Ayisha Jaffer reports on how New Zealand focused on it’s local music scene in a way they never have before, and sees music as a key pillar to recovery once the global pandemic is over.
The On the Line opening track features Ringo Starr on drums, Don Was on bass, and The Heartbreaker’s Benmont Tench on keys
The Fabulous Party Boys return to Sonarchy with their horn-heavy funk party, featuring Elliot Gray (keys), Tazlyn Gue (vocals), Jon Hansen (tuba), Ray Larsen (trumpet), Jason Cressey (trombone), Scott Macpherson (saxophone), Marshall Petryni (drums), and Andy Short (guitar).
The Fabulous Party Boys return to Sonarchy with their horn-heavy funk party. The Fabulous Party Boys are Elliot Gray (keys), Tazlyn Gue (vocals), Jon Hansen (tuba), Ray Larsen (trumpet), Jason Cressey (trombone), Scott Macpherson (saxophone), Marshall Petryni (drums) and Andy Short (guitar).
Tweedy is the latest project from Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, his son Spencer and a group of their close friends. Listen to them perform a magnificent set of tunes from their recent album Sukierae live on KEXP. Recorded 03/12/2015 - 4 songs: World Away, Summer Noon, Losing End, Low Key.
Seattle songwriter Olivia Thomas, who performs under the name LIV†, shares the importance of taking pride in the accomplishments of black people, encouraging black female artists, and feeling represented by artists like Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill.
Guests Laura Musikanski, Executive Director and co-founder of The Happiness Initiative, and John de Graaf, co-founder of the Happiness Initiative and Executive Director of Take Back Your Time, speak with Diane Horn about the Happiness Initiative and discuss how happiness is key to a more sustainab…
The otherworldliness of Iceland's landscape is never lost on those who live or travel there. Not just a land of fire and ice, it is also a land of light and dark, starkness and majesty, community and isolation. The only thing that isn't a wonder about Iceland is how artists of all kinds echo its un…
After selling out their first show (Dec. 12) at Key Arena in just 15 minutes, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis decided to add a second performance on December 11. That one sold out in two hours. The guys have so much love for their hometown that they've now added a third show, this one is set for Decem…
Fall is kicking off with some heavy hitters. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls the latest from Wilco, "one of their more modest-sounding releases, featuring a mostly low-key and acoustic-oriented folk-rock sound on bittersweet songs revolving around alienation and childhood memories."
Not sure of any Seattle sightings, but mysterious posters have been popping up in cities like London, Amsterdam, and Brooklyn. Bearing statements like "Worse Politicians/More Fear" and "More Public Fear/More Private Security," the words echo the lyrics of "Fitter Happier" the opening track of Radi…
Promoting your own music can be difficult. There's the logistical side of knowing how to do it and there's an internal struggle with artists on not wanting to lose authenticity. But not promoting because of these issues is only going to cause you more problems further down the road. Knowing how to …
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 Gustaf, Khruangbin, The Black Keys,, and more.
There's a lot to unpack here. There's the fact that despite my teenaged fondness for Black Flag, Rollins Band, and Pigface, I completely missed the existence of this project produced by Mr. Rollins, a key member of the first two bands, and Andrew Weiss, a key member of the latter two. There's the u…
The fact that Turn Blue, the eighth album by The Black Keys, is full of songs about being hurt by a woman shouldn't be all that surprising. Although they, sonically speaking, haven't been a dirty, traditionalist-leaning blues band in a few years now, they remain one at heart, which is why Dan Auerb…
Get ready, Seattle. Radiohead play a sold out show next door to the station at Key Arena this Saturday. And last night, at Kansas City, MO’s Sprint Center, they dug out the track "Where I End and You Begin" for the first time in nine years. Watch fan shot footage of them performing the Hail to the…
Since its construction in 1962 for the World's Fair, Seattle Center has been the site for many memorable music moments. With music festivals like Bumbershoot and Folklife, and venues like Key Arena and the Vera Project, some amazing bands have traveled through this local landmark... and when KEXP m…
