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Aquí y Ahora: Post-Rock in Latin America

Every year, KEXP presents special programming for Aqui y Ahora, a month-long celebration of music and stories from Latin artists here in Seattle and across the world. KEXP’s Roddy Nikpour heard from five artists that you might classify as ambient, shoegaze, or post-rock.


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Throwaway Style: Black Ends' Long Journey to the Beginning

Martin Douglas explores the Seattle rock trio's history on the eve of their long-awaited full-length debut.


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Throwaway Style: J.R.C.G.'s Avant-Garde, Desert Climate Body Music

Martin Douglas spends an afternoon at the home of Justin R. Cruz Gallego. They talk about the Kitsap County and Seattle punk scenes, and Gallego's relationship to his childhood in Tucson.


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Throwaway Style: Power Strip's Trip Through the Metaphysical Wilderness

Martin Douglas speaks to the Seattle-based experimental musician about the various parts of the region they’ve lived in and how that influences the process of making their far-reaching music.


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Pasifika Music is Liberation Music: Dakota Camacho on the Songs that Soundtrack the Pursuit of Pacific Freedom

Dakota Camacho is a CHamoru artist based in Coast Salish territory. In this op-ed, Camacho reflects on the Pasifika music through the lens of resistance and continual pursuit of freedom.


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MONO Makes OATH with Steve Albini

Since 1999, MONO has been a four-piece Japanese post-rock band known for cinematic orchestral arrangements layered with gazing guitars. They’re releasing their twelfth studio album OATH on June 14 via Temporary Residence Limited.


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Music Videos Round-Up by DJ Transmitter for KEXP World Goth Day 2024

DJ Transmitter returns with some choice music video selections for Goth Day 2024.


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Sound & Vision: Ty Segall Rings Bells at Treefort Music Fest 2024

KEXP Staff Reporter Martin Douglas speaks to the California rocker about his latest album, Three Bells.


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Throwaway Style: Breaking in a Pair of Jeans at Treefort Music Fest 2024

Martin Douglas conducts an interesting experiment while catching as much local music (and flavor) as his body can stand.


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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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