We hear how Jewish composers wrote many of the most popular Christmas songs, including "White Christmas," "Let It Snow," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and more.
Serbian-born, LA-based DJ/producer Masha Mar delivers an infectious guest DJ mix full of energetic Italo disco cuts, white-label edits, contemporary house anthems, and her own recent single.
A dizzying new video from Jack White, a movie score from Neil Young & Promise of the Real, plus new music from Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, from the many bands playing this year's Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, is "Taking A Part Of Me" by JFDR, a 2019 single on White Sun Recording.
Jack White's Third Man Records is teaming up with Seattle's own Light in the Attic Records for the children's compilation, This Record Belongs To __________. As the press release boasts, "You won’t find boy bands, princesses, or purple dinosaurs here." Instead the collection features tracks from N…
Brooklyn-via-Denton lo-fi slacker post-punk quartet Parquet Courts deliver a live performance in the KEXP Studio featuring songs from 2014's "Sunbathing Animal." Recorded 08/05/2014 - 4 songs: Ducking & Dodging, Black & White, Vienna II, Dear Ramona.
White Lung's frontwoman Mish Way is nothing less than a singular, commanding singer, but the ferocious spirit that fuels her performances is empowering, not intimidating. On the band's latest album, Deep Fantasy, Way and guitarist Kenneth William, drummer Anne-Marie Vassiliou, and bassist Hether Fo…
<pOn any given weekend in Seattle, there are a million amazing shows to see - from jazz at a coffee shop or theater, to a grunge show at a DIY space, to a major act at any one of our large venues. Maybe this weekend you want to try something new, maybe you heard one song by this small electronic…
It’s time again for Friday on My Mind, our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News.
We caught up with Gundersen to learn more about his Record Store Day release, performing in the live room, and which records he's looking out for this Saturday. Oh, and there might be some mushrooms involved.
The Murder City Devils shake the KEXP walls with a live in-studio performance, featuring songs from 2014's "The White Ghost Has Blood on Its Hands Again." Recorded 08/15/2014 - 4 songs: Hey Playboy, I Don't Wanna Work for Scum Anymore, Cruelty Abounds, Not Everybody Gets a Good Time.
"We're gonna play 'til they kick us out." Nobunny spoke to the crowd at El Corazon Saturday night, clad in a bunny mask and black briefs with a white poof tail. "Nevermind, they already locked the doors. None of us are getting out alive. This is it. Welcome to Hell, this goes on for your life." If …
2014 Mercury-Prize-award-winning indie hip-hop group Young Fathers pay a visit to the studio and perform songs from their blazing new album "White Men Are Black Men Too" live on KEXP's Morning Show with John Richards. Recorded 05/04/2015 - 4 songs: Nest, Rain or Shine, Old Rock n Ro…
Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, including new releases from Jack White, Killer Mike, meg elsier, and more.
It's a release as big as his mouth -- the latest from trouble-making troubadour Jack White is titled Lazaretto. KEXP Music Director Don Yates describes the album as, "a typically masterful set of rootsy rock ranging from high-stepping blues-rock and brooding, spaghetti western-influenced rock to pl…
Each week KEXP's Music Director Don Yates and other KEXP DJs share brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Amen Dunes, Frankie Cosmos, Jack White, and more.
Each week KEXP's Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from The Internet, Israel Nash, Ty Segall & White Fence, and more.
As the lights went up on the Sasquatch! Music Festival main stage, James Murphy, founder, frontman, and mastermind of LCD Soundsystem, sauntered out from the wings, sipping a glass of white wine. There’s cause to celebrate: he shared with the audience that the band finally finished their highly-ant…
Danish singer-songwriter MØ is ringing in 2015 with a new song brilliantly titled "New Years Eve." It's a somber song with an impressive bassline. The accompanying music video features a mix of both new and vintage black and white clips. [Stereogum]
