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Video Roundup: Who You Would've Been Seeing at SXSW This Week

For the first time ever in its 34-year history, SXSW is cancelled due to the coronavirus. KEXP shares a video playlist of some of the artists who were scheduled to appear so you can still discover new music from the comfort of your home.


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Music News

Bandcamp Plans to Waive Revenue on March 20 to Support Artists During Covid-19 Pandemic

Bandcamp offers another way to support artists directly during the Covid-19 outbreak.


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Local Music Music News

Artist Home Launches Virtual Concert Series By and For Musicians Impacted by COVID-19

Tomo Nakayama, Jason McCue, and more take part in this virtual concert series by and for artists who have lost wages due to COVID-19.


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Local Music Music News

Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard Announces Daily Livestream Concerts from His Home Studio

For the next few weeks, Ben Gibbard will be playing songs everyday from his home studio, streaming on Facebook at 4 PM PST.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Yuuki Matthews on Teardrops and the Loss of Richard Swift

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with Yuuki Matthews (The Shins, Sufjan Stevens) about releasing the recordings from his collaboration with late friend and bandmate Richard Swift.


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KEXP Premiere

Grief Spurs The Spider Ferns to Return with a Fervor on First Single in Two Years "Who Stands Alone" (KEXP Premiere + Interview)

Seattle duo The Spider Ferns return after a difficult couple of years with new single "Who Stands Alone," off forthcoming full-length Blossom


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Music News

Moog and Korg Release Free Synthesizer Apps During Social Distancing and Self-Quarantine

Two of the leaders in synthesizer manufacturing have offered up their apps for free to promote creativity during the coronavirus pandemic.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (3/16)

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 Porridge Radio, Four Tet, Dogleg, and more.


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News

A Statement from KEXP on COVID-19

Executive Director Tom Mara shares a statement on KEXP's response to COVID-19.


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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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