Arcade Fire teams up with Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Blood Orange drops two new songs, plus tracks from of Montreal and Titus Andronicus all in today's music news round-up.
The epic opener to 2017’s Crack-Up gets a beautiful, surrealistic visual accompaniment.
Lewis talks heartbreak and recording live with an all-star lineup on her latest solo release
The new single from the Portland quartet is a peppy tune about how death eventually comes for us all. Martin Douglas explores.
Electro-noise pop that ignores all the pop requirements, featuring Ryan Tranum (sampler), Kate Olson (bass clarinet, flute), Alan Gutierrez (circuit-bent keys, vocals), and Daniel Comiskey (text/poetry).
As Museum Of Love, Pat Mahoney (former drummer for LCD Soundsystem) and producer Dennis McNany, perform a set of infectious electro-pop on KEXP. Recorded 12/07/2014 - 4 songs: Down South, Monotronic, In Infancy, And All The Winners.
Guest James Rasmussen, Coordinator, Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group, speaks with Diane Horn about cleanup of the Duwamish Superfund site and plans to ensure a Duwamish River that works for all.
DJ Kevin Cole lays it all down with a rad mix of new music discovery featuring Daniel Avery, Hollie Cook, Lake Jons, and Holy, plus a tribute to Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Guest Rebecca Monteleone, Chair, Sierra Club Seattle Group, speaks with Diane Horn about the Move All Seattle Sustainably Coalition and their recommendations to improve transportation for Seattle pedestrians, bicyclists and transit riders.
In this ominously numbered episode, DJ Evie returns with a devilishly good set of sparkly songs that shimmer and shine, including new tracks from Kero Kero Bonito, Barrie, and Jamila Woods.
Angel Olsen brings the string-filled spectacle of All Mirrors to KEXP for this in-studio, hosted by Troy Nelson in the KEXP Live Room.
Seattle’s Leeni Ramadan (aka the glitter-gloom pop singer, Prom Queen) has established herself as a singular-voiced, bouffant-boasting player in the Emerald City music scene. If the ultimate goal of any creative person is to establish an immediately recognizable style, Ramadan has done that already…
This past weekend in Portland, a benefit concert was held for beloved local artist Scott McCaughey, who suffered a stroke back in November. As we mentioned last month here on the KEXP Blog, the two nights (Friday at the Star Theater, Saturday at the Wonder Ballroom) featured an all-star bill includ…
It's time to take your mama out all night. No, really, 'cause it's Mother's Day, Sunday, May 14th, and moms don't get the props they deserve for what has to be one of the most thankless jobs on the planet. Plus, they physically pushed you out of their body. That in itself deserves a bouquet of flow…
Just last week, we had Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) in the KEXP studios in support of his forthcoming solo LP, We All Want The Same Things. Even earlier this year, Finn did a small Living Room Tour, which you can see in the video to "Tracking Shots." Director Julian Muller captures scenes of hi…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part 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. All this week we are celebrating Seat…
As we step inside Paul's Boutique today, we're are exploring all of the intricate and diverse elements that have made Beastie Boys's second LP so revolutionary. Perhaps no greater element to the genesis and genius of the album was the Beasties' collaboration with the Dust Brothers, two friends who,…
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. All this week we are celebrating S…
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. All this week we are celebrating S…
Seattle's south end neighborhood Beacon Hill is putting on a single afternoon all-ages, free music festival June 20th, featuring some of the best in local hip-hop - from the Blue Scholars' Prometheus Brown to Gabriel Teodros to Spekulation. The all-day Block Party will be honoring the neighborhood …
