ChillyBio: El Sonido (Latin mix)- Mondays 6-9pm PST It’s an incredible honor and total blast to be a part of KEXP, sharing and discovering music with other people who are passionate about it. My favorite musical styles are classic soul and blues, funk, punk, reggae and hip-hop. I also dig Latin music, classic country and, of course, I love keeping up with the newest indie-rock bands too. Really anything that’s good: from Johnny Cash to Aphex Twin, Pixies to J-Dilla. You’ll always hear a range of sounds when I’m on the air, during my regular shifts and when I’m filling in on some of the specialty shows like Preachin’ The Blues and Wo’ Pop. I grew up in the musical hotbed that is rural Montana. I’ve been DJing since Jr. High and kept in touch with the outside world during the late ‘80s and early ‘90s with a constant supply of music magazines and Matador and SST mail order catalogs. I moved to Seattle in the summer of 1995 to study audio production and find me a job in this here music business. After attempts at work in live sound and studio recording I discovered the station and became a volunteer in October of 2000 when it was still KCMU. I became an employee in 2002 and have had my own radio shift since 2004. I started with music reviewing, audio production and then began assisting Greg Vandy on his show The Roadhouse. Greg showed me not only the technical side of DJing, but also how to put together a real show. I was officially trained by Cheryl Waters to be a variety DJ and it was Riz’s example that I always looked to most. All the KEXP DJs continually inspire me and I hope to do the same with our listeners. Aside from my KEXP show I work with our production department making event promos, station IDs, and editing KEXP’s killer live in-studio performances and podcasts. I’m also crazy excited to be a part of our Radio New York team bringing new sounds to NYC on 91.5FM. I still work with Greg Vandy on his special programs for The Roadhouse and am now helping host Larry Mizell Jr. with our Sunday night hip-hop show Street Sounds. chilly@kexp.org |
(This review originally appeared in the L.A.M.C. 2011 guidebook.) I love Mexico City. I spent three weeks there in 2010 and when the folks at Vive Latino invited me to visit their music and arts festival in April 2011 I hopped at the chance to return. Set at Foro Sol stadium, an adjoining fútbol field and park, Vive Latino’s 3-day, 4-stage lineup was daunting and there was a lot of ground to cover, literally and musically. I got up early in the mornings to contact publicists, artists and labels trying to set up interviews. During the day I rushed from stage to stage trying to soak in as much music as possible and chased performers around backstage with my camera and microphone.
 Chilly with Los Rakas Every year South by Southwest is a music lover’s paradise with a wonderfully overwhelming amount of artists, bands and DJs to check out. There’s a chance to see some of your current interests, old favorites, and maybe most importantly, discover brand new sounds. Austin is a multicultural city and SXSW always offers a wide array of musical flavors. Latin music is well represented at this year’s festival and I’d like to share some of my recommendations. Los Rakas (Fri. 3/18 at Venue 222) Oakland’s Panamanian rappers Dun and Rich create an irresistible mix of hip-hop, dancehall, Latin and more. They’re one of my favorite rap acts, Spanish-language or otherwise. Zuzuka Poderosa (Sat. 3/19 at Prague) Zuzuka Poderosa crafts a unique New York City-flavored version of Brazilian baile funk. Her energy is magnetic and if the music doesn’t make you move you’re probably frozen in carbonite.
Honestly, this was my first trip to New York City. Definitely a crime, especially for me. I’ve been on the airwaves of Radio New York 91.5FM for a few years now, and a majority of my family was born, raised or has lived there at some point. A trip there was long overdue and whenRead more…
Listen: Once again for the holiday season I’ve put together another KEXP podcast with the perfect music for winter cheer, hip-hop! It’s definitely time for you to add another hip-hop mixtape to your collection and I’ve put together some of my favorite tracks from 2008 for this uninterrupted mix: 80 minutes of rap’s finest MCs,Read more…
As a special year-end treat for KEXP listeners I’ve created a unique podcast that features some of my favorite hip-hop artists from the year 2007. It seemed to me that our podcast series Music That Matters would be the perfect medium to release an all hip-hop set and I’ve tried to create an experience thatRead more… |
