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KEXP Presents Audioasis

It's Called Videoasis and You Don't Want to Miss It

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15th, as KEXP presents Videoasis at the Northwest Film Forum.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Erin O'Connor

Erin O'Connor is a renowned DJ from Seattle and has held residencies all over the Northwest for a good portion of 18 years, most recently and currently part of the beloved monthly Train Car House Party nights that take place at the Orient Express (every last Saturday). Her sharp ears, mixing prowes…


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: East India Youth

London's William Doyle creates innovative, beautifully-constructed, critically-acclaimed music under the name East India Youth. While he's only been active for a few years at this point, he's quickly turned heads with his 2014 Mercury Prize-nominated debut, Total Strife Forever, and his recent 2015…


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Video Roundup The Afternoon Show w/ Kevin Cole

Video Roundup: 50 States/50 Bands

Take a musical road trip with DJ Kevin Cole: today, on The Afternoon Show on KEXP, he presents 50 States/50 Bands. From 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, he'll be playing a band from every state in the U.S.A. in celebration of Independence Day. Tune in and see who he chooses for your home state. You don't have t…


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Video Roundup The Midday Show w/ Cheryl Waters

Video Roundup: O Canada!

There's over 20 live videos from Canadian bands listed below, and that's just scratching the surface of how many of our neighbors to the North have stopped by KEXP. And, whaddya know, our very own DJ Cheryl Waters just happens to also book these in-studios... coincidence? Cheryl has long championed…


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Cuushe

Cuushe is a Kyoto-raised, Tokyo-based vocalist and electronic producer that has emerged as one of the finest artists in the world of intimate dream-pop, unleashing four releases that have found homes on Japan's tastemaker label flau and most recently offering an EP via flau and America's premiere d…


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: David Gedge

A founding member and leader of seminal British indie rock band The Wedding Present, David Gedge and his music have long been championed on alternative radio, from the late, legendary BBC DJ John Peel in their early years to steady support from KEXP over the past two decades also with his band Cine…


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Music That Matters The Afternoon Show w/ Kevin Cole

Music That Matters: Up Time!

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.


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Local Music KEXP Presents Live Reviews The Morning Show w/ John Richards

Live Review: John in the Morning at Night with HAERTS, Pickwick, Baby Dayliner and Navvi at Neumos 6/12/15

The Morning Show with John Richards on KEXP has come to mean a lot of different things to different people over the years. But the overwhelmingly pervasive theme at Neumos on Friday for the revival of John In The Morning At Night was a whole hell of a lot of fun. The room was packed with jubilant K…


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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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