Nada Surf have made a career out of finding their place in the world. When they were just kids, they wrote the teenage guide to popularity, navigating a close proximity between love and lust and insecurity. When they grew up and into real relationship, they found the inside of love, discovering tha…
The world is never ready for a new Jamie Lidell album. Jamie Lidell is his fourth record following his work as Super Collider with Cristian Vogel, and ever since Multiply, his 2005 return to solo work, Lidell has been pushing the envelope of his music landscape further and further into oblivion. At…
I’m stunned and shocked at Prince’s passing. I wish I was in Seattle to do my show today, but I’m out of the country traveling, lucky to be with a small group of friends and loved ones from Minneapolis from back in the day, several of whom worked with me at First Avenue, and worked on Purple Rain, …
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…
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.
When given the chance to introduce himself, Scott Teske of the Seattle Rock Orchestra had a pretty straightforward agenda at Monday night's Neumos show. "We just like music", he laughed, jostling his bass, "and we like this crazy collaborations". Crazy collaboration does not begin to describe the m…
On this episode, find out more about No-No Boy's journey from professor to rock star before diving into a stirring set of songs off his sophomore album, 1975.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is "Pastel Concrete" by MAITA, from the 2022 album I Just Want To Be Wild For You on Kill Rock Stars.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time on KEXP, is " Taped in Front of a Live Studio Audience" by Damien Jurado, from the 2022 album Reggae Film Star on Maraqopa.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of the Midday Show on KEXP, is "Chipped Tooth" by Slang, from the 2022 album Cockroach In A Ghost Town on Kill Rock Stars.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Larry Mizell, Jr., host of the Afternoon Show on KEXP, is "alright" by Yaya Bey, from the 2022 album Remember Your North Star on Big Dada.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is "In My Arms" by Big Joanie, from the 2022 album Back Home on Kill Rock Stars.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of the Midday Show on KEXP, is "Tall Tales (feat. Hemlock Ernst and Sudan Archives" by Kennebec, from the 2022 album Without Star or Compass on Night Time Stories.
A mosh pit of all smiles is a beautiful and wonderful thing. Real mosh pits are great to start with. Not fake circle pits where following the leader dominates any true form of atomic self expression, but a real "I drank a little too much and don't mind being throw around by the couple people who re…
Is March too early to get your festival season started? We don’t think so and, frankly, we don't care. Treefort Music Fest, running now until Sunday, March 26 in downtown Boise, Idaho, is too good to miss. Looking at headliners alone, the festival boasts two of the biggest names in independent musi…
