It's been a couple years, but we have here another release from That Petrol Emotion, this time the band's third LP - which, being a third LP, is mostly compared negatively to the second. (And I'd have to check, but I bet that was compared negatively to the first. This is college radio, after all.) …
To say that fans of Nick Cave have mixed feelings this week is an understatement. Tomorrow, the sixteenth studio album by the much-revered Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will be released, accompanied by a feature-length film of performance and conversation, shot in both black-and-white and colour, a…
Do you like to rock the hell out? Fuzz certainly does. As the last of the sunset faded, a large crowd of people gathered at the Yeti stage at Sasquatch to have their heat stroke blasted away by waves of distortion heavy guitar, fat bass, and driving drums. This three piece does not mess around. Ty …
French/Mongolia artist Céline Dessberg shares an eclectic and deeply personal guest DJ mix featuring the songs that remind her of this time of celebration.
KEXP is counting down the Top 90.3 Albums of 2016, as voted on by our listeners! Follow along from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pacific Time, and see if your favorites made the list.
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.
Another Dear Tommy single is unveiled while we patiently await its arrival
The Emerald Street Boys' RC Jamerson looks back on his time in Seattle's first rap group.
Learn a bit about the DJs who will be moving into new on-air slots, including Larry Mizell, Jr., Gabriel Teodros, Albina Cabrera, and more.
Guests John de Graaf, Executive Director, Take Back Your Time, and Laura Musikanski, Executive Director, Sustainable Seattle, speak with Diane Horn about the Seattle Area Happiness Initiative.
I honestly don't know how I do it. A few times a year, I collect a whole bunch of these album covers - enough to last me for months - and then at some point I grab one and write about it. And yet I often end up with some extraordinary timely coincidences. For instance, did you know that KEXP/KCMU f…
To call a band brimming such powerful emotion Holy Esque is like calling Scottish indie music in general "kind of sad". The Glasgow quartet has already built a ton of buzz with their 2012 EP while touring with the equally impassioned (but sadly defunct) Wu Lyf, but they took time since then to deve…
Another Seattle institution is shutting its doors this month: after fourteen years, Capitol Hill venue Chop Suey will close on January 20th. The club will celebrate itself this Sunday, January 18th with an amazing line-up including Tacocat, Pony Time, Wimps, Kithkin, Chastity Belt, Deep Creep, Univ…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Midd…
Variety Mix host DJ Shannon brings you songs from the bands she's championing on her show, including The Crookes, Sticky Fingers, Man of Moon, Oh Malô and more. 1. The Crookes - I Wanna Waste My Time on You 2. Sticky Fingers - Outcast At Last 3. Balthazar - Then What 4. Telegram - Follow 5. The …
To celebrate 1985, the year Beat Happening released their self-titled debut, Martin Douglas dives deep into the full discography of the Olympia rock 'n roll legends.
Light In The Attic Records is opening a record shop in the KEXP Gathering Space! The Light In The Attic Record Store opens its doors for customers the day after Thanksgiving and is slated to be running full time in the location through March 2017.
Local poet and Seattle Central University student discusses the universality of music, celebrating black identity, and importance of taking time to heal during Black History Month.
This is the first time the original 1984 recording has been released. Not just that, but the estate has also released archival rehearsal footage of Prince & The Revolution.
Time travel back to 1978 with a newly restored and finished version of a would-be classic for the iconic New York punks.
