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DJ Morgan hosts KEXP's International Women's Day mix with conversation and original songs from Rain City Rock Camp in Seattle whose mission is to empower girls, women, and gender nonconforming individuals to engage their creative potential through music, champion equity, and thrive in a community of allies and activists. Women rock! 1. Amplified Youth Voices Interns - Rain City Rock Camp Song  2. The Shortcakes - Separation 3. New Century Queens - Regarding Regret 4. JLMPK? - A Girl Named You 5. Pluviophile - Rainy Day Recess 6. Bess & Amber - Gutter 7. 3 Sweet Germs - 3 Sweet Germs       8. We Are Here - It's Okay 9.  Even Burning - High School Sweetheart  10. What's Up - Through the Cosmos 11. Another Perfect Crime - When the Morning Comes 12. Adra Boo - Been Around (Since the Old Days) 13. Carly Sparkly - Still So Soft DJ Morgan hosts a Variety Mix, every Saturday from 12-3pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener f

As host of the Northwest music show, Eva Walker made this mix locals-heavy, with artists you need to know! She also sprinkled in some of her non-local favorites, both old and new. Artists include Beverly Crusher, Danny Denial, P.R.O. and more. 1. Beverly Crusher - Pills 2. Danny Denial - Everything Is Terrible 3. White Mystery - Party 4. Vanna Oh! - Chaperone 5. New Track City - Pride 6. SAULT - Free 7. BaLonely - Stories 8. Stephanie Anne Johnson and the Hidogs - American Blues 9. IDLES - Grounds 10. Mr. Dinkles - I’m off My Meds 11. Rev. Sister Mary Nelson - Judgment 12. P.R.O. - Blacky Joe 13. TxR - Michelangelo (feat. Othelle Omega the Oracle) 14. Christa Says Yay - We Like Space! Eva Walker is the host of Audioasis, every Saturday from 6-9pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drive Time host Kevin Cole dives into Bandcamp to bring you songs from Black artists innovating today. This mix of music discovery from all over the world will have you dancing, thinking, dreaming, and celebrating.  1. Yazmin Lacey & Congi - Follow Me 2. Jasik - Black Sands 3. R.A.P. Ferreira & Scallops Hotel - Yamships, Flaxscript 4. Kaiya Crawford - How Do I? 5. Navy Blue - Pressure Points 6. Witch Prophet - Darshan 7. Seba Kaapstad - Our People (feat. Quelle Chris) 8. Jahari Massamba Unit - Hommage À La Vielle Garde (Pour Lafarge Et Rinaldi) 9. Moor Mother and Billy Woods - Giraffe Hunts 10. Off The Meds - Wena 11. Dark Time Sunshine - Familiars 12. MoMA Ready - Saving Grace 13. Grove - Ur Boyfriend’s Wack 14. DJ Earl - STL Breathin 15. SPELLLING - Secret Thread Kevin Cole is the host of Drive Time on KEXP, Tuesdays through Fridays from 4-7pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Larry Mizell, Jr. brings a collection of new to newish music from Black artists you may not know! The taste is jazz-forward with notes of punk, hiphop and other, including Alfa Mist, Jahari Massamba Unit, Madison McFerrin and Wizard Apprentice. 1. Moses Boyd - Stranger Than Fiction 2. Alfa Mist - Run Outs 3. Gary Bartz, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge - Spiritual Ideation 4. Jahari Massamba Unit - Riesling Pour Robert 5. Jeff Parker - Build a Nest (feat. Ruby Parker) 6. Moor Mother & Mental Jewelry - Look Alive 7. Wizard Apprentice & The Neighbourhood Character - Research Stage of Love 8. Madison McFerrin - Hindsight 9. Navy Blue - 224 10. Stas THEE Boss & Nappy Nina - Pandemy Stimmy 11. Bad Colours - Feelin' Like (feat. Jarv Dee) Larry Mizell, Jr. is the host of The Afternoon Show, weekdays from 1-4pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New mix, same damn luck! Cheryl Waters is back with another selection of goodies that's bound to help you find your new musical obsession. Settle in for tracks from Sevdaliza, Anjimile, Cherry Glazerr, BIIANCO and more. 1. Sevdaliza - Wallflower 2. The Weather Station - Atlantic 3. Knox Fortune - Come Over 4. The Besnard Lakes - Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again 5. Anjimile - In Your Eyes 6. Jason McCue - First Time 7. Nilüfer Yanya - Same Damn Luck 8. Cherry Glazerr - Rabbit Hole 9. BIIANCO - Teeth Bared 10. Yung - Such a Man 11. Rose City Band - Only Lonely 12. Old 97's - I Like You Better 13. Fontaines D.C. - I Don't Belong 14. Nothing - Catch a Fade Cheryl Waters is the host of The Midday Show on KEXP, every weekday from 10am-1pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP Early host Gabriel Teodros brings you an hour of new music to help calm the nerves and focus your energy in the new year. Featured artists include Navy Blue with Yasiin Bey, Ivy Sole, Native Dancer and Seba Kaapstad. 1. Navy Blue - Breathe (feat. Yasiin Bey) 2. Ivy Sole - HEAVY 3. Mumu Fresh - A Healing 4. Toni Banx - Chanel No. 5 5. Ciscero - Beautiful Mind (feat. Oddisee) 6. Seba Kaapstad - www 7. KAMAUU - MANGO (feat. Adeline) 8. Native Dancer - Pixies 9. ASTU - Source of Her (feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis) 10. Ego Ella May - Girls Don't Always Sing About Boys 11. Dave B. - Worthy 12. Tiffany Wilson - America (feat. Lady Tasz & Vitamin D) 13. Quetzal - Justice Never Dies 14. I Self Devine - The Disruptor Suite Gabriel Teodros is the host of Early on KEXP, every weekday from 5-7am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join KEXP’s daytime DJ line-up, Gabriel Teodros, John Richards, Cheryl Waters, Larry Mizell, Jr. and Kevin Cole, as they reflect on the 2020 releases that got them through the year that felt like a decade. They share standout tracks from KEXP favorites like SAULT, IDLES and Deep Sea Diver, as well as gems from Sa-Roc, Arlo Parks, Bartees Strange, Nappy Nina and more. 1. Sa-Roc - The Black Renaissance (feat. Black Thought) 2. Quelle Chris and Chris Keys - Sacred Safe (feat. Merrill Garbus, Cavalier & Homeboy Sandman) 3. Essam & Petty Pro - Write Your Name (feat. Prospect and Umar Zia) 4. Jah9 - Note To Self (Okay) (feat. Chronixx) 5. Ivy Sole - BITTERSWEET 6. Benjamin Gibbard - Life in Quarantine 7. SAULT - Wildfires 8. Smokey Brights - I Love You But Damn 9. The Neverly Boys - Never Come Down 10. Jeff Tweedy - Love Is The King 11. Arlo Parks - Hurt 12. Nilüfer Yanya - Crash 13. Bartees Strange - Stone Meadows 14. Porridge Radio - Sweet 15. Dylan Cartlidge - Yellow Brick Road 16. SIR E.U. - Multimedia Artist

