Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Sonic Reducer co-host Brian Foss, is "Dangerous Christmas" by Warning: Danger!, a 2019 self-released single.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "You and I" by Caribou, from the 2020 album Suddenly on Merge Records.
KEXP DJs Cheryl Waters, Kevin Cole, and John Richards pick their favorite songs of the decade, from Arcade Fire to Lizzo, Deerhunter to A Tribe Called Quest, and discuss the personal and cultural impact of music in the 2010s.
In this session from KEXP’s 2019 Iceland Airwaves broadcast, recorded at Kex Hostel, Gabríel Ólafs performs six songs and tells the audience about the unexpected inspiration for his music, experimenting with sound and more.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is “Long Long Long” by BROKEN UP, a 2019 single on Wave Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Darek Mazzone, host of Wo'Pop on KEXP, in celebration of the Persian New Year, is “گوشت (Goosht)” by Bahram, a 2019 single on Peeleh Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Darek Mazzone, host of Wo'Pop on KEXP, in celebration of the Persian New Year, is “گوشت (Goosht)” by Bahram, a 2019 single on Peeleh Records.
Pacific Notions host DJ Alex shares a calming springtime mix of ambient, neo-classical, and new age songs to welcome the new season and provide some sonic solace during these stressful times.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is “Lost Day” by Other Lives, from the 2020 album For Their Love on ATO Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me" by RINSE – a 2020 self-released single.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Life in Quarantine" by Benjamin Gibbard, a 2020 single on Barsuk Records.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Too Late" by Washed Out, a 2020 single on Sub Pop.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "Ballad for the Unemployed" by William McCarthy, a 2020 self-released single.
Michele Myers shares her song-based approach to DJ’ing and her philosophy for choosing positive messaging in music.
Following his stunning participation in A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and His Month of Song at Benaroya Hall last month, L.A. punk legend John Doe shares a video for the track "A Little Help," which, incidentally, gets a little help from Chan Marshall aka Cat Power. Doe explains, "There is beauty &am…
British psych pop four-piece Temples have garnered a lot of attention in the short time since their formation in 2012. Their 2014 debut, Sun Structures, made its way onto lots of best-of lists. Consequently, the Bigfoot stage was considerably crowded as they launched into the single "Shelter Song".…
Portland quartet Summer Cannibals are hungry for more, returning with their sophomore release Show Us Your Mind, self-released via their own New Moss Records on March 3rd. Recorded and mixed by the famed Larry Crane at Jackpot Recording Studios, the album features the sharp Northwest punk-pop sound…
Former Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band frontman Benjamin Verdoes came out to the KEXP studio to perform some of the new songs off his latest, 11-track solo project, The Evil Eye. From the unhinged, experimental undertones of Where The Messengers Meet to the structured melancholy of his new-found colla…
Much has been made of The Ruby Suns' globetrotting tendencies, both internationally and musically. American born band founder, Ryan McPhun, left California for New Zealand in the mid '00s and joined Auckland group The Brunettes before forming The Ruby Suns to make blissful, psychedelic multicultura…
Before they headlined our fourth Little Big Show at the Neptune, Swedish duo First Aid Kit stopped by our studio to chat with Stevie Zoom about Bright Eyes, the Polar Music Prize, and their remarkable harmonies. Klara and Johanna Söderberg made a great first impression with their cover of Fleet Fox…
