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KEXP Presents: Community Partnership Benefit w/ IG88, Maiah Manser, & JusMoni 11/17

It's the return of the KEXP Community Partnership Benefit Concerts! KEXP and the Seattle Foundation present an early evening for listeners to gather, hear awesome live local music, and support our Seattle non-profits. Join us tomorrow night, Thursday, November 17th, in the Gathering Space for this …


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KEXP Presents: My Bubba with Ghosts I've Met at Tractor Tavern 11/16

Recent losses getting you down? The weather seeming too bleak? Then come down to the Tractor Tavern this Wednesday for My bubba. The Nordic duo might not cure all your ills, but their infectious "sensual folk" is sure to offer at least one night of bliss. Their last (and first!) show in Seattle thi…


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Video Roundup Little Big Show KEXP Presents

KEXP Presents: Little Big Show #16 with Låpsley, NAVVI, Aquilo 11/13

KEXP is teaming up again with Starbucks and STG for the sixteenth edition of Little Big Show, a special concert series created to benefit our city’s arts organizations! This Sunday, November 13th, we’re happy to present Låpsley, NAVVI, and Aquilo at the Neptune Theatre.


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KEXP Presents: Halloween Open House 10/31

Sure, we just moved in, but could the KEXP New Home be... haunted? Come find out on Monday, October 31st as we present our very first Halloween Open House in Seattle Center! We'll have plenty of treats from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in the Gathering Space. Come make creepy crafts, and commemorate your cos…


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Interviews Video Roundup KEXP Presents

KEXP Presents: Lol Tolhurst of The Cure 10/28 + Exclusive Interview

Join us this Friday, October 28th as KEXP welcomes Laurence “Lol” Tolhurst, founding member of iconic post-punk band The Cure, and author of the new memoir, Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys, out now on Da Capo Press.


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Video Roundup Local Music KEXP Presents

KEXP Presents: R Day with Thunderpussy and Hobosexual 10/22

It's not a gathering of pirates. (That would be "ARRRR Day.") It's R Day, a party at the Old Rainier Brewery this Saturday, October 22nd from 5:00 to 11:00 PM. In fact, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee and City of Seattle Mayor Ed Murray have officially proclaimed the day "Rainier Beer’s R Day," so…


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KEXP Presents: Our First Annual Record Fair 10/22

Okay, fine - as someone pointed out on Facebook, we can't technically call it a "First Annual" if it has not occurred in previous years, but we're hoping this will be the first of others to come, so join us this Saturday, October 22nd for our inaugural (how's that?) KEXP Record Fair!


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KEXP Presents: Reykjavik Calling 2016

This Saturday, October 15th, KEXP presents the seventh annual Reykjavik Calling at Neumos. Just like previous years, we'll be bringing you an evening with some of the best musicians and bands emerging from Seattle and Iceland... for FREE!


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KEXP Presents Taste of Iceland: Literature

KEXP is proud to once again be a part of the annual Taste of Iceland cultural extravaganza, and we're kicking things off this Friday, October 14th from 6:00 to 8:30 PM with a special literary event in our Gathering Space.


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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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