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Mastering the Hustle

Mastering the Hustle: Recording

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering the Hustle: a panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll b…


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Mastering the Hustle

Mastering the Hustle: Songwriting

KEXP, Upstream Music Fest + Summit, MoPOP, and The Recording Academy have partnered together to present Mastering the Hustle: a panel discussion with six annual events, tackling a different topic to help emerging artists make better decisions earlier in their careers. Throughout the series, we’ll b…


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Music News

Beirut Perform "Gallipoli" on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Zach Condon-led band perform the title track from their recently-released fifth studio album


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Music News

Grouper's Liz Harris Unveils New Double Album Under the Moniker Nivhek

The experimental ambient record follows last year's Grid of Points


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Live Reviews

Live Review: Ólafur Arnalds at the Moore Theatre 1/26/19

On January 26, 2019, Icelandic artist Ólafur Arnalds played the Moore Theatre for the All Strings Attached tour


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Music News

SOAK Shares Lovelorn New Single "Valentine Shmalentine"

The timely tenderhearted single comes from her forthcoming sophomore record Grim Town


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Review Revue

Review Revue: The Clash - Cut the Crap

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album Cut the Crap by The Clash. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Music News

These New Puritans Share William Blake-Inspired Single "Anti-Gravity"

The song is the third single from the UK duo's forthcoming album Inside the Rose


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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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