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El Sonido: Cancioneros

Lido Pimienta: Chronicles of the Sublime

Afro-Indigenous Colombian-Canadian composer, producer, and singer Lido Pimienta shares her songbook and how she uses her musical and political crusade to honor her culture.


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Throwaway Style Features Local Music

Throwaway Style: Nada Rosa's Unforgettable Journey

The Seattle surf-pop band unpacks a lifetime's worth of experiences on their gorgeous debut album. Martin Douglas speaks to frontperson Brandi Diaz about that lifetime.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (6/26)

Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation, including this week's new releases from Geese, Militarie Gun, Cory Hanson, and more.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: JAME$ERVIN

Seattle DJ JAME$ERVIN delivers a non-stop dance party on his guest DJ mix with a seamless and unique journey through house music.


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El Sonido: Cancioneros

iLe, Villano Antillano, y Buscabulla: The New Order

In our fifth episode, Albina Cabrera heads to Puerto Rico’s current music scene and the personal songbooks of iLe, Villano Antillano, and Buscabulla.


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Midnight In A Perfect World

Midnight in a Perfect World: LP Giobbi

Oregon-based musician and activist LP Giobbi delivers a stellar guest DJ mix full of magnetic house grooves with an addictive '90s rave feel.


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Interviews

Eugene Hütz Celebrates the Strength of Ukraine in New Documentary Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story

Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello talks to KEXP about the new documentary Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story and the power of music to fight back.


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El Sonido: Cancioneros

Trueno: Hecho de barrio

We delve into the heroic movement of rap in Spanish through Argentina rapper Trueno. We look at his personal songbook and his place in a lineage of revolutionary artists.


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Album Reviews

New Music Reviews (6/12)

Music Director Don Yates shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation, including this week's new releases from Janelle Monae, Squid, Feeble Little Horse, and more.


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From the Archives:

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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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