The 10th anniversary edition of Decibel Festival begins on Wednesday, September 25, and gathers the crème de la crème of the international electronic music and visual arts community. Holding their own among them are some of Northwest's best electronic artists, like Seattle duo ODESZA. These two you…
Sudan Archives is the alias of Cincinnati-bred, LA-based singer, songwriter, violinist, and producer Brittney Denise Parks. Recently releasing her self-titled debut EP this past summer on Stones Throw Records, her mesmerizing blend of Sudanese and West African influences with R&B and electronic…
For Live on KEXP, Troy Nelson takes us through an abbreviated version of Y La Bamba’s journey from lo-fi self-produced recordings to working with a vast array of talented musicians and producers out of Portland.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Mata Sede (feat. Amanda Magalhães)" by La Dame Blanche, a 2021 single on Nacional.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Larry Mizell Jr., host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "la clairefontaine" by Christine and the Queens, from the 2022 album Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue) on Because Music.
En el primer episodio de El Sonido: Cancioneros, Albina Cabrera se sumerge en la banda sonora personal de la reconocida cantautora Mon Laferte.
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Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "New Mexico" by La Fonda, from the 2023 self-released album We Are Infinite.
LA-via-San Francisco band Thee Oh Sees return with their 11th album, a release KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls, "a more jam-oriented take on the band's adventurous blend of raw garage-rock, trippy psych-rock and motorik prog." Veteran Minneapolis duo Atmosphere release "a potent set of emotive …
It was hard not to anticipate what Lord Huron would bring to the live setting. So much of their music is based around place and themes that a live show always seemed like the perfect medium for the group to express their vision to the fullest. The LA group makes music that transports the listener t…
It's uncanny that yesterday just happened to be Australia Day, and the highlights of this week's new releases are dominated by the down under! Merge Records release the latest from Melbourne pop quartet Twerps, which KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes is, "a masterful album of jangly indie-pop rem…
The roots of Owl John lie in the idea that to save something, sometimes you need to walk away from it. That's what caused Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchinson to take a break from the Scottish indie rock group and return to writing songs the way he did when he started the band a decade earli…
2014 is off to a great start for new music! Highlights include the long-awaited sophomore release from LA band Warpaint. KEXP Music Director, Don Yates, declares it a "more subtle and minimalist take on the band’s brooding dream-pop, featuring a dark, atmospheric sound with swirling guitars and key…
Today's Song of the Day, as selected by KEXP DJ Gabriel Teodros in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, is "Escribiendo La Historia" by Mare Advertencia, from the 2020 SiempreViva EP on Derretida Ent / MuyMAL.
While KEXP celebrated their landmark 1989 debut last Friday, De La Soul released their eighth album (and first in 12 years). KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls it, "a lengthy, somewhat inconsistent set with a diverse sound ranging from funky hip hop and smooth R&B to hypnotic electro-pop and m…
"I did want to rip off Yo La Tengo a little bit. I also wanted to rip off The Feelies a little bit," admits singer/guitarist Martin Frawley of Australian band Twerps. But the quirky quartet infuse those influences with their own cheeky charm, resulting in a unique style they jokingly refer to as "j…
Hot on the heels of the Capitol Hill Block Party announce, the Timber! Outdoor Music Festival share their initial lineup for their 2015 event, and it sounds like it's gonna be fun times in the forest this summer! This July 16th through 18th, head out to the rural splendor of Carnation, Washington f…
