Guest Brian Geller, Executive Director of the Seattle 2030 District, speaks with Diane Horn about the goals of the Seattle 2030 District, a high-performance building district in downtown Seattle that aims to dramatically reduce environmental impacts of facility construction and operations.
Guest Brian Geller, Executive Director, Seattle 2030 District, speaks with Diane Horn about progress made by the Seattle 2030 District, a high-performance building district in Downtown Seattle that aims to dramatically reduce environmental impacts of facility construction and operations.
Some artists write songs about themselves, pulling facts from their lives in hopes of finding some mutual truths that can connect with their audience. Others create more from their imagination, searching for the universal within the abstract. Still even more operate in a sort of grey area between t…
A couple weeks ago, you got a glimpse of KEXP staff members taking hard hat tours of the New Home construction site on a Friday afternoon. Now we’d like to give you a more detailed look at what they saw. Hosted by KEXP Business and Operations Manager Denise Burnside, this video tour walks you throu…
Continuing from Part 1, here are some more Top Ten picks from the many dedicated full-time and part-time staff, quarterly interns, DJ assistants and other volunteers whop operate KEXP on a daily basis. And if you haven't yet, be sure to check out what the KEXP DJs have picked for their Top 10 Albu…
You’ve already seen what the KEXP DJs have picked for their Top 10 Albums of 2012 (here), but what about all of the people who support our programming and every element of what makes KEXP mighty? There are many dedicated souls who operate KEXP on a daily basis -- full-time and part-time staff, quar…
"Put your hand on the chest / of a heart that is beating" -- the line comes from a song they didn't play during their recent session at KEXP, but it's the same tangibly intimate invitation you get whenever you hear The Barr Brothers's music, like you can actually touch the creative force coursing t…
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s song, selected by Midday Show…
There's bliss to be had in Happy Valley, Oregon, as Pickathon is a-blazin'. If you can't make it out, you can watch their live video stream, featuring over 40 hours of music on 6 stages. Today, check out Warpaint, Operators, Nickel Creek, Brownout and many others. Watch it now here.
Host Larry Rose takes Total Control of GRMLNs on a YACHT full of Bleached Caribou on Acid. Ok, those are just a few of the bands that appear on this new podcast that takes you on a wildly varying musical journey featuring some of Larry's favorite new rock, funk, soul, and electropop jams. 1. Car…
Gear up for patio weather with Midday Show host Cheryl Waters' new podcast. This synth-rock heavy mix will leave you blissed out and wanting more! 1. Ceo - Mirage 2. The Casket Girls - Chemical Dizzy 3. Marriages - Skin 4. Hot Chip - Huarache Lights 5. Operators - Ecstasy In My House 6. FM Belfa…
"I felt a blue wave coming on." If there were any way to sum up the trying events that led up to the amalgamation of Dan Boeckner's latest project Operators, the album's title track does it pretty well. Dan Boeckner, responsible for Wolf Parade (alongside Spencer Krug) and Handsome Furs (alongside …
