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A Chat with Natalie Walker, Executive Director of the Rain City Rock Camp for Girls

The Rain City Rock Camp for Girls has become an instituion of inspiration, a place where girls, womxn, and gender non-conforming people can learn how to play music and have a safe space for expression and experimentation. We spoke with Executive Director Natalie Walker about the ways RCRC continue …


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Sendai Mike Ascends Toward Heaven on "Lordy Lordy" (KEXP Premiere)

Stepping from behind the boards for the first time, the Seattle producer provides not only a compulsively danceable track for his new single, but also skyward vocals.


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Interviews

Your Beat Plus My Melody: Shing02 Honors Legendary Producer and Friend Nujabes with Tribute Performances

Shing02 shares his story and how it intertwines with Japanese jazz hip-hop pioneer Nujabes ahead of tribute show March 7 at The Crocodile.


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Daily Roundups

Tuesday Music News

New music from Neko Case, Damien Jurado, Anderson.Paak, and Haif Waif


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: N SO

Our exclusive Midnight in a Perfect World mix from Seattle-based DJ Zarina Zumrad (aka N SO) is a vibrant journey through global club music, swiftly storming through underground dancehall, hip-hop, bass, R&B, reggaeton, and more.


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Music News

Record Store Day Announces List for 2018

Including releases from Jeff Buckley, Arcade Fire, Courtney Barnett, and more


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Local Music KEXP Premiere

Seattle rapper Mario Casalini Offers Intensity in his Rhymes and Eyes with "Thousand Yard Stare" Music Video (KEXP Premiere)

"Actions, situations, feelings, things you've witnessed or taken part in can stay in your eyes for others to feel when they look at you. That is what this song is about. Eyes and big souls."


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Capitol Hill Block Party Music News

Announcing the 2018 Capitol Hill Block Party Line-Up

We're excited to announce the line-up for the 2018 Capitol Hill Block Party, happening July 20th through 22nd, including Father John Misty, Alvvays, Bully, and so many more!


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Powering KEXP

Connecting to KEXP from Stehekin, WA

All the way from a remote valley in the North Cascades, listener Ana Maria Spagna tells us why she & her wife Laurie power KEXP.


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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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