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Review Revue: Bootstrappers

This week's Review Revue spotlights the self-titled LP by Bootstrappers. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Throwaway Style Local Music Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: Raven Hollywood Searches for Relief on Cliche Noir

On the heels of IRL, the Seattle artist’s latest release delivers another set of deeply ruminative, off-center singer-songwriter-influenced hip-hop.


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Review Revue: The Balancing Act - Curtains

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album Curtains by The Balancing Act. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Throwaway Style Local Music

Throwaway Style: A Short List of Strongly Recommended Local Acts Playing Capitol Hill Block Party 2018

Starting tomorrow and running through Sunday is this year's Capitol Hill Block Party. In another act of civil servitude, Martin Douglas points you toward the local bands you should definitely check out this weekend.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Barmy Army - The English Disease

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album The English Disease by Barmy Army. See what KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Throwaway Style Interviews Local Music

Throwaway Style: An Interview with Rachel Ratner of Wimps

Wimps have made a fine career out of sensationalizing the mundane. On their new album Garbage People, the Seattle punk trio deliver their best collection of songs to date with topics that range from climate change to bumming a slice of cheese pizza. Martin Douglas sits down with frontwoman Rachel R…


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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: Beers, Bullwhips, and Blood, the Story of Stallion

Veterans of the Seattle rock 'n roll circuit, the reigning and defending Rock 'n Roll Champs invite Martin Douglas to their practice space for a peek into their world of blood, sweat, and beers.


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Review Revue

Review Revue: Richard Barone and James Mastro - Nuts and Bolts

This week's Review Revue spotlights the album Nuts and Bolts by Richard Barone and James Mastro. See what the KCMU DJs thought back in the day.


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Throwaway Style Local Music KEXP Premiere Album Reviews

Throwaway Style: AJ Suede Embraces the Dark Side on Darth Sueder (KEXP Premiere)

For his fourth release of 2018, one of Seattle’s greatest young rappers ventures into heretofore uncharted musical territory to spectacular results.


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Sub Pop 30th Anniversary Count-Up

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.


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