Morning Show host John Richards presents a mix to wake up to, to take on the day and burn brightly when it feels like the world is already on fire. 1. Jeff Tweedy - Love Is The King 2. El Perro Del Mar - Dreamers Change the World 3. Lea Porcelain - Choirs to Heaven 4. Laura Veirs - Burn Too Bright 5. Pom Poko - Like a Lady 6. Nancy - 7 Foot Tall Post-Suicidal Feel Good Blues 7. Viagra Boys - Creatures 8. Stats - Naturalise Me 9. The Lounge Society - Burn the Heather 10. Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns 11. Gibraltar - O, Devilish Sailor 12. TV Priest - Decoration 13. Night Beats - That’s All You Got (feat. Robert Levon Been) John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, weekdays from 7-10am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry Rose kicks off 2021 on a hopeful “up”-beat note (see first song), bringing you a mix of some of his recent favorites while covering a wide variety of genres, including electro-pop, R&B, hip hop, Afro-Caribbean grooves, and melancholic guitar-pop. Featuring music from Iska Dhaaf, The Notwist, Chromatics, Ghetto Kumbé, Park Hye Jin, Oneohtrix Point Never and more.  1. Iska Dhaaf - Up 2. The Notwist - Where You Find Me 3. Chromatics - TOY (ATRIP Remix) 4. Jim-E Stack - Note to Self (feat. Empress Of) 5. Ghetto Kumbé - Sola 6. 박혜진 Park Hye Jin - Like This 7. Oneohtrix Point Never - Long Road Home 8. Beach Vacation - Break the Ice  9. breathe. - London 10. The Reminders & CRLCRRLL - Lumumba 11. Radiant Children - Rare 12. Xperience feat. Tiffany Wilson - Cats & Dogs 13. Actress - Walking Flames 14. Daisies - Dido Larry Rose is the host of Larry's Lounge, Tuesday nights from 10pm-1am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/liste

