Out This Week 4/19
Record Store Day may be over, but its spirit lives on this week (and every week). In fact, the Sub Pop release of The Head and the Heart‘s self-titled debut, which was available this past Saturday as...
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Pickwick at Concerts at the Mural / photo by Brittney Bollay Boy, do we have a fantastic week of music ahead. Things start off with a bang as local favorites Telekinesis play the Crocodile with The...
View Article2011 Top Ten List Spotlight: DJ Rhythma
The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top...
View Article2012 Top Ten List Spotlight: Darek Mazzone
For the rest of the year, we’ll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2012, leading up to our 2012 Top Album Countdown, as voted on by our listeners! Voting ends on Friday, December 21st, so let...
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photo by Brittney Bollay If any weekend were to officially signal the start of the Spring/Summer Concert Festival season in the Northwest it has to be Sasquatch Music Festival weekend! Running from...
View ArticleAlbum Reviews: Niger Sounds from Bombino and Etran Finatawa
Sometimes it’s the simplest words that stop you cold. Soft-spoken Tuareg artist Omara ‘Bombino’ Moctar proved this to me on a stiflingly hot summer evening at the 2012 Pickathon Festival backstage. I...
View Article2013 Top Ten List Spotlight: Darek Mazzone
For the rest of the year, we’ll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2013, leading up to our 2013 90.3 Top Album Countdown! Tune in on Thursday, December 19th for KEXP’s One-Day Radio Rally as we...
View ArticleMusic That Matters: The World Is a Beautiful Musical Place
Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the...
View ArticleSong of the Day: Bombino – Akhar Zaman (This Moment)
Kevin Cole with Bombino // photo by Melissa Wax Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP...
View ArticleLive Video: Bombino
Photo by Melissa Wax (view set) For Bombino, making music is not only a form of expression – it is also a political statement. Born in Agadez, Niger, a small desert town in the Tuareg region of Africa,...
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