A few days after releasing their excellent debut album Amok, Atoms For Peace have revealed the first live dates behind their new LP. In addition to the DJ sets Thom York and Nigel Godrich announced for last week, the whole band has been confirmed for three European festivals in mid-July. According …
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, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mid…
Australian dance masters Cut Copy have announced they'll be releasing a deluxe edition of last year's amazing album, Free Your Mind. This expanded edition comes out July 22nd on Loma Vista Records, and will feature five new songs taken from the album's recording session (including the two used on …
It's an unlikely cover, but it's for a great cause: Moby gives his spin to the Duran Duran classic "Rio." The track appears on a tribute album to the '80s icons titled Making Patterns Rhyme that'll be out this July on Manimal Vinyl. Other artists on the comp include Warpaint, Little Dragon, Crocod…
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, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Afte…
Anyone who's stared at the iconic Seattle landmark the Space Needle has wondered when that thing would blast off. On July 11th, it did as long running Seattle legends Mudhoney rocked the top of the Needle during KEXP and Sub Pop's Silver Jubilee Broadcast, celebrating the label's 25th anniversary. …
AraabMUZIK is gearing up to drop The Remixes Volume 1 on July 9, a compilation that will feature tracks from music label Ultra Records and two brand new AraabMUZIK originals."Keep it in Motion" - featuring Chase N Cash, one of those aforementioned originals can be heard below. You should also take…
From hard hitting hip-hop to hard hitting punk rock, with a little psychedelic drone rock thrown in for good measure, DJ Kevin Cole brings you a mind bending mix on Freak Reaction. 1. All Them Witches - Bruce Lee 2. Tim Darcy - Tall Glass of Water 3. The Afghan Whigs - Demon In Profile 4. Broth…
For her first mix of 2017, Cheryl Waters gathers tracks from as far north as Norway, as far south as Australia, and, as always, some local Seattle tunes for a vibrant set featuring new tracks from Laura Marling, The Besnard Lakes, and Moon Duo. 1. Laura Marling - Soothing2. Jenny Hval - Female Va…
John Richards brings together some of his favorite tracks from around the world that he's been banging' on the Morning Show this summer all while Beth Orton performs in the studio down the hall. 1. Psychic Ills - I Don't Mind 2. Ghosts I've Met - Songbirds 3. Faye - Ancient Bones 4. Ages and Ages …
Join Variety Mix host Melissa Trejo as she takes the helm again for the most recent Music That Matters Podcast. During this go round, Mel weaves in and out of melancholy musical meanderings and twitched out glitchiness to keep you company through a late night of wakefulness. 1. Glitterbug - 1st o…
Monday afternoon may not be the ideal time for a loud, full-force rock show, but it is, however, the perfect setting for a set of winding, country-colored jams, which is what the audience received when Israel Nash and his band took the stage. The Dripping Springs, Texas musician's lush, almos…
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 …
Seattle ain't messin' around when we call ourselves the "City of Music"! In fact, for 36 years now, the city gives us free afternoon concerts with the Out to Lunch Summer Concert Series, thanks to the Metropolitan Improvement District in cooperation with the Downtown Seattle Association. These publ…
The inaugural weekend for Timber! Outdoor Music Festival is slated for July 26-27. The event, presented by Artist Home, an organization founded by Kevin Sur, marks a partnership with King County Parks and will be held in Carnation, WA. The weekend will include music performances from The Helio Seq…
They made us wait all Spring, but you know it's Summer when you get the complete line-up for the Capitol Hill Block Party July 21st-23rd in the heart of Capitol Hill. Check it out below. They've also released the daily schedules so you can begin to plot out your festival attack early.Diplo | Run Th…
From PWR BTTM to Patti Labelle, music by “out” artists and our allies powers KEXP's DJ El Toro through happiness, hopelessness, and hardship … and always steers me back towards love. 1. The Julie Ruin - I Decide 2. Lisa Prank - Starting Again 3. Alex Anwandter - Siempre Es Viernes En Mi Corazón…
