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Local Artist Spotlight: Sashay

Catch hardcore punks Sashay at our GAYEXP event in the KEXP Gathering Space on June 23 with Guayaba, SassyBlack, and more. Tickets available now.


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Daily Roundups

Monday Music News

Beach House and Amen Dunes share new music videos, Foxing announce new album and share lead single, and Kurt Vile's brother, known as Jelloman, receives his own documentary.


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Daily Roundups

Friday Music News

New music from The Flaming Lips, Grimes, Alt-J featuring Twin Shadow and Pusha-T, and Majical Cloudz' Devon Welsh.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Nickodemus

Hot on the heels of his brand new album A Long Engagement, NYC's Nickodemus serves up infectious global grooves on his exclusive guest DJ mix for Midnight in a Perfect World.


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Features

Juneteenth: Meet Saturday's Special Guests

This Saturday, June 16th, KEXP observes Juneteenth — the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — with a full day of music that celebrates freedom, achievement, education, and building bridges. Learn more about tomorrow's special guests.


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Video Roundup

Come to Daddy: A KEXP Father's Day Video Roundup

That creepy Aphex Twin song isn't exactly titled "Come to Mommy," now is it? Exactly. KEXP shares our Fathers Day Video Roundup.


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Daily Roundups

Thursday Music News

The Aberdeen museum housing precious Cobain artifacts caught fire plus new music from Gorillaz, Dirty Projectors, Protomartyr, and MGMT.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: The Bubblemen Are Coming!

This week's Review Revue spotlights the single "The Bubblemen Are Coming!" See what the KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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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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