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New Music Reviews (6/1)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJs Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Moodymann, Moses Boyd, and more.


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Features

Strength in Numbers: The Rise of Asian Women DJs in the Northwest

KEXP talks to local DJs Yung Futon, LGSP, Snapdragon, and T.Wan about the strength of Asian women in the Seattle electronic music scene.


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Interviews Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Seattle Poet Shin Yu Pai on Her New Book 'Enso', the Legacy of Pat Suzuki, Combatting Racism Amidst COVID-19

Sound & Vision’s Emily Fox talks with Pai about Enso and delves into some of the particular stories she relates in the book. From the legacy of Seattle cabaret and musical theater singer Pat Suzuki as well as her own experiences with racism and micro-aggressions. Pai also reads a recent work sh…


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Music News

Benjamin Gibbard Releases New Single “Proxima B”; Plays Final Quarantine Livestream Concert Today

Tonight's performance will benefit local non-profit Northwest Film Forum with donations quadrupled by an anonymous donor.


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Features

Big in the United States: The Influence of Japanese Garage-Rock on U.S. Music

Martin Douglas tells the story of how three rock ‘n roll bands from Japan became influential American touchstones.


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News

All In Washington Announces Virtual COVID-19 Concert with Pearl Jam, Macklemore, Ben Gibbard, Brandi Carlile, and More

KEXP's Sound & Vision host Emily Fox talks with Governor Jay Inslee about the new philanthropic campaign.


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Feedback

Feedback: Ben Bloom of Polyrhythmics

Ben Bloom, guitarist for Seattle jazz-funk octet Polyrhythmics, shares the favorite staples he used on the band's brand-new LP Man From the Future.


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Interviews Local Music

Seattle Drummer Christopher Icasiano on His Debut Solo Album Provinces and Exploring His Filipino American Identity

We caught up with Icasiano to dig into his love of improvisational jazz, his first ancestral trip to the Philippines, and how his love of Filipino food continues to connect him with Filipino culture


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (5/25)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJs Alex and Miss Ashley) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Woods, Charli XCX, PEDRO, and more.


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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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