Isabel Khalili sits down with Brian, Jenn, and Dr. West, hosts of KEXP’s punk show Sonic Reducer, to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
The Oakland-based band Shannon and the Clams recently released their seventh album, The Moon Is In The Wrong Place.
After a 12-year hiatus, the Olympia born-band Gossip is out with their sixth album, Real Power.
Overnight DJ Mike Ramos shares some songs that have been in his headphones lately, from a dirty-south tinged track that’s an early contender for “Song of the Summer” to a chiptune jam named for an early virtual pet.
Fabi Reyna is a Portland-based guitarist and songwriter and is also the founder of She Shreds Media, which is dedicated to empowering women and non-binary guitarists and bassists.
DJ Miss Ashley shares four songs inspiring her right now, including a protest song that doesn't hold back.
Alice Randall talks with Emily Fox about her music, life, career and about the other Black country artists that came before her.
DJ Kennady Quille, host of KEXP’s Pacific Northwest music show, Audioasis, shares four songs with a Northwest focus.
After playing in a rock band and embarking on a solo career that has spanned many genres, Lawrence Rothman has released a country album.
DJ Chilly shares three tracks that run the gamut from jazz to grindcore to his favorite genre of all time, soul.
Inspiration can come anytime; Montreal experimental trio Big Brave can attest to that. Guitarist/vocalist Robin Wattie and guitarist Mathieu Bernard Ball began playing together in 2012 when they were roommates, Robin told us after their set. She played acoustic guitar and was working on writing son…
Currently based in Los Angeles, San Diego native and emerging electronic producer Rafa Lavarez (a.k.a. Different Sleep) has been steadily evolving his underground style over the past 5 years, adding upon his early lush downtempo aesthetic to incorporate a more physical and abstract sound that adven…
Super-ambient Icelandic duo Kiasmos brought their very space-y minimalist brand of techno to the new KEXP live room in support of their Swept EP, the second they dropped in 2015. The two longtime friends began working professionally together when Ólafur Arnalds was the touring sound engineer for Ja…
Though there weren't divine circumstances by which HÆLOS formed, the London trio nevertheless seems preordained to make a heavenly sound. While each pursuing careers of their own, Arthur Delaney, Dom Goldsmith and Lotti Benardout turned their casual connections to holy writ as they joined forces to…
Get excited: Brooklyn's Parquet Courts return this Spring with their fifth full-length, Human Performance, out April 8th via Rough Trade. Stream the first single "Dust" below, and check out its accompanying video, directed by Johann Rashid. Parquet Courts will be LIVE on KEXP on Monday, February 2…
When Courtney Barnett sings about "Three Packs a Day," she's not talking about smoking. (I mean, c'mon. Haven't you listened to the lyrics of "Avant Gardener"? She's not that good at breathing in.) Instead, the brand-new single from the Australian singer/songwriter is an ode to ramen. While dietit…
