We lost an irreplaceable artist this year when David Bowie passed away on January 10, the Monday after his last LP, Blackstar, was released. Given the gravity of Blackstar and its accompanying play, Lazarus, the weight of his passing only felt heavier, leaving many fans contemplating their own mort…
Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists.
Tons of great new albums are hitting the racks today, and you can stream most of them online, too: Pixies, Solange, Danny Brown, Nicolas Jaar, just to name a few. And, Bon Iver offers his latest, 22, A Million, for online stream, and includes this bonus video for the track "715 - CR∑∑KS." Watch be…
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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 DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, selected by Midday S…
For the fourth year, KEXP is proud to sponsor the Macefield Music Festival, happening this weekend, Friday, September 30th through Sunday, October 2nd, throughout Ballard. As always, the line-up looks like a KEXP playlist, with this year's headliners including Zola Jesus, legendary UK art-rock band…
Reykjavik Calling returns to Seattle on Saturday, October 15th for a seventh year of exciting performances by some of the best musicians and bands emerging from Seattle and Iceland.
Seattle sweethearts Tacocat share a new video today. It's super-meta, but watch a clip for "The Internet" right here... on the internet. The clip, directed by Faye Orlove, is its own Throwback Thursday through technology from that familiar AOL mail icon to emoticons and more. You won't find it on …
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.
