The Seattle punk band's industrial-strength pummel in a live setting is conductive to being punched in the stomach. We conduct a short interview with frontman Nathan Rodriguez in advance of their Upstream Music Fest performance on June 1st.
The band's Upstream 2017 performance on the KEXP broadcast gets a vinyl release this Saturday for Record Store Day
This is the first time the original 1984 recording has been released. Not just that, but the estate has also released archival rehearsal footage of Prince & The Revolution.
Saturday, April 21st marked the two-year anniversary of Prince's passing. In his memory, Kevin Cole re-air'ed his four hour tribute, Nothing Compares 2 U: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Prince, on The Afternoon Show on KEXP.
Prince is well known to be one of the most prolific musicians of all time. Shows and after parties frequently stretched late into the night, and recording sessions could go for days on end.
Thanks to Kevin Cole’s connections to that world, and his obsessive collecting of Prince’s output, Nothing Compares 2 U: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Prince features many rarities, interviews, remixes, live recordings, and more surprises.
Last December, KEXP traveled to the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, France where we captured twelve exclusive sessions. Enjoy some of these live performances below:
Two years ago on April 16th, KEXP opened the doors to our new home in Seattle Center. As we celebrate this momentous occasion in our station’s history, let’s revisit some of the videos from the Grand Opening celebration below, with more here. Thank you to everyone who helped build this new home!
From The Arcade Fire to Zero 7, live performances have consistently been an important and unique aspect of KEXP's programming. While the KEXP Live Performances section provides you access to hundreds of exclusive live performances, you can also subscribe to a weekly podcast that brings you a series of complete live in-studio sessions. Check out some of our most recent podcasts below:
Meloy Talks About Creating "Conscious Obstacles" on Their New Album, I'll Be Your Girl.
On How A Moment Apart Brought Them Closer Together.
KEXP chats with the singer about the origins of her music and what might be next on the creative horizon.
On the 25th anniversary reissue of the Digable Planets debut Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space).
Seagaze Festival returns this weekend starting Thursday, April 26th through Sunday, April 29th. KEXP chats with founder Jeff McCollough.
An updated song from Ty Segall, videos from Janelle Monae and Superchunk, plus a possible new solo album from Kurt Vile.
KEXP premieres a new track from Seattle electronic project Vox Mod, off the forthcoming full-length Sense of Us.
