How the 80-piece collective started on Twitch and became Seattle's best-selling band
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Mike Ramos, in honor of Pushing Boundaries, is "anxious thing" by Lionmilk, from the 2023 album Intergalactic Warp Terminal 222 on Leaving Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Mike Ramos, in honor of Pushing Boundaries, is "Nobody" by FiFi Zhang, from the 2023 EP So Beautiful So Lonely on Gum Studio.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Mike Ramos, in honor of Pushing Boundaries, is "City" by Drinking Boys and Girls Choir, from the 2023 album Hey, Listen To Me on Damnably.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Mike Ramos, in honor of Pushing Boundaries, is "Calamansi dreams" by Sendai Era, from the 2023 self-released album Kalayaan.
Janice Headley looks back at the 1983 kung-fu film Shaolin and Wu Tang, and its influence on the iconic New York hip-hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan.
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W.I.T.C.H. talks about the elements that came together to form Zamrock in the '60s.
This story is about two parents who made music when their daughter was in the womb.
Mia Imani reflects on how the high priestess of neo-soul has influenced her own artistry, spirituality and Blackness
En nuestro quinto episodio, Albina Cabrera se adentra en la escena musical actual de Puerto Rico y en los cancioneros personales de iLe, Villano Antillano y Buscabulla.
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Mia Imani reviews Monáe’s journey of sensuality, queerness, and joy
Seattle’s summer music festival season is upon us. KEXP's editorial team shares their recommendations.
Opening day two of the KEXP broadcast live from KEX hostel at Iceland Airwaves is Icelandic singer-songwriter Snorri Helgason. His music has classic American folk sensibilities, reminiscent of the likes of Harry Nilsson and Nick Drake. some with sparse instrumentation, and words sung so quietly and…
As frontman and principle songwriter of rock band Eels for over 20 years, Mark Oliver Everett has created a cast of unique characters, but none may be as interesting as the one that is himself. On The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett, the band's eleventh studio album, Everett, or just "E", p…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Larry Mizell, Jr., host of Street Sounds on KEXP, in honor of Juneteenth, is "Floyd" by SPECSWIZARD, a 2020 self-released single. Hear Larry's Weekly Mix Juneteenth podcast here.
A soundtrack to feel our magic, experience our truth, and burn through the veil of illusion that permeates our world. New music from Tropea, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Austra, Chicano Batman, Joensuu 1685, and more.
Today’s story will dive into the rise and fall of Burger Records.
Today's Song of the Day — as chosen by DJ Gabriel Teodros and special guest, indigenous art-ivist Calina Lawrence, as part of KEXP’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day programming — is "The Social (feat. pHoenix Pagliacci)" by DJ Shub, a 2020 single on Shub Music.
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Today's Song of the Day — as chosen by DJ Gabriel Teodros and special guest, indigenous art-ivist Calina Lawrence, as part of KEXP’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day programming — is "Native New Yorker" by Dioganhdih, a 2019 self-released single.
