KEXP Presents Music That Matters

A party in the Bronx on August 11th, 1973 is widely considered to be the birthplace of hip-hop. The art form has since touched every corner of our world and evolved into one of the most significant cultural forces today. This year, on hip-hop's 50th anniversary, we're giving it a proper tribute.  50 Years of Hip-Hop is KEXP's newest podcast. Hosted by Larry Mizell Jr, the series highlights a different year of rap history each week. Jumping around the timeline from 1973 to today, expect personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture. New episodes drop every Wednesday starting February 1.  Subscribe to 50 Years of Hip-Hop now and learn more at KEXP.org.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Runcast's Season 1 finale brings you an incredible lineup of songs and inspirational quotes from the heart and mind of DJ and runner John Richards. Whether it's to power you through a long run, or just a long day, take this Runcast with you to know that you are not alone.  Lydia Ramsey - I Will Wait For You Alec Shaw - Spinning Broken Bells - We're Not In Orbit Yet... Secret Machines - Underneath the Concrete  Röyksopp - Speed King Editors - Vibe Dazy - Peel Screensaver - Repeats    Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - When the Lights Go Raw Poetic - Ralph Ellison Silversun Pickups - Hereafter (Way After) Art d'Ecco - Midlife Crisis Preoccupations - Fix Bayonets!   Rolling Blackouts Coast Fever - Tidal River The Beths - Knees Deep Say She She - Pink Roses Nilufer Yanya - Stabilise Doss - Jumpin' Röyksopp - The Night (feat. Alison Goldfrapp) Cumulus - Sunbeam Bright Eyes - Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) Rocky Votolato - Little Black Diamond Kraus - Anyone The Mary Veils - Bone Blossom Green Holm - Intelligent Moves Miss Grit - Like You Bambara - Birds Courting - Tennis   Bill Callahan - Coyotes Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A running mixtape of motivational songs from our hearts to yours, featuring a portion of our favorite songs to run to this year.  Jungle - Keep Moving Sudan Archives - Selfish Soul Santigold - High Priestess Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity The Black Angels - El Jardin Beach House - Once Twice Melody Spiritualized - The Mainline Song Nation of Language - The Grey Commute Mt Fog - Behind a Silent Door Automatic - New Beginning Dazy & Militarie Gun - Pressure Cooker The Beths - Silence is Golden Camp Cope - Running with the Hurricane  Aeon Station - Fade ODESZA - The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette) Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inspiring stories, infused with hope, of listeners sharing what this Runcast means to them. One who runs to keep illness at bay. Another who just said goodbye to their best friend and how this community makes them feel “not alone.” Plus, an ending that surprised us all!  Small Paul - Mountain Night Shop - Let Me Let It Go Big Joanie - In My Arms Wild Pink - ILYSM Precocious Neophyte - AIWA Melts - Outlier SPICE - Recovery Beacon - Can't Turn Back Winter - Atonement (feat. Hatchie) The Black Angels - El Jardin NNAMDÏ - Dedication Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Songs to get you inspired to run, no matter what kind of run you are on, because once you take that first step, well, you're a runner and you are not alone!  Spiritualized - Always Together With You Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Spitting Off the Edge of the World (feat. Perfume Genius) The Beths - Silence is Golden Beach Bunny – Entropy Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Go On The Folk Implosion - Had Enough Nikki Lane - First High Death Valley Girls - When I'm Free Mt Fog - Behind a Silent Door The Churchhill Garden - Always There High Vis – Blending Marlon Wiliams - River Rival Hovvdy – Town Holy Ship - Beyond Frames Hermanos Gutiérrez - El Bueno Y El Malo Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Richards will be back with a brand new mix on Friday, August 26th.  In the meantime, learn more about 50 years of KEXP at KEXP.org/50. And check out KEXP's other podcasts, Sound & Vision, Song of the Day, Live on KEXP and Fresh off the Spaceship.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Runcast was recorded at the annual Ragnar race in Washington and stars The KEXP Radioheads (aka KEXP's John Richards, Kevin Cole, Morgan Chosnyk and Ken Tarleton, Sub Pop's Megan Jasper, and friends Danielle Henty and Terry Novak). Between legs of their 36-hour, 200-mile race, the runners share their favorite songs to motivate you to get moving and keep moving.  Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine The Vega Bodegas - All My Fish Are Dead James and the Cold Gun - The Long Way Home Built to Spill - Gonna Lose Kyle Craft - Pentecost WOOZE - I'll Have What She's Having Smokey Brights - Flash Your Lights (Rudy Willingham Remix) Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity Amyl and the Sniffers - I'm Not a Loser The Go! Team - Everyone's A V.I.P. To Someone Parts & Labor - Nowheres Nigh Ginger Runner - Tall Trees, Tough Trails Tacocat - I Love Seattle Cassandra Jenkins - Hard Drive TORRES - Dressing America Kevin Morby - This Is A Photograph Stef Chura - Method Man Yellow Ostrich - Marathon Runner Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, John passes the mic to another KEXP DJ and long-time runner, Kevin Cole. He brings a mix of music to motivate, inspire, and awkwardly pump your fists in the air, featuring tracks from IDLES, Jungle, Ibibio Sound Machine, and The Vega Bodegas.  