As the first day of Bumbershoot Music Festival kicks off, KEXP is busy preparing for our live broadcast from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge! Starting at noon you can hear performances from Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, ZZ Ward, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, Gary Numan and the Robert Gla…
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.
If you’ve seen any of their paper ads or television commercials this year, Bumbershoot's marketing slogan goes along the lines of “Possibly the most amazing lineup in the universe”. Roll your eyes if you must, but we think Bumbershoot isn’t too far off the mark. This year brings one of the best sch…
If you've seen any of their paper ads or television commercials this year, Bumbershoot's marketing slogan goes along the lines of "Possibly the most amazing lineup in the universe". Roll your eyes if you must, but we think Bumbershoot isn't too far off the mark. This year brings one of the best sch…
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 DJs think you should hear. Today’s song comes from Sub Pop su…
In 2018, KEXP celebrated the 30th anniversary of local record label Sub Pop with a four-month retrospective, "counting up" every catalog number in their vast discography of over 1,200 releases. Dig into the archives of our catalog coverage, featuring in-depth coverage on the history of their releases.