Stand-out releases from Arcade Fire, Paul Westerberg, The New Pornographers, more.
Where would we be without Wikipedia? And by we I mean both the human race and people who write blog posts as quickly as possible about esoteric subjects. If I were trying to write this series without Wikipedia, most of my information would come from the comments written by the DJs themselves, some …
In this month's edition of In Our Headphones, KEXP's Digital Content team shares music by Asian and Pasifika artists that have been in their personal rotation lately.
KEXP’s Owen Murphy caught up with the band’s singer and songwriter Ackell, singer Paul Kelley and bassist Steve Zimmerman to talk about the things that allowed the band to come back together even though Greg kept saying the band would never happen.
A new ensemble piece inspired by a family memoir and a 78rpm record collection. The ensemble is Tari Nelson-Zagar (violin), Maria Scherer Wilson (cello), Eyvind Kang (viola), Bill Horist (guitar and prepared guitar), Stuart Dempster (trombone and conches) and Rob Millis (78RPM records).
We never would've guessed from yesterday's jaw-dropping history-making performance from Rose Windows at the site of KEXP's New Home, but the band had just endured some bad news: guitarist Chris Cheveyo had his favorite guitar — a '56 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue #67361 — stolen from his apartment. He …
Randall Dunn leads this 70's era Miles Davis tribute band with Dave Carter (trumpet), John Bush (percussion), Ollie Klomp (drums), PK (bass), Paul Moore (keys), Dara Quinn (keys), Brad Houser (bari sax), Randall Dunn (soprano sax) and Ron Stower (guitar). This Sonarchy Archive performance was reco…
It’s time again for Friday on My Mind, our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News.
Welcome to another installment in the occasional Review Revue sub-series, "Australian bands that you really should have heard of before now." (And by "you" I mean "I.") Previous installments include The Hummingbirds, Beasts of Bourbon, Paul Kelly and the Messengers, The Lime Spiders, and too many m…
Aw man, not again! On Friday night, after The Replacements' performance at Primavera Porto in Barcelona, Spain, frontman Paul Westerberg said it would be the last time they'd play together. (The band first formed in 1979, and first broke up in 1991, before their 2012 reunion.) Westerberg told the …
It's hard to believe that it's been 20 years since brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll first topped the UK charts as Orbital. Back then, raves were all the rage, but the duo never settled for mere mind-numbing dance numbers and constantly pushed their listeners with experimental loops and political ran…
Join KEXP Thursday, December 18th as we celebrate the lives and music of the artists we lost this year. It’s…
Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from Jai Paul, Stef Chura, Richard Hawley, and more.
Street Sounds is Seattle's longest running mixshow. You'll hear the hottest hip hop first along with classics and local music. We're known for breaking the new music first. Street Sounds plays all kinds of hip hop and appeals to a wide audience. Fast forward to 2008 and you have one of the best hip…
British electronic duo Orbital have announced their retirement. Brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll have been making music together since the 80's, but according to their official statement: "Nothing lasts forever and it’s time to stop." Phil wasted no time announcing his own solo project called 8:58.…
