Kestrels - No Alternative - from the 2016 album Kestrels on Sonic Unyon.
KEXP Radio hand selects all of its music, with expert DJs showcasing both established and emerging bands. Rock is generally a broad term for KEXP, as indie and alternative sounds are often blended with a variety of other genres in an innovative music format. KEXP variety mix programming makes up th…
KEXP Radio hand selects all of its music, with expert DJs showcasing both established and emerging bands. Rock is generally a broad term for KEXP, as indie and alternative sounds are often blended with a variety of other genres in an innovative music format. KEXP variety mix programming makes up th…
An experimental spatial sound ensemble exploring alternative conducting techniques, aleatory music operations and improvisation. 12 players lead by Blake DeGraw.
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of 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 Morn…
Unlike many of the bands I tend to cover in this space, Soul Asylum were a college rock band who made it out of the '80s to become one of the biggest "alternative" rock bands of the '90s - they were one of the alternative-era major label signings that stuck, having been affiliated with a major labe…
KEXP Radio hand selects all of its music, with expert DJs showcasing both established and emerging bands. Rock is generally a broad term for KEXP, as indie and alternative sounds are often blended with a variety of other genres in an innovative music format. KEXP variety mix programming makes up …
Martin Douglas dives into Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth. When it comes to art punk, indie rock, or alternative rock, there are few bands more widely influential than Sonic Youth.
Guest Amanda Parrish, Beaver Project Director, Lands Council, speaks with Diane Horn about the Beaver Solution and how beavers can provide an alternative to concrete dams for water storage needs, as well as helping to protect and restore ecosystems.
In an era that incites us all to compare each other to one another constantly, Seattle's Seacats offer a loving alternative.
Get to know Mexican alternative pop band Hello Seahorse! before their session on KEXP's Mexico Broadcast on Friday 3/1 at 12:30 PM PST / 2:30 PM CST.
The legendary band is dropping reissues of Mars Audiac Quintet and Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcement on May 3
The final day of our formal radio broadcast concluded with a lineup of acts that worked as the best caffeine alternative we could’ve asked for, along with some introspective Icelandic music to keep our minds buzzing.
The release consists of rarities like B-sides, alternate takes, film soundtrack songs, plus covers of Elton John’s “Rocket Man” and “Candle in the Wind,” as well as George and Ira Gershwin’s “The Man I Love”
Over the course of a month KEXP will celebrate not so much the “heritage”, nor the fundamentals of “Hispanic”, “Latino” or “Latinx”; but rather the celebration of a month of exchange, of sharing/giving airtime with/to the voices that are building the new alternative music scene in Latin America.
Scotland based alternative hip hop group Young Fathers delivers an exciting performance live in the KEXP Studio featuring tracks from their 2014 album, "Dead" and more. Recorded 5/16/2014 - 5 songs: Am I Not Your Boy, War, Get Up, Low, Way Down In The Hole.
Seminal alternative rock band Throwing Muses make their second visit to KEXP to perform songs from their 2013 LP "Purgatory/Paradise" -- their first new album in 10 years. Recorded 2/25/2014 - 4 songs: Sunray Venus, Freesia, Milan, Static.
This year brought us unforgettable artists and albums. KEXP highlights 24 gems from 2024 in Latin American alternative music. From Alcalá Norte's rebellious debut redefining Spanish rock to Amaro Freitas' jazz homage to the Amazon, Ana Tijoux's long-awaited Vida, and Verraco's electrifying and futu…
KEXP premieres the track "Be Mine," an early look at the new EP from Whitney Mongé, and talks with the Seattle "alternative soul" artist about the new release.
Seminal alternative rock band The Dream Syndicate delight listeners with a special set from the KEXP Lounge at Bumbershoot. The Los Angeles-based group fronted by Steve Wynn, reformed in 2012 after going on hiatus in 1989. Recorded 08/31/2014 - 4 songs: Tell Me When It's Over, That's What You Alwa…