For this New Year’s mix, Reverend Dollars brings the club to you. In her words, "For this podcast, I wanted to create a mix more reflective of the sets I would play at clubs and parties than what I do on the radio. Obviously, those kinds of spaces have been short on existence this year, but I really miss those type of environments. I've been able to do the occasional party mix here and there for livestream events, but it's not the same and I long for the community that exists around these gatherings of music and dance. I also want to place a focus on the brilliant sounds that Black electronic producers have been creating in 2020, even in this party void. Welcome to the new year, hopefully better than the last!” 1. Kareem Ali - Retaliation 2. Actress - Loveless 3. Ikonika - Kicks Count  4. Nidia - Chef  5. Boo Williams - Digital Crash  6. Blacksea Nao Maya - Africanalidade 7. Citizen Boy - Gqom Killa 8. MoMA Ready - Saving Grace  9. Honey Dijon - La Femme Fantastique 10. Zvrra - 002700 Sequence 11. DJ Q - All

Sonic Reducer & Christmas day DJ Brian Foss compiles 17 tracks of non-standard holiday tunes. 2020 has been a hard year so hopefully these mostly goofy songs will bring a smile to your face. Every year there are hundreds of new Christmas songs recorded and Brian did his best to find the good ones. We have tracks from bands from Portland, the UK & beyond. 7 songs are from Seattle bands including Black Nite Crash, Ball Bag, Marianna Spellman & Dragstrip Riot. 1. Gurr - Christmas Holiday (feat. Eddie Argos) 2. Mr. Husband - Covid Christmas 3. Soulpersona & Princess Freesia - Rudolph 4. Black Nite Crash - Let’s Get Drunk for Christmas 5. Queers - Ramones Christmas 6. Marianne Spellman - Santa’s A Drag 7. Ball Bag - If Justyn Makes It To Xmas 8. Left at London - Santa’s Homophobic 9. General Mojo’s - Our Last Christmas 10. Six Sundays - Holidays Back in the Day 11. The Crystal Furs - Drinking Alone on Christmas 12. The Down-fi - Santa’s Pissed Off 13. The Hasslers - Christmas Without Warning 14. Dragstrip Riot -

Overnight Afrobeats host Lace Cadence takes us on a journey through current African pop music, along with a bit of old-school, featuring Rema, Burna Boy, Niniola, Ras-I, Fela Kuti and many more. 1. DopeBwoy - Jamaica (feat. Yxng Bane, SRNO) 2. Rema - Iron Man 3. Buju - Lenu Remix (feat. Burna Boy) 4. Riky Rick - UNGAZINCISHI (feat. Focalistic & Tyler ICU) 5. Kabza De Small - Ndofaya (feat. Daliwonga) 6. Fiokee - Koni Koni (feat. Simi & Oxlade) 7. Lous and The Yakuza - Amigo 8. DJ Merco & Mwinda Mannekin - Tchougoal  9. Kwamz - What Is This? 10. Tiwa Savage - Koroba 11. Niniola - Omo Rapala 12. Juls, King Promise & Mugeez - Your Number 13. Joeboy - Lonely 14. Freddy de Majunga - La fête continue 15. Tay Iwar - MONICA 16. Mannywellz - Peace (feat. Tems) 17. Tekno - Tumbo  18. Mr Eazi - Lento (feat. J Balvin) 19. L.A.X - Jara (feat. Tekno) 20. Wande Coal - Again 21. DJ Nani - JO (feat. BoyBreed) 22. Tayc - African Sugar (feat. Tiwa Savage) 23. WizKid - Roma (feat. Terri) 24. Ceeza Milli - Shayo (feat. WizKid) 2

