Oon Thursday, February 18th, KEXP celebrated Live Music Heals, a day to revel in all of our cherished memories of live music, hear from music venue owners and artists, and much more. At a time when beloved music venues are shuttered, and artists and others who make their living from live music are struggling, it’s more important than ever to talk about why live music matters.
Re-listen to the day of programming using KEXP's Two-Week Streaming Archive.
Vandy plays mostly classic Mardi Gras Indians, brass bands, and carnival classics, but also new artists like 79rs Gang, Preservation Hall w/ Pell, Cha Wa, Lakou Mizik, Hot 8 Brass Band, Pierre Kwenders w/ Jacobos, Trombone Shorty, etc.
It's Mardi Gras in a pandemic! Teodros celebrates the music and culture of New Orleans for his entire show, with songs from Voice Monet feat. Saddi Khali, Los Hombres Calientes, Irma Thomas, Sunni Patterson, and much more.
On Friday, February 12th, KEXP celebrated the seminal album The Score by Fugees that was released 25 years ago on Saturday, 2/13/1996. From 5a-7p, we celebrated the landmark record by playing album cuts, remixes, inspirations, and digging into the genres reflected on The Score, and more.
Re-listen to the day of programming using KEXP's Two-Week Streaming Archive.
If you were listening to Swingin' Doors on Thursday, February 11th, you might've noticed a trend happening on the playlist: every artist played was Black, in honor of Black History is Now. DJ Don Slack says, "I wanted to shine a spotlight on the important contributions that African-American musicians have made to country music." That spotlight shines brightly through the entire three-hour episode, which you can now stream using KEXP's Two-Week Streaming Archive. [ Stream Expires: 2/25 ]
Multi-genre program featuring eclectic sets by a rotating cast of international and local DJs, each building upon a party vibe to kick off your weekend. Check out the archives of previous exclusive mixes here, and check out the upcoming schedule below:
From The Arcade Fire to Zero 7, live performances have consistently been an important and unique aspect of KEXP's programming. While the KEXP Sessions section provides you access to hundreds of exclusive live performances, you can also subscribe to Live at KEXP, a weekly podcast that brings you a series of complete live in-studio sets. Check out some of our most recent sessions below:
KEXP’s Morning Show host, John Richards, presents the KEXP Running Powered Podcast, a series of Music That Matters podcasts. Enjoy these training podcasts, featuring high-energy local and international artists with songs about running and songs that will motivate runners. Download now and allow KEXP’s resident runner to amplify your inspiration and soundtrack your next run.
What is KEXP Remixed? Listen to brand new mixes created from KEXP's broadcast archive! By breaking our live broadcast back into the highly-curated 'sets' of music our DJs have created, we can "Remix" these mini-playlists in new and interesting ways.
Friday, June 21, 2019 was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. KEXP dedicated the daylight time to celebrating beauty and joy of a declining trend: long songs. All day, KEXP DJs only played tracks longer than 6 minutes and 13 seconds, the length of Bob Dylan’s classic "Like a Rolling Stone." While the "Long Songs" programs are no longer available via the 14-day Streaming Archive, you can revisit them now using KEXP Remixed (beta).
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, KEXP presented Music Heals: Addiction & Recovery, full day of on-air programming dedicated to music’s power to heal, overcome addiction, inspire recovery and reduce the stigma around substance use disorder. The event was part of KEXP’s Music Heals series aimed at helping listeners through their most difficult moments, coinciding with National Mental Health Awareness Month. While the shows are no longer available via the streaming archive, you can revisit them now now using KEXP Remixed (beta).
