Playing while it's raining at a festival is always a gamble. Lots of people who would have otherwise wandered over out of curiosity are hiding out in every covered nook and cranny imaginable, so it was only the diehards waiting in the drizzle for The Julie Ruin's mid-afternoon set. But, to be hones…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on The Aft…
"It's a complicated place, this planet we're on." That's how Mark Kozelek closes "Dogs", the most confrontational and stomach-churning cut on new Sun Kil Moon record, Benji. It's a great thesis for the rest of the record, really - Kozelek has witnessed some pretty insane shit, and much of it appear…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Our Song" by Shamir, from the 2023 album Homo Anxietatem on Kill Rock Stars.
El-P and Killer Mike - it's a combo that we've only known for a year and a half, but feels like it's been around forever. "I got paid to make a friend", said Michael Renders of their work together back in 2012. Though Mike had been killing it on the ATL scene for years (he's a long time Outkast aff…
Toussaint Morrison is a New Orleans-born, Minneapolis-raised artist. He released an album earlier this year called The Very Best of Ricky and Jane.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of the Midday Show on KEXP, is "Chipped Tooth" by Slang, from the 2022 album Cockroach In A Ghost Town on Kill Rock Stars.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "In My Arms" by Big Joanie, from the 2022 album Back Home on Kill Rock Stars.
Kathleen Hanna of the Olympia feminist punk riot grrrl band, Bikini Kill, talks with KEXP’s Martin Douglas about her career, activism and why she wanted to write her new memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Pastel Concrete" by MAITA, from the 2022 album I Just Want To Be Wild For You on Kill Rock Stars.
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. If you haven’t already called in sick to work on Friday yet, then do it now and get over to Ballard for Hood-to-Hood Day…
This week's picks for Song of the Day were chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, spotlighting artists who have been nominated for the 2021 Music Moves Europe Talent Awards. Today's Song of the Day is “Maybe In The Summer" by SASSY 009, from the 2019 EP KILL SASSY 009 on Luft Recordings.…
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…
The most anticipated performance of the weekend was also the most divisive, and as the biggest audience of the weekend walked away from the Gorge one last time, everyone had something to say about Kendrick Lamar's closing set. As the first show played since the release of his instant classic To Pim…
