The international sound of freely improvised music. Brent Jensen (saxes, flute, recorder), Scott Farkas (percussion).
Solo electronics from this Seattle-based musician, producer and sound designer. Jason's other projects include Machmen and Teledubgnosis.
Solo electronics from this Seattle-based musician, producer and sound designer. Jason's other projects include Machmen and Teledubgnosis.
There's not a lot of information out there about Gibson Bros. (not to be confused with The Gibson Brothers), but they seem to have been purveyors of the low-fi psycho-bluesy-rockabilly-ish sound that college radio stations saw a fair amount of in the '80s and early '90s. A quick YouTube survey of s…
Pinch yourself, because this is really happening. Not only are The Dream Syndicate back in Seattle for the first time in 25 years - they also are playing an additional set for the KEXP Music Lounge to bring us as close as possible to this timeless and influential act. From their debut EP through fo…
The 2019 lineup marks the “first festival of [its] size to create a 50/50 gender line-up.”
How a new Washington state parental leave program is helping musicians and artists start a family.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Cumberland Gap - from the 2017 album The Nashville Sound on Southeastern Records.
Slow, low, loud, and deep sounds from Kristian Garrard (guitar, electronics), Andrew Swanson (sax, keys), Chris Icasiano (drums.)
An experimental spatial sound ensemble exploring alternative conducting techniques, aleatory music operations and improvisation. 12 players lead by Blake DeGraw.
Bring drumline, breakbeats, loud hailers, Balkan fanfares, taiko and heavy sound pressure to your next political protest holiday.
Maximum sound pressure and overtones from Andrew McInnis (Juno 106, Casio MT-68, piano and harmonium) with text by Martin Schilde.
Maximum sound pressure and overtones from Andrew McInnis (Juno 106, Casio MT-68, piano and harmonium) with text by Martin Schilde.
What is Iron and Wine anyway? A man? A band? A concept? A sound? For the past decade, Sam Beam has used his stage name to mean all of those things. The Southeastern raised songwriter first caught people's attention in the Northwest, actually, through a demo featured in Yeti Magazine and followed by…
This week, French band Phoenix rises with their sixth album to date, KEXP Music Director Don Yates loves Ti Amo enough to call it "another sharply crafted set of buoyant pop-rock with a warm, streamlined sound featuring fizzy synths, glistening guitars, bouncy beats and sunny pop hooks". Brooklyn b…
All over the world this weekend, KEXP's favorite bands were trying out new material. As a warm-up, Icelandic kings Sigur Rós sneakily tried out a new song at an intimate show in the UK. On Saturday evening, they unleashed the well-rehearsed track, titled "Óveður", at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, …
Maria-Elena Juarez, Christopher Garland, and Jordan Adams have been slaying Seattle clubs as Acapulco Lips with their cataclysmic six-string hurricane of a sound for a few years now, but with the release of their self-titled debut this year, they're loaded with even more tunes that highlight their …
Yet again, KEXP is teaming up with Red Bull Sound Select to bring you a fantastic night of live music tonight, Wednesday, May 6th, at The Crocodile. The series holds a concert in eleven cities across the country (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville, Austin, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, Minn…
Based out of Lititz, PA, The Districts drop by our starry live room to share a selection of sincere sounds from their new release, A Flourish and a Spoil. Fans of the band's lo-fi aesthetics will be pleased to know the lads haven’t forgotten what a good melody sounds like underneath the cascading f…
The Donkeys are so So-Cal. "There's no getting around it," noted DJ Cheryl Waters, when the band stopped by KEXP this past summer and played songs from their recent album, Born with Stripes. The Donkeys sound brings to mind images of shimmery, hazy days. If you've never surfed San Diego, this is wh…
