In the spirit of Halloween, KEXP asked Dave Segal from The Stranger and Brad Tilbe of Light in the Attic Records to share their Top 5 Favorite Horror Movie Soundtracks.
Fresh off the release of her breakout debut album acts of rebellion, Colombian-born, Brooklyn-based artist Ela Minus delivers a stellar guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that explores underground techno and house rhythms.
Fresh off the launch of his new project Quarter-Life Crisis, chameleonic Canadian musician Ryan Hemsworth shares a dreamy guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that blends ambient, dream pop, downtempo, indie rock, and more disparate styles with a whimsical touch.
Fresh off releasing his solo debut album I Don't Know My Words, Brooklyn-based musician and Yeasayer founding member Anand Wilder teams up with his colleague Walter Fancourt to share a guest DJ mix full of charming psychedelic pop nuggets.
Fresh off the release of his debut album Boy, Melbourne's Harvey Sutherland shares a groovy guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that taps into his distinctive "neurotic funk" sound.
Of the sessions we've presented so far in our weekly series of Polish bands KEXP recorded while at the OFF Festival in Katowice, the music so far has been either experimental (Kristen and Olo Walicki Kaszebe II) or re-interpretations of traditional sounds (Hańba and Sutari), but as terrific as thos…
What happens when you strip away the feedback and distortion that defines a genre like shoegaze? Without all the fuzz, what of value remains? In the case of British band Ride, apparently quite a lot. Somewhat like shaving a cat only to find a bigger one underneath, we discovered during an acoustic …
Sometimes a record excites you so much that you lose your critical and verbal faculties, and all you can do is jump up and down and shout "Woooooo-hooooo!" - or perhaps control your muscles just enough to write "Wooooooo-hooooo!" on a little sticker and slap it on said record. Executive Slacks' Nau…
It’s time to blast off to 1992... in 2015! Cairo’s EXPO 92 mini-festival takes place this Thursday through Saturday at the Capitol Hill all-ages venue and vintage store, showcasing exciting and vital local talent. Now in its seventh year, EXPO’s three day lineup is as much an opportunity to let you…
It was Lucius co-lead singer's Holly Laessig's birthday on Sunday, as her partner in crime Jess Wolfe so enthusiastically pointed out, and what better present than to have a sizeable crowd of adoring fans at Sasquatch sing to you? That's what happened, of course, but in addition to being a kind ges…
August kicks off with some strong new releases, like the latest from local group Iji. KEXP Music Director Don Yates says, "the latest album from this Seattle band led by Zach Burba (and currently also featuring members of Sick Sad World, Pill Wonder and Neighbors) is a fine set of wistful, '80s-ste…
We hope you're able to take this weekend off and head down to Happy Valley, Oregon (just outside of Portland) for Pickathon. But just in case you can't, we are featuring the festival's live video stream, where you'll be able to watch all the fun right from home in glorious HD.
Fresh off the release of their third album Yol, Amsterdam-based band Altın Gün deliver an addictive guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World full of obscure, sweetly psychedelic, and downright funky gems from all over the world.
Nik Soelter shares the single "Only You Know" off his debut full-length as Nylon Smile Waiting for Oblivion and how he balances his day job as a publicist and artist manager with making music himself
Australian psych-rock band Pond blow the doors off the KEXP studio in this heavy performance on The Midday Show. Pond sound simultaneously out-of-control and perfectly tight in this performance including a debut song from their forthcoming 2015 release “Man, It Feels Like Space Again.” Recorded 10…
Portland singer Charlie Hilton and her band Blouse have consistently found themselves in KEXP's watch list for rising talent. Blouse played Iceland Airwaves back in 2012 behind their first record, then toured extensively behind Imperium, their second, including a great stint with Dum Dum Girls. Thi…
What is the Black Constellation? If you know, you'll want to listen to this podcast. If you don't, you'll want to listen, too.
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2014 kicks off April with another great batch of new releases, including the fourth album from Cleveland trio, Cloud Nothings. KEXP's Music Director Don Yates describes the release as "a ferocious, consistently engaging set of anthemic punk-pop with raw, distorted guitars, relentless driving rhythm…
Starting this Thursday local venue / vintage store / neighbourhood treasure Cairo kicks off its sixth annual EXPO mini-festival, featuring four nights of art and music from around the Northwest, always all-ages, always out there. Come get weird and check out the full schedule below.
Frankie Rose has a new album being released this Friday, August 11 called Cage Tropical. Gorillaz shared the video for “Strobelite,” off of their latest album Humanz. British grime artist Skepta‘s track “Hypocrisy” was released on SoundCloud last month and now we have a video to accompany it. Vampi…
