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Mustafa on Preserving Loved Ones Through His Music Jun 24, 2021

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Mustafa recently released his debut album, 'When Smoke Rises.' At its core, the album is an expression of love – love for friends he lost to gun violence, and love for his community in Regent Park, Toronto.

KEXP's Gabriel Teodros caught up with Mustafa during his recent Live on KEXP at Home session. They spoke about the connection between Regent Park and Seattle's South End, the tests of "unconditional love," healing from trauma, and the search for nuance and truth.

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Kassa Overall and His Middle School Band Teacher Discuss Lasting Lessons Jun 22, 2021

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Kassa Overall (Seattle-raised, New York-based) is a GRAMMY-nominated MC and jazz drummer. Kassa says his middle school band teacher was integral to his success and taught him life lessons he still thinks about today. His teacher, Mr. Robert Knatt, taught at Washington Middle School near the Central District in Seattle for 36 years. Kassa says he was tough and made students want to push themselves to their fullest potential, but also made room for fun along the way.

In this conversation between Kassa and his former teacher, we hear how Mr. Robert Knatt learned aspects of his teaching philosophy from his own high school band teacher. They also discuss the meaning of awards, how Mr. Knatt motivated his students, and the unique drive of Seattle musicians.

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How Indie Labels and Venues Are Reacting to NFTs Jun 17, 2021

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Some artists and musicians have been able to make millions off of NFTs. George Mocharko reports on how smaller independent labels and venues feel about the new technology.

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Left At London Explores Mental Health on Genre-Shifting Album Jun 15, 2021

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Nat Puff, known by the stage name Left At London has released her first full length album. This comes three years after her self-titled EP and the Transgender Street Legend Volume 1 and Volume 2 EPs. This new full-length album is an exploration of Left at London’s mental health. The music weaves between acoustic indie folk to pop, punk, rock, hip hop and electronica, sometimes all within one song—the switches seem to indicate different moods or mental states.

“There are some days when you are angry in a way that you can’t describe and there are some days when you’re absolutely defeated in a way you can’t describe. Then there’s manic episodes, there’s dissociative episodes, all these sorts of things I feel are unintentionally represented in the genre switches,” Puff says. “Each track represents a different part of my mental state—from suicidal ideations, to hope and healing."

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Apparently: Baby on Tour Jun 10, 2021

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Sound & Vision’s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians and performers who are juggling parenthood with their art.

On this episode, Kate Stables of This Is The Kit talks with KEXP’s Rachel Stevens about what it was like taking her baby on tour and how she released an album with her now teenage daughter during the pandemic.

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Apparently: Navigating a Toxic Music Industry as a Mother Jun 08, 2021

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Sound & Vision’s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians and performers who are juggling parenthood with their art.

On this episode, Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave discusses her new book, ‘Seeing Sideways: A Memoir of Music and Motherhood.' She talks with KEXP's Rachel Stevens about touring with four boys and navigating an industry she hates in order to do what she loves.

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Apparently: JusMoni’s Letter to Her Son Jun 03, 2021

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Sound & Vision’s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians and performers who are juggling parenthood with their art.

On this episode, Seattle musician JusMoni elaborates on the letter she wrote to her son, called A Recollection of our Becoming, which she performed as a spoken word piece for Wing Luke Museum. The piece reflects on motherhood at 16, historical trauma, and freedom of the spirit.

“Writing this letter to my son, felt really on time,” JusMoni says, “Especially digging into myself and recognizing my own traumas and realizing all the ways that that's affecting my parenting. I wanted to touch on themes without being super explicit around what the experience has been like for me to be Black and Asian. I wanted to lay out what ‘continuum' really looks like and what that looks like in our lives.”

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How New Zealand’s Music Scene Got Stronger During COVID-19 Jun 01, 2021

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New Zealand has been relatively free of COVID-19 since June 2020. It’s a rare spot in the world where live music thrived this past year. Ayisha Jaffer reports on how New Zealand focused on it’s local music scene in a way they never have before, and sees music as a key pillar to recovery once the global pandemic is over.
We also hear from Amanda Palmer who’s been living in New Zealand since the last stop of an international tour that landed her in the country in mid-March of 2020. She shares her journey and take on the country’s music scene from an outside perspective.

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Heart’s Nancy Wilson on First Solo Album May 27, 2021

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Nancy Wilson is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee who’s best known for being the singer/songwriter and guitarist of Heart. Nearly 50 years after joining Heart, the Bellevue-raised artist is out with her first solo record, ‘You and Me’.

Wilson talks about writing songs inspired by Seattle musicians we’ve lost, Heart's upcoming biopic directed by Carrie Brownstein, and more.

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Marvin Gaye’s 'What’s Going On' Resonates 50 Years Later May 25, 2021

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It’s been 50 years since the release of Marvin Gaye’s record, 'What’s Going On.' KEXP’s Larry Mizell Jr. talks with Emily Fox about the history of the record, breaks down some lesser-known tracks, and discusses how the album’s themes of police brutality, racism, addiction, and concerns about ecological disaster are still relevant today.

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