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…
There's nothing pretty about Girl Band. In fact, the Dublin-based four-piece play some of the most abrasive pop songs you're likely to hear. But it hadn't always been that way. Singer Dara Kiely and guitarist Alan Duggan had played together in more conventionally "indie" type bands before hitting u…
LA-natives Allah-Las are about as LA sounding as a car ride through the desert - their sound wasn't made for riding the waves, but for steaming on the beach. Beautiful guitar notes ripple out of a haze of vocal harmonies reminiscent of The Beach Boys. It's hot music for a hot day - "We're feeling k…
For the past 12 year, EMP's Sound Off! battle of the bands competition has helped many young artists in the Northwest realize their dreams. Quite a few -- like The Lonely Forest, Kithkin, Dyme Def, Brite Futures, Sol, Tomten, and many others -- have gone on to reach wider acclaim and even regular r…
Kevin Copeland, guitarist and vocalist for the Brooklyn-based shoegaze band Lightning Bug, shares what tools he uses to capture the band's gorgeous, expansive sound.
Martin Douglas processes some very personal stuff while listening to a posthumously released collection of the South Sound art-punk heroes' 2001 live recordings.
Gabriel Teodros, host of the Early Show on KEXP, sat down and talked with Rosa about her work as an activist.
South Korean duo Salamanda deliver a dreamy guest DJ mix full of blurry experimental ambient pieces, haunting dream-pop songs, and other leftfield sounds.
KEXP Staff Reporter Martin Douglas speaks to the California rocker about his latest album, Three Bells.
London-based British Hong Kong musician mui zyu shares a transportive guest DJ mix that swims through ambient, jazz, classical, and new age sounds.
Martin Douglas visits Ballard Avenue's finest Lebanese-Mexican eatery and speaks to its founder, who also happens to play drums in one of the city's greatest rock bands.
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.
