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.
Hush Hush Records label-owner Alex Ruder chats with KEXP about how the label has grown, the people and artists who influenced him, and what it takes to run Hush Hush.
Guests Erika Schreder, Staff Scientist, Washington Toxics Coalition, and Heather Trim, Toxics Program Manager, People for Puget Sound, speak with Diane Horn about the report "Puget Sound Down the Drain: How Everyday Products are Polluting Puget Sound."
For this episode, we welcome back Kevin Sur (Kānaka Maoli) and Tory J (Quinault), hosts of KEXP’s global Indigenous music show.
KEXP talks to Wayne Kramer of the MC5 about Jail Guitar Doors, an organization that finds people who work in prisons who are willing to use music as rehabilitation and provide them with musical instruments, mainly guitars.
Eagles of Death Metal have returned to Paris for the first time since the November 18 terror attacks. Last night, during a U2 concert, Bono welcomed EODM to the stage, saying, "They were robbed of their stage three weeks ago. We would like to offer them ours tonight." Together they performed a cov…
Seattle-based DJ and producer Reverend Dollars (aka Renee Jarreau Greene) is the founder and co-organizer of the Darqness queer and trans people of color arts collective and the organizer of Soul-Fi. Her work focuses on bringing together marginalized black, trans, queer, and people of color communi…
Although it might shift to include Sasquatch and Governor’s Ball next year, there are essentially four music festivals that form the festival season narrative in 2013. Typically, Coachella sets the bar for the rest of the year in April, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza try and outdo it through sheer size …
Join KEXP on Tuesday, May 25th as we play songs of hope, justice, and change, songs that affirm Black humanity.
Inspired by the lyrics of Neko Case and the recent efforts of the Woodland Park Zoo around the Endangered Species Act, KEXP spotlights animals currently on the brink of extinction and the bands they've inspired.
Welcome to BabexHouse, a new music and artist collective in Seattle made up of POC/LGBTQ (People Of Color/Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer) DJs and artists who are dedicated to creating safer spaces in dance music.
The sky is clogged with smoke and yes, Leo season went by quickly, but don't despair! Late summer has its charms too, so invite some people over, position your speakers just so and clink that glass of vinho verde with a pal as you delight in the bonhomie of patio season.
Wimps have made a fine career out of sensationalizing the mundane. On their new album Garbage People, the Seattle punk trio deliver their best collection of songs to date with topics that range from climate change to bumming a slice of cheese pizza. Martin Douglas sits down with frontwoman Rachel R…
Guests Stephanie Seliga-Soulseed, Founder and Director, Just Garden Project, a program of Seattle Tilth, and Brian Sellers Petersen, leader of the Just Garden Project's Food and Faith Initiative, speak with Diane Horn about the work of the Just Garden Project to build a just food system and a…
Guests Karen Lee, Chief Executive Officer, and Hilary Young, Vice President of Policy & Communications, Pioneer Human Services, speak with Diane Horn about the work of Pioneer Human Services, an entrepreneurial human service organization that provides a chance for change to people overcoming t…
Today's Song of the Day — as chosen by DJ Chilly, DJ Miss Ashley, DJ Riz, Gabriel Teodros, and OC Notes as part of KEXP’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day programming — is "ʔəshəliʔ ti txʷəlšucid (Lushootseed Is Alive)" by Calina Lawrence, a 2019 self-released single.
Today's Song of the Day — as chosen by DJ Chilly, DJ Miss Ashley, DJ Riz, Gabriel Teodros, and OC Notes as part of KEXP’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day programming — is "The OG (feat. Black Bear)" by A Tribe Called Red, a 2019 self-released single.
