A new generation of big band music composed and conducted by Ahamefule J. Oluo with lyrics written and performed by Okanomode.
Martin Douglas travels to Bellingham (and through the world wide web) to speak with Bellingham's loudest, weirdest punk band.
Acclaimed drummer and musicologist Jon Wurster talks to KEXP about his first-ever favorite band, The Clash.
New music from Florence and the Machine, Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay's new band LUMP, DJ Koze, and Cherry Glazer.
Underworld and Iggy Pop, Parquet Courts, and the Justin Vernon/Dessner brothers band Big Red Machine share new music.
Plus, the band announces tour dates spanning from SXSW to the Pacific Northwest
An archive broadcast recorded in May 1995 reveals this seminal band, featuring 14 Seattle players on twice as many instruments, in full flight.
Spiky and smooth, the kinetic guitar playing of Bombino weaves through the buoyant rhythms that his band produces.
Greg Vandy hosts the six-piece band in the KEXP Live Room as they perform 5 songs from their 2018 self-titled LP.
On the show this time, it’s the mesmerizing post-punk shoegaze of Brooklyn band DIIV.
On the show this time, it's the dynamic experimental music of Japanese band MONO.
On the show this time, it’s the dreamy psych-rock of Brooklyn band Crumb.
On the show this time, it’s the epic long-form rock of Texas band THIS WILL DESTROY YOU.
Seattle's Beat Connection play a wicked combination of live instruments, electronic beats, synths and samples. The guys who comprise the band met at the University of Washington and have stayed local and loyal to the Pacific Northwest as they grow more and more well-known. We had a chance to catch …
What other band is even nearly as iconic to KEXP DJs and listeners as Pixies? Their early independent spirit sent a beacon for other artists to follow and their eventual rise from arty cult rockers to alternative music mainstays proved that unique and uncompromising artists could make a huge and la…
I've never really been a metal guy, and I think I've probably heard less of Megadeth's music than what little I've heard of some of the other giants of metal. Actually, I think those super-awkward scenes with Dave Mustaine in Some Kind of Monster pretty much sum up the entirety of my Megadeth knowl…
On Saturday night, a small, but hardcore, audience gathered at The Neptune to enjoy a band that’s been touring steadily for 35 years. The Church is one of the few '80s bands that’s continued to put out new music throughout their long career and this tour is to support their 26th album Man Woman Lif…
Morning Show host John Richards brings you what you need with his first podcast of 2014. Featuring new songs from Pixies, Damien Jurado, No Joy, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band, Benjamin Verdoes and more! 1. Pixies - Greens & Blues 2. Painted Palms - Too High 3. No Joy - Last Boss 4. Dami…
It's that time of year again: MoPOP’s Sound Off! has been pitting local bands against each other for 16 years now. The all-ages "battle of the bands" have introduced us to acts like The Lonely Forest, Naked Giants, Manatee Commune, and more. The 2017 competition kicks off tonight, Friday, February …
Was he mad he had to sit at a different table? Reunited shoegazers Lush have canceled their remaining tour dates as bassist Phil King has left the band. So, you won't get to see them at Iceland Airwaves or Rolling Stone Weekender after all. King replaced original bassist Steve Rippon before the re…
