Bumbershoot 2017 Lineup Reaction Piece
[Photo courtesy of Bumbershoot’s official website] Just like last year, you can expect KXSU to have wall-to-wall coverage of Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival. This year’s show will undoubtedly...
Get Ready for Lots of Local Lovin’ at 2016’s Macefield Music Festival
Every year, Ballard hosts a slew of Pacific Northwest-native musicians, comics, and artists at Macefield Music Festival. The annual gathering of locals and visitors stands as a staple event...
Six Things I Learned From Bumbershoot 2016: A Review of the Festival
It’s been almost a week since the glorious Labor Day weekend celebration, done up Seattle-style, has ended, and it’s safe to say that I think I can finally feel...
Talking with Fly Moon Royalty: Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going
Indie-soul duo (among a variety of genres they experiment with) Fly Moon Royalty performed to a packed house on the KEXP Stage on the first day of Bumbershoot. As Adra...
KXSU Chats with Campana from COSMOS: Is There Anything This Band Can’t Do?
After winning this year’s Sound Off! at the EMP Museum back in February, we’ve seen nothing but high energy and even higher goals from the hip-hop neo-soul band, COSMOS....
Class of 2016: Bumbershoot Superlatives
Bumbershoot was a whirlwind of incredible talent and big surprises, and from seeing artists throw peppers into the audience to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis inviting the Seattle Seahawks up...
People of Bumbershoot 2016
Bumbershoot flew by so quickly, and I catch myself remembering specific aspects of the weekend like living my childhood dream by seeing Jojo in the flesh (and crying at the...
Quick Lil’ Chat-stity with Chastity Belt
Seattle local treasure Chastity Belt is my go-to Space Needle music. Specializing in a classic Seattle sound that is still distinctly their own, this all-girl band creates (at times...
Bumbershoot 2016: Day Three And I Can’t Feel Anything
Looking into the final day of Bumbershoot, and I’m pleased to say that my plans on who to see are fairly manageable…except for the 4 o’clock hour. That’s when...
You’re Going to Fall in Love with Shaprece: KXSU Talks with a Vocal Goddess
If you don’t know who Shaprece is, hunt down her music and thank us later. Her voice is absolutely divine, both on record and live. The passion she has...