Time to break out the AquaNet, blue eyeshadow, and leg warmers. Today, we take a trip back in time on KEXP. From 6AM to 6PM, DJs John Richards, Cheryl Waters, and Kevin Cole celebrate '80s Ladies Night, a benefit for KEXP's New Home, with 12 hours of music solely from the '80s. Although the show to…
The track is the first single off their forthcoming 10th album Lucifer on the Sofa, coming out in February 2022.
Strand of Oaks and KEXP have history together, and as they took the stage they were immediately sincere and earnest in their thanks: not being from Seattle can be hard on folks, and they explained that their long involvement with the station, in particular with DJ John Richards, have been what has …
Seattle's own Chastity Belt have been relatively quiet since their 2013 debut No Regrets. Today they've shared the title track to their upcoming follow up that drops on March 24. "Time to Go Home" features a slow-burn that builds into a booming party track. [Stereogum]
The old Ballard clock tower chimed 8 o’clock Monday night and met a persistent and meandering line of excited music fans, waiting to enter the threshold of the Tractor Tavern, for the sold-out show to benefit KEXP's new home with Lucius and NAVVI. Lagunitas was on tap, with a portion of the proceed…
DJ Cheryl Waters chats with Annie Clark about her latest record, reinvention, and the fashion and aesthetics of her latest era
Following their 2014 release of "Animals With Religion" Bee Caves perform live from The Cutting Room Studios in New York City. Recorded 10/23/2014 - 4 songs: Orion, Running Home To You, Black Mason Hills, Animals With Religion.
New Orleans based artist Benjamin Booker kicks out a bluesy garage rock set on KEXP with songs from his eponymous debut full-length. Recorded 08/14/2014 - 4 songs: Have You Seen My Son?, Wicked Waters, Happy Homes, Violent Shiver.
The prolific Ecuadorian American songwriter returns with his seventh album, Far In, out today via 4AD Records.
The Puerto Rican artist weighs in on the political environment of her home country and how it inspired her latest LP.
For the first time ever in its 34-year history, SXSW is cancelled due to the coronavirus. KEXP shares a video playlist of some of the artists who were scheduled to appear so you can still discover new music from the comfort of your home.
As part of #LatinxHeritageMonth, in one of the most difficult times in modern history, KEXP partners with the Argentine Ministry of Culture and the impressive Kirchner Cultural Center to pay tribute to the new musical generation of the country. Welcome to Live on KEXP at Home with Marilina Bertoldi
The station "where the music matters" is paying tribute to the "the only band that matters" this Friday on the air, but the party doesn't stop there: on Saturday, February 6th, The Skylark in West Seattle hosts an International Clash Day Concert to benefit KEXP's New Home! Seattle favorites Polyrhy…
Coinciding with the rise in popularity and influence of American roots music, a new generation of songwriters has cropped up to transcend the stories and culture that inspired their predecessors and paint pictures of modern American life. At the forefront of this new chapter is Hurray For The Riff …
Father John Misty shares a new track today -- stream the standalone single "Pure Comedy" below, an apt look at the world today, and, as he sings, whether now's the time to bring a kid into the world or not. Director Matthew Daniel Siskin drives the message home with this collage-style video, punct…
Here we are at the end of KEXP's New Home Grand Opening: one long day, well over 7,000 guests, countless bottles of KEXP Transistor IPA, and 7 acts later, it's time for our closer. KEXP's Gathering Space has been filled to capacity since the day began, but this time the cool night air battles the e…
Poor Tom Petty. He gets no love. Actually, that's not true. He probably has lots of money and lots of people, including some prominent contemporary songwriters, do love him, but back in the day, KCMU DJs couldn't seem to be bothered even to comment on the single for "Change of Heart", which was add…
Duke Bootee, the moniker of rapper Edward Fletcher, passed away in his Savannah, Georgia home from end-stage congestive heart failure on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The news was confirmed by Fletcher’s wife Rosita to Rolling Stone. He was 69.
Say what you will about the Internet age, but this whole "global flow of instantly accessible information" thing definitely has its uses. A couple of which are pointed out by the conversation on the album cover for Hallelujah All the Way Home, the debut album by New Zealand band The Verlaines. For …