The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble - Time To Rebuild Penelope Isles - Play It Cool (Alt Mix) Oceanator - Beach Days (Alive Again) Hazel English - Summer Nights Supercrush - Perfect Smile TORRES - Thirstier Francis of Delirium - The Funhouse Confidence Man - Holiday Jungle - Keep Moving Stars - Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It Ibibio Sound Machine - Protection From Evil Public Service Broadcasting - Go! Sleigh Bells - Locust Laced The Vega Bodegas - Welcome to Slow Cooker Body Type - Buoyancy IDLES - The New Sensation Camilla Munck - Blessed Be Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Musical notes, inspiring quotes, and songs that make you float from Sneaker Pimps, Automatic, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, and more. S. Carey - Break Me Open Zola Jesus - Lost Automatic - Skyscraper Working Men's Club - Widow HAAi - Baby, We're Ascending First Hate - Commercial Good Looks - Vision Boards The Reds Pinks and Purples - Let's Pretend We're Not In Love Sneaker Pimps - So Far Gone (feat. Simonne Jones) Tempers - Nightwalking Seratones - Pleasure Dylan Moon - Deep Time The Haunted Youth - Shadows Pom Pom Squad - Popular (feat. Matthew Caws of Nada Surf) Rural Alberta Advantage - CANDU Papercuts - Lodger Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's John Richards joins you on your journey to run with songs from KEXP favorites like Kevin Morby, Santigold, Warpaint, and more. On this mix, John shares how running helps him maintain both his physical and mental health, with the right music to keep motivated. As author and runner Christopher McDougall says, “We run when we're scared, we run when we're ecstatic, we run away from our problems and run around for a good time.” Kevin Morby - "A Random Act of Kindness" Wild Pink - "Q Degraw" Porridge Radio - "The Rip" Matthew Dear - "Talking Sleep" Dazy & Militarie Gun - "Pressure Cooker" Santigold - "High Priestess" Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - "Blood in the Snow" Warpaint - "Champion" Sudan Archives - "Selfish Soul" Automatic - "New Beginning" Fontaines DC - "Roman Holiday" Bodega - "Thrown" Yard Act - "The Overload" Working Men's Club - "Circumference" F!res - "Into the Storm" Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the first episode of this season, John Richards talks about the joys of getting back into races and running with other people, but ultimately, the importance of running for yourself. Runners of all levels will feel welcome with the dynamic mix of high-energy, emotional and propulsive tracks designed to keep you running, featuring artists like Mitski, Toro y Moi and Dehd. Camp Cope - Running with the Hurricane Aeon Station - Fade Nation of Language - The Grey Commute Beach House - Once Twice Melody Hatchie - This Enchanted Mitski - The Only Heartbreaker Lucius - Next To Normal Odesza - The Last Goodbye Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity Doss - Jumpin' Toro y Moi - Magazine (feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis) Spiritualized - The Mainline Song The Hunt - I Can't Stand Dehd - Bad Love Widowspeak - Everything is Simple Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We believe that everyone who runs should have a great soundtrack. Not one curated by an algorithm, but one that's hand-picked by a DJ who runs too. The Runcast with John Richards brings you a dynamic mix of music and inspiration to keep you company and motivate you on your run, no matter what your level. Subscribe right here, and enjoy new episodes every two weeks starting June 3, 2022. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In case you missed the announcement, The Runcast is returning, right here, on June 3rd! Email us at runcast@kexp.org if you have questions, feedback, or guest suggestions for the new season, launching in just ONE WEEK. Today, John stops by for a few reminders before replaying Volume 25 of the Runcast from 2021: In his final Runcast of the year – and KEXP's final episode of The Weekly Mix – John goes freeform to create a very personal Runcast just for you. Listen for advice, motivation, inspiration, and incredible music to power your run. 1. The Antlers - Solstice 2. Big Red Machine - Phoenix (feat. Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell) 3. Big Red Machine - The Ghost of Cincinnati 4. Public Service Broadcasting - Blue Heaven (feat. Andreya Casablanca) 5. The Shivas - Undone 6. The Parrots - You Work All Day And Then You Die 7. Tycho & Benjamin Gibbard - Only Love 8. Fort Romeau - Control 9. Tycho - Pink & Blue 10. Bad Bad Hats - Walkman 11. Mac McCaughan - Dawn Bends 12. Dummy - Daffodils 13. The Violent Hearts - Everything and Nothing 14. Lord Huron - Time to Run Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In case you missed the announcement, The Runcast is returning, right here, on June 3rd! Email us at runcast@kexp.org if you have questions, feedback, or guest suggestions for the new season, launching in just two weeks. Today, John shares details on the new season before replaying Volume 24 of the Runcast from 2021: This edition of the Runcast is hosted by John Richards and powered by incredible music and quotes from the likes of Confucius, Danny Rojas from Ted Lasso, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. As Emerson said, "Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage." 1. Bartees Strange - Going Going 2. Dinosaur Jr - Garden 3. TORRES - Thirstier 4. The Joy Formidable - Chimes 5. Film School - Superperfection 6. Flyying Colours - Big Mess 7. Foxing - Where the Lightning Strikes Twice 8. Songhoy Blues - Worry 9. Kele - Between Me and My Maker  10. Yves Tumor - Jackie 11. Binki - Clay Pigeon 12. Lala Lala - DIVER 13. Shamir - Running 14. Wet Leg - Chaise Longue 15. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Cold as Weiss 16. Geowulf - Round and Round Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Take your running shoes out of storage and start planning your next route because The Runcast is returning, right here, on June 3rd! With three weeks until the new episode, John shares details on this summer's series before replaying Volume 23 of the Runcast from 2021: John reads listeners' stories of hope amidst a pandemic, divorce, and more, showing how the runcast has inspired them, which in turn, inspires him.  1. Mint Julep - A Rising Sun  2. Efterklang - Living Other Lives 3. Piroshka - V.O. 4. José González - Head On 5. Ducks Ltd. - As Big As All Outside 6. Night Beats - New Day 7. Ages and Ages - Light Goes Out 8. Ora the Molecule - Die To Be A Butterfly 9. Mumu Fresh - Work 10. Nation of Language - Across That Fine Line 11. Liars - Big Appetite 12. PRONOUN -  I WANNA DIE BUT I CAN'T (CUZ I GOTTA KEEP LIVING) 13. Split Single - Satellite 14. Shine - Stare Into the Sun 15. Deep Sea Diver - Stop Pretending 16. MAN ON MAN - Stohner Email us at runcast@kexp.org if you have questions, feedback, or guest suggestions for this year's season of The Runcast with John Richards. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the Black Constellation? If you know, you'll want to listen to this podcast. If you don't, you'll want to listen, too. "Fresh off the Spaceship" is the newest podcast from KEXP, telling the story of the highly influential yet scarcely documented artist collective. The Black Constellation has included such varied musical acts as Shabazz Palaces, THEESatisfaction, Ya Tseen and Porter Ray. Hosted by KEXP's Larry Mizell Jr. and Martin Douglas, each episode in this 10-part series takes listeners on an audio journey connecting the stars of the Constellation, shedding light on their art and their ethos along the way. New episodes come out every Friday from March 18 - May 27, 2022. Find out more at KEXP.org/fresh-off-the-spaceship. Watch a video version of the trailer and explore more work from the artists of the Constellation on KEXP's Fresh off the Spaceship YouTube playlist. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we bring you an episode of KEXP's Live on KEXP podcast featuring an exclusive session with Japanese Breakfast. There are many negative ways one could sum up 2021 but one shining bright positive title we can give it is "The Year of Michelle Zauner." The Oregon-born artist is probably best known as Japanese Breakfast and released the stellar album Jubilee this June but is also now an acclaimed author with the release of the New York Times bestseller Crying in H Mart in April.  For this episode of Live on KEXP we share a clip of Zauner's conversation with Cheryl Waters about how writing the book exorcised the pain and trauma so that she could portray the joy felt on Jubilee. Zauner then plays four tracks from Jubilee plus one from her side project with Crying's Ryan Galloway, BUMPER. Recorded June 21, 2021. Songs performed: Kokomo, IN Tactics Be Sweet Savage Good Boy Ballad O Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube For a new KEXP session delivered to your feed every week, including recent favorites like Bachelor, José González, Arlo Parks, Yu Su, and Little Simz, subscribe to Live on KEXP wherever you listen to podcasts. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we bring you an exclusive interview with Tori Amos, from KEXP's Sound & Vision podcast. Tori Amos talks about her new album, 'Ocean to Ocean,' and how she experiences visual trips of synesthesia when playing and listening to music. She also discusses how the pandemic impacted her mental health, strengthened her connection to nature, and influenced songs on the album. For more stories like these, including recent interviews with The War On Drugs, Damon Albarn, and Wet Leg, check out KEXP's Sound & Vision wherever you listen to podcasts. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A message from John Richards about some changes to come on this feed. Stay subscribed for something new coming to this feed in 2022! In the meantime: Listen to previous episodes of The Weekly Mix here on this feed (they're not going anywhere!) Explore the rest of KEXP's podcasts here.  