Next on the video stream live from Kex Hostel at Iceland Airwaves Music Festival was Icelandic atmospheric metal band GlerAkur. The solo project of sound designer for National Theater of Iceland Elvar Geir Sævarsson, creating post-rock flavored metal. His debut record The Mountains Are Beautiful No…
Last Monday, at the first of two sold-out shows at The Moore, Philly's The War on Drugs delivered nothing short of a visually and viscerally stunning display of dream rock dopeness with their cascading waterfall of sound. It's like multiple shots of Nixon-defying dope coursing through your veins th…
Emily Fox speaks with The Gits guitarist Andy Kessler and bassist Matt Dresdner about the band’s legacy and the life of Mia Zapata.
Elements of jazz and traditional west African music combine to create a soul-stirring sound, with Andrew Oliver (piano), Kane Mathis (kora, guitar), Jim Knodle (trumpet), Brady Millard-Kish (bass), Mark DiFlorio (drums).
With sounds both psychedelic and silver, DJ Hans leads you through the desert and into a musical oasis on this week's episode of Music That Matters, featuring new songs from Kikagaku Moyo, John Grant, and Charles Bradley.
Today’s song, featured on The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is "Drowning In the Sound” by Ex:Re, from the 2018 album Ex:Re on Glassnote.
In this session from KEXP’s 2019 Iceland Airwaves broadcast, recorded at Kex Hostel, Gabríel Ólafs performs six songs and tells the audience about the unexpected inspiration for his music, experimenting with sound and more.
Wherever you may be, Cheryl Waters offers you solace in music. Her latest mix soothes and uplifts, featuring a variety of local and global sounds from Tomo Nakayama to Lido Pimienta, Caribou to Songhoy Blues and many more.
This past fall, beloved KEXP show Street Sounds went live with a performance in the Gathering Space from notable hip hop and R&B artists. The first to take the stage was electro-soul duo Soultanz.
Street Sounds Host, Rapper, Producer, and DJ Stas THEE Boss reflects on Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott, and using music to tell stories for Black History Month
The 2019 edition of MoPOP's annual under-21 competition will reach its climax this Saturday, March 3rd. And as usual, Audioasis will be broadcasting live!
KEXP's Emily Fox chats with the Portland-based musician about toxic masculinity and confronting misogyny.
Argentinian-Swedish artist José González talks to KEXP about his music, his own previous battle with psychosis, and news on a new album.
KEXP staff and DJs share what Record Store Day releases they'll be hunting for this Saturday, April 13th.
KEXP spoke with Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight of Odesza about the "Double Major" bill at Western Washington University with Death Cab for Cutie.
Amanda Knox speaks to KEXP about her experiences behind bars and the songs that helped her cope.
KEXP’s Emily Fox talked with author Jim DeRogatis about R. Kelly's abuse and how the music industry failed to hold him accountable.
He's widely known for his work with Jawbox, but his most important role is as a dad to Callum Robbins.
“Bundling” has become a mainstay in pop music. But, many artists and their labels are raising concerns that purchasing merch or concert tickets doesn’t prove that people actually want to buy an album.
Wo’Pop DJ Darek Mazzone talked to 47SOUL about the groups origins and being an Arabic band touring the United States.
