Today's song, featured on The Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole, is "Olympic Girls" by Tiny Ruins, from the 2019 album Olympic Girls on Ba Da Bing Records.
With influences ranging from The Meters, John Scofield, Galactic and Robert Walters, OSC do it their own way, with Damien Aitken (sax), Nathan Spicer (Hammond B-3), Mike Saskor (guitar) and Charlie Workman (drums).
Guest Lynda Mapes, Seattle Times Reporter, speaks with Diane Horn about the Times special report "Elwha: The grand experiment to tear down two dams and return an Olympic wilderness to its former glory".
Guest Lynda Mapes, Seattle Times Reporter, speaks with Diane Horn about the effects of dam removal on the Elwha River in Washington State's Olympic Peninsula and her book "Elwha: A River Reborn", with photography by Steve Ringman.
The 2016 Summer Olympics kick off this Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 200 nations will compete 28 different categories: synchronized swimming, table tennis, canoe slalom, and many others (that seem less fun to me). Rio de Janeiro beat out Madrid, Chicago, and Tokyo to host, and in hono…
On any given weekend in Seattle, there are a million amazing shows to see - from jazz at a coffee shop or theater, to a grunge show at a DIY space, to a major act at any one of our large venues. Maybe this weekend you want to try something new, maybe you heard one song by this small electronic, fol…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Kevin Cole, co-host of Drive Time on KEXP, is "Tunnel Vision" by Crack Cloud, from the 2020 album Pain Olympics on Meat Machine Records.
KEXP was thrilled to be part of the Seattle spotlight on the CNN show Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Check out their visit to the Gathering Space!
KEXP celebrates Mixtape Week, August 26-30.