Listen to your favorite DJson-demand via the KEXP app for iOS and Android or KEXP.ORG. Listen to artist-curated mixes through KEXP's Midnight in a Perfect World series. And of course, you can always listen to live DJ curation on KEXP radio at KEXP.ORG, the KEXP mobile app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In his final Runcast of the year – and KEXP's final episode of The Weekly Mix – John goes freeform to create a very personal Runcast just for you. Listen for advice, motivation, inspiration, and incredible music to power your run. 1. Antlers - Solstice 2. Big Red Machine - Phoenix 3. Big Red Machine - The Ghost of Cincinnati 4. Public Service Broadcasting - Blue Heaven 5. The Shivas - Undone 6. The Parrots - You Work All Day And Then You Die 7. Tycho & Benjamin Gibbard - Only Love 8. Fort Romeau - Control 9. Tycho - Pink And Blue 10. Bad Bad Hats - Walkman 11. Mac McCaughan - Dawn Bends 12. Dummy - Daffodils 13. The Violent Hearts - Everything and Nothing 14. Lord Huron - Time to Run John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, weekdays from 7-10am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Kevin Cole curates tracks from some of the best albums of the year so far, songs from highly anticipated upcoming releases, and a few mind-benders from artists playing one of the best music festivals of the year, Iceland Airwaves. You'll hear Arlo Parks, Ty Segall, Courtney Barnett, Hollis, Wet Leg and more! 1. No-No Boy - The Best God Damn Band in Wyoming 2. Wet Leg - Chaise Longue 3. Nation of Language - This Fractured Mind 4. Durand Jones & The Indications - Witchoo (feat. Aaron Frazer) 5. Arlo Parks - Hurt 6. Little Simz & Cleo Sol - Woman 7. Emma-Jean Thackray - Say Something 8. Ty Segall - Harmonizer 9. Sleigh Bells - Locust Laced 10. The Vega Bodegas - All My Fish Are Dead 11. Squid - Narrator (feat. Martha Skye Murphy) 12. TORRES - Thirstier 13. The Weather Station - Tried To Tell You 14. Mogwai - Ritchie Sacramento 15. Ya Tseen - Knives (feat. Portugal. The Man) 16. Yola - Stand for Myself 17. Courtney Barnett - Rae Street 18. HOLLIS - Less Like 19. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Aces 20. Black Pumas - Colors 21. El Michels Affair - Murkit Gem 22. Madlib & Four Tet - Road of the Lonely Ones 23. Bicep - Sundial Kevin Cole is the host of Drive Time on KEXP, Tuesdays through Fridays from 4-7pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summon your inner goth with this episode of The Weekly Mix, in celebration of World Goth Day (((Extended))). Guided by KEXP DJs Sharlese, Kevin, Abbie and Jenn, this mix is a dark and glorious sonic trip around the globe. 1. Beastial Mouths - Industrial Waste (Light Asylum Remix) 2. ХВОРЬ (Ailments) - Аня Носова 3. Szaio - W Naszym Domu 4. Hante. - Insanity 5. PIXEL GRIP - Pursuit  6. Ditta Perdita - Ilegalidad Impuesta 7. Kælan Mikla - Sólstöður 8. Molchat Doma - Удалил Твой Номер / Udalil Tvoy Nomer  9. Hallows - Shallow Waters 10. Margarita Quebrada - Luces  11. Minuit Machine - Basic Needs 12. Arnaud Rebotini - Shiny Black Leather  13. Filmmaker - New Dark Ages 14. The Mall - An Answer 15. Nun - Turning Out 16. Cry Out - Garden Song DJ Sharlese is the host of Mechanical Breakdown, every Monday from 1-2am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Miss Ashley provides a sampling of some of her favorite new tunes to fit this hot, late summer vibe. You'll hear the latest from Jamaican artist Jesse Royal, Australian producer Logic1000, and two of Argentina's biggest stars, Nicki Nicole and Dread Mar I...just to name a few! 1. Marcus Gad - Brave New World 2. Alborosie - The System 3. Jesse Royal - High Tide or Low (feat. Samory I) 4. Nicki Nicole & Dread Mar I - Verte 5. Ambar Lucid - The Door 6. Deekapz - Margarida 7. Gilligan Moss - GM from GM :) 8. Duke Hugh - Common Ground (feat. Renato Paris) 9. Logic1000 - Safe In My Arms 10. João Donato, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Forever More 11. Nina Kraviz - Skyscrapers 12. Moorea Masa & the Mood - Will It Be The Same DJ Miss Ashley hosts a Variety Mix every Sunday from 12-3pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the latest edition of the Runcast, hosted by John Richards and powered by incredible music and quotes from the likes of Confucius, Danny Rojas from Ted Lasso, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. As Emerson said, "Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage." 1. Bartees Strange - Going Going 2. Dinosaur Jr - Garden 3. TORRES - Thirstier 4. The Joy Formidable - Chimes 5. Film School - Superperfection 6. Flyying Colours - Big Mess 7. Foxing - Where the Lightning Strikes Twice 8. Songhoy Blues - Worry 9. Kele - Between Me and My Maker  10. Yves Tumor - Jackie 11. Binki - Clay Pigeon 12. Lala Lala - DIVER 13. Shamir - Running 14. Wet Leg - Chaise Longue 15. