Jen Malone is the music supervisor behind the hit TV shows Euphoria, Yellowjackets, Atlanta, and more. KEXP’s Larry Mizell Jr. is a big fan of those shows and a fan of Malone’s work.
Laura Ballance, bassist for Superchunk and co-founder of Merge Records, talks about how her hearing issues have impacted her career in music.
On the inaugural episode of Fresh Off the Spaceship, co-hosts Larry Mizell Jr. and Martin Douglas guide you through the big question: “What is the Black Constellation?”
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On this week’s episode, we’ll explore Ishmael Butler’s journey from the West Coast to the East Coast and back again. Through all his stylistic reinventions and his current artistic life as lynchpin of Shabazz Palaces, son of the Central District and under-heralded hip-hop visionary.
Chris Bathgate talks about his new record, The Significance of Peaches, which was released after living in a national forest in Michigan, farming in California, working at a tech startup in San Francisco, having a child and moving back home to Michigan.
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Rachel Stevens talks to rock and roll royalty Corin Tucker about Sleater-Kinney’s new album, Dig Me In: A Dig Me Out Covers Album (out Friday, October 21st).
On the show this time, it’s the groovy, new-classic roots-rock of Portland’s Rose City Band.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Hurt Me" by Sibille Attar, a 2020 single on PNKSLM Recordings.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Stop Pretending" by Deep Sea Diver, a 2020 self-released single.
Palestinian-Jordanian band 47Soul are making waves around the world in a cultish way with their completely unique take on traditional Palestinian street music infused with electronic, hip hop, dancehall, and dabke that they call Shamstep.
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Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Kyoto" by Phoebe Bridgers, from the 2020 album Punisher on Dead Oceans.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Sandwiches" by Gordi,from the 2020 album Our Two Skins on Jagjaguwar.
This performance from Belgian four-piece SONS finds them in the wintery wonderland of Reykjavik for Iceland Airwaves, where the band turns the heat up to tropical levels to melt both faces and minds.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "Call You Back" by Mourn, a 2020 single on Captured Tracks.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "For You" by India Jordan, from the 2020 album For You on Local Action Records.
For over 15 years, Emily King has been showcasing her gorgeously soulful vocals and prize-winning songwriting on platforms both minor and major.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Wildfires" by SAULT, from the 2020 album Untitled (Black Is) on Forever Living Originals.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Grounds" by IDLES, from the 2020 album Ultra Mono on Partisan Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Unknown" by Eggshells, a 2020 self-released single.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Honey" by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, a 2020 single on Flightless Records.