The virtual world and its computer-generated algorithms can be tiring. Cheryl Waters offers us something real, a hand-picked selection of some of her favorite new releases from MorMor, Bartees Strange, Blimes and Gab, Naked Giants and more. 1. Kevin Morby - Campfire 2. Slow Pulp - Falling Apart 3. MorMor - Don’t Cry 4. Moses Hightower - Þetta Hjarta  5. Gabriel Teodros - The World Is a Hidmo 6. Sa-Roc - Something Real 7. Bartees Strange - Stone Meadows 8. Deep Sea Diver - Wishing 9. Antonioni - Malcomer 10. Lo Tom - Outta Here 11. Songhoy Blues - Badala 12. Sen Morimoto - Woof 13. Maxband - Cut It Loose 14. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Automation 15. Blimes and Gab - Baptism 16. Naked Giants - Turns Blue Cheryl Waters is the host of The Midday Show on KEXP, every weekday from 10am-1pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Check out Kevin Morby's recent KEXP session and interview with Cheryl Waters Read about MorMor's "Don't Cry" on KEXP's Song of the Day feature Read our recent interv

On December 1st, 2006, Rahwa and Asmeret Habte took over Hidmo on 20th & Jackson. In a very short amount of time, Hidmo became known as a community center cleverly disguised as an Eritrean restaurant in Seattle's Central District, and a mecca for Seattle hip-hop. The space Rahwa and Asmeret helped create along with their family and friends became a safe space for youth in the neighborhood, an organizing hub for a large amount of community organizations in the city, and an all-ages venue for musicians who had very few venues accessible to them. Hidmo brought together community in a way that very few venues in our city ever have, and what happened those 4 years on 20th & Jackson can still be felt throughout our community, and the world today.  Rahwa tragically passed away earlier this year, and in honor of her legacy and the legacy of what she helped build, we brought together a playlist of some of her favorite artists who have graced the hut, along with personal memories shared from the artists themselves, in

With an introduction from friends and fellow Australians King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, this mix was curated for KEXP by the groundbreaking Indigenous, all-women Ripple Effect Band. They bring us a sampling of the music currently being made by Australia's First Nations People, specifically from the region referred to as the “Top End” in the Northern Territory. Through many languages and musical stylings, these artists share stories of the oldest living cultures on earth. 1. Ripple Effect Band - Hunting Song 2. B2M - Parlingarri 3. Saltwater Band - Djarridjarri (Blue Flag) 4. Ripple Effect Band - Ngúddja 5. Baker Boy - Marryuna (feat. Yirrmal) 6. Dhapanbal Yunupingu  - Maralitja 7. Wildflower  - Galiwin'ku  8. Emily Wurramurra  - Black Smoke 9. Lil Kootsie - Ready for Change Part 1 10. Ripple Effect Band - Madjarndemed 11. Nabarlek  - Munwurrk 12. Ripple Effect Band - Diyama 13. Letterstick Band  - Yirrana (Sunset) 14. Black Rock Band  - Struggle 15. Yothu Yindi - Treaty (Radio Mix) Support the show: ht

Here’s your music supplement for this year’s cancelled Iceland Airwaves festival. Grab some dökkt rúgbrauð, put on a video of the Northern Lights, play this podcast, and just add hot water. DJ Kevin Cole recreates it all from his basement in West Seattle– with a mix of highlights from KEXP’s previous Iceland Airwaves broadcasts, along with bands that’ll be performing at the festival in 2021. Tune in to hear the latest from the likes of MAMMÚT, Marie Davidson, Black Pumas, Júníus Meyvant, and many more. 1. Supersport! - Ég smánaði mig 2. Dry Cleaning - New Job 3. Júníus Meyvant - Let It Pass 4. Black Pumas - Fire 5. Kristofer Rodriguez Svönuson - Combo Macondo 6. Pillow Queens - HowDoILook 7. Fontaines D.C. - A Hero’s Death 8. Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu - Renegade Breakdown 9. Hatari - Klámstrákur 10. The Holy - I Don’t Know 11. Squid - The Cleaner 12. GDRN - Vorið 13. MAMMÚT - Prince 14. Porridge Radio & Lala Lala - Good For You 15. Kristín Anna - Forever Love Kevin Cole is the host of Drive Time on KEXP, Tu

