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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Dexter Story

Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, music director, and producer Dexter Story takes the listener on a vibrant journey through global soul, funk, and jazz on his guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


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Sound & Vision: Orville Peck on Influences & the Mask You'll Never See Him Without

Peck speaks to KEXP about how Lavender Country influenced him, his music, how he sees himself in the country genre, and the mask you’ll never see him without.


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Sound & Vision: The Lasting Legacy of Ze Whiz Kidz

In the early 1970s this troupe of gay, glam singers and performers made their home base in the basement of the Smith Tower downtown.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Kedr Livanskiy

Hot on the heels of her sophomore album 'Your Need,' Moscow-based vocalist, producer, and DJ Kedr Livanskiy delivers an adventurous, unpredictable, anything-goes DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that zig-zags through underground electronic rhythms with spoken word pieces, ambient interludes, …


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Sound & Vision: Cookie Couture and the Drag Queen Story Time

KEXP looks into the protests against the Drag Queen Story Time events at the Seattle Public Library.


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Sound & Vision: Lavender Country, The First Openly-Gay Country Band in the World

KEXP talks to Patrick Haggerty, frontman for Lavender Country, the nation’s first openly gay country band.


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Sound & Vision: Musicologist Nate Sloan on the History & Impact of Long Songs

KEXP talks to the co-host of Vox’s podcast “Switched on Pop” and musicology professor at Southern California University.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Hyasynth

Seattle-based DJ, professional dancer, and teaching artist Karen Baskett aka Hyasynth delivers a non-stop dance party on her guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World as she seamlessly navigates through uplifting house jams.


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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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