Elements of jazz and traditional west African music combine to create a soul-stirring sound, with Andrew Oliver (piano), Kane Mathis (kora, guitar), Jim Knodle (trumpet), Brady Millard-Kish (bass), Mark DiFlorio (drums).
London band Wolf Alice bring their dark, psych-tinged folk-pop to the KEXP studio for this live session. Recorded 03/10/2015 - 4 songs: Moaning Lisa Smile, Your Love's Whore, Fluffy, Giant Peach.
Montreal-based band The Barr Brothers return to the KEXP studio for a live set of folk-pop. Recorded 12/05/2014 - 4 songs: Love Ain't Enough, Even the Darkness Has Arms, Half Crazy, Come in the Water.
On this episode of Music That Matters, Wo' Pop host Darek Mazzone highlights artists on the record label Awesome Tapes From Africa, including Professor Rhythm, Dur-Dur Band, and Awa Poulo.
Backed by his band, Bazan performs a set of songs from the new album, Phoenix, along with some Pedro the Lion classics in the KEXP Gathering Space.
Today, we continue sharing our discoveries from the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, France, where last December we captured twelve exclusive sessions. This week’s feature is of psych-rock band Swedish Death Candy.
The Seattle punk band's industrial-strength pummel in a live setting is conductive to being punched in the stomach. We conduct a short interview with frontman Nathan Rodriguez in advance of their Upstream Music Fest performance on June 1st.
The massive SoDo fire that filled the Seattle sky with black smoke resulted in no personal injuries, but local musicians are left without their gear.
The Seattle band share a new single from their upcoming album Capsize, out Sept. 21 via Spartan Records
This past Sunday evening, the legendary Tacoma band The Sonics played their first hometown show in six years. Martin Douglas explores their influence from the perspective of his twenty years as a Tacoma resident.
The guitarist/songwriter discusses the band's latest album ahead of their show at Tractor Tavern on Oct. 25
The new single "Into the Fire" is the first we've heard from the band since 2013's Field of Reeds.
Strand of Oaks, Craig Finn of The Hold Steady, The Coathangers, and more talk about how the legendary band impacted their lives
It's the band's third studio album following 2017's Capacity
In League with Dragons is the band's seventeenth studio album
The song comes from the band's 15th studio album King's Mouth: Music and Songs
Portland-based guitarist Ed Mazzucco gives an in-depth dive into what pedals he uses as a member of shoegaze band Tears Run Rings.
Oed Ronne, guitarist for long-running dream pop band The Ocean Blue, gives us an in-depth look into the pedals he’s chosen to bring on tour for the new record.
Wo’Pop DJ Darek Mazzone talked to 47SOUL about the groups origins and being an Arabic band touring the United States.
New York band Uni unveil NSFW mini-film for new single "Predator's Ball"