Indie rock stalwarts Interpol returned to the scene earlier this year with a fantastic new LP, El Pintor, ten tracks of ageless Interpol mastery, heavy on the guitar hooks and light on filler. After a brief foray on a major label with 2007's impossibly underrated Our Love To Admire, tumultuous band…
In only a few quick years, James Blake's name and reputation have grown exponentially. Back in 2010, he pioneered the "post-dubstep" genre (consisting of pretty much just him back then) with the much-loved CMYK EP. His mixture of jazz, soul, and bassy undertones made for a rich and unique listening…
Vagabon's third album, Sorry I Haven’t Called, was written following the passing of her dear friend and collaborator, Eric Littmann.
Charley Pride was the first Black country music singer to sign to a major record label (RCA) back in 1965.
Chad Ubovich of Meatbodies talks about what led to the coma, the visions he saw, and how he was able to complete the album after his health emergency.
Every time a Little Big Show happens, our accomplishments seem to get bigger and better. Our must recent show, at Neptune Theatre last Friday, marks the fourteenth occasion on which Starbucks, STG, and KEXP have put their heads together to line up a crazy good show. And not only that - like all oth…
It's been a long time coming, but British post-industrial trio Factory Floor have finally made it out to the US west coast. The band dropped their self-titled debut LP last year on DFA after releasing one-off singles and remixes in the current lineup for the better part of four years. Over the year…
What exactly constitutes a festival "headliner" hasn't really been an issue until recently, but no artist has ever raised more skepticism regarding their headlining slot at Coachella 2013 than Phoenix. Sure, there was a Tumblr dedicated to collecting tweets from people who were unaware of the Stone…
KEXP Charts, Top Charts, Rock, Hip-Hop, World Music
"We're here for a rock n roll good time", Ryan Devlin chuckles as Hounds of the Wild Hunt finish another total jam. He points to the Tractor Tavern door. "If you aren't here for a rock n roll good time, you best just turn right around." Tonight, the Hounds open up for the infamous Nashville rock ba…
Billy Corgan is a man of extreme dichotomy. It's this gleefully dynamic binary that has made him one of the most interesting artists of the last three decades. And really, you don't have to go back that far into the throws of The Smashing Pumpkins history to get there. Take just the last couple yea…
Want a great example of how to get hugely popular as a band without losing your soul? Look no further than Alberta electronic duo Purity Ring. The band's 2012 debut, Shrines, was an instant classic, mixing dark Canadian electronic textures with essences of hip-hop, all graced by the soaring vocal p…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Larry Mizell, Jr., host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "Hada Yid’ie Sitna" by DAM, from the 2019 album Ben Haana Wa Maana on Cooking Vinyl.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Always Together With You" by Spiritualized, from the 2022 album Everything Was Beautiful on Fat Possum.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Big Big Baby" by King Hannah, from the 2022 album I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me on City Slang. .
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of the Morning Show on KEXP, is "The Mainline Song" by Spiritualized, from the 2022 album Everything Was Beautifull on Fat Possum.
