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Midnight In A Perfect World: Battles

New York City experimental rock duo Battles deliver an adventurous and eclectic mix that twists through deep house grooves, psychedelic beats, infectious global rhythms, and more unexpected surprises.


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Music Heals: Phil Elverum on Expressing Grief Through Music and Remembering His Late Wife Geneviève Castrée

Ahead of KEXP’s Music Heals: Beyond Cancer event, Sound & Vision host and producer Emily Fox talked with Elverum about tackling grief in his music, performing these harrowing songs in front of festival crowds, and reflects on the art and void left by his late wife.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Sappho

Portland's Sappho displays why she holds residencies at multiple premier queer parties on the West Coast with her exclusive Midnight in a Perfect World guest DJ mix that's full of infectious feel-good house grooves tinted with disco, funk, and soul.


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Sound & Vision: How Washington's Non-Compete Law Impacts Musicians, Festivals, and Venues

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with festival organizers and artists about the new law, which limits non-compete agreements to three days.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: SebastiAn

Influential French DJ, electronic producer, and in-demand collaborator SebastiAn boldly pieces together 30+ tracks for his guest DJ mix and confidently displays his unique fusion of electro, pop, R&B, funk, and hip-hop.


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Sound & Vision: Josiah Johnson on Sobriety and Embarking on a Solo Career

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with the co-founder of The Head and the Heart about sobriety and embarking on a solo career.


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Sound & Vision: Channy Leaneagh on When We Stay Alive

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with the Poliça singer about her latest record and how she turned a traumatic injury into a therapeutic album.


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Sound & Vision: Madame Gandhi on the Scandal that Marred this Year's Grammys

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with artist and activist about gender parity in the music industry.


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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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