Bumbershoot 2015, Day 1: Atmosphere, Cake, Flying Lotus and Grace Love & The...
Photo by Matthew B. Thompson Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival was in a time of fairly major transition in 2015, as it entered its 44th year. Many long time fans of the festival wondered how the...
View ArticleBumbershoot Day 2: Israel Nash, Chimurenga Renaissance, The Melvins, Lee...
photo by Dave Lichterman The weather was still shades of gray on Sunday, but overall promised to cooperate a bit more than the deluge of Saturday. The second day of Bumbershoot kicked off with the big,...
View ArticleBumbershoot 2015, Day 3: Hey Marseilles, The Grizzled Mighty, Peaches, Built...
Bumbershoot Day 3 (photo by Matthew B. Thompson) The final day of Bumbershoot 2015 finally saw sunshine and good weather all around. Maybe the crowds could sneak in one more summer festival after all,...
View ArticleDecibel Festival 2015, Day 1: Nicolas Jaar, IG88 and Stimmhalt at Showbox at...
(all photos by Victoria Holt. view set) Decibel Festival has spent the last 11 years building a movement. This is no run of the mill, mindless EDM party. Instead, Decibel is a unique multi venue music,...
View ArticlePhotos: SMooCH 2015 Benefit Brings in Big Bucks
all photos by Morgen Schuler (view complete set) SMooCH was a smashing success. This year the Nordstrom family, with the help of KEXP, Sub Pop Records, and many generous donors, raised nearly $3...
View ArticleOutside Lands Music Festival 2016, Day 1
photo by Morgen Schuler Cool, cloudy. Evening rain giving way to a damp smell of eucalyptus, wood chips, cigarettes, weed, and fried foods. The crowd at Golden Gate Park’s polo field is sparse in the...
View ArticleOutside Lands Music Festival 2016, Day 2
photo by Morgen Schuler Everyone says that Outside Lands is cold. Well, it turns out that everyone is right. Today temperatures peaked at 56 degrees, a difficult temperature to adjust to in early...
View ArticleOutside Lands Music Festival 2016, Day 3
Outside Lands fest-goers taking selfies // photo by Morgen Schuler Outside Lands offers more than just music // photo by Victoria Holt Reviews written by Isaac Kaplan-Woolner [IKW], Victoria Holt [VH],...
View ArticleSMooCH 2016 Rocks, Helps Raise $3 Million for Sick and Needy Kids
Father John Misty at SMOOCH 2016 (photos by Alan Lawrence, see full set here) This year’s SMooCH benefit was a huge success, bringing in more than $3 for uncompensated care. The feel-good fundraising...
View ArticleBuild Your Music Brand as KEXP’s Free Artist Education Workshops Kick off...
Calling all musicians looking to take your band and brand to the next level! KEXP, in partnership with Upstream Music Festival + Summit and MoPOP, is kicking off our Mastering The Hustle artist...
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