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Thursday Music News

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: May 2, 2013

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis made an appearance on The Colbert Report last night to play “Same Love” and also dish on various questions about their independent release of The Heist, the music biz, fame, and how hip-hop is evolving from its misogynistic and homophobic past. Colbert asks the poignant question “Old rap people say thingsRead more...

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Sub Pop announces Silver Jubilee Initial Line-Up

By KEXP | Published: April 10, 2013

Celebrating 25 years as not only a Seattle but a national institution, local label Sub Pop is throwing a party on Saturday, July 13th, in the historic (and industrial) Georgetown neighborhood and we’re all invited. The Silver Jubilee is free to all and features, as was announced today, an incredible initial lineup. Here to introduceRead more...

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Album Review: Vox Mod - SYN-ÆSTHETIC

By David Einmo | Published: March 29, 2013

While space may be the final frontier, the cosmos also appear to be the creative studio of electronic producer Scot Porter, a.k.a. Vox Mod. On the debut full-length, SYN-ÆSTHETIC, Vox Mod’s galactic production and otherworldly synths hover over beats launched from sci-fi sequencers transporting listeners on a sonic joyride. Joining the voyage is a diverse groupRead more...

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Friday Music News

By Jacob Webb | Published: March 22, 2013

Only 14 months after the release of their sixth album, Valtari, Sigur Ros have announced details about their seventh. Entitled Kveikur (which roughly translate to “priming” in English), the nine track effort will arrive on June 18th via XL Recordings. Now a trio after the departure of multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson, the band will tour extensivelyRead more...

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Live Around Town This Week

By Jason Kinnard | Published: December 24, 2012

Just a few shows this week. Why? Because it’s Christmas! Two nights of The Dusty 45s at Tractor Tavern on Friday and Saturday, and two nights with Shabazz Palaces and TheeSatisfaction at Neptune Theatre. For the list of shows for the week check below: Friday, December 28, 2012 The Dusty 45s, Redneck Girlfriend, Side Saddle, The Rainieros atRead more...

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Live at KEXP Volume Eight: Shabazz Palaces - A Mess, The Booth That Soaks In Palacian Musk

By KEXP | Published: December 7, 2012

Available only until the end of the year, Live at KEXP Volume Eight features one-of-a-kind, exclusive live tracks from some of the past year’s greatest artists -- some well known, others just discovered. All of the bands featured on this compilation have donated their profits to support listener-powered KEXP, and all proceeds benefit the station.Read more...

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Friday Music News

By Hallie Santo | Published: November 2, 2012
photo by Dave Lichterman

“We bloody won the Mercury!!!” Alt-J announced on Facebook yesterday. The band’s debut album, An Awesome Wave, had won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, an award for the best UK album of the year. And they’re in good company, too: over the past twenty years, the prize has gone to classic albums like Portishead’s Dummy andRead more...

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KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Day 2: Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction

By KEXP | Published: November 1, 2012

Anyone from Seattle knows that this double bill is about as good as it gets. Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction both have exploded onto the Seattle scene in the last two years with excellent LP releases on Sub Pop Records. The two are a symbiotic connection - a yin and yang of sorts. Shabazz Palaces’ BlackRead more...

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Countdown Predictions: Hip hop

By DJ El Toro | Published: October 1, 2012

Wondering where a certain record might land in KEXP’s countdown of the top albums of the last 40 years? You’re not the only one. KEXP reached out to some of our favorite Seattle music writers and asked them to predict what records they anticipated seeing in the voter final results. These aren’t personal Top TenRead more...

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Music News: Iceland Airwaves announces Shabazz Palaces, THEESatisfaction, and more!

By Jim Beckmann | Published: July 5, 2012

The lineup for the 2012 Iceland Airwaves festival just keeps getting better and better! As if the bands already announced weren’t good enough -- Dirty Projectors, Daughter, Exitmusic, Poliça, Sigur Ros -- 20 more bands have been added to the roster, including local artists Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction, who continue the ongoing bond between IcelandRead more...

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