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KEXP at Trans Musicales: Lakuta

Today, we continue sharing our discoveries from the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, France, where last December we captured twelve exclusive sessions. We’re sharing with you one unique session per week, and you can watch all the previously released ones here. This week’s feature is of Lakuta.


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Daily Roundups

Friday Music News

Janelle Monáe drops the Dirty Computer short film, SZA unveils Kendrick Lamar-featuring video, and Cupcakke shares new song.


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Local Artist Spotlight Local Music Album Reviews

Local Artist Spotlight: Special Explosion

The most recent album from the one-time Sound Off! competitors is a lush, emotional journey of dissolving relationships and the lingering depression that comes from it. If you're looking for a cathartic cry with your festival experience, be sure to catch their performance on June 2nd.


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Interviews Local Music

Exclusive Interview: Allen Stone

KEXP catches up with the golden-voiced musician Allen Stone and asks him about the new project, how his life has changed over the years, and when he realized he could really sing.


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Interviews Shake The Shack

The Shack Has Been Shook: Happy Trails to Shake the Shack on KEXP and DJ Mike Fuller

This Friday, April 27th, KEXP's long-running rockabilly show Shake the Shack will cease shaking as host Mike Fuller retires and the show ends its 30+ year run. KEXP and Mike look back at the last few decades together.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Bauhaus - Burning from the Inside

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album Burning From the Inside by Bauhaus. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: Purging the Treasure Chest #1

In the first installment of (perhaps) a new series, Martin Douglas has a weird, weird time with three local singles.


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Upstream Music Fest + Summit

Upstream Music Fest Announces First Round of 2018 Summit Speakers

Including break out sessions featuring Odesza, Sub Pop, Sango, Sassyblack, and more!


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Daily Roundups

Thursday Music News

Run the Jewels perform on Colbert, Teenage Fanclub announce vinyl reissues, and new music from Oneohtrix Point Never and Snail Mail.


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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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