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Local Artist Spotlight: Tiny Vipers

Ahead of Tiny Vipers performance at the Upstream Music Fest + Summit, this week's Local Artist Spotlight covers the Seattle artist's breathtaking foray into the avant-garde.


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Throwaway Style Local Music Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: Haley Heynderickx Tends to Her Songwriting With Immaculate Care on I Need to Start a Garden

On her stunning debut album, the Portland singer/songwriter approaches her craft with the dedication and attention many people reserve for their gardens.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Seattle's Actionesse Share an Anthem For Desire with "Menace" (KEXP Premiere)

Seattle punks take on vanity and excess with the latest sampling from their DEEP EP, out May 11.


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: Mount Eerie and the Enduring Pain of Grief

Mount Eerie's 2017 album, A Crow Looked at Me, was a stunning and devastating document of loss. On Now Only, Phil Elverum attempts to move on with his life while recognizing the grief that is still -- and will likely always be -- with him.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Jason McCue Pulls Himself Apart on Latest Album, PANGAEA (KEXP Premiere)

The 2017 Sound Off! winner hold together an array of musical ideas while he sings about breaking apart on new LP


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Upstream Music Fest + Summit Local Music Music News

Upstream Music Fest + Summit Announces Its Full 2018 Lineup!

Upstream Music Fest + Summit is back, and this year's full lineup is an embarrassment of riches.


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: Sax G Flexes For the Bad Guys on Tomrorrow's New Villain

On his new album, the Seattle producer takes a (not exactly) dastardly turn which strongly reflects the unpredictable, self-governing nature of his career.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Sendai Mike Ascends Toward Heaven on "Lordy Lordy" (KEXP Premiere)

Stepping from behind the boards for the first time, the Seattle producer provides not only a compulsively danceable track for his new single, but also skyward vocals.


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

In 2018, KEXP celebrated theĀ 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 ourĀ catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.


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