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Portland's Cool American Shares and Discusses New Album Better Luck Next Year Vol. 3 (KEXP Premiere)

Portland songwriter Nathan Tucker shares the third volume in his series of home recordings and chats with KEXP about home recording and his hometown inspirations.


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Portland's Gold Casio Share New Single "Love Vs Logic" (KEXP Premiere)

Portland disco-synth outfit ponders the dichotomy of love with a new single ahead of their Valentine's Day show at Barboza.


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Local Music KEXP Suggests

KEXP Suggests: Sound Off! Semi-Finals #1 at the MoPOP Museum 2/9

For 17 years, MoPOP’s Sound Off! has highlighted the best up-and-coming musicians in the region. The 2018 event kicks off tonight, Friday, February 9th, with our first round of semi-finalists: Dreadlight, Jawzilla, Maiah Wynne, and Strawberry Mountain.


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: Buje Mane Doesn't Need to be a Rapper to Make Great Rap Records

Tacoma's Buje Mane doesn't consider himself a rapper, but he's finding a way to pave new territory in the genre.


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Interviews Local Music

Exclusive Interview: Ann Wilson of Heart

Singer Ann Wilson appreciates people. The powerful-voiced frontwoman for the legendary rock ‘n’ roll band, Heart, which has sold tens of millions of records over four decades, continues her career in the music industry so that she might continue to engage in honest, even primal expressions and conn…


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: Jayda G and Finding Self Care Through Rhythm

Vancouver DJ Jayda G has been on a steady ascent to disco dominance and her latest 12-inch single, Disco Bitch, seals the deal.


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Local Artist Spotlight Local Music

Local Artist Spotlight: Caspar Babypants

Caspar Babypants, aka former POTUSA frontman Chris Ballew, shares insights on his latest album and what families can expect from his performance this Thursday, Feb. 1, in the Gathering Space.


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: Parisalexa Grows Up and Searches Through Love on Bloom

At 19-years-old, Parisalexa boasts more wisdom than most of us could say we did at her age on her latest EP Bloom.


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Local Music Daily Roundups

Pearl Jam Announce The Home Shows at Safeco Field

Rumours have been buzzing all weekend about Pearl Jam's 2018 North American tour schedule -- today, we can confirm at least two of those shows. On Wednesday, August 8th and Friday, August 10th, our hometown heroes will take the stage at Safeco Field as part of their series The Home Shows.


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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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