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SIFF Face the Music 2019 Preview: Shut Up and Play the Piano

Shut Up and Play the Piano screens at SIFF, as part of the "Face the Music" series, sponsored by KEXP.


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Interviews

KC Dalager on Now, Now's Journey to Being Saved

Minneapolis duo Now, Now talk to KEXP about their first record in six years, the ups and downs of touring, and Michael Jackson.


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Interviews Local Music

Kyle Ledford from Soniphone Records on the Everett Music Scene

With the Fisherman's Village Music Festival happening this weekend, KEXP talks to Kyle Ledford of Soniphone Records about his home of Everett, WA.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Dead Can Dance - Aion

In anticipation of World Goth Day, this week's Review Revue spotlights the Dead Can Dance album Aion. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Music News

The Black Keys Find Healing in Hallucinogens in First Video in Five Years

The video for recent single "Go" sees the band forced to embark on a spiritual retreat


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Interviews

Daniel Kessler on How Interpol Continue to Push Themselves Sonically on New EP A Fine Mess

KEXP's Morning Show Producer Owen Murphy spoke with Interpol founding member/guitarist Daniel Kessler about the new release and how the band stays inspired after all these years.


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KEXP Premiere

Spirit Award Tackle Greed and Homelessness with New Single "Is It Enough?" (KEXP Premiere)

KEXP is exclusively streaming the B-side to the Seattle trio's forthcoming 7" Currency.


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SIFF

SIFF Face the Music 2019 Review: Who Let the Dogs Out

The documentary Who Let the Dogs Out strives to answer the age old question; screening at SIFF as part of KEXP's Face the Music series.


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From the Archives:

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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated theĀ 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 ourĀ catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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