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Local Music Song of the Day

Song of the Day: IG88 - Drowning in Pinwheels (feat. Bed of Stars)

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part 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, featured on the Morning…


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Local Music Song of the Day

Song of the Day: Cali Giraffes - All My Life

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part 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, featured on the Afterno…


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Local Music KEXP Suggests

KEXP Suggests: Doe Bay Fest 6 Announcement Party @ Chop Suey 5/29

On Wednesday, Chop Suey will host the Doe Bay Fest 6 Announcement Party, where the lineup for the upcoming music festival will be announced. The evening will include special guest performances from Doe Bay Fest 2013 performers and is free to the public – a touch typical for the outstanding festival…


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SIFF Local Music

SIFF 2013 Face The Music Preview: The Otherside

The Otherside(Directed by Daniel Torok, USA, 2013, 47 minutes)


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Sasquatch Local Music Live Reviews

Sasquatch 2013, Day 2: Rose Windows

Day two started off cool and got warm - and at the sun drenched Yeti Stage, Rose Windows started the day with their deep psychedelic mystic rock. Singer Rabia Qazi's voice rumbled high and low as the Seattle band played through most of what we can assume comes from their upcoming album, The Sun Dog…


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Local Music Song of the Day

Song of the Day: Shake Some Action! - The Girl With The Sun In Her Eyes

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part 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, selected by Midday Show…


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SIFF Local Music

SIFF 2013 Face The Music Preview: The Punk Singer

The Punk SingerDirected by Sini Anderson(USA, 2013, 80 minutes)


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Local Music KEXP Suggests

KEXP Suggests: Folklife Festival this weekend! Free!

The 42nd Annual Folklife Festival will commence Friday, May 24th (that's tomorrow) at Seattle Center and is sure to be packed – as audiences have come to expect – with musicians, artists and a wide variety of delicious food options.


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Local Music KEXP Suggests

KEXP Suggests: Rainy Dawg's 10th Anniversary!

You don't have to be a DJ, or even relate to anything on this list, to go to University of Washington's Rainy Dawg Radio's  excellently curated 10th Anniversary Party this Thursday the 23rd - they've managed to captured many of Seattle's local sounds in one show. From the electro-soul of Natasha Km…


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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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