Ahead of his traditional Christmas Day show, Brian Foss, host of Sonic Reducer and KEXP's de facto authority on non-traditional Christmas songs, brings you a mix of newer holiday songs that have tickled his fancy this season, including tracks from BEAK>, Say Sue Me, The Dip, and Sunset Flip.
For this KEXP Amplifier, music creates family traditions.
One of the cornerstones of Wo'Pop, and what has kept it a unique program is its focus on emerging global music and genres. This focus on the new is important, but you have to have context in order to make sense. Traditional music can be quickly overwhelmed by new ideas and the essence of its origin…
Marisa Anderson performs a set of originals and public domain music in the folk, country and blues traditions on guitar and lap steel.
Super fine solo guitar and lap steel performance of originals and public domain music in the folk, country and blues traditions.
In the grand tradition of freely improvised music, featuring Bruce Greeley (bass clarinet), Mike Sentkewitz (bass) and Ryan Burt (drums).
A Sunny Day in Glasgow shared their video for "In Love With Useless (The Timeless Geometry In The Tradition Of Passing)." The forrest scenery is beautiful and the playful nature of the video perfectly compliments the track. The dream-pop sextet released their fourth studio album Sea When Absent ea…
Naomi Siegel and Kate Olson start with trombone and soprano sax and finish with a deep electric sound informed by jazz and folk music traditions.
Oregon guitarist and percussionist Mike Gamble draws from many traditions leading to a very contemporary electric sound. Joined by cellist Lori Goldston for the second half.
Easter is right around the corner, this Sunday, March 27th. Though widely regarded as a Christian holiday, it'll come as no surprise that the pagans have their hand in this holiday's traditions, too. Apparently in medieval times, rabbits were thought to be hermaphrodites who could reproduce without…
The Seattle tradition returns for its ninth year from November 11th to 14th.
An acoustic blend of the tango tradition fused with jazz sensibilities, performed by Ben Thomas (vibes/bandoneon), Jovino Santos-Neto (piano/melodica), Eric Likkel (clarinets).
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, indigenous musicians will talk about joining traditional cultures with hip hop, jazz, funk, and dance music.
A new music duo inspired by the music heard beyond our shores. Esther Sugai and Michael Shannon play traditional Asian instruments, Indian harmonium, dilruba, found percussion, and field recordings.
In that fine Seattle tradition of the jazz, new music jam band with Scott Morning (trumpet), Aaron Jenkins (sax), Adam Kessler (drums), Nate Omdal (bass), and Rich Pellegrin (keys).
Zimbabwe's Mokoomba merges traditional Tonga rhythms with modern Afro-fusion for a brimming sound that's at once energizing and emotionally evocative.
With only a guitar and a digital delay pedal, Monkman recorded his debut album Bleached Waves at home and released earlier this year.
In that fine Seattle tradition of the jazz, new music jam band, Doomsday Device features Scott Morning (trumpet), Aaron Jenkins (sax), Adam Kessler (drums), Nate Omdal (bass) and Rich Pellegrin (keys).
a Balkan-inspired mobile brass and drum band cast through an American lens. This fantastic music includes songs on loan from Eastern Europe's phenomenal brass band tradition as well as several original compositions.
A repertoire encompassing avant-rock, modern jazz, improv and deconstructed Chinese traditional music, this electric string quartet plus drums features Alicia Allen, Ruth Davidson, Kevin Millard, Dennis Rea and Jay Jaskot.
