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SIFF Face the Music 2018 Preview: Highlander with Live Soundtrack by DJ NicFit

80s cult classic Highlander screens Wednesday night with a Live Soundtrack by DJ NicFit, as part of SIFF's Face the Music Series.


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SIFF Face the Music 2018 Preview: Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

Kinetic collage on noted musician M.I.A. screens as part of 2018's SIFF Face the Music Series.


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SIFF Face the Music 2018 Review: Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

Featured in SIFF's "Face the Music" series, Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records gives us a look at the label's rise and fall.


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SIFF Face the Music 2018 Review: Making the Grade

Featured in SIFF's "Face the Music" series, Irish documentary Making the Grade explores the relationship between student and teacher.


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SIFF Face the Music 2018 Preview: Looking for Oum Kulthum

Visual artist Shirin Neshat directs Looking for Oum Kulthum, presented as part of SIFF's Face the Music series.


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Festivals

KEXP at the Northwest Folklife Festival 5/25-5/28

KEXP is excited to be a part of the 2018 Northwest Folklife Festival! Learn more about the "Indie Roots" series of shows, and check out our schedule of Gathering Space showcases, curated by KEXP DJs.


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Live Video Trans Musicales

KEXP at Trans Musicales: Eight Rounds Rapid

Today, we continue sharing our discoveries from the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, France, where last December we captured twelve exclusive sessions. We’re sharing with you one unique session per week, and you can watch all the previously released ones here. This week’s feature is of Eight Rou…


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SIFF KEXP Presents

Seattle International Film Festival 2018: Face The Music

KEXP presents the "Face the Music" series at the 44th Annual Seattle International Film Festival, May 17th through June 10th in theatres across the city.


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Bumbershoot Music News

Bumbershoot Announces 2018 Lineup

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


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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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