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Roland Zenbeats Music Creation App Available for Free During Self-Quarantine

As stay-at-home orders get extended, tech companies are stepping up to keep people entertained.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Kassa Overall

Seattle-raised, Brooklyn-based artist Kassa Overall delivers a captivating Midnight In A Perfect World DJ mix that displays his unique intersection of hip-hop and jazz that reflects the visionary sound of his new album I Think I'm Good.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (3/30)

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 Waxahatchee, The Weeknd, Sorry, and more.


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Immigrant Songs

Immigrant Songs: Terror/Cactus

Immigrant Songs is a series presented and produced by KEXP, with support from The Vilcek Foundation. Through in-studio performances, interviews with local and national artists, and other written content, KEXP DJ curators will explore the immigrant experience.


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Album Reviews

Album Review: Navy Blue Explores the Depths of His Soul on Debut Album Àdá Irin

Martin Douglas combs the contours of the New York skateboarder-turned-rapper's excellent full-length debut.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Young Fresh Fellows - This One's for the Ladies

This week's Review Revue spotlights the Young Fresh Fellows album This One's for the Ladies. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Local Music Music News

Benjamin Gibbard Shares New Single “Life in Quarantine”, Proceeds Benefit Aurora Commons

The melancholy acoustic track is available digitally and streaming everywhere today via Barsuk Records.


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Local Music Music News

R.I.P. Bill Rieflin, Drummer for R.E.M., Ministry, King Crimson

The versatile drummer passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 from cancer at the age of 59.


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Music News

R.I.P. Manu Dibango

The legendary Afro-Jazz artist passed away at age 86 due to coronavirus complications.


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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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