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Bumbershoot Announces 2019 Lineup

Featuring the Lumineers, Tyler, the Creator, Y La Bamba, and more.


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15 Acts You Won’t Want to Miss at Bumbershoot 2018

Catch SZA, Fleet Foxes, Rhye, Superorganism, Moses Sumney, and more this weekend at Bumbershoot.


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Bumbershoot Announces 2018 Day-by-Day Schedule

Time to start planning your Labor Day weekend: Bumbershoot have announced their day-by-day schedule.


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Bumbershoot Announces 2018 Lineup

Featuring Fleet Foxes, SZA, Phoenix, Lil Wayne, The Revolution, and more.


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Bumbershoot 2017, Day Three: The Seattle Music Panel

On Labor Day weekend 2007, Tim Lennon was working the perimeter at the Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival. All weekend long, as others danced and partied, Lennon stood dutifully by the gates, occasionally letting artists in, but mainly just standing, waiting. He could hear the laughter of the fe…


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Bumbershoot 2017, Day Three: Froth

So deep is the pool of local talent these days, there was sparsely room for out-of-town acts on the KEXP Gathering Space stage this weekend. One worthwhile exception was shoegaze four-piece Froth, who traveled from Los Angeles to pay a visit to the crowd at the Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival…


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Bumbershoot 2017, Day Two: Middle Kids

Middle kids, in general, struggle for attention. Middle Kids (the band), on the other hand, have had little trouble getting noticed during their short career. The Sydney trio released their first single, the Ryan Adams-esque “Edge of Town," before they had even played a show. Shortly thereafter, po…


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Bumbershoot 2017, Day Three: ODESZA

ODESZA's set at Bumbershoot this weekend was a homecoming blowout of epic proportions. No, literally, the energy of the Seattle electronic duo's high-production value show -- which included smoke machines, flamethrowers, a few exciting guests, and much, much more -- temporarily blew out the power a…


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Bumbershoot 2017, Day Three: Smokey Brights

Closing out the KEXP stage on Sunday night, you couldn't have asked for a better send off than Smokey Brights. The Seattle rock outfit wasted no time jumping right into what they do best: blaring killer guitar riffs and belting out infectious melodies that are sure to get people up and moving. This…


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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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