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Sound & Vision: Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer Hits a Chord with Its Native American Influence

The exhibit Like a Hammer has just opened at the Seattle Art Museum. KEXP talks with the artist Jeffrey Gibson about his influences: music, queer identity, and his worldly travels.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: When Do We Stop Playing Artists Accused of Abuse and How Do We Respond as a Music Community?

KEXP DJs John Richards, Sharlese Metcalf, and Morgan Chosnyk, as well as Cumulus' Alex Niedzialkowski, discuss how to Seattle community can create safer spaces.


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Music News

Strand of Oaks Earnestly Professes Love on New Single "Keys"

It's the third single from Timothy Showalter's forthcoming record Eraserland


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Album Reviews

Album Review: Ryuichi Sakamoto's BTTB 20th Anniversary Reissue Reveals the Composers Subtle Brilliance

By taking to the piano in 1999, the Japanese composer highlighted some of his biggest strengths.


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Interviews

Doug Martsch of Built To Spill on the Freedom (and Traps) of Music

WIth Built To Spill playing two sold-out shows March 26th and 27th at the Columbia City Theater, KEXP chats with one of the region’s most beloved rockers, frontman Doug Martsch.


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Photos: Sound Off! 2019 Finals

Seattle's i///u took home the top prize, but the evening provided fiery sets from Baja Boy, Huey and the InFLOWentials, and Alex Cade.


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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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