Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with Ben London, executive director of the non-profit Black Fret in Seattle, about new ways to support musicians.
The conceptual artist spoke with Sound & Vision host Emily Fox about asking other Black artists about their origin stories, how they heal themselves and to describe a world where they're loved, safe and valued.
Sound & Vision contributor Mia Imani reflects on Black Spirituality in music across generations, from Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane to Flying Lotus and Solange.
Street Sounds Host, Rapper, Producer, and DJ Stas THEE Boss reflects on Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott, and using music to tell stories for Black History Month
The poet and playwright spoke with host Emily Fox about his work as a part of Sound & Vision’s series on poetry.
KEXP's Owen Murphy talks to the shoegaze/goth/rock Seattle duo The Black Ferns.
For Black History Month, KEXP asked our specialty show DJs to pick an outstanding African American artist in their genre. Larry Mizell Jr., host of Street Sounds on KEXP, chose rap icon Ice Cube.
Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with the Seattle native about growing up the child of Seattle's earliest hip hop groups and moving to Israel.
On the 25th anniversary of an album called In Gods You Lust, KEXP's Eva Walker talks to the all-black rock-grunge-reggae fusion band from Seattle that almost made it in the '90s until a national record deal went sour.
Jackie Shane was a Black trans soul singer who performed in the 60s. In 1971, she walked away from her career and basically disappeared.
If drama is the key to art, then look no further than Austin band The Black Angels. The group is a collection of eerie organs, guitar riffs and vocals that, when combined, sound like a mash-up of Tame Impala, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors and DJ Shadow. Their recent live set at The Triple Door was …
It's not so bright Underneath the Rainbow — at least not the way Black Lips tell it — but their seventh LP still has its share of sonic gold. The Atlanta garage-punks continue to sharpen their songwriting with a bluesier take on their sound while losing none of their attitude or swagger. During a r…
Xenia Rubinos' evocative, electrifying voice is a singular one to say the least, and in her sophomore album, this year's Black Terry Cat, she has a set of songs that have just as broad of a musical spectrum. Painting with a hard-to-categorize set of sounds drawing from R&B to punk, Rubinos' re…
Brooklyn indie synth rock band Small Black stopped by Seattle this past weekend in support of their great new record Limits of Desire (you can grab the lead single "Free At Dawn" from our Song of the Day podcast here). With Limits of Desire, Small Black grow the fuzzy enveloped psychedelia of their…
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…
The first episode of KEXP’s Sound & Vision podcast features: Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, on the role that distance running has played in his life and struggles with alcohol abuse. Exoneree Amanda Knox, on the role music played during her time incarcerated in an Italian prison. US Congresswo…
Variety Mix host Troy Nelson takes you on a musical escapade showcasing new music that deserves to be heard, featuring new songs from Small Black, Wand, Georgia and more! 1. Sharkmuffin - Mondays 2. Beach Baby - No Mind No Money 3. Small Black - Boys Life 4. Daughn Gibson - Shatter You Through 5…
Seattle native and conceptual artist Mia Imani introduces us to Octavia Butler’s teachings and musicians whose songs explore time travel, space, and Black liberation on Earth and beyond.
Larry Mizell, Jr., host of Friday night’s Street Sounds, reflects on yet another death in the Black community, discusses the power of music to spread a message, and shares the songs he turns to during these times.
Next month, New York City's Museum of Modern Art will open an interactive exhibit celebrating Icelandic songstress Björk. The retrospective, which runs until June, will "chronicle her career through sound, film, visuals, instruments, objects, costumes, and performance." Below, she's shared a brief…
