KEXP's Janice Headley looks back at Sparks' breakthrough 1974 hit and the power of television to propel a single..
Today’s song, featured on The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters, is “I Found Love” by Bette Smith, from the album Jetlagger, available now on Big Legal Mess.
Today’s song, featured on The Morning Show with John Richards is “Hideaway” by Geowulf from the upcoming album Great Big Blue which is available via 37 Adventures.
Spring is here, and Cheryl Waters' latest mix comes into bloom with rootsy, sparkling, and exuberant new songs from artists including PWR BTTM, Gillian Welch, and Guided By Voices. 1. Gillian Welch - I Don't Want To Go Downtown2. Happyness – Falling Down3. Father John Misty – Total Entertainment F…
Morning show host John Richards presents a dark, rainy mix of songs for your enjoyment. Featuring new songs from Big Scary, Rose's Pawn Shop, Dean Wareham, Cabana, Eyes & No Eyes and more. 1. Big Scary - Twin Rivers 2. Kevin Morby - The Jester, The Tramp & The Acrobat 3. Elliott BROOD - J…
Will Toledo, of Seattle-based Car Seat Headrest, talks to DJ Cheryl Waters about The Scholars.
Before she’d go on stage for one of the most memorable sets of the 2018 Sasquatch! Music Festival, KEXP picked Zauner’s brain on touring, staying creative, her ventures into other visual mediums, and more.
L.A. based indie-rock outfit Francisco The Man visit the KEXP Studio and perform songs from their 2014 album, "Loose Ends." Recorded 12/07/2014 - 4 songs: You & I, It's Not Your Fault, Progress, Big Ideas.
Now that they've played a number of shows on their much-publicized reunion trek, it's fair to judge whether or not the Outkast festival tour is merely a opportunistic cash grab or an enthusiastic celebration of the Atlanta duo's massive legacy (during which they will inevitably get real paid). At f…
Montreal-based electronic artist Marie Davidson talks about her latest album, City of Clowns.
Fresh off releasing Eternal Reverie, the trailblazing, multi-hyphenate Los Angeles artist TOKiMONSTA shares a joyful guest DJ mix full of big-energy house tunes.
KEXP chats with the Detroit-based musician about how he learned to write music, what it was like playing those first big shows in South Africa, and what he thinks about first when he wakes up in the morning.
In celebration of Pride Month, DJs Riz, Brit Hansen, StasTHEEBoss, and Larry Rose curate a mix of LGBTQ artists from across the globe whose work is pushing creative boundaries, including Melanie Charles, Girl In Red, Wizard Apprentice, and Jusmoni.
For Christmas, PDX-via-NZ group Unknown Mortal Orchestra gave us the gift of song: stream the track "SB-03" below, written by frontman Ruban Nielson and his brother, Kody Nielson (aka Silicon). The twelve-minute-long track was released on December 25th, following the singles "SB-01" and "SB-02," r…
On Sprinter, the latest album by TORRES, Mackenzie Scott does not run away from the big issues. The 24-year old Brooklyn-based artist has clearly grown from her Southern Baptist upbringing, outpacing the usual "country girl meets big city" timeline but not so quickly that she dodges heavy themes of…
Big Bite and Happy Diving’s Matt Berry branches out with new solo project The Berries and album Start All Over Again, out Oct. 26 via Help Yourself Records
Big-time stars in their home country of Taiwan, Sunset Rollercoaster share a guest DJ mix spotlighting some of their favorite songs in the psych, pop, and soul realm that have undoubtedly inspired their own chill and laidback music.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "I Believe You" by Dead Soft, from the album Big Blue out now via Arts & Crafts.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "Don't Give Up" by Lee Fields & The Expressions, a 2019 single on Big Crown Records.
