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Your Heart Breaks Teams Up With Dance Duo Dandy on Video for "The Party's Over" (KEXP Premiere)

The stunning track is about the pier at Christopher Street and the death of the gay disco in New York City.


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Announcing the 2020 Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival Line-Up

The annual festival takes over Leavenworth, WA on January 25th and 26th, 2020.


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Trailer Released for David Bazan Documentary Strange Negotiations

Strange Negotiations has its theatrical debut in Seattle on 11/15 at the Northwest Film Forum.


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Sera Cahoone and Tomo Nakayama Team Up On New Benefit Single “Crows” (KEXP Premiere)

The iconic Seattle songwriters unite to raise money for Refugee and Immigrant Center for Legal Services (RAICES)


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Seattle’s somesurprises Dazzles with Gauzy and Exceptional Self-Titled Album (KEXP Premiere)

The Seattle band returns with a spectacular, expansive new LP out Sept. 20 on Drawing Room Records.


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Throwaway Style: The Return of Slim Moon

After 13 years away from the label he helped start, Slim Moon has returned as Kill Rock Stars president. Martin Douglas discusses Moon's return with both Moon himself and outgoing president Dr. Portia Sabin.


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The Strength & Resilience of Black Belt Eagle Scout

The Portland-based singer/songwriter continues to champion love and acceptance on her latest album At the Party With My Brown Friends.


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The Shivas Share the Witchcrafty Video for New Single "Gloria" and Announce New Album Dark Thoughts

The veteran Portland psych band are back with a new album and an evocative video for its lead single.


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From the Archives:

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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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