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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Gabriel Teodros on the Teen Dance Ordinance and Seattle Tenuous History with Hip-Hop

Local musician, artist, and writer and KEXP DJ Gabriel Teodros about how the TDO impacted Seattle hip-hop – but also gives further context to how racial profiling has historically inhibited the genre and culture from thriving in the city.


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Interviews KEXP Premiere

Choose Your Own Reality: Shana Cleveland on the Subconscious Surrealism Behind Her New Solo Album Night of the Worm

KEXP premieres the stirring title track "Night of the Worm Moon" from the upcoming Hardly Art release.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (3/18)

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 Karen O & Danger MouseAndrew BirdIbibio Sound Machine, and more.


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Music News

Avey Tare Shares Trippy New Single "HORS_"

The song comes from his forthcoming record Cows on Hourglass Pond


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Music News

R.I.P. Dick Dale, "King of the Surf Guitar"

Legendary guitarist Dick Dale has passed away at the age of 81.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Washington State House Representative My-Linh Thai on Music and Memories

As part of Women's History Month throughout March, we're getting to know the six new women of color in Washington state's legislature through music. Today we meet My-Linh Thai.


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Music News

Fisherman's Village Music Festival Announces 2019 Lineup

The sixth year of the Everett music festival will take place May 16-18, 2019.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Don't Be Frightened Of Clichés: Michael Benjamin Lerner Breaks Down the Telekinesis Track "Set a Course"

Michael Benjamin Lerner (known musically as Telekinesis) breaks down the songwriting process behind his single "Set a Course."


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Music News

Anderson .Paak Lionizes LeBron on New Single "King James"

The song is the lead single from his forthcoming record Ventura


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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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