Latest Articles

Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Sotomayor

Mexico City-based sibling duo Sotomayor share a guest DJ mix full of vibrant Afro-Latin rhythms and progressive electronic beats that reflects the addictive sound featured on their recent album Orígenes.


Read More
Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Drive-In Concerts Banned in Washington State

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with Neil Juneja and Joe Cole of Covert Bat about drive-in concerts, which were recently banned in Washington State due to COVID-19.


Read More
Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: DJ El Toro

Former beloved KEXP DJ El Toro aka Kurt B. Reighley returns to our airwaves to serve up a tasty guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World featuring eclectic and obscure gems he's spun at Pickathon Music Festival in years past.


Read More
Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: TSHA

Emerging London-based electronic producer and DJ TSHA shares a magnetic guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that showcases her affinity for lush, propulsive, and addictive house music.


Read More
Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Chiiild

Enigmatic Montreal-based artist Chiiild showcases the diverse addictive influences that helped fuel the magnetic sound of his debut EP Synthetic Soul on his guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World.


Read More
Sound and Vision

Sound & Vision: Fair Trade Music on Transparency in the Music Industry

Sound & Vision host Emily Fox spoke with Nate Omdal of Fair Trade Music about the organizations goals and how the COVID-19 pandemic is showing the need for more transparency in the music industry.


Read More
Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Noel Brass Jr.

Seattle-based musician Noel Brass Jr. shares some of his favorite cuts in his deep record collection for a moody late-night Midnight In A Perfect World DJ mix that taps into a beautiful and soulful psychedelic zone.


Read More
Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: DJ Suspence

Seattle-based DJ, producer, and curator Spencer Manio dons his DJ Suspence hat for a brilliant double-sided mix that includes the high-energy 1990 North Seattle House Party soundtrack on Side A and more introspective 2020 South Seattle Couch Party on Side B.


Read More
Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight In A Perfect World: Wajatta

Reggie Watts and John Tejada have joined forces for their collaborative project Wajatta and they deliver a hypnotic guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World that leans into their love of deep house grooves and lush minimal tech-house rhythms.


Read More

From the Archives:

subpopluv_sq.jpg

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.


screaming_fopp.jpg
dothebeast.jpg
giveup_10.jpg
sundogs.jpg