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#PlayingAtMyHouse: Your Favorite Remixes

With #PlayingAtMyHouse, each week KEXP will announce a music-related theme to our audience and ask our listeners for examples of each theme by sharing songs on social media with #playingatmyhouse.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (5/11)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Polyrhythmics, Damien Jurado, Happyness, and more.


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Music News

R.I.P. Betty Wright

The Grammy-Award winning soul star died on Sunday night from cancer.


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Music News

R.I.P. Little Richard

Rock and roll icon Richard Wayne Penniman, aka Little Richard. has died following a battle with bone cancer. He was 87.


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Music News

Gillian Welch Shares Recently Rediscovered Demo "Happy Mother's Day"

Gillian Welch has released a new song in honor of Sunday's holiday


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Add to Cart

Add To Cart: Stuff to Buy From Fave Bands Like LCD Soundsystem, Washed Out, Shabazz Palaces, More

KEXP continues our series spotlighting stuff you should buy to help support your favorite bands during the quarantine.


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Music News

R.I.P. UK Rapper and Mercury-Prize Nominee Ty

British rapper Ben Chijioke, who performed under the moniker Ty, has died from pneumonia following complications from COVID-19. He was 47-years-old.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: DRAMA

Fast-rising Chicago-based duo DRAMA deliver a sultry guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World that navigates a seductive intersection between house, disco, R&B, and pop rhythms.


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Music News

R.I.P. John Erhardt of Wussy and Ass Ponys

Erhardt passed away on Monday, May 4. The news was confirmed on Wussy’s Facebook page. A cause of death has not been disclosed at this time.


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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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