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Man alive, is it a good time to be the 80s or what? We have Stranger Things still tearing up the Netflix ratings, and the show's soundtracking band S U R V I V E on a world tour behind their new album (you can catch them at Crocodile 10/12). Death Waltz and Mondo are introducing a new generation to…
Every time a Little Big Show happens, our accomplishments seem to get bigger and better. Our must recent show, at Neptune Theatre last Friday, marks the fourteenth occasion on which Starbucks, STG, and KEXP have put their heads together to line up a crazy good show. And not only that - like all oth…
Anyone who's read any music journalism over the last six months already knows this, but Sleater-Kinney spent the first half of this year coming back with a fantastic new record and a ferocious live show. However, Sasquatch was their first (of two) festival headlining slots, so until Friday, it had …
In the summer of 2009, if you had only one dance tune to soundtrack your adventures to day and night, you could do a lot worse than Classixx tune "I'll Get You". With a gloriously upbeat vibe and Jeppe Laursen of Junior Senior on the joyful bass-loving vocals, "I'll Get You" was a song you could pu…
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. Earlier this week Willie Nelson celebrated his 80th birthday. 80. Willie Hugh Nelson was born either April 29th or April…
Iranian American band Habibi use their simple, catchy songs that blend garage, psych, and surf with the Middle Eastern influences they grew up adoring to spread love, positivity and change.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Iris2Iris" by Barbarossa, from the 2021 album Love Here Listen on Memphis Industries.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Undone" by The Shivas, a 2021 single on Tender Loving Empire.
It’s no secret that we at KEXP have been incredibly hyped on Jungle’s latest record, Loving In Stereo, since it arrived in August.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Julia" by Jayomi, from the 2021 self-released album Midnight Love Note.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Birds" by Bambara, from the 2022 Love On My Mind EP on Wharf Cat.
Chicago-based Bnny released their debut record, Everything, in 2021 to rave reviews as a chronicle of love and loss.
Larry Mizell Jr. talks about the art of DJing with fellow KEXP DJs Supreme La Rock and Vitamin D, along with Dr. Daudi Abe, DJ Lady Love, and a special appearance from Grand Wizzard Theodore.
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Sofia Kourtesis is a house music producer who recently released her debut full-length record, Madres.
It's the quintessential story of grunge, or at least how we've come to know the Seattle music scene of the '80s and '90s. It involves friends, music, an isolated region, heroin, grief and rampant commercialism. It's the story of talent lost too soon before its time, and of the musicians who gathere…
There's a moment on "Every Time the Sun Comes Up", the closing track on Are We There, the fourth studio album by Sharon Van Etten, when the New Jersey songwriter nonchalantly declares "I wash your dishes, but I still shit in your bathroom". For obvious reasons, it's a line that immediately stands o…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Ritchie Sacramento" by Mogwai, from the 2021 album As the Love Continues on Temporary Residence Ltd.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "It's a Shame" by Moon Palace, from the 2022 self-released Love Lost EP.
