Out in the woods of Carnation, Washington, people are starting to file in for the Timber! Outdoor Music Festival, which kicks off today, Thursday, July 16th, and runs through Saturday, July 18th. Beside the banks of the river, stages are set for an incredible line-up to rock the branches in Tolt-Ma…
Music heals. Not only has it been scientifically proven to calm anxiety and ease pain, but below, we share anecdotal proof of the power of song. We asked members of the KEXP community to share the songs they turn to during tough times. Check out their picks below.
KEXP premieres the video for the title track off One Night Man, the official debut EP from local dream-pop project Belgian Fog, filmed by Swiss producer Das Playground.
Courtney Barnett stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to play two songs off her new album Tell Me How You Really Feel
In the spirit of Halloween, KEXP asked Dave Segal from The Stranger and Brad Tilbe of Light in the Attic Records to share their Top 5 Favorite Horror Movie Soundtracks.
Fresh off the release of her breakout debut album acts of rebellion, Colombian-born, Brooklyn-based artist Ela Minus delivers a stellar guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that explores underground techno and house rhythms.
Fresh off the launch of his new project Quarter-Life Crisis, chameleonic Canadian musician Ryan Hemsworth shares a dreamy guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that blends ambient, dream pop, downtempo, indie rock, and more disparate styles with a whimsical touch.
Fresh off releasing his solo debut album I Don't Know My Words, Brooklyn-based musician and Yeasayer founding member Anand Wilder teams up with his colleague Walter Fancourt to share a guest DJ mix full of charming psychedelic pop nuggets.
Fresh off the release of his debut album Boy, Melbourne's Harvey Sutherland shares a groovy guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that taps into his distinctive "neurotic funk" sound.
Of the sessions we've presented so far in our weekly series of Polish bands KEXP recorded while at the OFF Festival in Katowice, the music so far has been either experimental (Kristen and Olo Walicki Kaszebe II) or re-interpretations of traditional sounds (Hańba and Sutari), but as terrific as thos…
What happens when you strip away the feedback and distortion that defines a genre like shoegaze? Without all the fuzz, what of value remains? In the case of British band Ride, apparently quite a lot. Somewhat like shaving a cat only to find a bigger one underneath, we discovered during an acoustic …
Sometimes a record excites you so much that you lose your critical and verbal faculties, and all you can do is jump up and down and shout "Woooooo-hooooo!" - or perhaps control your muscles just enough to write "Wooooooo-hooooo!" on a little sticker and slap it on said record. Executive Slacks' Nau…
It’s time to blast off to 1992... in 2015! Cairo’s EXPO 92 mini-festival takes place this Thursday through Saturday at the Capitol Hill all-ages venue and vintage store, showcasing exciting and vital local talent. Now in its seventh year, EXPO’s three day lineup is as much an opportunity to let you…
It was Lucius co-lead singer's Holly Laessig's birthday on Sunday, as her partner in crime Jess Wolfe so enthusiastically pointed out, and what better present than to have a sizeable crowd of adoring fans at Sasquatch sing to you? That's what happened, of course, but in addition to being a kind ges…
August kicks off with some strong new releases, like the latest from local group Iji. KEXP Music Director Don Yates says, "the latest album from this Seattle band led by Zach Burba (and currently also featuring members of Sick Sad World, Pill Wonder and Neighbors) is a fine set of wistful, '80s-ste…
We hope you're able to take this weekend off and head down to Happy Valley, Oregon (just outside of Portland) for Pickathon. But just in case you can't, we are featuring the festival's live video stream, where you'll be able to watch all the fun right from home in glorious HD.
Fresh off the release of their third album Yol, Amsterdam-based band Altın Gün deliver an addictive guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World full of obscure, sweetly psychedelic, and downright funky gems from all over the world.
Nik Soelter shares the single "Only You Know" off his debut full-length as Nylon Smile Waiting for Oblivion and how he balances his day job as a publicist and artist manager with making music himself
Australian psych-rock band Pond blow the doors off the KEXP studio in this heavy performance on The Midday Show. Pond sound simultaneously out-of-control and perfectly tight in this performance including a debut song from their forthcoming 2015 release “Man, It Feels Like Space Again.” Recorded 10…
Portland singer Charlie Hilton and her band Blouse have consistently found themselves in KEXP's watch list for rising talent. Blouse played Iceland Airwaves back in 2012 behind their first record, then toured extensively behind Imperium, their second, including a great stint with Dum Dum Girls. Thi…
