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Throwaway Style: A Wholesome Interview with Dogbreth

Martin Douglas speaks to three-fourths of the power-pop band about their new album Ever Loving.


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Lucy Dacus Rings in the New Year with "Fool's Gold" (KEXP Premiere)

Her holiday-themed EP 2019 will be released November 8th via Matador Records.


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Bikini Kill Announce International 2020 Tour Dates (Yes, Including Seattle!)

The influential Northwest trio will play March 16th at the Paramount Theatre.


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Sound & Vision: Travis Thompson on Growing Up in the Seattle Hip Hop Scene

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox caught up with Travis Thompson to talk about his new album Reckless Endangerment and his upbringing in the Seattle rap scene.


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Iceland Airwaves 2019 Day 1 Recap: Kristofer Rodriguez Svönuson, Lucy in Blue, and a Choir Singing in a Cave

Once again, KEXP returns to the land of fire and ice. Read about the underground music and the actual underground we've experienced in Reykjavik thus far.


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Sound & Vision: More than 1,000 Artists Protest Amazon, Sign “No Music for ICE” Letter

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with musicians Zola Jesus, Julia Shapiro (Chastity Belt), and Daniel Salas (Versing) about signing a letter boycotting Amazon sponsored events.


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Sound & Vision: Why Only 2% of Music Producers are Women

A study from USC’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism found the ratio of male to female music producers is 49 to 1.


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Interviews Press Play Local Music Album Reviews

Lisa Prank Offers a Track-by-Track Breakdown for Perfect Love Song

Lisa Prank frontwoman Robin Edwards offers some added context for the band's recent full-length.


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From the Archives:

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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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