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Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament Dissects New Solo Album Heaven/Hell

Ament debuted songs from the new album, tracks that inspired him, and some of his favorite new music on The Afternoon Show with DJ Kevin Cole.


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Daily Roundups

Monday Music News

New music from Mitski, Ty Segall and White Fence, Lykke Li, and John Maus, plus Grimes reveals new details about her forthcoming album.


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Music News

R.I.P. Glenn Branca

The influential avant garde composer and guitarist died at the age of 69 after a battle with throat cancer.


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Interviews Local Music

The Sonics Bassist Andy Parypa Reminisces on The Legendary Tacoma Band's Early Years

Parypa discusses sound proofing with egg cartons, recording "The Witch," and navigating Tacoma's early club scene.


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Daily Roundups

Friday Music News

A new video for a Flaming Lips rarity, Interpol shares tour doc, plus new music from Courtney Barnett and Fennesz.


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Mastering the Hustle

Mastering The Hustle: Health and Personal Care in the Music Industry (May 12 at the KEXP Gathering Space)

In an ever changing industry and craft that can make it difficult for artists to have access to healthcare. In preparation for the workshop, we asked a few of our panelists the same question: What is one thing a musician can do to exercise self care?


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Local Artist Spotlight: Kung Foo Grip

Seattle's rising hip-hop stars Kung Foo Grip recently released 2KFG, their best album yet, and are scheduled to play Upstream Music Fest on Sunday, June 3rd. We reached out to them to chat about 2KFG collaborator Keyboard Kid, performing live, and video games.


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Music News

R.I.P. Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison

After reports of being missing, the Scottish songwriter’s body was found last night in Port Edgar. He was 36.


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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