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Local Venues On The Return Of Live Music and COVID Safety

Seattle has become the first city in the nation to hit a 70% full vaccination rate for those ages 12 and over. KEXP's Emily Fox caught up with a few local venues to see what things will look like when live music returns.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Anchorsong

Tokyo-born, London-based electronic producer Anchorsong shares a beautifully diverse guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that brings together different sounds and styles from all over the world.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Pamcy

Manila-based DJ and electronic producer Pamcy shares a dreamy guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World full of fluid, melodic, and addictive house jams.


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The History & Future of Seattle-Based Japanese Restaurant Bush Garden

Bush Garden is a Japanese restaurant that opened in Seattle’s Chinatown International District more than 60 years ago. The owner, Karen Sakata, and Cynthia Brothers of Vanishing Seattle spoke on Sound & Vision to talk about the history of the space and its future.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Kero Kero Bonito

Beloved London-based trio Kero Kero Bonito explore the outer fringes of experimental ambient and "Fourth World Synth Pop" on their evocative and transportive guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Christian Rich

The project of Chicago-born, Nigeria-raised twin brothers Kehinde and Taiwo Hassan, Christian Rich showcase their eclectic style on a kaleidoscopic guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that's full of nostalgic surprises.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Maral

Los Angeles-based Iranian-American producer and DJ Maral boldly stitches together a wide array of musical styles from all over the world on her adventurous guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


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From a Japanese Internment Camp to Broadway, Hollywood, and Activism: Nobuko Miyamoto Shares Her Story in Album

KEXP's Sound & Vision speaks to Nobuko Miyamoto, whose latest album, 120,000 Stories, was named after the approximate number of people who were sent to Japanese internment camps during World War II.


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Midnight In A Perfect World: Ya Tseen

Fresh off his debut release as Ya Tseen for Sub Pop Records, Alaska-born Indigenous artist Nicholas Galanin shares a guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that taps into the diverse, soulful, and magnetic sound of his own music.


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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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