Space Out To A New Video From Torn Hawk
A former D.C. resident, Luke Wyatt didn’t change much about his aesthetic when he left town. The video craftsman and musician…
Category: Music Videos
Can Hip-Hop Help Change The Meaning Of The Confederate Flag?
The music video from an obscure rapper named Black Native opens with a famous quotation from Martin Luther King Jr….
Bobby Bare Jr.: Tiny Desk Concert
The Nashville singer writes with acidic wit in lines worthy of his old mentor, Shel Silverstein.
Kali Uchis Sets A Release Date For ‘Por Vida,’ Drops A Teaser Video
Genre-hopping vocalist Kali Uchis has been steadily releasing videos and singles from her long-in-the-works EP Por Vida, and Monday she finally…
KEXP Presents: Meatbodies
The band lifts the riff-heavy “Mountain” from sludgy depths into a woozy, psychedelic headspace.
Watch Ex Hex’s Electric New Video For ‘Don’t Wanna Lose’
The Stains were a fictional punk band dreamed up by Lou Adler, the record producer and music mogul known for…
Daniel Lanois: Tiny Desk Concert
The producer presides over an all-instrumental, free-form trio with drummer Brian Blade and bassist Jim Wilson. Lanois never says a word, but he sculpts some serious, hypnotic sounds.
Ace Cosgrove Joins D.C.’s Mike Brown Protests In His ‘Burning Slums’ Video
“We don’t need water, let the whole slums burn/Black in society, skin isn’t fair.” That’s the hook on “Burning Slums,”…
The New Sir E.U. Video Is Not Just About Ice Cream
A member of provocatively named hip-hop collective Kool Klux Klan, Maryland rapper Sir E.U. likes to cast negative ideas in…
KEXP Presents: Alvvays
The Toronto band channels a throwback pop-rock sound that’s eternally appealing. Watch the group perform the witty, wistful “Archie, Marry Me” in the studio.
KCRW Presents: Trentemøller
The Danish producer interacts with his band in a way that’s organic and purposeful. Watch their studio performance of “Come Undone.”
opbmusic Presents: Angel Olsen
Olsen showcases her impressively agile voice before an enthralled audience at the Pickathon 2014 Woods Stage. Watch her perform “Stars.”
Watch Gogol Bordello Cover Fugazi’s ‘Blueprint’
Warning: This video contains explicit language. Free of spirit and fond of Jagermeister, Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz isn’t a…
On ‘Invisible,’ Reesa Renee Opens Up About Her Depression
After the release of her debut album Reelease in 2012, Maryland soul singer Reesa Renee went somewhat quiet. But recently…
KCRW Presents: TV On The Radio
Newly inspired and energized, the Brooklyn band rolls through “Happy Idiot” from 2014’s Seeds.
Tiny Desk Concert: HMSTR
Watch our favorite hamsters Joni and Nash rip up the floors of the Tiny Desk and play their twee-as-all-get-out holiday pop-punk song, “Snow Day.” You can’t handle the cuteness.
Haerts On World Cafe
Eccentric spelling is just one element that makes the Brooklyn electro-pop band stand out.
KEXP Presents: Thurston Moore
The former Sonic Youth singer-guitarist joins collaborators old and new for a guitar-heavy performance of “The Best Day.”
KCRW Presents: M. Ward
The singer and guitarist revisits “Hi-Fi,” from his much-loved breakthrough album, Transistor Radio.
Watch ‘Road Dawgs,’ A Mini-Documentary About Future Islands
In Road Dawgs, the members of Future Islands speak candidly about the group’s nearly decade-long career and its new-found success.