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2019 Grammy Award Recap: St. Vincent, Janelle Monae, Beck, Kacey Musgraves and More

Highlights include St. Vincent, Janelle Monáe, Childish Gambino, and Kacey Musgraves


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Music News

Supergroup Filthy Friends Return for Sophomore Record Emerald Valley, Share Single "Last Chance County"

The all-star lineup of Corin Tucker, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Kurt Bloch, and Linda Pitmon are back at it once again


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (2/11)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Bob Mould, Mercury Rev, Oceanwires, and more.


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Mastering the Hustle

Mastering the Hustle: Recording

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering the Hustle: a panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll b…


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Mastering the Hustle

Mastering the Hustle: Songwriting

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering the Hustle: a panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll b…


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Music News

Beirut Perform "Gallipoli" on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Zach Condon-led band perform the title track from their recently-released fifth studio album


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Music News

Grouper's Liz Harris Unveils New Double Album Under the Moniker Nivhek

The experimental ambient record follows last year's Grid of Points


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Live Reviews

Live Review: Ólafur Arnalds at the Moore Theatre 1/26/19

On January 26, 2019, Icelandic artist Ólafur Arnalds played the Moore Theatre for the All Strings Attached tour


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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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