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New Music Reviews (7/15)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Purple MountainsKOKOKO!Blood Orange, and more.


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Features

Independent Venue Week: Ballard, Fremont, University District

Get to know some of the venues cultivating the music scene in North Seattle.


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Features

Independent Venue Week: Christopher Porter Looks Back at the Sit & Spin

In the final installment of our collaboration with Ghosts of Seattle Past, Christopher Porter tells us about the Sit & Spin, a laundry/music venue in Belltown.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: David Marston

Brooklyn-based DJ/producer David Marston follows up his debut album Feeling You with an ideal summertime guest DJ mix that effortlessly swims through breezy house, R&B, disco, funk, and pop jams.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Circle Seven - Suburban Hope

This week's Review Revue spotlights the Circle Seven EP Suburban Hope. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Music News

Jay Som Shares Second Single from Anak Ko; Listen + Watch the Video for "Tenderness"

It's a "a feel-good, funky, kind of sexy song”, says Melina Duterte, aka Jay Som.


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Features

Independent Venue Week: Cari Simson Remembers The Chophouse

In celebration of Independent Venue Week, KEXP shares Cari Simson's memories of old practice space The Chophouse , originally published by Ghosts of Seattle Past.


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Features

Independent Venue Week: Beacon Hill, Othello, Central District, Columbia City

Get to know some of the venues cultivating the music scene in South Seattle


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From the Archives:

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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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