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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: The Lasting Legacy of Ze Whiz Kidz

In the early 1970s this troupe of gay, glam singers and performers made their home base in the basement of the Smith Tower downtown.


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Local Music Music News

Janet Weiss Leaves Sleater-Kinney

After two decades, Weiss leaves the band before the release of The Center Won’t Hold.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (7/1)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Thom YorkeMal BlumCassius, and more.


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Video Roundup

O Canada: A KEXP Video Roundup

DJ Cheryl Waters Celebrates Canada Live on Air, July 1 from 10-2 PM


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Kedr Livanskiy

Hot on the heels of her sophomore album 'Your Need,' Moscow-based vocalist, producer, and DJ Kedr Livanskiy delivers an adventurous, unpredictable, anything-goes DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that zig-zags through underground electronic rhythms with spoken word pieces, ambient interludes, …


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Cookie Couture and the Drag Queen Story Time

KEXP looks into the protests against the Drag Queen Story Time events at the Seattle Public Library.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Lavender Country, The First Openly-Gay Country Band in the World

KEXP talks to Patrick Haggerty, frontman for Lavender Country, the nation’s first openly gay country band.


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Interviews

Calle 13's iLe on Letting Out Emotions, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, and Her New Solo Album Almadura

The Puerto Rican artist weighs in on the political environment of her home country and how it inspired her latest LP.


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Interviews

The Power and Importance of Music Within Seattle's Drag Scene

KEXP spoke with local leading drag artists Arson Nicki, Cucci Binaca, Sam I'Am, and Beau Degas about the art of drag and the role music plays in their lives, on and off the stage


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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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