If Little Big Show has done anything consistently in its four years and fifteen shows, it's that it has sold out one incredibly stacked lineup after another at the Neptune and raised a ton of money for local youth-oriented arts programs. There's probably not a more Seattle way to do it either - to …
When you are hurting, there's only one place that really makes it feel like everything's alright: home. When all is lost and your judgment's on the brink, going home gives you perspective. You remember where you've come from, and furthermore, just how far you've come between the last chapter and th…
The whole time I drove home from the Trust show, I kept looking in the rearview expecting to see cops trying to get me to pull over. In fact, I don't think the strobing reds and blues have stopped in my brain since the show ended, even two days later. Red and blue and red and blue and red and blue …
In the summer of 2009, if you had only one dance tune to soundtrack your adventures to day and night, you could do a lot worse than Classixx tune "I'll Get You". With a gloriously upbeat vibe and Jeppe Laursen of Junior Senior on the joyful bass-loving vocals, "I'll Get You" was a song you could pu…
It’s time again for Friday on My Mind, our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News. Earlier this week Willie Nelson celebrated his 80th birthday. 80. Willie Hugh Nelson was born either April 29th or April…
For over 15 years, Emily King has been showcasing her gorgeously soulful vocals and prize-winning songwriting on platforms both minor and major.
The eternal optimist, DJ Kevin Cole, brings you an awesome mix of great new music rising from the ashes of the dumpster fire that has been 2020.
Over the past 14 years, Metronomy has released six albums that span such a diverse range of genres and sonic textures that it’s tough to pin down exactly how to categorize them.
A new podcast for runners and bikers, swimmers, and hikers, because the important thing is, we keep moving forward. Oh, and especially for those running for the first time in years and doing it "slow as (bleep)."
Kevin Cole brings us a music supplement for this year's cancelled Iceland Airwaves festival. Grab some dökkt rúgbrauð, put on a video of the Northern Lights, play this podcast, and just add hot water.
For this New Year's mix, Reverend Dollars brings the club to you, highlighting the brilliant sounds that Black electronic producers created, even in the party void of 2020.
Join KEXP’s daytime DJ line-up, Gabriel Teodros, John Richards, Cheryl Waters, Larry Mizell, Jr., and Kevin Cole, as they reflect on the 2020 releases that got them through the year that felt like a decade.
It’s been often spoken about how, while the past year has been incredibly trying for most, for many it was also a moment of calm and self-reflection that was long-needed. For Langhorne Slim, this appears to be the case.
On this episode, Laraaji recounts the story of acquiring the zither that would come to influence his music for the next 40+ years and then utilizes it for a meditative and celestial virtual live performance.
In his final Runcast of the year – and KEXP's final episode of The Weekly Mix – John goes freeform to create a very personal Runcast, just for you. Listen for advice, motivation, inspiration, and incredible music to power your run.
Finally touring behind her latest Waxahatchee record, Saint Cloud, a year and a half after its release, Katie Crutchfield stops by KEXP to play songs off the album.
Ten years after John Richards declared “Ho Hey” the best song of 2012 and bombarded the KEXP airwaves with it for an entire week, The Lumineers returned (virtually) to KEXP.
In his final Runcast of the year – and KEXP's final episode of The Weekly Mix – John goes freeform to create a very personal Runcast just for you.
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For her first in-studio session for KEXP, Lady Wray brought a stacked set of songs off her years-in-the-making 2022 record Piece of Me.
A running mixtape of motivational songs from our hearts to yours, featuring a portion of our favorite songs to run to this year.
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