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Janet Weiss Leaves Sleater-Kinney

After two decades, Weiss leaves the band before the release of The Center Won’t Hold.


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Seattle's Supremely Lovable Adra Boo on Pride and Playing GAYEXP

We caught up with the musical dynamo to preview the gig and to ask her who she’s listening to these days, how her identity as a queer woman informs her art, and when she started singing.


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Julia Shapiro on Home Recording and Huge Life Changes

Martin Douglas speaks to the Chastity Belt frontwoman about her very personal solo debut Perfect Version.


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Black Belt Eagle Scout Announces New Album, Shares First Single "At the Party"

Her sophomore LP At the Party with My Brown Friends is due out August 30th via Saddle Creek.


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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: The Dreaded Confessions of Wolftone

How does a child musician turned punk journeyman become one of the most talented and sought after hip-hop producers in Seattle? Martin Douglas investigates.


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Rewind Local Music

I Comb the World for Bad Advice: The Intelligence's Fake Surfers at 10

Martin Douglas takes a look at the modern garage-punk classic and gets a few words from frontman Lars Finberg about the album.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Hibou Announces New Album Halve, Shares New Single "Inside Illumination"

Hibou returns with a new album (out July 26th), a new single, and a short interview with Martin Douglas about both.


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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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