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Bumbershoot Song of the Day

Song of the Day: Washed Out - Don't Give Up

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song comes from Sub Pop su…


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Live Video Pickathon

Live Video: Ty Segall at Pickathon 2013

If you'd been following the prolific career of Bay Area musician Ty Segall, you might have been surprised when he was announced to perform Pickathon earlier this year. But the 26-year-old Bay Area musician, whose discography is as labyrinthine as an 80's record contract, and whose most recent recor…


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Decibel Festival Concerts at the Mural Local Music

This Friday: Concerts at the Mural Decibel Festival Night with Lusine, Natasha Kmeto, and Vox Mod

KEXP and Seattle Center present the final night in this year's series of Concerts at the Mural of 2013 this Friday with a special Decibel Festival lineup! This free show at Seattle Center's Mural Amphitheater will feature some of the awesome talent at this year's Decibel Festival. Lusine, Natasha K…


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Pickathon

Pickathon 2013: A Photo Field Guide

It's the kind of thing you're told all the time: "you just have to go there, do it, see it." But it's true: describing the experience of attending Pickathon is kind of like writing about music itself. Too much is lost in translation. That the festival remains a hidden gem in the Northwest seems bot…


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Decibel Festival

Decibel Festival announces final lineup: Moby, Nicolas Jaar, Flosstradamus, Zedd and more!

This morning, Decibel Festival founder, president and curator Sean Horton stopped by KEXP to preview the full lineup to the 10th Annual Decibel Festival taking over Seattle on September 25th through 29th. Today's announcement is the third wave, adding 46 additional artists and 25 new showcase annou…


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Pickathon Music That Matters

KEXP Suggests: Pickathon 2013 this weekend!

There's probably no other festival as intimate, communal and sustainable in the Northwest like Pickathon. This weekend at the Pendarvis Farm just outside Portland, Oregon, a diverse gathering of bands like Feist, Andrew Bird, The Devil Makes Three, Divine Fits and Shabazz Palaces will perform as pa…


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Capitol Hill Block Party Photo Galleries

Capitol Hill Block Party 2013: Victory Lap

This year's Capitol Hill Block Party celebration was pretty frickin incredible, so for one last hurrah, here's a collection of some of our favorite shots you haven't seen yet, taken by our great team of photographers: Dave Lichterman, Matthew Thompson, and Brittany Brassell. See you next year!


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Capitol Hill Block Party

Capitol Hill Block Party Day 3: Ubu Roi, Odesza, Black Marble, Cults, and Jarv Dee!

Sunday at festivals is always entertaining - there are those festival goers who haven't slept the whole time, there are those who just came for the "chill day," and there are those who are so exhausted they no longer care about anything ("Who are the Flaming Lips?" I overheard). And of course, ther…


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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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