Sharlese Metcalf, photographed outside KEXP's new home at Seattle Center. Credit: KELLY O

Sharlese Metcalf, photographed outside KEXPs new home at Seattle Center.

Sharlese Metcalf, photographed outside KEXP’s new home at Seattle Center. KELLY O

I have to admit, I’ve gotten pretty lazy about finding new music. It should be easy-peasy between Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and the other gazillion-trillion ways to discover new bands online, but nothing beats a human being saying, “Hey, you need to check this out.” I confess that KEXP and its army of DJs has become my crutch for that exact reason…

Kelly O—formerly a Stranger staff photographer, music writer, Drunk of the Week columnist, and more!—finished art school and a soul-crushing internship at a corporate advertising agency in Detroit,...