Best New Bands » KEXP http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Katie Kate Changes for No One http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/katie-kate-changes-for-no-one/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/katie-kate-changes-for-no-one/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:53:20 +0000 Seattle – On one of the first truly sunny days in March (Seattle isn’t just rain, folks), I was driving with the windows down and listening to 90.3 KEXP. A song started to play that instantly captivated me with its beat, attitude, and lyrics, “I am set in stone, I am Rushmore…I change for no

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