On the heels of their Sub Pop release, the band opens up about how rent affordability is pushing out artists who are now defecting to Los Angeles.
The final day of Upstream Music Fest & Summit finished off with a set from local favorites NAVVI, who continued their run of excellent live performances with a compelling, atmospheric set. Headlining the Hush Hush Records showcase at the Weyerhaeuser Woodshed stage, NAVVI provided an ideal soun…
Besides being the director of the Berklee Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory, and an associate professor at Berklee, Susan Rogers is also the person who worked most closely with the late Prince during quite possibly his most important period artistically. From 1983 to 1988, it was Susan who …
I was pleasantly surprised by the reaction from our occasionally snobbish friends at KCMU circa 1989 to the eponymous major label debut by Indigo Girls (who I'm assuming need no introduction, but maybe millennials have no idea who I'm talking about; well, I guess this record is as good a place to s…
The love NYC drummer Miles Arntzen holds for the music of Nigerian legend Fela Kuti is so great it can't be contained by just one band. Arntzen, who drums for well-known funksters Antibalas, also started yet another 10+ member afrobeat-inspired group in EMEFE. Formed a year before his joining Antib…
Indie-folk group Árstíðir perform live from Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2014, including songs from their upcoming album, "Hvel". Recorded 11/6/2014 - 5 songs: Someone Who Cares, Nú gleymist ég, Moonlight, Things You Said, You Again, Shades.
Guest Colin Beavan speaks with Diane Horn about the No Impact Project and his book "No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process."
Janice Headley dives into the 1981 album Beach Party by the band Marine Girls, who were just teenagers when they first formed.
In this day and age, you'd be hard-pressed to find any musician who wasn't influenced by David Bowie. KEXP has chatted with just a few, which we share below, on this one year anniversary of Bowie's passing.
There’s always a buzz in the air as the Sasquatch! line-up announcement approaches. Like a sighting of it’s elusive namesake, rumors abound about who will grace the festival at the Gorge.
The host of KEXP's Sunday Soul feels the fire on this final release from Charles Bradley, who passed away from cancer in 2017.
Tomo Nakayama, Jason McCue, and more take part in this virtual concert series by and for artists who have lost wages due to COVID-19.
Emily Fox catches up with Leroy Skeers who goes by the name Leroy Henry on air. He DJed at KCMU from 1972-1975.
This week we're looking at the second album from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who now need no introduction, but in 1985 were far from a household name.
Seattle artist Damn She Jamaican explains why she doesn't celebrate the day, the importance of identifying your true self, and she shares some of the artists who influenced her music.
Om Johari is a Seattle based Afro-Punk Musician and Feminist Activist who has sung in Bad Brains and AC/DC cover bands. She has a unique and interesting perspective on Black History Month and why artist Nina Simone matters.
Seattle songwriter Olivia Thomas, who performs under the name LIV†, shares the importance of taking pride in the accomplishments of black people, encouraging black female artists, and feeling represented by artists like Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill.
Hamilton Leithauser, frontman of The Walkmen (who remain on extreme hiatus), performs songs from his solo debut album, "Black Hours." Live from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC. Recorded 06/06/2014 - 4 songs: 11 O'Clock Friday Night, Alexandra, 5 AM, The Smallest Splinter.
It was a year ago this week that KEXP both celebrated the birth and then shockingly, mourned the death of David Bowie at the age of 69. With the help of both those who knew him best and the man himself, KEXP will dig deep into his influential catalog of music spanning nearly 50-years.
Hush Hush Records label-owner Alex Ruder chats with KEXP about how the label has grown, the people and artists who influenced him, and what it takes to run Hush Hush.
