KEXP celebrates Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, spotlighting artists and stories from our community and beyond.
“How much is your 15 year old self flipping out right now?” That’s the text I got from Brittany right after we saw the date go up. She Wants Revenge, celebrating the 10th birthday of their 2006 debut by playing the album in its entirety at the Showbox. Wait, 10 years? Has it already been that long?…
XL Records is entering a very fun new chapter - chapter six to be exact. Last fall (and this spring with the physical edition), the label released Chapter VI, the first entry in their ongoing electronic compilation series since Chapter V back in 1995. The label has seen a ridiculous amount of growt…
"Put up your fists and your guns one time right now", Killer Mike yelled over the Showbox crowd. Across the room, hands went up mimicking the cover art from the self-titled debut from Run The Jewels. Mike nodded in stoic approval. "This is hands down the best tag team the world's got going right no…
Sound & Vision talks with Matt and Rachel Wilson, ranchers and musicians by trade who live in the tiny town of Silver Lake in the high desert of rural Oregon.
Before Seattle's Duff McKagan went on to become the bassist for Guns N’ Roses and before Mother Love Bone started influencing the city’s grunge sound, there was The Living.
Popular YouTube and Spotify playlister "Alex Rainbird Music" talks about helping break indie artists, music discovery, and monetization in the streaming era.
Janice Headley speaks with The War On Drugs frontman Adam Granduciel about the optimism of their new record 'I Don't Live Here Anymore.'
After more than 20 months without live music, The Crocodile reopened its doors at its new location last week. Reporter Grace Madigan gives us a tour of the new spot.
Afternoon Show Intern Syd Gladu joins Sound & Vision producer Roddy Nikpour, offering three songs that deal with emotion in very different ways.
Content Producer Jasmine Albertson has been all over the world recently and it has brought her to a really good place — here talking with Rachel Stevens about music.
Today, Rachel Stevens talks with Content Producer Martin Douglas about three tracks and why they all kinda feel like they were made in a garage.
Sound & Vision’s senior producer and host Emily Fox returns from maternity leave to talk about the songs that got her through postpartum blues and the following joy of being a new mom.
On this episode, Martin Douglas, columnist behind Throwaway Style, and Eva Walker, host of Audioasis, each share two songs from local artists.