanta as well as her musical journey from early loves The Strokes and The Black Keys to ending up working with founding member of another well-known “The” band, Aaron Dessner, on her latest full-length, 2019’s ‘Silences.' Telling Dessner she wanted the record to sound like, “Billie Holiday got lost in a Radiohead song,” the album is a dense and expansive expression of the blues in the hands of a creatively independent woman of color unafraid to explore.

Recorded 03/12/2019.
Different Kind of Love
Heathen
Dope Queen Blues
Cry Wolf

Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube

Adia Victoria hails from Spartanburg, South Carolina, informally known as &ldquo;The Upstate&rdquo; just a few miles down Highway 9 from the trucks hurtling along Interstate 85 between Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia to the south. This geographical background heavily informs her music, which is often referred to as &ldquo;gothic blues&rdquo; and takes inspiration from Black blues artists like Robert Johnson, Skip James, John Lee Hooker, Junior Kimbrough, and RL Burnside. For Live on KEXP, Troy Nelson maps her physical journey from South Carolina to New York to Atlanta as well as her musical journey from early loves The Strokes and The Black Keys to ending up working with founding member of another well-known &ldquo;The&rdquo; band, Aaron Dessner, on her latest full-length, 2019&rsquo;s &lsquo;Silences.' Telling Dessner she wanted the record to sound like, &ldquo;Billie Holiday got lost in a Radiohead song,&rdquo; the album is a dense and expansive expression of the blues in the hands of a creatively independent woman of color unafraid to explore.
Recorded 03/12/2019.
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<li dir="ltr">Dope Queen Blues</li>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vadu-RnqGGY">Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube</a>

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Live on KEXP brings you the very best of KEXP’s world-renowned live in-studio and remote performances. Each week, we’ll bring you a new live session, from emerging artists to well-established acts, spanning styles, genres and cultures. Full video of all Live on KEXP performances available at youtube.com/kexp.

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We are a nonprofit, independent radio station and arts organization based in Seattle, supported by listeners and donors who believe music matters. 

Full video of all performances available at YouTube.com/KEXP. Listen to our radio broadcast live and on-demand at KEXP.ORG and the KEXP app for iOS and Android - or tune in at 90.3 FM in Seattle, and 92.7 FM in the Bay Area.

The official audio feed for Live on KEXP sessions, featuring the audio-only version of every full performance published on the same day it goes live on YouTube.
For over 50 years, KEXP has championed music discovery. With thousands of performances, 3.5 million subscribers and billions of views on our YouTube channel, Live on KEXP sessions have become a rite of passage for artists and a daily destination for music lovers.
We are a nonprofit, independent radio station and arts organization based in Seattle, supported by listeners and donors who believe music matters.&nbsp;
Full video of all performances available at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/kexp">YouTube.com/KEXP</a>. Listen to our radio broadcast live and on-demand at <a href="https://www.kexp.org">KEXP.ORG</a> and the <a href="https://www.kexp.org/mobile/">KEXP app</a> for iOS and Android - or tune in at 90.3 FM in Seattle, and 92.7 FM in the Bay Area.