One of Iceland's most popular musical exports, after Björk and Sigur Rós, has to be Of Monsters & Men. We were fortunate to discover this talented young band early and capture them on video as they practiced for their first ever performance at Icelandic Airwaves Festival back in 2010. They've s…
In this month's edition of In Our Headphones, KEXP's Digital Content team share the music that's resonating with them right now.
Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada delves into the musical roots of Latin America and how she preserves the legends of folklore by blending them with current musical inspirations.
Guest Mark Gerome Walters, Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, speaks with Diane Horn about his book “Seven Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them.”
Guest Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, speaks with Diane Horn about his book "The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them."
On the show this time, it’s the multi-genre dance music of London’s Ibibio Sound Machine. Ibibio Sound Machine is one of our favorite bands. We met them when they first played on our live broadcast for International Clash Day from London
Staten Island's The Budos Band tore through a tight set of instrumental funk and soul tinged with a heavy, ominous dose of retro stoner metal. Their set on the Sasquatch main stage drew heavily on their latest album Burnt Offering. This fourth release is a marked departure for the eight-piece band,…
Since we first heard them four years, Capsula have thrilled us with on blazing performance after another. The Argentinian, by way of Spain, band returned to Seattle his past December and since they had already previewed their stellar 2013 album, Solar Secrets, last time we had them in, this time th…
Indigenous saxophonist, composer, and Dap-Kings member Cochemea shares a beautiful guest DJ mix full of spiritual jazz songs that "hold multiple worlds, evoking a deep feeling of histories and memory embedded within them."
KEXP is excited to help present the 2018 Ballard SeafoodFest, July 13-15, with The Moondoggies, All Them Witches, and more.
In this special edition of Add to Cart, KEXP spotlights the plight of independent music venues in Seattle and things you can buy to help support them.
Whether it's their surroundings, the air, the water, the isolation or a communal appreciation of the arts, something has given Icelanders a lock on creating otherworldly sonic landscapes. Sigur Rós and Björk are of course the most famous of them, but if you've been listening to KEXP's broadcasts fr…
Despite their being named after my favorite brand of pants and the fact that I loved me some poppy punk rock music in my early teens, I don't believe I ever got into The Dickies. Maybe they were just a little too goofy for me, or maybe I was so busy with the output of Dischord and Lookout! Records …
"It's what turns the kids on," guitarist and vocalist Chuck Cleaver said, defending a bit of questionable narrative during a recent in-studio. We've been fans of Wussy since their first LP, but this year's Attica! is easily one of the year's best. Even if the kid's aren't listening to it, we're gla…
In this month's edition of In Our Headphones, KEXP's Digital Content team share the music that's resonating with them right now.
In this month's edition of In Our Headphones, KEXP's Digital Content team share the music that's resonating with them right now.
In this month's edition of In Our Headphones, KEXP's Digital Content team share the music that's resonating with them right now.
Notable adult punk rocker Martin Douglas speaks with the Olympia "adult-punk" band about their past life together, the spiritual drain of having to work for a living, and what being punk means to them.
The IDLES lead vocalist talks finding strength in opening himself up after a year of hardships and the desire to be a better person. Tune in to hear them on KEXP Oct. 4 at 9:30 a.m..
We caught up with Seattle's local cassette label Den Tapes to talk about their 4th anniversary and how cassettes have created a lasting and supportive music community for them and vice versa.
