Unlike many of the bands I tend to cover in this space, Soul Asylum were a college rock band who made it out of the '80s to become one of the biggest "alternative" rock bands of the '90s - they were one of the alternative-era major label signings that stuck, having been affiliated with a major labe…
Cheryl Waters shares the promise of the new year by starting off 2016 with a mix of great new music 1. Elephant Stone - The Devil's Shelter (feat. Alex Maas) 2. Wray - Hypatia 3. Hibou - When the Season Ends 4. Martin Courtney - Northern Highway 5. Wild Nothing - TV Queen 6. The Cave Singers - Tha…
Guest Richard Conlin, President, Seattle City Council, speaks with Diane Horn about progress made on the City of Seattle's Local Food Action Initiative and the Year of Urban Agriculture.
KEXP DJs share their favorite albums of the year. Tune in this Friday, December 17th to see if their favorites (and yours!) make the 2021 Top 90.3 Albums countdown!
To commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the Decemberists' debut LP Castaways and Cutouts, Martin Douglas provides a history of falling in, out, and back in love with the band.
Martin Douglas speaks with the Los Angeles experimental punks about their place in the indie music ecosystem, self-producing their latest album, and much, much more.
Burger Records' annual festival, focused on woman-fronted groups, is hitting the road for the very first time this year! It pulls into the Crocodile this Saturday and Sunday.
This year's Corridor brought together artists locally and nationally to the soon-to-be demolished West Coast Printing for a beautiful day of experimental art across different mediums
Once again KEXP’s El Sonido will be representing in Austin, Texas for this year’s SXSW. We’ve teamed up with our friends at Epicentro to bring you an amazing showcase of modern Latin artists from around the world.
Parypa discusses sound proofing with egg cartons, recording "The Witch," and navigating Tacoma's early club scene.
After 17 years, the landmark Washington festival won't return in 2019 as founder and producer Adam Zacks steps down.
As KeyArena celebrates the last 23 years of events, KEXP's DJ Troy Nelson has crafted a couple of playlists to commemorate the moment.
Local trio Wimps share a Marcy Stone-Francois directed video for “O.P.P.,” off of this year’s Garbage People
Heard It In a Past Life comes two years after her viral phenomenon "Alaska"
The former Pavement frontman spent 13 years making his electronic debut
KEXP’s El Sonido will be representing in Austin, Texas for this year’s SXSW on Wednesday, March 13th at Javelina.
The EP follows last year's Marauder
With his 1989 album, Prince created the formula for superhero soundtracks and gave us one of the best Joker portrayals yet.
The songs comprise the entire first side of Callahan's first record in six years
KEXP talks to founders Ben Schauland and Pete Jordan about the ups and downs of running a DIY fest and the Bash's exciting sixth year.
