You may not be able to expect how little time the prolific Californian garage rock luminaries will take between albums or what their lineup will look like, but you can always be sure that you'll end up feeling like frontman John Dwyer looks: frenzied, smiling, and seemingly perpetually covered in …
Just over twenty years after their initial dissolution, Digable Planets took the stage for their longest reunion to date in 2016 and it's not only remarkable how in step with each other Butterfly, Ladybug Mecca, and Doodlebug are, but also how prescient their astute, complex lyrics and aqueous, gr…
At the end of the band's previous tour, Okkervil River leader Will Sheff returned to a Bob Dylan lyric that he's always circled back to: "He not busy being born is busy dying". With rebirth in mind, Sheff gathered a new group of musicians and created a new musical mindset that eventually…
"It was like being in a car that hit the brakes and suddenly we had all this stuff to say." After spending nearly two years on the road behind their 2013 debut Wildewoman, Lucius had plenty of stories to tell on what would become their 2016 sophomore effort Good Grief, resulting in their…
Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchinson's move from his native Scotland to Los Angeles forced both the songwriter and his bandmates to rethink their work process, but their email-driven writing process led the Glasgow quintet to refine their penchant for anthemic choruses and evocative lyrics …
KEXP celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day, commemorating the importance of Indigenous history, culture, and connection to the lands.
Inspiration can come anytime; Montreal experimental trio Big Brave can attest to that. Guitarist/vocalist Robin Wattie and guitarist Mathieu Bernard Ball began playing together in 2012 when they were roommates, Robin told us after their set. She played acoustic guitar and was working on writing son…
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…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Larry Mizell, Jr., host of Street Sounds on KEXP, in honor of Juneteenth, is "Floyd" by SPECSWIZARD, a 2020 self-released single. Hear Larry's Weekly Mix Juneteenth podcast here.
Today's Song of the Day — as chosen by DJ Gabriel Teodros and special guest, indigenous art-ivist Calina Lawrence, as part of KEXP’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day programming — is "The Social (feat. pHoenix Pagliacci)" by DJ Shub, a 2020 single on Shub Music.
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Today's Song of the Day — as chosen by DJ Gabriel Teodros and special guest, indigenous art-ivist Calina Lawrence, as part of KEXP’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day programming — is "Native New Yorker" by Dioganhdih, a 2019 self-released single.
Suquamish musician Calina Lawrence and KEXP DJ Gabriel Teodros co-curate and co-host this Indigenous Peoples Day special for 2020, sharing both some of the latest new music they are feeling along with stories and songs by Indigenous musicians that helped raise them up.
KEXP Early host Gabriel Teodros brings you an hour of new music to help calm the nerves and focus your energy in the new year. Featured artists include Navy Blue with Yasiin Bey, Ivy Sole, Native Dancer, and Seba Kaapstad.
This week's picks for Song of the Day were chosen by the Asian Pacific American staff of KEXP, spotlighting APA artists as part of our Pushing Boundaries celebration. Today's Song of the Day is “Pastel Memories” by Lionmilk, from the 2021 album I Hope You Are Well on Leaving Records.
This week's picks for Song of the Day were chosen by the Asian Pacific American staff of KEXP, spotlighting APA artists as part of our Pushing Boundaries celebration. Today's Song of the Day is “Natural Ones” by Wastewomxn, from the 2020 self-released album Wastewomxn.
This week's picks for Song of the Day were chosen by the Asian Pacific American staff of KEXP, spotlighting APA artists as part of our Pushing Boundaries celebration. Today's Song of the Day is “Climbing Clouds” by Empat Lima, a 2021 self-released single.
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This week's picks for Song of the Day were chosen by the Asian Pacific American staff of KEXP, spotlighting APA artists as part of our Pushing Boundaries celebration. Today's Song of the Day is “Breezy” by Avi Loud, from the 2021 Flower Chased the Sunshine EP on Heckworld Radio.
KEXP DJ Mike Ramos reports on the legacy of the breakdancing crew Massive Monkees.
In this episode, KEXP DJ Gabriel Teodros profiles Nasty Nes.
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by DJ Sharlese, host of Mechanical Breakdown and rotating host for Expansions, in honor of World Goth Day Extended, is "Metropolitan Boy" by Camlann, from the 2021 album Path of Wellness on Mom + Pop.
