The Seattle International Film Festival has had a succulent series of movies based on sounds for a while, sponsored by KEXP and called Face The Music. Whether they be documentaries or fictional narratives or band concerts or somewhere in between, up to a dozen independent and/or international films…
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt MeDirected by Drew DeNicola(USA, 2012, 100 minutes)
Long-running Seattle group Kinski discuss their 20th anniversary as a band and their forthcoming record, Accustomed to Your Face.
Immediately upon hearing Hurray for the Riff Raff, a number of important songstresses whoosh to mind: Dolly Parton, Fiona Apple, First Aid Kit, Jolie Holland and many others. What distinguishes Hurray for the Riff Raff's Alynda Lee Segarra from all these others? Perhaps it’s simply the specific loo…
808United Kingdom | 2015 | 107 minutes | Alexander Dunn
A Band Called DeathDirected by Jeff Howlett(USA, 2012, 98 minutes)
The jazz-fusion-leaning supergroup, led by John Dwyer, share the third single from their self-titled debut LP, out August 21st on Castle Face Records.
Today’s song, featured on The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is “The Static God” by Oh Sees from their album Orcs, available now via Castle Face Records.
New Zealander, Neil Finn lit up the KEXP Studio with songs from his 2014 album, "Dizzy Heights". Recorded 3/30/2014 - 4 songs: Flying In The Face Of Love, Strangest Friends, Driving Me Mad, White Lies and Alibis.
Hosted by Troy Nelson, the band performs three sprawling tracks from Face Stabber as well as two from earlier releases, and discuss Toby Keith, mosh pits, and how Dwyer came across the album's cover art.
Mike Hadreas of Perfume Genius talks about how his fears, fantasies, and reflections on gay lust and love show up on Glory.
It's August 13th, which means it's International Lefthanders Day, a worldwide initiative kicked off in 1976 to "promote awareness of the inconveniences facing left-handers in a predominantly right-handed world."
Fresh off releasing their new album, Rituals,Trances & Ecstasies For Humans in Face of The Collapse, and their recent energized performance at Sasquatch Music Festival, Kithkin are continuing their reign as the Cascadian Princes of Forest Rock. The first single off their new record, "Altered Be…
The 40th Annual Seattle International Film Festival is upon us, and this year's SIFF is probably the best one for fans of the KEXP-sponsored Face The Music series. Seriously, if you’ve found the festival has been a little light on the music movies before, this year will change your head. In the off…
We Are the Best(Directed by Lukas Moodysson, Sweden, 2013)
Olympia based minimalist post-punk trio Naomi Punk perform an aggressive set of grunge-influenced songs from their 2014 album, "Television Man." Recorded 08/22/2014 - 4 songs: Rodeo Trash Pit, Linoleum Tryst #19, Firehose Face, Television Man.
Get a preview of Sound & Vision, the new podcast from KEXP featuring interviews, panels, reporting and commentary that digs into the stories behind the music, with in-depth discussion of the most important issues facing music and arts communities. Sound & Vision is hosted by Emily Fox and John Rich…
TOKiMONSTA talks about how her best friend informed her latest record, Eternal Reverie, and her own health crisis she faced 10 years ago.
On The Road(UK, 2016, 112 Minutes, Directed by Michael Winterbottom.)
