Macefielders, come out and play! That's the rallying cry for the independent music and arts festival in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood each fall. Good news for those ready - the Macefield Music Festival, named for Edith Macefield, the fiercely-independent Ballard resident who refused to sell her home to developers, just announced their 2016 lineup, which featuring many KEXP favorites like Zola Jesus, Psychic TV, Reigning Sound, Fly Moon Royalty, Erik Blood, Mommy Long Legs, Banditos, Wimps, a reunion of Hazel, and Selene Vigil from 7 Year Bitch.
The festival itself takes over the streets and clubs of Ballard on September 30 through October 2. Weekend passes are available now for the very reasonable price of $45! Get yours here.
There are so many excellent Summer music festivals in the Pacific Northwest, it’s hard to know where to invest your time and money. West Seattle Summerfest, July 8-10, is absolutely not one to miss. Besides being completely FREE, it has the best local music lineup you’re likely to find- Seattle fa…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. All this week we are celebrating Seat…
It's Pride Week and this Sunday, two can't-miss celebrations will be in full effect -- Seattle's Pride Parade and the KEXP Pride Party! Of course, no one wants to wait until Sunday to celebrate so we wanted to fill you in on some other fun Pride happenings you might be interested in leading up to t…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJ’s think you should hear. Today’s song, featured on the Aft…