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KEXP Celebrates World Refugee Day

KEXP celebrates World Refugee Day, a day to honor the courage and resilience of refugees.


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Interviews Local Artist Spotlight Upstream Music Fest + Summit Local Music

Local Artist Spotlight: Sashay

Catch hardcore punks Sashay at our GAYEXP event in the KEXP Gathering Space on June 23 with Guayaba, SassyBlack, and more. Tickets available now.


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Interviews Local Artist Spotlight Upstream Music Fest + Summit Local Music

Local Artist Spotlight: Sashay

Catch hardcore punks Sashay at our GAYEXP event in the KEXP Gathering Space on June 23 with Guayaba, SassyBlack, and more. Tickets available now.


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Juneteenth: Meet Saturday's Special Guests

This Saturday, June 16th, KEXP observes Juneteenth — the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — with a full day of music that celebrates freedom, achievement, education, and building bridges. Learn more about tomorrow's special guests.


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Video Roundup

Come to Daddy: A KEXP Father's Day Video Roundup

That creepy Aphex Twin song isn't exactly titled "Come to Mommy," now is it? Exactly. KEXP shares our Fathers Day Video Roundup.


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Fewer Broken Pieces: David Bazan Discusses the Return of Pedro The Lion and Plots for the Future

David Bazan discusses taking up his old moniker once again, the next five Pedro albums, and utilizing his platform to bring attention to white male privilege and abuse against women.


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Matt Sullivan of Light in the Attic Records Shines a Light on Releases, New and Old

Since 2002, Seattle's Light in the Attic Records have been reissuing unknown, under-appreciated, and utterly fantastic music. KEXP chats with founder Matt Sullivan about the label's releases, past and present.


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Interviews

Daniel Ash & Kevin Haskins Look at the Past As They Head Into the Future As Poptone

From the ashes of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail comes Poptone, a new project from Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins and Diva Dompé (Haskins' daughter).


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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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