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KEXP Presents: Electronic Audioasis 9/5

KEXP is excited to present another special all-electronic edition of Audioasis this Saturday, September 5th! This weekend's show is a celebration of this year's upcoming Decibel Festival that will be held all across the city of Seattle from Wednesday, September 23rd through Wednesday, September 27t…


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OFF Festival Song of the Day The Midday Show w/ Cheryl Waters

Song of the Day: Coals - Weightless

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mid…


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Song of the Day The Midday Show w/ Cheryl Waters

Song of the Day: Kevin Morby - Moonshiner

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mid…


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: Gilligan Moss

Gilligan Moss is an emerging NYC-via-Chicago electronic producer that recently was invited to open up for Glass Animals on tour after the band heard his hotly-tipped remix of their track "Gooey." He just released his colorful debut EP, Ceremonial, on August 14th and he'll be playing Seattle's Decib…


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Song of the Day The Midday Show w/ Cheryl Waters

Song of the Day: Titus Andronicus - Fired Up

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mid…


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Live Video Wo' Pop

Live Video: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba are set on changing the way we think about world music. Pushing the limits of traditional West African instruments themselves to embrace western styles and a more versatile melodic range, Bassekou Kouyate is proud of the modern innovations he's made with the ngoni, a…


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Song of the Day The Morning Show w/ John Richards

Song of the Day: Drinks - Laying Down Rock

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mor…


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Local Music The Morning Show w/ John Richards

Song of the Day: Noah Gundersen - Jealous Love

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Mor…


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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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