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Cold as Weiss 16. Geowulf - Round and Round John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, weekdays from 7-10am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brought to you by Greta Rose, who explains, "When I was collecting tracks for this weeks mix and trying to zero in on a theme I kept noticing lyrics tied to love and also prose referencing different celestial bodies in the night sky. The songs came together with the intention of channeling a feeling of joy, expansion and of being in relationship with that which is occurring around us. How we're all connected and the impact we have on one another. You can think of it like a sonic love letter being transmitted through various artists, perspectives and sounds directly to you. Featured in the mix is music from Japanese Breakfast, Spellling, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Charlotte Day Wilson featuring BADBADBADNOTGOOD and Angelique Kidjo." 1. Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet 2. Lucid Express - Wellwave 3. L'Rain - Two Face 4. SPELLLING - Little Deer 5. Matthew E White - Genuine Hesitation 6. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Catching Smoke 7. The Go! Team - Cookie Scene (feat. Indigo Yaj) 8. Anika - Change 9. SPELLLING - The Future 10. Charlotte Day Wilson - I Can Only Whisper (feat. BADBADNOTGOOD) 11. Half Waif - Swimmer 12. The Narcotix - John/Joseph 13. LUMP - We Cannot Resist 14. Angelique Kidjo - Flying High 15. The Steoples - In The Dance 16. Park Hye Jin - Let's Sing Let's Dance 17. Flamingo Pier - Cosmic Sunset Greta Rose hosts a Variety Mix every Saturday morning from 3-7am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP mobile app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cheryl Waters invites us to get lost in her latest mix, a sprawling 22 tracks including recent gems from Bachelor, Ambar Lucid, The Marías, Miss Grit and more. Climb in and let each song take you deeper and deeper into a state of musical bliss.  1. Antonioni - Puck 2. Ambar Lucid - Get Lost In The Music 3. Courtney Barnett - Rae Street 4. Bachelor - Anything At All 5. Faye Webster - Cheers 6. Haru Nemuri (春ねむり) - Seventh Heaven 7. The Joy Formidable - Into The Blue 8. Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen - Like I Used To 9. serpentwithfeet - Fellowship  10. Oxford Drama - Not My Friend 11. José González - El Invento 12. Lightning Bug - The Right Thing Is Hard To Do 13. Left At London - There Is a Place For You Here 14. Katy Kirby - Peppermint 15. Kylie V - On My Mind 16. Miss Grit - Impostor 17. Dawn Richard - Bussifame 18. Flock of Dimes - Price of Blue 19. Jupiter & Okwess & Ana Tijoux - You Sold Me a Dream 20. TORRES - Don't Go Puttin Wishes In My Head 21. The Marías - Hush 22. Warren Dunes - Talkin About That Burden Cheryl Waters is the host of The Midday Show on KEXP, every weekday from 10am-1pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greatly hosted by DJ Troy Nelson, who says, “This is a taste of some of the artists and songs that have been swirling around my head the past few months. So much music has been flowing out of the universe, so sit back and enjoy some of the music that's been greatly lately!" 1. Cobra Man - Powered Up 2. Wild Powwers - ....Sucks 3. Nicki Danger - Adhesive 4. Appaloosa - Big Dinner 5. Teenage Sequence - All This Art 6. CarLarans - Runway 7. Jane Weaver - The Revolution of Super Visions 8. Pond - Pink Lunettes 9. Curtis Harding - Hopeful 10. Warren Dunes - Fishbowl 11. Red Ribbon - Planet X 12. Gnossienne & The Environment - Bones Decay 13. Psymon Spine - Jumprope Troy Nelson hosts a Variety Mix every Saturday from 3-6pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John reads listeners' stories of hope amidst a pandemic, divorce, and more, showing how the runcast has inspired them, which in turn, inspires him.  1. Mint Julep - A Rising Sun  2. Efterklang - Living Other Lives 3. Piroshka - V.O. 4. José González - Head On 5. Ducks Ltd. - As Big As All Outside 6. Night Beats - New Day 7. Ages and Ages - Light Goes Out 8. Nation of Language - Across That Fine Line 9. Liars - Big Appetite 10. PRONOUN -  I WANNA DIE BUT I CAN'T (CUZ I GOTTA KEEP LIVING) 11. Split Single - Satellite 12. Shine - Stare Into the Sun 13. Deep Sea Diver - Stop Pretending 14. MAN ON MAN - Stohner John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, weekdays from 7-10am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drive Time host Kevin Cole hits the road with tunes for driving. Whether it's a Summer roadtrip, a commute, or you just sitting in your home thinking about your drive to make the world a better place, Kevin has the music for you. Think of this as a mix tape from a loved one you're popping in your car for the first time—this playlist has Kevin's favorite driving and grooving tunes from the past year. The Weather Station - Tried To Tell You Ambar Lucid - Get Lost in the Music Polar Noir - If Everybody Listened   Jessica Winter - Sad Music The Suburbs - Summertime Nation Of Language  - Across That Fine Line Public Service Broadcasting feat. EERA - People, Let's Dance Working Men's Club - A.A.A.A. The Vega Bodegas - All My Fish Are Dead   JOHN - A Song For Those Who Speed In Built Up Areas    Yee Loi - Be Like Johnny The Joy Formidable - Chimes 本日休演 (Honjitsu Kyuen) - Allergie, Mood CHVRCHES with Robert Smith - How Not to Drown, Screen Violence Mia Day - Rosie Phoebe Bridgers - Kyoto, Punisher No-No Boy - The Best God Damn Band in Wyoming Branik - Monster         Damien Jurado - Tom Middle Kids, Questions - Today We're the Greatest Deep Sea Diver - Wishing Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen - Like I Used To SAULT -  Wildfires Songhoy Blues - Worry Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Pride Month! Kennady shows her Pride as a Queer DJ with a mix of all the best femme, non-binary, and gender non-conforming LGBTQ+ muscians. Dance along to tracks from Shura, Arlo Parks, Supercoze, Gina Young, and more.  1. Tribe 8 - Femme Bitch Top  2. The Muffs - Oh Nina 3. Gina Young - So-Called Str8 Girl 4. The Butchies - She's So Lovely 5. Arlo Parks - Sophie 6. Marika Hackman - My Lover Cindy 7. Rosie Tucker - Gay Bar 8. Lavender Country - Cryin' These Cocksucking Tears 9. artms - Lavender 10. Tasha - Kind of Love 11. Jay Som - Tenderness 12. Supercoze - Happy Mind 13. Palehound - If You Met Her 14. Shura - the stage 15. Chong The Nomad, Hollis  - Take Two Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry Mizell Jr.'s music to soundtrack your freedom to dance, love, stunt, rage and cry. Coming soon to a federal holiday near you! 1. Ric Wilson - Fight Like Ida B & Marsha P 2. Jarv Dee x Bad Colours - Black Skin (feat. Stas THEE Boss) 3. Durand Jones & the Indications - Witchoo 4. Kassa Overall - I'm A King (feat. Stas THEE Boss & Nappy Nina) 5. Shabazz Palaces - 20 Gear Science 6. Little Simz & Cleo Sol - Woman 7. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Dirt Off Your Shoulder 8. Serpentwithfeet - Fellowship 9. Yves Tumor - Jackie 10. L'Rain - Suck Teeth 11. Thee Sacred Souls - Give Us Justice 12. Blu & Exile - The American Dream 13. Shaina Shepherd - Back of the Bus 14. Kamasi Washington - The Rhythm Changes Larry Mizell, Jr. is the host of The Afternoon Show, weekdays from 1-4pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John had a terrible run before recording this podcast and from that complete disaster of a run comes inspiration and motivation for YOUR run. Remember, this stuff (he did not say "stuff") is hard, but you can do it.  1. Gidge - New Light 2. Sofia Kourtesis - La Perla 3. Bicep - Sundial 4. Amen Dunes  - Blue Rose 5. Gary Louris - Almost Home 6. Quivers - Hold You Back 7. Ya Tseen - Knives (feat. Portugal. The Man) 8. Cold Cave - Psalm 23 9. Working Mens Club  - X 10. The Clockworks - Feels So Real 11. Yard Act - Dark Days 12. Bachelor - Stay in the Car   13. Yola - Stand For Myself John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, weekdays from 7-10am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join DJ Sean for tunes to while away a sunny afternoon. Sean adds, “For best results, scatter a bunch of prisms near your sunniest window and turn the volume up... But try to avoid looking right at the rays 'cause even though the colours are really cool it can be blinding and maybe you knock over some houseplants as a result... Not me, but it could happen." 1. Mart Avi - Wire 2. Kate NV - Sayonara (Full Moon Version) 3. Pacific Coliseum - Turquoise 4. Jesse Futerman - Luckey (feat. Beverly Glenn-Copeland)  5. Dubharp - Bamboo Cross (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) 6. The Zenmenn - Salad Bar 7. Cactus Head - Red Bluff 8. Good Sad Happy Bad - Shades 9. ML Buch - Touching Screens 10. Automatic - Strange Conversations (Sudan Archives Remix) 11. Dreamcastmoe - 301-341-7207 12. Space Ghost - Time To Dance (Together Mix) 13. Tammy Lakkis - Notice 14. Jex Opolis - Gem 15. Guy Contact - Maya Bay 16. Ajukaja & Ats - Signal 17. Eugene Pascal - Caveman Algorhythms Sean hosts a Variety Mix every Monday night from 10pm-1am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP App, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish and Suheir Hammad, to the idea that "Hip Hop Never Died, It Lives In Palestine", this week's mix is a time-traveling exploration of resistance music and global solidarity, with the people of Palestine on our hearts and minds. There's brand new music from Daboor, Essam & Petty Pro along with underheard mixtape classics from Narcy & Shadia Mansour, Native Guns, Invincible and so much more. Co-curated by Gabriel Teodros and Isabel Khalili. 1. Aisha Fukushima - Palestine 2. Lowkey - Long Live Palestine 3 (feat. Maverick Sabre, Frankie Boyle, Ken Loach, Chakabars, Khaled Siddiq & Mai Khalil) 3. Daboor - Sheikh Jarrah الشيخ جراح 4. Essam & Petty Pro - Free Palestine 5. Narcy - Hamdulillah (Gaza Remix) (feat. Shadia Mansour) 6. DAM - Hada Yid'ie Sitna 7. Ana Tijoux - Somos Sur (feat. Shadia Mansour) 8. Invincible - People Not Places (feat. Sabreena Da Witch) 9. Suheir Hammad - Refugees 10. Bambu & DJ Phatrick - When Will The Time Come 11. Kiwi & DJ Phatrick - Gaza 2 Oakland 12. DAM - Prozac 13. Shabjdeed & Al Nather - Amrikkka أمريكا 14. 47SOUL - Border Ctrl (feat. Shadia Mansour & Fedzilla) 15. Jasiri X - Checkpoint 16. Invincible - The Emperor's Clothes 17. Muqata'a - Ikmal إِكمَال Gabriel Teodros is the host of Early on KEXP, every weekday from 5-7am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Albina Cabrera and deejay Chilly celebrate the 10-year anniversary of KEXP’s modern Latin mix show, El Sonido, with a collection of some of their favorite new tracks. Hip-hop, psych rock, electro-cumbia and more from over a dozen different countries across Latin America and the globe. Tune in and turn it up as we celebrate a decade together!  