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R.I.P. Leonard Cohen

2016 continues to take so much away from us. Today, the world mourns the death of a ladies' man, Leonard Cohen, at age 82. His Facebook page reports:


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Thursday Music News

It's been four years since Coexist, but London trio The xx re-emerge with a new song today, and lots of good news. Stream the single "On Hold" below, which features a pretty sweet sample of the 1981 Hall & Oates hit "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)." It's just a taste of their highly-anticipat…


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Music Heals The Morning Show w/ John Richards

The Mom Show on KEXP 2016

It's been an incredibly rough week, but music always has the power to heal. This morning was the 12th anniversary of the “Mom Show,” a beautiful four-hour program of remembrance and reflection hosted by DJ John Richards on The Morning Show on KEXP. The show began as a memorial for his own mother af…


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Lane 8

Lane 8 is the alias of San Francisco DJ/producer Daniel Goldstein, an ascending artist within the club circuit best-known for his warm, blissful, glistening style of deep house. Recently signing with UK label Anjunadeep and relocating to Leipzig, Germany, Lane 8 will be touring North America throug…


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Song of the Day

Song of the Day: Van William feat. First Aid Kit - Revolution

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mid…


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Light In The Attic Records at KEXP

Light In The Attic Records is opening a record shop in the KEXP Gathering Space! The Light In The Attic Record Store opens its doors for customers the day after Thanksgiving and is slated to be running full time in the location through March 2017.


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Wednesday Music News

Last night, as she closed out a show at at Denver’s Ogden Theatre, Australian artist Courtney Barnett covered the track "Drunk on Election Night" by fellow Aussie Dan Kelly & the Alpha Males. (You can find the original version on his 2006 album Drowning in the Fountain of Youth.) The song has …


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Video Roundup Little Big Show KEXP Presents

KEXP Presents: Little Big Show #16 with Låpsley, NAVVI, Aquilo 11/13

KEXP is teaming up again with Starbucks and STG for the sixteenth edition of Little Big Show, a special concert series created to benefit our city’s arts organizations! This Sunday, November 13th, we’re happy to present Låpsley, NAVVI, and Aquilo at the Neptune Theatre.


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Album Reviews

Album Review: Sleigh Bells - Jessica Rabbit

Sleigh Bells have changed. I still remember the afternoon that my friend introduced me. "It's like a pep rally for gladiators", she said, laughing, pointing me to the self-titled EP, "their cover looks like Jimmy Buffett but their Myspace says they like Korn". It was a reasonable introduction, effo…


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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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