A bad breakup rarely calls for celebration, but it is a cause for Ceremony. The Bay Area band builds their fifth full-length around singer Ross Farrar's recent romantic split, narrating his loss and resulting loneliness almost chronologically. The L-Shaped Man isn't all about doom and gloom, though…
Describing the appeal of Mac DeMarco is like trying to explain the funniest joke you've ever heard to someone half your age. Words will only make you seem hopelessly out of touch. For all his goofball antics, the New York based, Canadian born singer-songwriter writes some catchy and melodious tunes…
Washed Out shined brightly on Late Show with David Letterman last night, stopping by the show to perform the track "All I Know," from their most recent release Paracosm. They'll be returning to Seattle on Friday, January 31st to play Little Big Show #8 with Kingdom Crumbs and Kisses. 100% of ticke…
After 14 years together, San Fransisco band Thee Oh Sees have announced an "indefinite hiatus." They've been consistently turning out loads of fresh material over the last five years, but things recently got hectic when frontman John Dwyer decided to move from San Fan to Los Angeles. Their manager…
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. Today’s song, selected by Afternoon S…
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…
Chalk it up to: You'll never see that again. Last week, Mercury Prize winners and KEXP fan-favorites Alt-J performed their headlining Seattle debut at the Crocodile, a venue whose size they've long outgrown. While previously they opened for Grouplove at the Moore (and I'd say at least half the full…
It’s time again for Friday on My Mind. Our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News. Thank you again to each and every one of you who donated to help build our home and specifically a new in studio perform…
Can you believe it? This Friday, August 26th is the last concert of the 2016 Concerts at the Mural series. It's been an amazing summer of free, all ages music on the lawn of the Mural Amphitheatre! We're gonna close out August with another amazing line-up, and, it's Donor Appreciation Night, so wea…
Nirvana’s groundbreaking album Nevermind celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday, September 24th, and KEXP is commemorating the iconic album all this week with special interviews, giveaways, web stories, and more.
Nirvana’s groundbreaking album Nevermind celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday, September 24th, and KEXP is commemorating the iconic album all this week with special interviews, giveaways, web stories, and more.
This week in El Sonido we'll be traveling to South America, Europe, the Pacific Northwest and then all around the world discovering a wide variety of folk, electronics and gritty rock and roll.
All photos and review by Bebe Besch (view set)
If you can't make it out to Happy Valley, Oregon, to witness the Pickathon Music Festival for yourselves, KEXP will be streaming LIVE video all weekend long!
On his new, six-track EP, the Seattle rapper/producer co-stars with a host of rising and incumbent stars of the local rap scene.
KEXP spoke with Ibibio Sound Machine's Eno Williams about their new record, staying positive in a post-Brexit UK, and the most important topic of all - fashion
KEXP's Sound & Vision host Emily Fox talks with Governor Jay Inslee about the new philanthropic campaign.
Veteran Bay Area DJ and producer DJ Sep delivers a stellar and seamless guest DJ mix showcasing some of her favorite dub tracks of all-time.
This week's episode is a stunning selection from DJ Kevin Cole featuring the coolest new shoegaze, dream pop, down tempo electronica, and hip-hop from secret sonic vortexes all over the globe.