1. Sofia Kourtesis - La Perla  2. MULA - Cíborg  3. El Individuo - Reacciona  4. Nakury & Barzo - Lunática  5. Yanna - Viviana  6. Juan Wauters - Real (with Mac DeMarco)  7. Le 1991 - Muy Pronto para Salir  8. Derby Motoreta's Burrito Kachimba - Caño Cojo  9. Mengers - GOLLY  10. Belafonte Sensacional y Jovita María - Ya Me Voy, Maravilla  11. Ambar Lucid - Lolita  12. Guazú & Terror Cactus - Flor de Desierto  13. Mitú - Bailarina  14. Luanda - de ak-á (feat. Jen Parker)  15. Rebeca Lane - Nos Queremos Vivas  16. Xenia Rubinos - Did My Best  17. Ela Minus - el cielo no es de nadie 18. Lujo Asiático - Pastee Albina Cabrera and deejay Chilly are the co-hosts of El Sonido, every Monday from 7-10pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five KEXP staff members of Asian descent embrace the imperfections of heritage months, using this May’s celebration of "Pushing Boundaries" to spotlight music and stories from the continent of Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the diaspora. Enjoy these sets featuring sounds ranging from locally based pop and R&B innovators to Lebanese folk pioneers and Thai psych rockers. 1. Yuk. - oasis of light 2. Chong the Nomad & Hollis - Take Two 3. Khana Bierbood - ลูกรัง / Dusty Lane 4. Monsune - OUTTA MY MIND 5. Yu Su - Maleleuca 6. Park Hye Jin - Can You 7. Avi Loud - Breezy 8. Guapdad 4000 & !llmind - How Many 9. Wastewomxn - Natural Ones 10. Inifinite Dakota - Nånan Nanå-hu 11. Fauxe - Gaut 12. OHYUNG, Space Meow Doll, Qing Liberty - shenme gui 13. The Linda Lindas - Claudia Kishi 14. Nabihah Iqbal - Is This Where It Ends 15. Collapse - Vertigo (feat. Ishikawa) 16. Empat Lima - Climbing Clouds 17. Lionmilk - Pastel Memories 18. Rogér Fakhr - Waiting for It Everyday 19. NAYANA IZ - TNT 20. Figmore - No Clue 21. Susumu Yokota - Your Twinkling Eyes Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eva Walker guides us through the 20th annual (virtual!) Sound Off! Learn more about this 21-and-under Northwest music showcase and how MoPOP is “empowering tomorrow’s visionaries” (and get your tickets to the livestream) at mopop.org/soundoff. 1. Aurelio Valdez - Rent Money 2. Aurora Avenue - Wind 3. Brenna Bruce - Move 4. CANNXN - Uncomfortable 5. Kiddus Fecto - Senorita 6. Lexi Lalauni - Divine 7. Sundust - Someone New 8. Trevor Eulau - Music in Waves Eva Walker is the host of Audioasis, every Saturday from 6-9pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Gilbreath, host of Jazz Theater, curates an expansive mix from artists bending and shaping the ever-evolving art form that is jazz. Join us in celebrating International Jazz Day with music from Kamasi Washington, Kris Davis, Jeff Parker, Makaya McCraven, and more.  1. Brandee Younger & Dezron Douglas - The Creator Has A Masterplan 2. Kamasi Washington - The Rhythm Changes 3. Kris Davis - Diatom Ribbons 4. Steve Lehman / Sélébéyone - Are You in Peace? 5. Jeff Parker - C'Mon Now 6. Makaya McCraven - Young Genius 7. Meridian Odyssey - Interlake 8. Hafez Modirzadeh - Facet 27 Light & Facet 28 Nora 9. Maria Schneider Orchestra - Sputnik 10. Hafez Modirzadeh - Ponnonica 11. Jeff Parker - Build a Nest John Gilbreath is the host of Jazz Theater, every (early!) Monday morning from 3-5am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your insomniac overnight host, Abbie, takes you on a virtual road trip to her home away from home, Vancouver BC! Despite the border closure, we can still tour these amazing artists to your ears, bursting with yearning indie, R&B, pop, leftfield dance music, industrial techno, chillwave, and nostalgic folk. With mostly Vancouver-based artists, and a few who have since relocated internationally, this mix is a bite size version of all Vancouver's music community has to offer. 1. TRS - I Tried (ne m'oublie pas) 2. Biawanna - Quarantine BB 3. IAMTHELIVING x Teon Gibbs - Boxes 4. Sadé Awele, Bamzy - Care 5. Yu Su - Melalecua 6. Missy D - Rollin 7. Jayda G - Are U Down 8. Dacey - SUMMERTIMEISDONE 9. DEBBY FRIDAY - Runnin 10. ACTORS - Strangers 11. SIGSALY - Dark Horse Blood 12. Minimal Violence - Mankind 13. N0V3L - GROUP DISEASE 14. Devours - Two Kids 15. Doohickey Cubicle - Sign Here 16. des hume - Shockerbaby 17. Kylie V - Solace 18. Jody Glenham - The Sound 19. Blue J - Park Sounds Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're taking a week off from posting podcasts and other online content, but you can always find a live DJ streaming on KEXP.org, the KEXP App, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. New episodes will return to your The Weekly Mix feed on Friday, April 23rd! Until then, visit old episodes or explore our other podcasts, Sound & Vision, Live on KEXP, and Song of the Day. And if you haven't had the chance yet, there's still time to take the KEXP Podcast Survey. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Things are happening! Bands are scheduling fall tours! But until enough people get vaccinated and concert-going is a reality, DJ Kevin Cole takes you on a musical journey featuring artists and songs from all over the world including Australia, Georgia (the country!), Spain, Senegal, Turkey, Trinidad, Mexico, Japan, and beyond. 