Rostam Batmanglij, who announced his departure from Vampire Weekend in January, has shared a new solo single called "Gravity Don't Pull Me." He's giving his name the Cher treatment and is releasing his music as Rostam. He's also unveiled the song's music video, which he directed along with Josh Gol…
Staying in town this Memorial Day weekend? You can at least take a cultural trip around the world with the 44th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival, running May 22nd through 25th on Seattle Center grounds. You'll get to enjoy over 5,000 performers from over 65 different cultural communities, all for…
Any excuse is a good one for a weekend road trip to Portland, so far as we're concerned. This weekend is something of a no-brainer, in more ways than one, with the debut music festival Project Pabst. On September 26th through 28th, celebrate the PBR-PDX love affair that went public more than a deca…
With Sasquatch! coming up on Memorial Day Weekend, and then Capitol Hill Block Party, Pickathon, MFNW and Bumbershoot following this summer, there is already a sizable list of local music festivals amassing in the Northwest's collective conscious. But you can kick off the festival season this weeke…
Vampire Weekend has just released an amazingly hilarious cover of Robin Thicke's summer hit "Blurred Lines", performed live on BBC's Radio 1. On it, Ezra Koening really nails the falsetto, but it's his "rapping" that will make you chuckle. When a band has this much fun, it's contagious. [Pitchfork]
The fourth annual Project Pabst descended upon the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland over the last weekend of August. Since its inception, the festival has been set like a variety jukebox arrangement one would listen to over a few cold beers or, in this case, cold PBRs. Yet, the best quality a…
KEXP provides three very big reasons to head to Everett for Fisherman's Village Music Festival this weekend May 19-21st
Time to start planning your Labor Day weekend: Bumbershoot have announced their day-by-day schedule.
Feeling bored? Looking for something to do this weekend? Boy, does DJ Kevin Cole have some ideas for you!
The former Vampire Weekend member shares a newly recorded version of live staple "In A River" alongside a visualizer video
Footage of Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julien Baker covering "Cowboy Take Me Away" over the weekend has emerged
With the Fisherman's Village Music Festival happening this weekend, KEXP talks to Kyle Ledford of Soniphone Records about his home of Everett, WA.
Martin Douglas handpicks a few acts you should definitely see at this weekend's midsummer music extravaganza.
KEXP presents Tacocat performing live at KEXP. Recorded June 15, 2016.
KEXP presents The Coathangers performing live at KEXP. Recorded August 25, 2016.
There's probably no other festival as intimate, communal and sustainable in the Northwest like Pickathon. This weekend at the Pendarvis Farm just outside Portland, Oregon, a diverse gathering of bands like Feist, Andrew Bird, The Devil Makes Three, Divine Fits and Shabazz Palaces will perform as pa…
Jerry Seinfeld, the Internet's Steve Lacy, and hip hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy all make appearances
The Continent’s aim will be to showcase the amazing amount of genres and styles across Africa, from AfroBeats to Amapiano, Soukous to Mbalax, it will be a musical journey to kick off every weekend! Join host Lace Cadence from 7-10 PM every Friday!
The EP follows last year's Marauder
Baio is the solo project of London-via-NYC musician Chris Baio, best-known as the bassist for Vampire Weekend. His solo works as Baio began in 2012 with EP releases on stellar electronic music labels Greco-Roman, Future Classic, and Club Mod, culminating in his recent debut full-length album, The N…
