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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Venue Owners Predict a Different Musical Landscape in Seattle

As a ban on large gatherings in Washington state inches toward it’s eight week, venue owners fear for the future of independent venues in Seattle.


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Add to Cart

Add to Cart: Bandcamp Recommendations from KEXP's Content Team

On Friday, May 1st, Bandcamp will yet again waive their revenue share on all purchases for 24 hours, in a gesture of support to all the artists who've been impacted by the coronavirus lockdowns. KEXP's Digital Content Team has rounded up some of the things we'll be adding to our carts today.


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Music News

R.I.P. Tony Allen, Afrobeat Pioneer and Former Drummer for Fela Kuti

“Without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat" - Fela Kuti


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Coffin Break - Rupture

This week's Review Revue spotlights the Coffin Break album Rupture. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Music News

Record Store Day Practices Social Distancing with "RSD Drop" Later This Year

The annual event has been rescheduled with "properly distanced release dates" on Saturdays in August, September, and October.


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Add to Cart

Add To Cart: More Things You Can Buy to Support Your Favorite Bands

It's like shooting fish in a barrel. KEXP continues our series spotlighting stuff you should buy to help support your favorite bands during the quarantine.


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Interviews

Perfect In My Mind: Chicago’s NNAMDÏ on BRAT, Blurring Genre and Making Art in a Turbulent World

If there’s anything consistent in Chicago artist NNAMDÏ’s music, it’s that he never stays in one place for very long. Trying to define his music by a singular genre is a futile task. An experimentalist that follows his creative whims, NNAMDÏ’s albums are thrilling bouts of sonic whiplash.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: DJ Abbie on Why This is the Moment for Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters

The KEXP DJ spoke with Sound & Vision host Emily Fox about why self-isolation is the perfect time to process Fiona Apple's first album in eight years.


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Features

KEXP's Video Team On How to Live Stream Your Own Concert From Home

KEXP Video Producer Justin Wilmore shares some tips on how to successfully stream your performance to the world.


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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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