Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Midday …
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, selected by DJ Shannon …
For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2013, leading up to our 2013 90.3 Top Album Countdown! Vote today for your favorite albums of the year, and you'll be entered into a drawing to win a 10 CD pack of the Top Albums of 2013, as voted on by KEXP listeners. Votin…
Ever since moving to Seattle from Lansing, Michigan, in 1989, Shomari Shanks (a.k.a. DJ Sho Nuph (f.k.a. Sho Nuff) has been immersed within the local music community, first connecting with seminal 1990s local hip-hop crew Tribal Music before diving into the electronic music scene in the early 2000…
I have a confession to make: Not unlike some KCMU DJs circa 1986, I am woefully ignorant of the career and voluminous musical output of Wanda Jackson, also known as the Queen of Rockabilly - or just the Queen of Rock. (Obviously I haven't been reading the KEXP blog enough, or this DJ El Toro review…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. This week, we are featuring Christmas…
Making a truly timeless record is really, really hard. Without the ability to look into the future and see what sounds and styles are going to fall out of fashion, artists often just have to take the gamble and see what happens. With all the knowledge and ability you have as an artist, you need to …
Immigrant Songs is a series presented and produced by KEXP, with support from The Vilcek Foundation. Through in-studio performances, interviews with local and national artists, and other written content, KEXP DJ curators will explore the immigrant experience.
Bay Area musician SPELLLING shares an enchanting guest DJ mix of deep, cosmic, and clever cuts from her record collection that have influenced her own captivating experimental pop sound.
Emerging California-based Vietnamese-American musician kelz shares a dreamy mix of magnetic late-night faves on her guest DJ mix.
Vietnamese-Canadian electronic musician and multi-media artist x/o delivers a dizzying quilt-like guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that weaves together adventurous underground club rhythms in mesmerizing fashion.
NYC-via-Philadelphia electronic producer Baltra delivers a magnetic guest DJ mix showcasing his immersive genre-hopping style.
Los Angeles-based electronic producer Nosaj Thing delivers a guest DJ mix full of hypnotic nocturnal-minded tracks.
Seattle-born musician and performer Andy Ammo shares musical inspirations and a few unreleased gems in his hypnotic and adventurously eclectic guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.
Portland-based artist sqip shares an immersive guest DJ mix that weaves through hypnotic electronic rhythms and dreamy ambient passages.
Philadelphia-based electronic musician Kilamanzego shares a genre-blurring DJ mix featuring magnetic beats and provocative productions from Black creatives.
Japan-born, Brussels-based musician Shoko Igarashi shares an adventurous guest DJ mix packed with cerebral leftfield gems.
Oakland-based artist Maria BC shares a hypnotic and powerful guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that's designed to soundtrack the moment when grief turns into rage and motion.
Copenhagen-based musician ML Buch shares a brilliant guest DJ mix featuring songs that capture her distinctively alluring aesthetic.
We are proud to announce that Evie Stokes will be the new host of Drive Time, Tuesdays through Fridays from 4-7 PM PT. DJ Riz will continue to host Drive Time on Mondays.