At Upstream Music Fest, Clyde Petersen and an array of musicians will be presenting the live score for his featured animated film Torrey Pines. For this week's Local Artist Spotlight, we interviewed him about the film, its live score, and more.
"Why does the world need a Piano Day? For many reasons. But mostly, because it doesn’t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners, movers and most important, the listener." -- Nils Frahm
New music and videos from Beck, A Tribe Called Quest, Tyler, The Creator, and Laura Veirs – plus The Breeders perform on Conan
This week's Review Revue revisits The Bangles' Bangles EP. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.
On their debut album, the Seattle trio write songs that make suffering anxiety sound like the wildest basement party in town.
The Seattle rock 'n roll trio returns with an irascible, mostly instrumental meditation on being in the crosshairs of white supremacy.
Seattle DJ Wesley Holmes delivers a seamless and beautiful journey through dancefloor jams both new and old, kicking off with a trio of iconic 1980s songs before gliding through contemporary-heavy selections that carry a similar uplifting and infectious spirit.
New music and album announcements from The Flaming Lips, Eels, Gorillaz, and Stars
Featuring Car Seat Headrest, Kyle Craft, Thao, Polyrhythmics, and more.

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.