Today’s song, featured on The Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole is "Sing To Me" by Cumulus, from the 2018 album Comfort World on Trans Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is “Sing Me To The Street” by Bambara, from the 2020 album Stray on Wharf Cat Records.
KEXP DJ Troy Nelson talks to the legendary Jon Spencer about his debut solo album Spencer Sings the Hits! out this Friday via In the Red Records.
LUH - Beneath the Concrete - from the 2016 album Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing on Mute.
Kevin Morby - I Have Been to the Mountain - from the 2016 album Singing Saw on Dead Oceans.
A solo show of marimba, singing, and stories with songs ranging from punk covers, Bach, and French art songs.
A solo show of marimba, singing and stories with songs ranging from punk covers, Bach and French art songs.
This Sunday, you can catch Cat Power on an episode of China, IL - a show about The University of China in Illinois - on Cartoon Network. The singer-songwriter plays a downtrodden gorilla that's about to be killed and used for fuel. Seriously. In the clip below, Powers sings a heartbreaking ballad …
A packed house, a stiff drink and Dik Dickerson at the organ highlights this piece of Seattle history from 1994.
This one (pardon the pun) runs the gammut from amazing music to jokes about runners. Sing, laugh, run!
Featuring a Icelandic pop star singing about imposter syndrome, a West African kora savant, lots and lots of deep techno and house, and more.
The New Caledonian Reggae Artist chats with KEXP's DJ Miss Ashley about his inspirations and musical philosophy
Hearing his voice, you'd hardly believe that Jake Bugg was born in 1994. His song “Trouble Town” speaks to a world of experience, and the British singer isn’t yet 20 years old. “In this trouble town, troubles I’ve found. In this trouble town, word soon gets ‘round,” he sings. He may be young, but t…
Earlier this month, Alice Russell graced KEXP’s studios with her breathy, soulful style. With a rhythmic push tempered like a slow-build, her set kicked off with the song “For A While.” Donning a gold heart-shaped ring on her left hand, Russell belted her heart-felt “Ooos” and “Yeahs” that clutched…
Olli Klomp sits on a cajon, sings and plays ukelele, along with Bill Wolford on banjo, guitar, mandolin; Dave Faigin on cajon and percussion; and Todd Baker with a big bass tone. This is international music from a Seattle backyard.
One of the standouts from KEXP’s 2019 Trans Musicales broadcast, San Salvador is a six-piece vocal and percussion ensemble that sings in the Occitan language of rural Southern France.
When most people hear the name "Barrett Martin," they immediately think of rock bands, like '90s grunge gods Screaming Trees or maybe supergroup Mad Season (which also featured members of Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam). Or maybe you flashback to 2015's Raw Power supergroup, performing on the top of…
Evelyn Mandac was the first Filipino to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, but her story reveals even more of a life lived learning.
Once again, KEXP returns to the land of fire and ice. Read about the underground music and the actual underground we've experienced in Reykjavik thus far.
The Tacoma native's recently released EP is a remarkable twenty minutes of singing and rapping, of sex and self-love. Martin Douglas investigates.
