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Through the Fog: Jerry Cantrell Discusses the Return of Alice in Chains

Alice In Chains is on the verge of releasing a new record titled Rainier Fog, out this Friday, August 24th via BMG. KEXP chats with Tacoma-born musician, guitarist Jerry Cantrell.


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KEXP's Top 20 Barsuk Albums of All Time (1-5)

Sub Pop isn’t the only Seattle-based label enjoying a landmark anniversary this month: Barsuk Records turns 20 this weekend, and KEXP is counting down their Top 20 albums.


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KEXP's Top 20 Barsuk Albums of All Time (6-10)

Sub Pop isn’t the only Seattle-based label enjoying a landmark anniversary this month: Barsuk Records turns 20 this weekend, and KEXP is counting down their Top 20 albums.


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In Bloom: Parisalexa Flexes Her Confidence

Get to know the rising Seattle songwriter ahead of her performance at Concerts at the Mural, this Friday, Aug. 17


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KEXP's Top 20 Barsuk Albums of All Time (11-15)

Sub Pop isn’t the only Seattle-based label enjoying a landmark anniversary this month: Barsuk Records turns 20 this weekend, and KEXP is counting down their Top 20 albums


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KEXP's Top 20 Barsuk Albums of All Time (16-20)

Sub Pop isn’t the only Seattle-based label enjoying a landmark anniversary this month: Barsuk Records turns 20 this weekend, and KEXP is counting down their Top 20 albums


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A Chat with Eva Walker: Lead Singer of The Black Tones & the New Host of Audioasis on KEXP

KEXP is excited to announce our new host for Audioasis: Eva Walker , frontwoman for Seattle rock ‘n roll band The Black Tones .


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Still Searching For Sugar Man: A Chat w/ Sixto Rodriguez

KEXP chats with the Detroit-based musician about how he learned to write music, what it was like playing those first big shows in South Africa, and what he thinks about first when he wakes up in the morning.


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Scarves Up! KEXP and the Sounders Celebrate the Relationship Between Soccer and Music

Ahead of DJ John Richards leading the Scarves Up tradition at this Sunday's match against FC Davis, we look back at KEXP's history with the Sounders.


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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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