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.
Montreal 7-piece psych-rock band TEKE::TEKE expand on the wide array of influences that led to the name of their band before floating into a flute-filled, surfy set.
It’s important that we all feel like the star of our own movie, and if you’re still searching for a badass theme song for your personal film then look no further than Seattle’s own True Loves.
Activist, thinker, contemporary artist, and musician Nicholas Galanin entwines his experience as an Alaskan indigenous person for his debut album as Ya Tseen.
Bachelor (a collaboration from musicians Melina Duterte and Ellen Kemper) share memories, insight into their record-making process, and their thoughts on why they make such great collaborators and friends.
Since 2004, The Black Angels have been doing their part to keep Austin’s psych rock scene alive and well with their constantly evolving neo-psychedelic sound.
Wearing the self-described genre tag of “slap n’ soul,” Curtis Harding brings a wide range of influences into his soulful rock n’ roll sound.
Chicago-based Bnny released their debut record, Everything, in 2021 to rave reviews as a chronicle of love and loss.
The New Orleans-based band describes their latest album, 2022’s Life on Earth, as “nature punk” and give Cheryl Waters an explanation of what exactly that means to them and the importance of being tuned into nature.
Indigo De Souza made waves with her 2021 sophomore release Any Shape You Take for her intensely emotional, dexterous vocals and brooding instrumentation.
Chinese-born, Vancouver-based musician Yu Su makes propulsive and evocative electronic that intends to bridge the gap between her motherland and her new Pacific Northwest home.
Indie rockers and former Tacoma locals Widowspeak released their sixth studio album The Jacket in Spring 2022 as a semi-concept album loosely telling the story a chain stitcher turned New York rocker.
Throughout the pandemic, many of us have leaned on vices to get through it. For KEXP's Dusty Henry, that was Los Angeles-based "all genre" label, Leaving Records.
When KEXP went down to Argentina last month, Jasmine Albertson dove headfirst into the local Buenos Aires music scene to uncover what was going on and why we should all be paying attention to what's happening there.
Throughout 2023, KEXP is celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop. Each week we'll celebrate a different year in hip-hop, this week we're focusing on 1994 with an essay from Larry Mizell Jr. on Organized Konfusion's "Stress."
KEXP’s Owen Murphy caught up with the band’s singer and songwriter Ackell, singer Paul Kelley and bassist Steve Zimmerman to talk about the things that allowed the band to come back together even though Greg kept saying the band would never happen.
