Is March too early to get your festival season started? We don’t think so and, frankly, we don't care. Treefort Music Fest, running now until Sunday, March 26 in downtown Boise, Idaho, is too good to miss. Looking at headliners alone, the festival boasts two of the biggest names in independent musi…
"I brought tissues." That's what the girl next to me told her friends as she reached into her bag and started dishing out Kleenex. At any other show, the action might have been silly, but not tonight. Tonight, Volcano Choir, the spectacular collaboration between Bon Iver and Collections of Colonies…
With great sadness the music world learned today of songwriter Scott Miller's passing. The brilliance of his pop sensibility and songwriting were the hallmarks of his work with his power pop group Game Theory, which despite plenty of adoration from critics and loyal fans remained a cult favorite a…
Larry Mizell Jr. reflects on the hip hop artists we lost this year and beyond, in what MF Doom has called, “the world’s most strangest most dangerous occupation.”
On January 27th, Lil Yachty dropped a surprise psych rock album called Let’s Start Here.
KEXP’s Janice Headley talks with Karl Blau about his recent move to Philadelphia and new musical project called Opal Eskar.
The Icelandic band Sigur Rós made a surprise album release on June 16. It’s called ÁTTA, which means “eight” in Icelandic.
Madrid indie rock quartet Hinds made their full length debut on Mom + Pop at the turn of the new year with a fantastic album called Leave Me Alone. But, after seeing them live, it's hard not to interpret the title as being somewhat ironic, because there are few bands around that are as fun to be in…
Seattle electronic duo, ODESZA has teamed up with Australian EDM artist, Golden Features on a project called BRONSON.
Spotify recently launched a website and initiative called Loud & Clear. It’s Spotify’s attempt at being transparent about how artists are paid and the economics of streaming.
The band Bait Bag calls North Haven Island, Maine, home, but their influences come from Washington State’s Riot Grrrl movement of the '90s.
KEXP presents rotating art shows in its public Gathering Space.
Seattle hip hop artist Draze released a single called "Building Black Wealth." The message was simple — build Black wealth by buying from Black-owned businesses. Draze discusses the single and its message.
Laura Veirs calls her latest album, My Echo, her “my songs knew I was getting divorced before I did" album.
Calexico released a Christmas album for 2020 called Seasonal Shift. But rather than the typical holiday songs about good tidings and cheer, the band paints a more realistic picture.
After being part of the bands Blur and Gorillaz, Damon Albarn is out with a new solo album called The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows.
