Iconic New York rapper DMX has died following hospitalization from an apparent drug overdose. He was 50-years-old.
Grimes reveals a new album coming this year plus new music from Dan Auerbach, Thurston Moore, Mark Kozelek, and Girlpool.
Upstream Music Fest + Summit is back, and this year's full lineup is an embarrassment of riches.
The Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, and Audioslave vocalist may be gone, but leaves behind an astounding legacy.
A 44-story tower has been planned where this venue has stood for the past 79 years.
Martin Douglas' short fiction series is back, using three of the year's best songs as an exploration of grief.
Helado Negro looks back at 2020, his solo music, and making it through a very tough year
4AD's label head reflects on music from Sault, Algiers, and Taylor Swift.
In this session, the Pacific Northwetern electronic music pioneer creates dense, highly-refined layers of sonic textures developed through years of dedicated listening.
A packed house, a stiff drink and Dik Dickerson at the organ highlights this piece of Seattle history from 1994.
Just over twenty years after their initial dissolution, Digable Planets took the stage for their longest reunion to date in 2016 and it's not only remarkable how in step with each other Butterfly, Ladybug Mecca, and Doodlebug are, but also how prescient their astute, complex lyrics and aqueous, gr…
It goes without saying that David Bowie was an inspiration to generations: his influence can be heard in every genre from grunge to new wave to classical. Bowie transcended every style over the past 50 years, and there will truly be no one else like him in music history. As KEXP pays tribute to Dav…
R.E.M., who released Reckoning, their second album, almost exactly 31 years ago, were a band for 31 years. They began as a quirky group of Athens weirdos beloved by college radio DJs, and became one of the biggest rock bands in the world, and then they decided to stop being a band, which you have t…
The new releases list gets smaller and smaller as we get closer and closer to the end of the year. A few highlights do stand out, especially the long-awaited new album from R&B artist D'Angelo. After 15 years, he returns with his third album, Black Messiah, featuring production by ?uestlove. (S…
I have covered Soul Asylum in this space a couple of times before, but it's been almost exactly four years since the last time. I have had four years to dig back into the earlier, and I presume cooler, albums by this long-running Minneapolis alt-rock mainstay (They still exist! They put out a new a…
Last year, Sasquatch! Music Festival quite arguably had one of the best festival lineups in all of North America. Not counting the headliners, featuring leading voices in hip-hop, punk, and rock, the lineup was rich from bottom to top, covering a wide breadth of genres with a precisely-timed, (most…
It's mind-boggling how a place so small can create so much terrific music. This year, as I was compiling my list of top Icelandic releases, I couldn't help but wonder if I'd find as many great albums as last year and the year before. Would I find ten? Twenty? Actually, as it turns out, a lot more! …
It's that time of year again, and KEXP has a menu of musical delights for your Thankgiving!
Reykjavik Calling returns to Seattle on Saturday, October 15th for a seventh year of exciting performances by some of the best musicians and bands emerging from Seattle and Iceland.
This past weekend, Antibalas brought their 20 year anniversary tour to Seattle for a two-night stint at the Nectar Lounge.
