Gregg Deal of Dead Pioneers talks with KEXP's Dusty Henry about growing up as the only native family in his Utah school, and more.
New York duo Armand Hammer returned with a new album last month called We Buy Diabetic Test Strips.
Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore has released a memoir called Sonic Life.
Heatmiser recently released a compilation record of early recordings called The Music of Heatmiser.
Sudan Tapes Archive is a DIY project started by Haneen Sidhamed where she digitizes and makes Sudanese music cassette tapes available to stream online.
Alex Bingham talks with Emily Fox about how the death of four loved ones in the same year led him to make an album and how music brought joy back into his life.
Black rockers in Seattle speak with contributor Mia Imani about navigating a music scene that has historically excluded them and about reclaiming a genre that many notable Black musicians helped create.
The Portland-based experimental band Grails is back with their latest album, Anches en Maat.
KEXP’s Martin Douglas reflects on travel, mortality, and life through his favorite rap album of the year, Maps by billy woods.
Rapper, singer, and writer Dessa shares a poem about how to live a life in music called “How To Stage Dive.”
Palestine Amplified is a four-part series exploring the Palestinian struggle through music.
Palestine Amplified is a four-part series exploring the Palestinian struggle through music. In this episode, we discuss the key role that artists have in liberation movements.
Karla Chubb of the Irish garage-punk band SPRINTS talks with Emily Fox about the band's debut album, Letter To Self.
Hazel Scott was a Black pianist who was classically trained at Juilliard at the age of eight and started making a name for herself while still in high school.
Emily Fox talks with Mia Dyson about the themes on her latest album, Tender Heart, including forgiveness and mental health
Charley Pride was the first Black country music singer to sign to a major record label (RCA) back in 1965.
John Vanderslice has transformed from indie rock analog purist to electronic experimentalist during his more than 20-year music career.
On the show this time, it’s a double shot of post-punk from two different bands: Huush and Chalk
KEXP’s Morgan Chosnyk talks us through this year’s Trans Musicales festival in France and shares five of her favorite live sessions KEXP captured while at the festival.
Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff talks about their new album, The Past Is Still Alive.