If you missed the announcement on The Morning Show on KEXP earlier today, we're excited to share the initial line-up for the 2017 Timber! Outdoor Music Festival! Celebrating its fifth year, Timber! invites you to the rural splendor of Carnation, Washington July 13th-14th for another fun, family-fri…
On Saturday, July 16, our friends at KEX Hostel in Reykjavik are throwing the 5th annual KEXPort, a one-day festival of great Icelandic music in collaboration with KEXP. From noon until midnight, 12 bands will perform in 12 hours, proving once again that Iceland is one of the most creative and musi…
After 30 amazing years as KEXP's in-house proctologist of rock n' roll, DJ Leon Berman is stepping down as host of Shake the Shack on KEXP tonight, Friday, July 15th, and handing all surgical implements over to Cousin Mike, his faithful sidekick over many years.
LoneLady is the music project of British vocalist/guitarist Julie Campbell, an artist heavily inspired by the post-punk and leftfield-disco movements of the early 1980s. She's tweaked these influential, groovy sounds to her own liking over two albums released on the esteemed UK label Warp Records a…
Electronic singer-songwriter and producer, Santigold has shared her contribution for the upcoming film Paper Towns soundtrack. It's a bright and catchy pop track that's perfect for summer. The soundtrack drops on July 10 and features music from Son Luxxe, HAIM, The War on Drugs, Twin Shadow, and m…
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, unrealeased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the …
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced a new set of North American tour dates in support of their 15th album Push the Sky Away. They'll be pushing away the Seattle summer sky on a July 2nd stop at the Paramount Theatre. Stay tuned to KEXP for ticket information. [Pitchfork]
What? Sub Pop is turning 25 and you didn’t get them anything for their birthday? Well, you can still make it up to them! On July 12th, the world-famous record label, will be throwing a party at Seattle's Moore Theatre featuring performances from Marc Maron, Kristen Schaal, Jon Benjamin and Kurt Bra…
Hey, Sub Pop Records, you blushin' yet? All week long, KEXP has been asking their roster, their minions, and the Seattle music community to share their memories of this legendary label as we help celebrate their 25th anniversary and eagerly await the Sub Pop Silver Jubilee this Saturday, July 13th.
Celebrating 25 years as not only a Seattle but a national institution, local label Sub Pop is throwing a party on Saturday, July 13th, in the historic (and industrial) Georgetown neighborhood and we're all invited. The Silver Jubilee is free to all and features, as was announced today, an incredibl…
Montreal-based band Loon is Tessa Dawn K, Gregory Burton, Alexander Thibault, Tamara Sandor and Alex Nicol. They played a lovely set of ethereal, down-tempo dream pop, with Tessa’s delicate, crystalline vocals shining through, reminiscent at times of Kate Bush and Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES. Their…
Last month, Bleached unveiled their first new music in two years, the stripped-down single “Shitty Ballet.” Today, they’ve announced a forthcoming album, Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?, out July 12 via Dead Oceans and shared the second single, “Hard to Kill.”
Tame Impala will release their highly anticipated album Currents on July 17. They've shared a cool behind-the-scenes look at the the making of the album and a glimpse frontman Kevin Parker's creative process. It's amazing how less than two minutes of video can build so much excitement. [Pitchfork]
Last week, on Thursday, July 10th, music lovers from all across town poured into Seattle Center to help us celebrate All In: The Rally for KEXP’s New Home. It was our first-ever event at the site of our future station, and we were humbled by the outpouring of love and support we received that eveni…
Brooklyn trio The Antlers have shared the video for the track "Hotel," off their forthcoming album, Familiars, out June 17th on Anti-. They'll be LIVE on KEXP on Wednesday, July 9th, at 1:30 PM PT. [Under the Radar]
Imagine if one of the world’s coolest record labels threw a free, all-ages party for you and a few thousand of your friends. Imagine if it included bands like Father John Misty, Shabazz Palaces , Built to Spill and Mudhoney. Imagine there was tons of food, beer. activities and artwork! Now imagine …
KEXP's Sean Nelson brings you a new mix featuring artists performing at Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party this year. Preview CHBP with new songs and favorites from Spoon, Kithkin, Tennis Pro, The War On Drugs and Iska Dhaaf. 1. Spoon - Waiting For the Kid to Come Out 2. Lemolo - Beautiful Night …
Every week, KEXP features a new local artist with an interview and suggested tracks for where to start. This week, we're featuring local producer/songwriter Lushloss, whose debut album Asking/Bearing came out on cassette last week and arrives digitally on July 28 via Hush Hush Records.
Hot off their stellar set at Sasquatch!, Tame Impala have debuted their new music video for "Cause I'm A Man." Puppets replace the band in the video, and even if The Muppets were never your bag, it's pretty entertaining. The song will be available on their highly anticipated album, Currents (out on…