Larry Mizell, Jr. brings together a mix of hiphop, funk, house, rock & jazz all to help you breathe a little easier. Featured artists include Stas THEE Boss, Dessa, Sen Morimoto and Nubya Garcia. 1. Liv.e - SirLadyMakemFall 2. Stas THEE Boss - Rotary Style 3. Steve Arrington - Make Ya Say Yie 4. STR4TA - Aspects (Demus Dub) 5. Blue Hawaii - Not My Boss! 6. Black Country, New Road - Science Fair 7. Seth Bogart - Men on the Verge of Nothing 8. Bartees Strange - Boomer 9. Open Mike Eagle - Headass (Idiot Shinji) 10. Dessa - Tyranny 11. SPECSWIZARD - Floyd 12. Nilüfer Yanya - Crash 13. Sen Morimoto - Love, Money Pt. 2 14. Azymuth, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge - Fall Afternoon 15. Nubya Garcia - The Message Continues Larry Mizell, Jr. is the host of The Afternoon Show, weekdays from 1-4pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Read more about SPECSWIZARD's "Floyd" on KEXP's Song of the Day feature. Read more about Liv.e's "SirLadyMakemFall" on KEXP's Song of the Day feature. Listen to Blue

Cheryl Waters helps us get unstuck with this week’s mix, moving through ebbs and flows with lyrical wisdom and globe-spanning beats to inspire some much needed re-centering. Ready your ears for new music from Arlo Parks, Sufjan Stevens, Julia Jacklin, Postcards, Moodymann and more. 1. Loma - Half Silences 2. Sufjan Stevens - Video Game 3. Arlo Parks - Hurt 4. Jupiter & Okwess - Na Kozonga 5. Yanga - Encendemos 6. Noga Erez - NO News on TV 7. Fleet Foxes - Can I Believe You 8. Tomberlin - Wasted 9. Julia Jacklin - to Perth, before the border closes 10. Postcards - Fossilized 11. Warren Dunes - Fishbowl 12. Bully - Every Tradition 13. illuminati hotties - content//bedtime 14. Washed Out - Time to Walk Away 15. Moodymann - Goodbye Everybody 16. The Notwist - Ship (feat. Saya) 17. Arab Strap - The Turning of Our Bones 18. Avalanche Party - Howl Cheryl Waters is the host of The Midday Show on KEXP, every weekday from 10am-1pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp

Feast your ears on dark treats from around the world to get you in the Halloween spirit, brought to you by KEXP's Mechanical Breakdown host Sharlese in collaboration with Poland’s Wave Press Blog. Brooklyn’s We Are Temporary starts things off, followed by contributions from Undertheskin, SaD, Misfortunes and other masters of darkness. 1. We Are Temporary - I Can't Breathe 2. Undertheskin - End This Summer [remixed by Shad Shadows] 3. Vincent Saboteur & Jos Shepherd - Feeling Of The Way 4. Ekko the Strange - Transylvania Found Me 5. SaD - The Poets of Antiquity  6. Simona Castricum - The Good In You 7. Violetiger - Transformation 8. The Glass Beads - Not Broken But Confused 9. Xarah Dion - Honey Trap 10. NNHMN - Tulips 11. Nature - Passion 12. Misfortunes - Blood Disco 13. Peppy Pep Pepper - Decay 14. Las Eras - FRENTE A TODOS DJ Sharlese is the host of Mechanical Breakdown, every Monday from 1-2am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystu

This episode of The Weekly Mix is co-hosted by KEXP's 90.TEEN DJs, Sebastian, Sofia K, DJ 9, DJ Kennady and Vega Vi. As they get ready to vote in their first federal election, these exceptional young curators reflect on the songs that have inspired them, from social and political engagement to personal empowerment. The mix features local talents Rell Be Free and Blue Scholars, international songstresses Stella Donnelley and Lava La Rue, and classics like Fugazi and Death. Tune in and VOTE! 1. Brandon Maralis - Thugs Cry 2. Rell Be Free - Paythefeee 3. Aurelio Valdez - Rent Money 4. King Youngblood - Melanin (feat. Huey The Artist) 5. Oya Storms - Well Done 6. Death - Politicians In My Eyes 7. Yves Tumor - Noid 8. Dumb Fucks - a.c.a.b. 9. Blue Scholars - Proletariat Blues 10. Stella Donnelley - Beware of the Dogs 11. SAULT - This Generation (feat. Laurette Josiah) 12. A. Billi Free & Tensei - Against the Wall 13. Harleighblu & Bluestaeb - Queeen Dem (feat. Janne Robinson) 14. Anna Wise - One of These Changes