Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard announced in December that he was covering Teenage Fanclub's 1991 album Bandwagonesque in its entirety. Today, he released his version of "The Concept." Gibbard explained why he was covering that particular album: “Bandwagonesque is my favorite record by my favorit…
What was formerly known as What the Heck Fest, and then most recently known as the Anacortes Unknown Music Series, has now become The Business Presents, a fitting new title as it's being presented by The Business, a long-running record store (and now, distro!) based in Anacortes, WA.
Arcade Fire released a brand new single called "Electric Blue" this morning off their forthcoming highly anticipated (and highly promoted) new album Everything Now and then minutes later revealed a video for the single. Directed by Cousin Club, the video focuses on AF's Régine Chassagne strutting t…
For a third year, KEXP is proud to once again be part of Pianos in the Parks program, an initiative to bring a little musical magic into hundreds of Seattle and King County's parks and open spaces.
The recently-renamed psych garage band Oh Sees (fka Thee Oh Sees) are gearing up to release their 19th album Orc. Today they've shared their second single "Animated Violence" which is a killer track and makes the anticipation for Orc that much greater. Oh Sees are also auctioning off 14 test pressi…
On any given day, The Junction in West Seattle is home to some of the most vibrant sights and scenes in the city: the mom and pop shops, Easy Street Records, and delicious local food. During the 35th annual West Seattle Summer Fest, all of this gets heightened to another level by throwing in live m…
Former Sunny Day Real Estate frontman Jeremy Enigk has announced a new solo album called Ghosts due out in October. His last solo album OK Bear was delivered eight years ago and Sunny Day Real Estate's last album was 2000's The Rising Tide. Enigk recently wrapped up a solo tour, which included a st…
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.
