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KEXP Presents: SMooCH 2015 at Showbox at the Market, 12/5

This Saturday, December 5th, KEXP proudly presents the 5th annual SMooCH (Seattle Musicians for Children’s Hospital) Benefit Concert. All proceeds for SMooCH go directly towards Seattle Children’s Hospital uncompensated care program. Every year, 60% of the 100,000 patients who receive treatment fro…

SMooCH: Seattle Musicians for Children's Hospital 2016

SMooCH (Seattle Musicians for Children’s Hospital) is back for its 6th year and is ready to rock the Showbox. This year's stellar lineup includes Father John Misty, J Mascis and special guests, and Naked Giants.

Rocky Votolato Live on KEXP - recorded August 29, 2015

Seattle-based indie-folk singer-songwriter Rocky Votolato stops by the KEXP studio and delivers a beautiful performance of songs from his new record ‘Hospital Handshakes.’

Rocky Votolato Live on KEXP - recorded April 28, 2015

Seattle based singer-songwriter Rocky Votolato performs songs from his gripping new folk-rock album ‘Hospital Handshakes’ live on KEXP’s Morning Show with John Richards.

Aretha Franklin Reported Gravely Ill

The Queen of Soul is reported to be "gravely ill" and is surrounded by friends and family at a hospital in Detroit.

R.I.P. Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals

The reggae icon passed away at the age of 77 surrounded by his family at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.

R.I.P. DMX

Iconic New York rapper DMX has died following hospitalization from an apparent drug overdose. He was 50-years-old.

Music That Matters, Vol. 401 - Hypnotic

Variety Mix host Troy Nelson brings you a set of music that's been great lately in 2014, with new songs from Hospitality, De Lux, Gardens & Villa, Vibragun and more! 1. Painted Palms - Hypnotic 2. Blank Realm - Reach You on the Phone 3. The Soft Hills - How Can I Explain? 4. De Lux - Make Spac…

Destroyer Live on KEXP - recorded February 8, 2018

KEXP presents Destroyer. Recorded February 08, 2018.

R.I.P. Groundbreaking Seattle Filmmaker Lynn Shelton

Accomplished Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton passed away yesterday evening, May 15, in Los Angeles at a University of Southern California hospital. She was 54.

Nada Surf Live on KEXP - recorded January 14, 2020

Recorded January 14, 2020 at the Triple Door, Seattle, WA. Photo by Alley Rutzel

Friday Music News

Animal Collective added their voices to Shabazz Places' "#CAKE." They're calling this intensely chaotic remix the "Animal Collective Premature Deflirt Mix." Special shout-out to I Want You magazine's Christian Peterson for some exotic and trippy artwork. Shabazz Places perform this Saturday at Th…

Photos: SMooCH 2015 Benefit Brings in Big Bucks

SMooCH was a smashing success. This year the Nordstrom family, with the help of KEXP, Sub Pop Records, and many generous donors, raised nearly $3 million for Seattle Children’s Hospital uncompensated care fund. The money will directly help to pay for critical care for sick kids, regardless of their…

Masks Off: Musicians Reflect on Touring in a Post-Mandate World

It’s been almost two months since Washington State lifted it’s COVID mask mandate. Hospitalizations are down to the low we saw last summer before the Delta variant peak. Bands are starting to tour again but not without risk. We caught up with three musicians who shared their stories of touring afte…

Friday Music News

Our thoughts go out to members of the band and crew of Twin Shadow, who were injured this morning as their tour bus was part of a multi-vehicle crash in Aurora, Colorado, with heavy fog to blame. Rescuers have brought a dozen individuals to a local hospital to treat minor to severe injuries. [The …

Album Review: Rustie - EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE

Can someone tell Rustie to slow down, please? His last LP for Warp, Green Language, barely came out a year ago. In the meantime, he's played a world tour, including a Sasquatch! date, dropped a free EP of music, and produced a track from a hospital bed. Russell Whyte does not let up on the gas, eve…

KEXP Suggests: A Benefit for the Oso Mudslide Victims at Tractor Tavern 5/12

Seattle literary and arts magazine, The Monarch Review, is hosting a benefit show for the victims of the Oso mudslide. The event, May 12th at the Tractor Tavern, will feature Mary Lambert, La Luz and Star Anna. All the money raised will go to the Cascade Valley Hospital Foundation.

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