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Banging the Drum for Tomorrow's Trap Set Panelists: Matt Cameron, Ruby Dunphy, Tendai Maraire, Jason McGerr

Tomorrow, Thursday, April 12, KEXP will host a special evening with the L.A. podcast The Trap Set. Get to know our panelists: Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Ruby Dunphy of Thunderpussy, Tendai Maraire of Shabazz Palaces and Chimurenga Renaissance, and Jason McGerr of Death Cab For Cutie.


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Daily Roundups

Tuesday Music News

The Cure are heading back to the studio plus new music from Janelle Monáe, Neko Case, and Kamasi Washington.


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Interviews Local Music

CCFX FTW: A Q&A with the DFA Records Super-Trio

CCFX is a new supergroup out of Olympia, Washington, a collision of talents, a stellar collision of sorts, featuring friends from the bands CC Dust and Trans FX. KEXP Morning Show Producer Owen Murphy chatted with the band following their first in-studio session.


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Festivals

The Great Escape Festival: Escaping to Greatness

KEXP's DJ Shannon shares some of her top picks from the line-up for The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, UK next month, Thursday, May 17th through Saturday, May 19th.


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Local Music Music News

Announcing the 2018 Ballard SeafoodFest Line-Up

KEXP is excited to help present the 2018 Ballard SeafoodFest, July 13-15, with The Moondoggies, All Them Witches, and more.


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Daily Roundups

Monday Music News

An album announcement from L7, new music from Wand, and a video from IAN SWEET.


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Local Music News

Portland Punk Trio The Thermals Break-Up

After 15 years and seven albums together, Hutch, Kathy, and Westin say they "look forward to a new chapter in our lives, our art, and our friendship."


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Live Video Trans Musicales

KEXP at Trans Musicales: Cosmic Project

Today, we continue sharing our discoveries from the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, France, where last December we captured twelve exclusive sessions. We’re sharing with you one unique session per week, and you can watch all the previously released ones here. This week’s feature is of Cosmic Pr…


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Rewind Album Reviews

Eric’s Trip Turned Failed Romance into a Lo-Fi, Break-Up Masterpiece with Love Tara

We take a second look at Eric's Trip's debut Love Tara, the drama behind the LP, and why it remains a timeless classic as we celebrate Sub Pop's 30th anniversary.


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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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