This Friday, January 8th, KEXP's Audioasis presents an evening of cosmic roots-rock, garage glam and desert psychedelia with Seattle bands MASZER, WILD POWWERS and Evening Bell.
Icelandic band Kælan Mikla performs a live in-studio performance at KEXP in Seattle, Washington.
KEXP listeners know: we love The Clash. We love them so much, we declared February 7th to be International Clash Day, a holiday not only to celebrate their influential punk rock sound but to acknowledge the band's activism and political messaging.
Seattle band Bod flex their musical muscles on their debut EP, Party Drug. KEXP is excited to present the worldwide premiere of their video for the opening track "Gigantor," which you can stream below.
The sultry, swaggering supergroup known as Thunderpussy put on a fabulously glamourous show. I mean, just look at the picture above, how could you NOT be entertained?? KEXP caught up with Thunderpussy guitarist, Whitney Petty, to talk to her about the band, the attitude they flaunt, and much more!
At today's CMJ session, dance-pop band Wild Cub brought their own baby cub: frontman Keegan DeWitt's 4 1/2-month old baby was in the audience, watching his papa bear in concert for the very first time.
A long-awaited U-Men 2-CD set has hit the streets. KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes the compilation "collects the complete 1984-89 recordings of this legendary Seattle band, whose pre-grunge sound was a feral, adventurous blend of pounding post-punk, raucous Sonics garage-rock, psychobilly and m…
In conjunction with Freakout and The Warehouse, KEXP is proud to announce the storied Tacoma band's first hometown show in six years, happening at Alma Mater on August 26th.
On the 21st anniversary of Massive Attack's Mezzanine, DJ Riz shares his thoughts on the Bristol band's landmark album.
Stream Yeah Baby's debut album Neptune Hotel a day ahead of its release and find out more about the mysterious New York band with the Fleet Foxes member in an interview with KEXP
All this year, KEXP is celebrating our 50th anniversary. Each week, we’re picking a year from the last half-century to remember that moment in music. This week, we’re celebrating the year 1984. KEXP’s Roddy Nikpour takes us through his complicated affection for the altruistic single, “Do They Know …
KEXP is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a radio station this year. To honor that celebration, each week we’re looking back on one year of music during the past five decades. This week, we’re celebrating the year 1982 with R.E.M.’s “Gardening at Night.” Dusty Henry reflects on the band’s debut E…
KEXP’s Janice Headley talks with New York band Ivy about the 25th-anniversary edition of their album Apartment Life (out today) and their memories of late bandmate, Adam Schlesinger.
DJ Kevin Cole chats with Peter Jesperson, author of the memoir Euphoric Recall, chronicling five decades as a hardcore music enthusiast, producer, DJ, band manager, and record executive.
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, from Obongjayar, Sea Lemon, The Budos Band,, and more.
Is March too early to get your festival season started? We don’t think so and, frankly, we don't care. Treefort Music Fest, running now until Sunday, March 26 in downtown Boise, Idaho, is too good to miss. Looking at headliners alone, the festival boasts two of the biggest names in independent musi…
I don't know about you, but I feel like it's been a long time coming for Phantogram. Maybe that's just because the New York two piece has found a way to write songs that stick with you and make a deeper, lasting impact on the heart and mind than their counterparts. Or, maybe they've just spent thei…
