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Sound & Vision: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on the Music That Inspires Her

From Iron Butterfly and Pink Floyd to Brandi Carlile and Pearl Jam, the Seattle mayor discusses her favorite songs.


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Daniel Norgren Takes Us to Rural Western Sweden with New Track "Let Love Run The Game" (KEXP Premiere)

Swedish singer-songwriter Daniel Norgren reflects on his daily jaunts through nature in this new single off his upcoming release Wooh Dang.


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Sound & Vision: Debra Lekanoff on Her Journey to the Washington State House of Representatives and the Music That Inspires Her

This Friday marks International Women's Day and all month on Sound & Vision we're going to get to know all six of the women of color that are new this year to Washington state's House of Representatives and Senate.


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Community Engagement Sound and Vision

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 & 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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Sound & Vision: Sol Discusses New Album Soon Enough, His Uncertainty and Hope for the Future

In this week's episode of Sound & Vision, the Seattle rapper shares how his experiences traveling impacted him personally and artistically.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Brit Hansen

Seattle DJ, producer, and musician Brit Hansen takes the listener on a hypnotic journey through unpredictable, absorbing, leftfield tech-house gems on her exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


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Sound & Vision: Tom Hansen, Marco Collins, Caleb Banta-Green on American Junkie

Author Tom Hansen, KEXP DJ Marco Collins, and UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute researcher Caleb Banta-Green talk to KEXP about American Junkie, running now at Seattle's Book-It Repertory Theatre through March 10th.


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Sound & Vision: My Brightest Diamond on Her New Album 'A Million and One' and Moving to Detroit

Singer-songwriter Shara Nova shares how her move back to Detroit has made her think about race in a whole new way.


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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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