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13 Songs for Halloween: Sonic Youth - "Death Valley '69" (Among Others)

The experimental New York band went through a real creepy period in the mid-'80s.

Vanfest Announces Schedule for Eighth Annual Benefit Fest

VanFest returns with a stellar lineup of artists including The Black Tones, Whitney Ballen, SEACATS, Familiars, and more. Proceed benefit the Maple Valley Food Bank.

Announcing the 2019 Freakout Fest Line-Up 11/14-11/17 in Ballard

Soft Kill, Tempers, Death Valley Girls are just a few of the headliners of this year's festival.

Watch LIVE Streaming Video from the Pickathon Music Festival on KEXP

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!

Sustainability Segment: Cathy Tuttle and Deb Salls

Guests Cathy Tuttle, Executive Director, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, and Deb Salls, Executive Director, Bike Works, speak with Diane Horn about progress made on implementing Seattle greenways, including the work of the Rainier Valley Greenway Group.

Supergroup Filthy Friends Return for Sophomore Record Emerald Valley, Share Single "Last Chance County"

The all-star lineup of Corin Tucker, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Kurt Bloch, and Linda Pitmon are back at it once again

Death Valley Girls Offer a Track-by-Track Breakdown of New Album Darkness Rains

The Los Angeles band's newest offering is a pummeling, pitch-black slate of rock and roll. Lead vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Bonnie Bloomgarden walks us through each of the album's tracks.

M. Ward

Portland-based folk-monster M. Ward brings an all-star cast to the KEXP studio to perform songs from his doo-wop influenced eighth album, "More Rain". Recorded 01/12/2016 - 5 songs: I'm Listening, Girl From Conejo Valley, Little Baby, Confession, Michelle.

Filthy Friends - Last Chance County

Today's song, featured on The Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is "Last Chance County" by Filthy Friends, from the 2019 album Emerald Valley on Kill Rock Stars.

Live Video: Chad Valley

It's been about two years since Hugo Manuel, a.k.a. Chad Valley, last released a record. "I've written a lot over the last year, I've just got to hone it down," says the angelic-voiced Hugo, who recently spent time in a house in France writing and writing (and biking to the nearest town for bread a…

KEXP Suggests: VanFest 8/15

With a brimming abundance of food, art, and music festivals this year, summer in the PNW has never been better. Now adding to that is the fifth annual VanFest, taking place this Saturday, August 15th in Maple Valley, WA.

Coachella 2015 Lineup Announced

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival have announced their line-up for 2015, and it's wacky! Coachella 2015 will again take place over two weekends, April 10-12 and April 17-19, in Indio, California.

Coachella 2014 Lineup Announced

That loud clicking sound you hear is the sound of thousands of music fans rushing to make their travel arrangements: the line-up for the 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been announced, and it's a doozy.

Wednesday Music News

Northwest singer/songwriter M. Ward stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night to share two tracks from his forthcoming full-length, More Rain. Watch a replay of "Confession" and the web exclusive of "Girl From Conejo Valley" below. More Rain hits stores on March 4th via Merge, and f…

KEXP at CMJ 2013, Day 3: The Dismemberment Plan

It's never in any band's plan to break up, but it's much less anticipated for a band to reemerge as a more mature version of their past selves. But to everyone's surprise -- even their own -- The Dismemberment Plan are back with a new record, Uncanney Valley, that not only recognizes that they've g…

Watch Pickathon Live!

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.

Pickathon 2017 Live Video Stream Schedule

While we can't recommend enough that you actually go to Happy Valley, Oregon, to witness Pickathon for yourselves, we're very happy that those of you who can't make it out there can still watch over 12 hours per day of live entertainment, broadcast directly to your screen from six different stages …

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