KEXP New Home Grand Opening Spotlight: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

KEXP New Home
04/15/2016
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It's the moment we've all been waiting for: this Saturday, April 16th, KEXP will throw open the doors to the KEXP New Home with a free, all-ages celebration from Noon until 9:00 PM. Come see the station you helped build! There will be tours, food, beer, and, of course, what matters most: music.

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It's the best kept secret about KEXP's New Home Grand Opening: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings will be playing the Courtyard Stage at 3:00 PM! The latest from these Brooklyn-based soul sensations is appropriately titled Give the People What They Want, and that's just what they'll do tomorrow. This is a band that understands independent music: despite winning the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album in 2015, they remain steadfastly loyal to their label, Daptone Records, founded in 2002 by Dap-Kings bandmates Gabriel Roth and Neal Sugarman. We're thrilled to have them complete the line-up for our Grand Opening. Scroll down to see the complete schedule of performances, and watch them perform LIVE on KEXP from Stubb's in Austin, TX during NPR's SXSW Showcase:

SCHEDULE:Noon – Short solo sets by Grace Love, Sera Cahoone, Mark Pickerel, DoNormaal, David Bazan (Gathering Space)12:30 PM – Strand of Oaks (Gathering Space)1:30 PM – Interview with King County Council Member Joe McDermott (Gathering Space)2:00 PM – Vita Radionova from Teatro Zinzanni (Gathering Space)2:20 PM – Interview with Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, representing District 7 (Gathering Space)3:00 PM – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (Courtyard)3:40 PM – Samaris (Gathering Space)5:00 PM – Bob Mould (Courtyard)6:30 PM – Hey Marseilles (Gathering Space)7:10 PM – Deep Sea Diver (Courtyard) 8:30 PM – Car Seat Headrest (Gathering Space)

Click here for more information about KEXP's New Home Grand Opening. See you Saturday!

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It's the moment we've all been waiting for: this Saturday, April 16th, KEXP will throw open the doors to the KEXP New Home with a free, all-ages celebration from Noon until 9:00 PM. Come see the station you helped build! There will be tours, food, beer, and, of course, what matters most: music.


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