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Song of the Day The Afternoon Show w/ Kevin Cole

Song of the Day: Pets - Dream City

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on The Afterno…


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Local Music Daily Roundups

Monday Music News

This is old news to you if you were listening to The Morning Show on KEXP this morning when DJ John Richards presented the world radio debut, but today we've got a new song from local faves Deep Sea Diver. Frontwoman Jessica Dobson stopped by the station this morning to share the track "One By One…


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Song of the Day

Song of the Day: Bleached - For The Feel

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on The Afterno…


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Pickathon

Pickathon Live Video Stream: Sunday Schedule

Pickathon's live video stream concludes today... but don't worry. You still have until 2AM on Sunday night to watch and hear performances from X, Courtney Barnett, Foxygen, The Barr Brothers, The Men, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and many others. Check out the schedule above and watch the video stream …


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Pickathon

Pickathon Live Video Stream: Saturday Schedule

There's bliss to be had in Happy Valley, Oregon, as Pickathon is a-blazin'. If you can't make it out, you can watch their live video stream, featuring over 40 hours of music on 6 stages. Today, check out Warpaint, Operators, Nickel Creek, Brownout and many others. Watch it now here.


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Live Video The Roadhouse

Live Video: Lee Fields and the Expressions

It's only fitting that he's on a record label called Truth & Soul Records, because that's exactly the kind of music the legendary Lee Fields creates. The 63-year-old music veteran is still going strong after 43 years in the business, and his most recent release, Emma Jean, is just as vital as e…


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Music That Matters The Afternoon Show w/ Kevin Cole

Music That Matters Podcast: Dream City

Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists.


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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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