Actor Michael Imperioli is also the guitarist of a three-piece indie band called Zopa.
KEXP is excited to be a part of the 2018 Northwest Folklife Festival! Learn more about the "Indie Roots" series of shows, and check out our schedule of Gathering Space showcases, curated by KEXP DJs.
The New York indie rock outfit talks about their eight years as a band, being signed to Sub Pop, DIY culture, and each members' new projects.
Pacific Northwest based indie rock trio The Ghost Ease perform songs from their incredible new record, "Raw" live on KEXP's Audioasis with Sharlese Metcalf. Recorded 10/07/2015 - 4 songs: XV, Pareidolia, Gemini Rise, Struck.
Vancouver, B.C based indie group Destroyer perform songs from their brilliant new record, "Poison Season", live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 10/16/2015 - 4 songs: Hell, Times Square, Bangkok, European Oils.
Los Angeles, California-based indie-pop group The Mynabirds perform songs from their new album, "Lovers Know”, live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 09/10/2015 - 4 songs: Velveteen, One Foot, All My Heart, Wildfire.
Olympia, Washington-based indie-hardcore-grungers Strange Wilds perform songs from their super-incredible new record "Subjective Concepts" live on KEXP's Audioasis with DJ Sharlese. Recorded 07/29/2015 - 4 songs: Disdain, Starved For, Pronoia, Outercourse.
Indie-folk singer-songwriter and producer Elvis Perkins performs songs from his incredible new release ‘i aubade' live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 5/20/2015 - 4 songs: I Came For Fire, The Passage Of The Black Gene, My 2$, Hogus Pogus.
Dusty Henry dives into Green by R.E.M., a band that set the stage for indie rock as this larger idea of staying authentic despite commercial success.
Reeves shares a sinister ambient track, some optimistic indie rock, and changes the show name to In Our Chat Pile.
Has it really been 23 years since the last Pixies album? On April 29th, the influential band end the streak with the release of Indie Cindy via their own Pixiesmusic label. The full-length compiles the previously-released EP-1, EP-2, and EP-3, all recorded without founding member Kim Deal. Stream …
Jenn Taranto of Seattle band Medejin puts together a festive Christmas Eve guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that's "a little heavy and light, a little dark and bright" and full of seasonal indie gems.
Colorado-based indie-folk artist Xanthe Alexis releases the mystical video for new single "Moon" off her forthcoming sophomore solo record The Offering
Canadian electro indie synth group Operators perform new never before heard songs live from The KEX Hostel for Iceland Airwaves Music Festival on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 11/04/2016 - 5 songs: Elliptical, Mission Creep, Space Needle, Evil, Remote Kontrol.
Portland, Oregon-based indie rock n' roll group Summer Cannibals perform songs from their exciting new record ‘Show Us Your Mind' live on KEXP with Troy Nelson. Recorded 10/03/2015 - 4 songs: Show Us Your Mind, Something New, Not Your Turn, Go Home.
Reykjavik, Iceland-based indie rock group Mammút perform songs from their new EP, "River's End" live on KEXP's The Midday Show with Cheryl Waters. Recorded 10/09/2015 - 4 songs: Shore, Rivers End, Glæður, Salt.
Seattle based indie electronic group Beat Connection perform songs from their upcoming new record, "Product 3" live on KEXP's The Morning Show with John Richards. Recorded 09/14/2015 - 4 songs: Another Go Round, Hesitation, Illusion, So Good.
Seattle-based indie rock group Telekinesis drops into the KEXP studio and delivers a wonderful performance of songs from their new album, "Ad Infinitum”, live on the Midday Show with Troy Nelson. Recorded 09/21/2015 - 4 songs: Falling (In Dreams), Sylvia, In A Future World, Ad Infinitum Pt. 2…
Indie-folk group Árstíðir perform live from Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2014, including songs from their upcoming album, "Hvel". Recorded 11/6/2014 - 5 songs: Someone Who Cares, Nú gleymist ég, Moonlight, Things You Said, You Again, Shades.
Cleveland, OH indie-rock outfit Cloud Nothings delivers a live in-studio performance on KEXP featuring songs from their new album, "Here and Nowhere Else." Recorded 07/03/2014 - 4 songs: Psychic Trauma, I'm Not Part of Me, Now Hear In, Pattern Walks.
