One song from The Clash is hardly ever enough. That's what DJ John Richards admitted to himself last year on this day when one Clash song became two, and then became the rest of The Morning Show on KEXP, and thus International Clash Day was born. And there's no better band to honor worldwide than t…
The first month of 2014 is closing out with another strong batch of releases, including the third album from L.A. band Dum Dum Girls, which KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls, "a darker, more ‘80s-influenced take on the band’s psych-tinged pop-rock, featuring a more spacious, atmospheric sound pro…
If Waxwing broke up in 2003, then what are they doing playing live at KEXP? Let’s put this query aside for now –- for, why question the good fortune of hearing the Seattle band, which first got together in 1996, play again? Waxwing, who last released an album in 2002 (but whose members have release…
LA garage pop outfit Bleached have been rising strong on the scene in the last year with a number of fantastic singles and well known strong live presence. The band mixes West Coast surf tendencies with the gorgeous melodic punk of bands like Vivian Girls and Dum Dum Girls, delivered through tight …
Ever since their first show in December 2008, Fitz and the Tantrums have established themselves as one of the hardest working bands on the circuit today. In between the release of their 2010 debut Pickin' Up The Pieces and their sophomore record, More Than Just A Dream (out this week!), the Los Ang…
LA band Milo Greene play what they have dubbed "cinematic-pop". Theirs is an expansive sound, that has the ability to transport you and envelop you like good film music does -- but they also hang on to a pop sensibility that allows the film-less music to stand on its own (again, as good film music…
Holger Czukay, co-founder of the influential Krautrock band Can, has passed away at the age of 79. Cause of death is currently unknown. Via Facebook, his bandmates have written:
We are very sad to confirm that Holger passed away yesterday, in his home, the old CAN Studio in Weilerswist. His wife U-…
Brian Foss, host of Sonic Reducer (KEXP's Saturday night punk show), plays some of his current favorites plus a few older cuts. Featuring mostly Pacific Northwest bands. 1. Radioactivity - Battered 2. The Dumps - Turd World 3. Steal Shit Do Drugs - Money Spent 4. Sick Sad World - Alone All The T…
KEXP is excited to present an intimate session with !Chk Chk Chk) in the KEXP Gathering Space at noon. The dance-punk band formed in Sacramento, California will present a short set on Wednesday, October 12th highlighting songs from their most recent release As If out via Warp Records.
This week's Review Revue spotlights the album PKD by Philly-based band Bunnydrums. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.
Starting tomorrow and running through Sunday is this year's Capitol Hill Block Party. In another act of civil servitude, Martin Douglas points you toward the local bands you should definitely check out this weekend.
KEXP is excited to announce our new host for Audioasis: Eva Walker , frontwoman for Seattle rock ‘n roll band The Black Tones .
Following last year's Human Giving, the Seattle band continues to explore thrilling sonic realms and insightful commentaries on their latest EP.
FIDLAR have shared a new politically-charged single called "Too Real" that takes down everyone from the government, “bullshit bands that are on the charts,” the political right, the political left, smartphones, and EDM.
The Los Angeles band's newest offering is a pummeling, pitch-black slate of rock and roll. Lead vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Bonnie Bloomgarden walks us through each of the album's tracks.
"My Angel" comes off the band's upcoming Wine Cork Stonehenge 7” vinyl EP and Warp And Woof album
In celebration of International Clash Day on February 7th, KEXP will present our annual Clash Cover Night at Washington Hall. We had a few questions for the participating groups, and they had answers.
On their lavish and stirring sixth album, the Portland-via-Bay Area band explore massive life changes and adversity with arguably their most diverse set of songs. Martin Douglas explores.
In Spokane, a first-generation Chinese American girl meets a boy raised on a llama farm. They fall in love and eventually form a band. Martin Douglas helps tell the story of how they became one an up-and-coming DIY pop powerhouse.
Jenn Taranto of Seattle band Medejin puts together a festive Christmas Eve guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that's "a little heavy and light, a little dark and bright" and full of seasonal indie gems.
