Producer Sam J. Leeds talks with people who remember the harp and how it created community in the neighborhood.
Brittany Davis talks with Emily Fox about raising her voice in the face of adversity on her new album.
The Eurosonic Festival features emerging artists from Europe. DJ Kevin Cole talks about some of his favorite performances.
Jim James picked a pretty lofty title for his first solo LP. But after a dozen listens or so, I can say in confidence that he has every reason to do so. He's led Kentucky psych-rock band My Morning Jacket for almost 15 years, releasing six studio albums and a dozen or so EPs (their 2005 LP Z and 20…
Danielle Ponder talks about leaving her job as a public defender to pursue music full time at 40.
Gregg Deal of Dead Pioneers talks with KEXP's Dusty Henry about growing up as the only native family in his Utah school, and more.
Alex Bingham talks with Emily Fox about how the death of four loved ones in the same year led him to make an album and how music brought joy back into his life.
Karla Chubb of the Irish garage-punk band SPRINTS talks with Emily Fox about the band's debut album, Letter To Self.
Emily Fox talks with Mia Dyson about the themes on her latest album, Tender Heart, including forgiveness and mental health
KEXP’s Morgan Chosnyk talks us through this year’s Trans Musicales festival in France and shares five of her favorite live sessions KEXP captured while at the festival.
Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff talks about their new album, The Past Is Still Alive.
In this episode, Isabel Khalili talks with Kevin Sur, co-host of KEXP's global Indigenous music show, Sounds of Survivance.
Chad Ubovich of Meatbodies talks about what led to the coma, the visions he saw, and how he was able to complete the album after his health emergency.
Alice Randall talks with Emily Fox about her music, life, career and about the other Black country artists that came before her.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Bottle Episode" by Mandy, Indiana, from the … EP on Fire Talk.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Larry Mizell, Jr., host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "The Matador" by Advertisement, a 2021 single on Fire Talk.
On the first episode of this season, John Richards talks about the joys of getting back into races and running with other people, but ultimately, the importance of running for yourself.
In this KEXP session, Nilüfer Yanya talks to host Cheryl Waters about how the collaborative process of the new album helped her trust her instincts.
Larry Mizell Jr. talks about the art of DJing with fellow KEXP DJs Supreme La Rock and Vitamin D, along with Dr. Daudi Abe, DJ Lady Love, and a special appearance from Grand Wizzard Theodore.