Immigrant Songs is a series presented and produced by KEXP, with support from The Vilcek Foundation. Through in-studio performances, interviews with local and national artists, and other written content, KEXP DJ curators will explore the immigrant experience.
As KEXP celebrates its 50th anniversary, we’re looking back at the last half-century of music. Each week in 2022, KEXP pays homage to a different year and our writers are commemorating with one song from that year that resonates with them. This week, Dusty Henry looks back at the title track Black …
Today, the Board of Directors of KEXP announced their selection of Ethan Raup to serve as the organization's next President and CEO. Succeeding long-time CEO Tom Mara, Raup will be elevated to the position after serving as Chief Operating Officer at KEXP since 2016.
Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Kevin Cole) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation.
Seattle native Gabriel Meier shares a captivating retrospective of his adventurous label Astral Plane Recordings on his exclusive guest DJ mix.
As KEXP celebrates its 50th anniversary, we're looking back at the last half-century of music. Each week in 2022, KEXP pays homage to a different year and our writers are commemorating with one song from that year that resonates with them. This week, Emily Fox looks back on White Town's "Your Woman…
Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation.
Sound & Vision contributor Mia Imani reflects on Black Spirituality in music across generations, from Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane to Flying Lotus and Solange.
In celebration of his new memoir 'My Life In The Sunshine,' musician, label runner, and writer Nabil Ayers shares a guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World featuring songs that have soundtracked integral moments throughout his life.
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.
