I have a personal mission statement in mind for Jazz Theater. That is, to really celebrate the fact that Jazz Is Alive and Thriving. Now! In recent years, jazz has been cast in an unfortunate historical context -- as something that already happened, and is now over. Or, individual "experts" are too…
It hit around "Maud Gone": Will Toledo has finally found a band as talented as he is. For many years, Car Seat Headrest existed as the bedroom project of Will Toledo, releasing countless albums of expressive, vibrant pop/punk. However, after being signed to Matador, Toledo began recording and touri…
Ever take a bath in sound? Like a full-on gong-bathing sonic immersion? Well, that’s what the music of Kelly Lee Owens both sounds and feels like.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Electricity" by Ibibio Sound Machinea 2021 single on Merge.
Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner has written a memoir about it all called Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion.
Shamir walks us through the sonic character of their previous albums and how they came back to indie pop on their newest release, Homo Anxietatem.
After six years away, New York-based singer-songwriter Julie Byrne returns with a new album, The Greater Wings.
Corinne Bailey Rae has released her fourth studio album, called Black Rainbows, largely inspired by Theaster Gates' restoration of The Stony Island Arts Bank.
Seattle's Duff McKagan is best known for being the bassist of Guns N' Roses. He’s now out with his third solo album, Lighthouse.
Andre 3000 has returned with a new record called New Blue Sun… only, instead of rapping he’s playing the flute.
Hozoji Roseanne Mathison-Margolis is a shellfish diver for the Puyallup Tribe by day and by night she plays drums in the nautical inspired rock band, Helms Alee.
As part of the Cascadia Music Summit, Emily Fox speaks with Dessa, N3ptune, and Rusty Steve and Eric Gilbert of Treefort Music Festival and Duck Club
Palestine Amplified is a four-part series exploring the Palestinian struggle through music. In this episode, we share some of the ways music is used as a tool of liberation.
Palestine Amplified is a four-part series exploring the Palestinian struggle through music. In this final episode, we dig into a vital aspect of resistance and liberation: Joy
Sofia Kourtesis is a house music producer who recently released her debut full-length record, Madres.
Mali Obomsawin talks with Emily Fox about how her new album, Greatest Hits, is about intimacy under colonialism.
Toussaint Morrison is a New Orleans-born, Minneapolis-raised artist. He released an album earlier this year called The Very Best of Ricky and Jane.
KEXP’s Emily Fox talks with Totem Star co-founder Daniel Pak about the impact of Totem Star since it launched as a mobile recording studio 14 years ago.
Salt Cathedral talk about the future of children in the screen addiction era and how these themes are addressed in their latest album, Before It’s Gone.
