"I'm going to get all VH1 on you for a minute if you're okay with that, crowd of 85% shirtless men." Colin Meloy may be a bookworm at heart, but he's spent the last fifteen years learning how to be a rock frontman, and during The Decemberists' Saturday evening mainstage set, those skills were put t…
In recent years, the Gorge has hosted some incredible singalongs: "Skinny Love", "Seven Nation Army", "Where It's At", and "Wake Up" have all been shouted by 15,000+ people in unison to make a you-had-to-be-there festival moment. As great as all of those are, there's something special about listeni…
This week's list of new releases may be one of the shortest of the year, but it's also topped by one of the year's most anticipated scorchers. Foals rain Holy Fire with their third release, treating fans to a big new sound to match their big new label. Their third release, but first on Warner Bros.…
Next on the broadcast live from Kex Hostel at Iceland Airwaves music festival is Icelandic psych outfit Par-Ðar. Their name serving as a description for the band's sound, "PAR" is an acronym for Psychedelic Ambient Rock, and "Ðar" is the band’s made-up word for a state of enlightenment or being. Th…
Surf-influenced post-punk duo The Drums performs songs from their first record in three years, 2014's "Encyclopedia". Recorded 10/09/2014 - 4 songs: I Can't Pretend, U.S. National Park, Kiss Me Again, I Hope Time Doesn't Change Him.
Seminal alternative rock band Throwing Muses make their second visit to KEXP to perform songs from their 2013 LP "Purgatory/Paradise" -- their first new album in 10 years. Recorded 2/25/2014 - 4 songs: Sunray Venus, Freesia, Milan, Static.
Fresh off releasing one of this year's standout R&B albums, LA-based artist Rochelle Jordan shares songs from her new record 'Play With The Changes' alongside iconic jams and new favorites on her guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.
On their lavish and stirring sixth album, the Portland-via-Bay Area band explore massive life changes and adversity with arguably their most diverse set of songs. Martin Douglas explores.
Austin shoegaze outfit Letting Up Despite Great Faults share the video for the lead single off their first full-length in seven years.
2022 is coming to a close, and it's time for the KEXP DJs to share their Top Albums of the year. And don't forget to tune in this Friday, December 16th as KEXP counts down the Top 90.3 Albums of 2021, as voted on by our listeners! Will your favorites — or theirs! — make the list? Vote now!
2025 is behind us, but we're still reeling from all the great music the year gave us. We've already seen top albums from our DJs, but what about the rest of the KEXP staff? Below find lists from the behind-the-scenes crew of KEXP
In this day and age, you'd be hard-pressed to find any musician who wasn't influenced by David Bowie. KEXP has chatted with just a few, which we share below, on this one year anniversary of Bowie's passing.
Although only in its third year, the annual Summit Block Party is quickly emerging to be one of the highlights of summer on Capitol Hill!
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Seattle's Decibel Festival has just released its initial lineup, offering some of the world's best acts so far...
At 19-years-old, Parisalexa boasts more wisdom than most of us could say we did at her age on her latest EP Bloom.
For 17 years, MoPOP’s Sound Off! has highlighted the best up-and-coming musicians in the region. The 2018 event kicks off tonight, Friday, February 9th, with our first round of semi-finalists: Dreadlight, Jawzilla, Maiah Wynne, and Strawberry Mountain.
Portland songwriter Nathan Tucker shares the third volume in his series of home recordings and chats with KEXP about home recording and his hometown inspirations.
Sometimes good things must come to an end. After a year-and-a-half run, A.O. Hamer’s temporary site-specific mural has come down. We’re sad to see it go, and we appreciate the imaginative portal to Seattle Center that it provided for visitors from all over the world.
Prolific 18-year-old songwriter Justin Cheromiah emerges with his most fully realized work yet, full of all the teenage emotions you'll ever need.
This year's Sound Off! winner has a singing and songwriting voice that can turn deep-seated emotions into whirlwinds. We talk to her about Sound Off!, songwriting, and her Upstream Music Fest performance Saturday, June 2nd at 9pm
