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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Superunknown Took Soundgarden to the Masses

KEXP DJ Marco Collins spoke with music journalist Charles R. Cross about Soundgarden's Superunkown as a part of Sound & Vision’s occasional series “Northwest Classics."


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Local Music

MoPOP’s Sound Off!: Celebrating the Alumni of This Annual 21-and-Under Battle of the Bands

As we get closer to the finals of the 19th Annual Sound Off! competition, KEXP's Content Team wanted to take a minute to reflect on some of the competition's most successful alumni, artists who've parlayed their participation into active music careers.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: FaltyDL

Brooklyn-based electronic producer FaltyDL shares his wide-ranging musical influences and what he's been listening to in the past two years while working on various projects on his diverse and adventurous guest DJ mix.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: The Surrealists - Where's Dada?

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album Where's Dada? by the Surrealists. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Local Music Music News

Car Seat Headrest Announce New Album, Share Single “Can’t Cool Me Down”

The new album — titled Making A Door Less Open — will be out May 1 via Matador.


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Music News

R.I.P. David Roback of Mazzy Star, Opal, and Rain Parade

The prolific artist and Paisley Underground icon was 61.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (2/24)

Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex Ruder) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Moses Sumney, Grimes, Caroline Rose, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: 'nohup'

Seattle-based multimedia artist, producer, and DJ 'nohup' shares a special Valentine's Day-slanted guest DJ mix full of cerebral underground grooves to get your mind, body, and heart moving.


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Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Why Heart's Wilson Sisters are Seattle's First Rock Stars

KEXP DJ Marco Collins spoke with music journalist Charles R. Cross about Heart's Dreamboat Annie as a part of Sound & Vision’s occasional series “Northwest Classics."


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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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