Tuesday, April 11th is a very special edition of The Round at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center, curated by Audioasis on KEXP’s DJ Sharlese! The showcase will feature amazing female talent from the Seattle area: musicians QOQO ROBOQS, Haley Heynderickx (PDX), guest poet Imani Sims, and live painter Sie…
I was talking to KEXP engineer extraordinaire Kevin Suggs the other day, and the band Diamond Fist Werny came up in conversation. Having moved to Seattle in 2001, well after their heyday, I had never even heard the name, but apparently they were a pretty big deal around here in the '90s, doing thei…
Next on the Iceland Airwaves broadcast live from Kex Hostel was Icelandic musician Sóley. She's a long-time KEXP favorite, having already played the Airwaves broadcast four times (in 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015) as well as an intimate Kex dormitory performance in 2013. Aside from her popular solo wo…
Cheryl Waters’ latest musical collage bounces between dream states, at times soothing, others trippy, and jolting you awake when it’s time.
Larry Mizell, Jr. brings together a mix of hiphop, funk, house, rock & jazz all to help you breathe a little easier.
Today's song of the day, as chosen by Afternoon Show host Larry Mizell Jr., is "The Message Continues" by Nubya Garcia from the 2020 album 'SOURCE' on Concord.
Overnight Afrobeats host Lace Cadence takes us on a journey through current African pop music, along with a bit of old-school
Morning Show host John Richards presents a mix to wake up to, to take on the day and burn brightly when it feels like the world is already on fire.
Afternoon Show host Larry Mizell, Jr. brings a collection of new to newish music from Black artists you may not know!
Drive Time host Kevin Cole dives into Bandcamp to bring you songs from Black artists innovating today.
As host of the Northwest music show, Eva Walker made this mix locals-heavy, with artists you need to know!
Eva Walker guides us through the 20th annual (virtual!) Sound Off!
John had a terrible run before recording this podcast and from that complete disaster of a run comes inspiration and motivation for YOUR run.
Larry Mizell Jr.'s music to soundtrack your freedom to dance, love, stunt, rage, and cry. Coming soon to a federal holiday near you!
Drive Time host Kevin Cole hits the road with tunes for driving.
DJ Miss Ashley provides a sampling of some of her favorite new tunes to fit this hot, late summer vibe.
Queens-based artist SHIRT carries many titles – rapper, conceptual artist, experimentalist. These are all titles that are easy to call yourself and harder to live up to. SHIRT, of course, rises to the occasion
Join the KEXP Radioheads as we take you 200 miles through forests, over mountains, and along the sea.
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.