KEXP's Kevin Cole retires and reflects on his friendship with Prince ahead of Purple Rain's 40th Anniversary Angela King Play AudioListen 8 mins
Long-time Seattle DJ reflects on 40 years of 'Purple Rain' and his friendship with Prince How does one collect 100,000 albums? If you're Kevin Cole, you spend 50 years in radio, and a lot of your childhood in the local record store. Angela King Play AudioListen 8 mins
Serenade me, Seattle: Help KUOW web editor Katie Campbell rebuild her music library Give me your favorite local and regional picks plus a wildcard. Katie Campbell
Fastbacks, Karp, and Murder City Devils: Seattle serenaded KUOW with its indie roots KUOW web editor Katie Campbell is rebuilding her Spotify library, and dozens of you fine KUOW readers stepped up to help. Katie Campbell
Seattle's underground rave scene is raging, from underpasses to rooftops These days you can pay big bucks to go to a rave in Seattle, usually at a nightclub or even a stadium. But many ravers in town are looking for secret, underground shows. We went out to find these supposed "renegades." Casey Martin Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle Opera brings the spiritual to the stage in 'Jubilee' A new opera called "Jubilee" based on the Fisk University Jubilee Singers makes its world debut this month with the Seattle Opera. Alec Cowan Diana Opong
Under the bridge: Seattle's renegade raves Somewhere hidden deep in the snarl of train tracks and warehouses of Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, there's live music that makes the ground shake. Tucked beneath a bridge is the dusty, gravel lot music lovers whisper about online. Casey Martin Megan Farmer Teo Popescu
'Gunk Pop' tops 2024 Seattle critics music poll The Seattle Times, once again this year, invited local music writers, DJs, and playlist curators to submit their favorite local music albums of the year. The votes are tallied up, and the Times has released the results in the best Washington albums of 2024 list. Seattle Times music writer Michael Rietmulder curated the list sat down with KUOW’s Kevin Kniestedt to talk about the top three albums. Kevin Kniestedt Play AudioListen 8 mins
Remembering KYAC: the Seattle Black-owned radio station that felt like home If you wanted to hear soul music in Seattle circa 1970, there was one local station that would never disappoint: KYAC. For Black History Month, producer Lauren Williams went back in time to 1970s Seattle to ask folks about what it was like to work at and listen to KYAC during its heyday. Lauren Williams Libby Denkmann
Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party will go 21+ this year. Here's the lineup When the Capitol Hill Block Party returns to Seattle in July, it will be for crowds 21 and older for the first time in the music festival's history. Dyer Oxley
