Every day I think about partying. When I eat kale, I feel like I'm partying. When I look at the lead singer of The Drums, I feel like I'm partying. When I host my radio show Audioasis, I feel like I'm partying. I basically feel like I'm partying every minute of the day.
I have a personal mission statement in mind for Jazz Theater. That is, to really celebrate the fact that Jazz Is Alive and Thriving. Now! In recent years, jazz has been cast in an unfortunate historical context -- as something that already happened, and is now over. Or, individual "experts" are too…
Ted Leo - You're Like Me - from the 2017 self-released album The Hanged Man.
Today’s song, featured on Wo'Pop with Darek Mazzone in recognition of World Refugee Day, is "Living Like a Refugee" by Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, from the 2006 album Living Like a Refugee on ANTI- Records.
Sometimes I really wish I could jump in a time machine and visit the Seattle of yesteryear. Not because the traffic was better, and there were fewer condos, and people argued on album covers instead of the Internet, but because I really wish I could witness firsthand the version of this city - and …
The "Feels Like Summer" video sees cartoon appearances by Kanye West, Michelle Obama, Chance the Rapper, and more.
The debut album, I Never Meant It To Be Like This, from Seattle's Cumulus has been a long time coming. After establishing themselves in the local music scene playing alongside fellow Northwest artists like Wild Flag, Gold Leaves and Pickwick, honing their sound and piquing fan interest, the trio la…
Today’s song, featured on The Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is "Like Prince" by Hezza Fezza, from the 2019 album Teim on Hezza Fezza Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "I Liked It When You Weren't Yourself" by The Sunday League, a 2019 self-released single.
What does Iceland taste like? Cold? Salty? Perhaps a little gamey? Delicious? Do Icelanders like what we like? Find out for yourself as the Nordic country invades Seattle for Taste of Iceland, a weekend-long cultural extravaganza this Thursday, October 9th through Sunday, October 12th, featuring ta…
Programming like this is made possible by supportfrom donors like you! Help power KEXP!Nirvana's groundbreaking album Nevermind celebrates its 25th anniversary on September 24th, and KEXP is celebrating with a week of programming honoring this iconic album with exclusive interviews, giveaways, and …
There's nothing quite like summertime in Seattle and nothing quite like the Capitol Hill Block Party. KEXP took to the Pike-Pine corridor on Friday; check out photos from photographers Eric Tra, Niffer Calderwood, and Alley Rutzel.
We like all kinds of music! And today, on Fourth of July, we're celebrating "Independence Day" with just that! As you gather around the BBQ with your friends and family, turn up the volume on this KEXP playlist. Happy Fourth of July from KEXP!
Guest Gar Alperovitz, the Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland, and author of "America beyond Capitalism" and "If You Don't Like Capitalism, and You Don't Like Socialism, What Do You Want?", speaks with Diane Horn about the possibility o…
Intricate and soulful, White Denim visited the KEXP studio recently, where they displayed that which makes them so popular: vocals like a smooth cowboy crooner, rhythms like outer space and guitar solos like smokey 70's rock clubs. Joining DJ Morgan, the Austin four-piece played tunes from their ne…
What I'm about to write sounds corny — let's just get it out of the way right now that I know that. I know the Kraftwerk catalog like the back of my hand, but, I have to say, despite this lifelong familiarity, seeing them live for the first time ever, and in 3-D, no less, I felt like I was experien…
The exhibit Like a Hammer has just opened at the Seattle Art Museum. KEXP talks with the artist Jeffrey Gibson about his influences: music, queer identity, and his worldly travels.
Seattle duo The Spider Ferns don't make music, they create worlds. Each of their songs is like a new landscape. You may have heard the sounds before -- drums that seem to echo into infinity, bass lines that throb and pulse like they have lives of their own, electronic sounds that shimmer like a cre…
Thanks to you, KEXP has hit another milestone! This past weekend, we added one more thing to be thankful for as we surpassed half a billion views on our YouTube channel! Back when we first brought video cameras into our live room, nearly ten years ago, we couldn't have imagined the impact KEXP vide…
As a part of Australian radio station Triple J's "Like a Version" cover series, Arctic Monkeys took on Tame Impala's standout hit "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards." This song has been covered and embellished by so many artists, including Kendrick Lamar for the Divergent soundtrack, but this versio…
