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Upstream Music Fest + Summit 2018: Day One Recap

Featuring sets from Miguel, Little Dragon, Kyle Craft, Grace Love, Colleen Green, Mirah, and more.


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Upstream Music Fest + Summit Live Reviews

Upstream 2018: Maps & Atlases at Little London Plane (6/1)

The Barsuk band marks the release of their latest album Lightlessness Is Nothing New with a live performance during KEXP's live broadcast from Upstream Music Fest + Summit at Little London Plane.


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Live Reviews

Live Review: David Byrne at The Paramount Theater 5/24

David Byrne and stellar 12-piece band offer strong mixture of political commentary, Talking Heads favorites at The Paramount Theater.


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Live Reviews

Live Review: Iceage and Jenny Hval 5/10

Iceage and Jenny Hval perform at Nordic Heritage Center, May 10, 2018.


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Local Music Live Reviews

Corridor 2018: The Beauty of Experimental Art on a Cold February Day

This year's Corridor brought together artists locally and nationally to the soon-to-be demolished West Coast Printing for a beautiful day of experimental art across different mediums


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Local Music Live Reviews

Live Review: Three Nights with Pedro The Lion at The Tractor Tavern 12/20-22

The harsh cold air bites at my hands as I walk toward the Tractor Tavern to see Pedro The Lion play their first Seattle show in 11 years. The harshness of freezing breeze turns my thoughts to Pedro The Lion's "The Longest Winter." "In time memories fade, senses numb," the young David Bazan sings on…


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Live Reviews

Live Review: Pixies and The Orwells at the Paramount Theatre 12/3

Pixies had little to say, but lots to play at the Paramount Theatre on Sunday, December 3. The alt-rock pioneers, who formed in Boston in 1986, blazed through a 33 song set in just over an hour and a half, speaking a grand total of two words to the crowd between songs. Fans didn’t seem to care abou…


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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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