1. Morningwhim - Talking to Myself 2. Flyying Colours - Goodtimes 3. Margaritas Podridas - Ceremonia 4. Anushka Chkheidze - Move, Move 5. Ora the Molecule - Creator 6. Hayes & Y - The Times 7. ACTORS - Strangers 8. Miss Grit - Grow Up To 9. Sorry - Cigarette Packet 10. Lalalar - Hiç Mutlu Olmam Daha İyi 11. IKOQWE - Falta Muito? (feat. Batida and Ikonoklasta) 12. Altin Gün - Maçka Yollari 13. Marinah - Noche de Plata (feat. La Dame Blanche) 14. Wau Wau Collectif - Thiante 15. Fimber Bravo - Call My Name Kevin Cole is the host of Drive Time on KEXP, Tuesdays through Fridays from 4-7pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pacific Notions host DJ Alex shares a new meditative springtime mix of ambient, neo-classical, and new age songs to welcome the new season and provide a calming soundtrack for these transitional times. 1. Rhian Sheehan - Toward The Sun 2. Sweatson Klank - Light Bridge 3. The Green Kingdom - Morning Walk 4. Tiny Leaves - The Sweetness of the Morning 5. Hideyuki Hashimoto - Breath 6. Marika Takeuchi - First Light 7. Nick Schofield - Garden Court 8. Mary Lattimore - Thirty Tulips 9. Deniz Cuylan - Object Of Desire 10. Yasmin Williams - Sunshowers 11. Spencer Zahn - Sunday Painter 12. Tom Adams - Sunrise (Levi Patel Recomposition) 13. Six Missing - Plant Flowers 14. Loris S. Sarid - O like a tomato 15. Green-House - Sunflower Dance 16. Curved Light - Spring Branch 17. Pauline Anna Strom - Equatorial Sunrise 18. Frederik Valentin - Butterfly 19. Thomas Lemmer - Into A Distant Light 20. IKSRE - A Storm To Begin (Luminem Rework) 21. 36 & awakened souls - Guide Me Home (awakened souls Shoegaze Version) DJ Alex is the host of Pacific Notions on KEXP, every Sunday from 6-9am PST on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Evie delivers a mix of fresh cuts that will put a spring in your step, no matter the season. Tune in for new music from Claud, Ya Tseen, Django Django, Ocean Hope and more. 1. Field Music - Orion from the Street 2. Claud - Falling with the Rain (feat. Shelly) 3. RINSE - Back Into Your Arms (feat. Hatchie) 4. Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet 5. Keep Shelly In Athens - You (feat. Georgia Hurd) 6. Django Django - Spirals 7. Ya Tseen - Close the Distance 8. Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella - The Higher Love (feat. Raashan Ahmad & Carolina Bubbico) 9. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Aces 10. Madlib - The New Normal 11. Gabriels - Love and Hate In a Different Time 12. Quantic & Eddie Roberts - The Clock Won't Tick 13. shame - Station Wagon 14. Ocean Hope - What Kills Your Mind DJ Evie hosts a Variety Mix every Sunday from 3-6pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP App, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jenn from KEXP’s Sonic Reducer brings you a spring awakening of punk songs from the past year, including The Serfs, Shopping, Futuro, Taqbir and more. 1. Brontez Purnell - Forgive Me, Phillip 2. Spodee Boy - Rides Again… 3. The Serfs - Vanishing Act 4. Gen Pop - Me Alive 5. Shopping - Follow Me 6. Current Affairs - Draw the Line 7. Silicone Prairie - Dance to the Beat 8. All Hits - Blockhead 9. Futuro - Gestalt 10. Taqbir - Sma3 11. Defect Play - Dulled 12. Special Interest - Disco III Jenn is the co-host of Sonic Reducer on KEXP, every Saturday from 9pm to midnight PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Weekly Mix finds John Richards explaining why he had to burn Mark Lanegan's book and the reason his son Henry, age 8, interrupted the recording. Plus, a Morning Show hitlist that is not to be missed. 1. Peter Matthew Bauer - Mountains on Mountains 2. Middle Kids - Questions 3. Mogwai - Ritchie Sacramento 4. Morcheeba - Sounds of Blue 5. Wax Tailor - Just a Candle (feat. Mark Lanegan) 6. Barbarossa - Iris2Iris 7. Nation of Language - Deliver Me From Wondering Why 8. HAERTS - Shivering 9. The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Don’t Ever Pray In the Church on My Street 10. Claud - Cuff Your Jeans 11. Steady Holiday - Tangerine 12. The Hold Steady - Family Farm 13. Yard Act - Dark Days 14. Femi Kuti - As We Struggle Everyday 15. KOKOROKO - Baba Ayoola 16. El Michels Affair - Murkit Gem 17. Night Beats - New Day John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, weekdays from 7-10am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Morgan hosts KEXP's International Women's Day mix with conversation and original songs from Rain City Rock Camp in Seattle whose mission is to empower girls, women, and gender nonconforming individuals to engage their creative potential through music, champion equity, and thrive in a community of allies and activists. Women rock! 1. Amplified Youth Voices Interns - Rain City Rock Camp Song  2. The Shortcakes - Separation 3. New Century Queens - Regarding Regret 4.  JLMPK? - A Girl Named You 5.  Pluviophile - Rainy Day Recess 6. Bess & Amber - Gutter 7. 3 Sweet Germs - 3 Sweet Germs       8. We Are Here - It's Okay 9.  Even Burning - High School Sweetheart  10. What's Up - Through the Cosmos 11. Another Perfect Crime - When the Morning Comes 12. Adra Boo - Been Around (Since the Old Days) 13. Carly Sparkly - Still So Soft DJ Morgan hosts a Variety Mix, every Saturday from 12-3pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.