The Runcast with John Richards

It's winter in Seattle and although the sun is scarce, the music continues to shine at KEXP. Midday Show host Cheryl Waters brings you a new mix with some early 2015 tracks along with a handful of faves from last year. Dig in and enjoy! 1. Low Roar - Easy Way Out 2. Wye Oak - The Tower 3. Dam Gila - Head in the Clouds 4. Dream Police - Pouring Rain 5. Viet Cong - Unconscious Melody 6. The Bamboos - Avenger 7. Small Black - Real People (Ft. Frankie Rose) 8. The Beverleys - Hoodwink 9. Majestico - I Just Want To 10. Flake Music - Spanway Hits 11. Mourn - Dark Issues 12. Sleater‐Kinney - Bury Our Friends 13. Craft Spells - Breaking the Angle Against the Tide 14. EDJ - Lose It All, All The Time 15. Dan Mangan + Blacksmith - Vessel 16. Mariachi El Bronx - WildfiresSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Variety Mix host Troy Nelson as he looks back on a remarkable year for music. Awesome sounds from new bands, veteran bands, local bands - you name it. As we welcome 2015, here's a reminder of some great songs we heard in the last year. 1. Smokey Brights - Catacomb 2. Parade Schedule - Weak 3. …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - The Doomsday Book 4. Panda Bear - Mr. Noah 5. Stars - This Is the Last Time 6. Ballet School - Heartbeat Overdrive 7. José González - Every Age 8. Planes on Paper - Iron Boat 9. Lowhitey - Zorza 10. Fox and the Law - Hot Water 11. Vaporland - Vaporland 12. The Hoot Hoots - Gone FarSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Audioasis host DJ Sharlese continues the two-part 2014 Pacific Northwest Roundup. Featuring more local sounds from 2014 by Secret School, Shabazz Palaces, Jen Wood and many more! 1. Wimps - Couches 2. Childbirth - I Only Fucked You as a Joke 3. The Murder City Devils - Cruelty Abounds 4. King Dude - Fear is All You Know 5. Neighbors - Hot Jack 6. FF - It's Alright 7. Stickers - Sacajawea 8. Dude York - Dehumanize Yourself and Face to Bloodshed 9. S - Vampires 10. Jen Wood - Fell In Love 11. Tomo Nakayama - Darkest Seasons 12. Manatee Commune - White Smoke feat. Marina Price 13. ODESZA - Say My Name (feat. Zyra) 14. Katie Kate - Rushmore 15. Bruce Leroy - Nutrition 16. Shaprece - Tell Me 17. Shabazz Palaces - #Cake 18. Secret School - Glassy 19. Silent Lambs Project - BlackFist BrokenFrontSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Audioasis host DJ Sharlese dishes up the first in a two-part 2014 Pacific Northwest Round Up! Featuring sounds that came out of the region this year like Vox Mod, Fruit Juice, Low Hums and more!1. Cabana - Wet Brick2. Helms Alee - Pinniped3. Kithkin - Altered Beast4. Low Hums - It's in the Air5. Lusine - Eyes Give In6. Mega Bog - Gone Banana7. Iska Dhaaf - Everybody Knows8. Gibraltar - Satisfied9. Vox Mod - Mind Matter feat. Whitney Lyman10. Fruit Juice - Terra-Fi11. DJAO - Good Morning12. Posse - 2USupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole shares some of his favorites of 2014. Relish in the best of the year and hopefully discover something new and awesome! 1. Júníus Meyvant - Color Decay 2. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy 3. Temples - Shelter Song 4. Ty Segall - Feel 5. Parquet Courts - Black and White 6. BRONCHO - Class Historian 7. Marissa Nadler - Drive 8. Sharon Van Etten - Taking Chances 9. Angel Olsen - Forgiven/Forgotten 10. The Young Evils - Renegades 11. Ex Hex - Don't Wanna Lose 12. Tacocat - Bridge To Hawaii 13. Sugar Stems - We Only Come Out At Night 14. ODESZA - Say My Name (feat. Zyra) 15. Pillar Point - Eyeballs 16. Katie Kate - Rushmore 17. Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down 18. Wussy - To the Lightning 19. Perfect Pussy - Interference Fits 20. Caribou - Our Love 21. Jimi Goodwin - Oh! Whiskey 22. Elbow - New York Morning 23. Woods - Leaves Like Glass 24. The War On Drugs - Red EyesSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Midday Show host Cheryl Waters as she celebrates a wonderful year in music and offers this gift for the holiday season, featuring new music from Francisco the Man, The Vaselines, Black Whales and more! 1. Francisco the Man - Loaded 2. The Rosebuds - In My Teeth 3. We Were Promised Jetpacks - Safety In Numbers 4. The Vaselines - Inky Lies 5. Will Butler - Take My Side 6. Polvo - The Water Wheel 7. Lyla Foy - Feather Tongue 8. The Twilight Sad - There's a Girl In the Corner 9. Oyama - Siblings 10. Flyying Colours - Not Today 11. Black Whales - Avalon 12. Nikki Lane - Seein' Double 13. Purling Hiss - Forcefield of SolitudeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music That Matters, Vol. 437 - Music Mix from Melly Join Variety Mix host Mel for a new installment of KEXP's weekly Music That Matters podcast. This mix draws inspiration from the brooding and dark Seattle weather, and also gathers some of the songs that Mel couldn't get enough of during 2014. Enjoy tunes from ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead, Mogwai, Ty Segall and more. 1. This Will Destroy You - War Prayer 2. Mogwai - Remurdered 3. …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - The Doomsday Book 4. Big Deal - Figure it Out 5. Ty Segall - Feel 6. Chad VanGaalen - Where Are You? 7. Wussy - Teenage Wasteland 8. JJ - Dynasti 9. Sylvan Esso - Coffee 10. The Acid - Fame 11. Korallreven - Second Comin' 12. Clark - Winter Linn 13. Young Fathers - LowSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

El Sonido host DJ Chilly compiles a mixtape featuring a variety of rock ‘n' roll en Español favorites from around the globe. Ahora somos nuevos creadores de rocanrol, tranquilos, todo va a estar más o menos bien. 1. AJ Dávila - Salvajes 2. Los Punsetes - Me Gusta Que Me Pegues 3. 60 Tigres - Cáncer de Pulmón 4. Boogarins - Lucifernandis 5. El Mató a un Policía Motorizado - Más o Menos Bien 6. Tunacola - Danky 7. Cineplexx - Te Quiero 8. Bomba Estéreo - Qué Bonito 9. La Vida Bohème - La Vida Mejor 10. François Peglau - Costa Rica (versión Fracaso Band Perú) 11. Molina y Los Cósmicos - En El Camino del Sol 12. Los Waldners - Papalotes 13. La Ola Que Quería Ser Chau - Más Copado 14. Helado Negro - Queriendo 15. Bulldozer - TTT 16. Cuello - Te Vas de Lado Siempre 17. San Pedro el Cortez - Poder Crudo 18. Juana Molina - Eras 19. Elia - Sentir 20. Ceci Bastida - Por La Calle 21. Unochosiete - Del Uno Al NueveSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole brings a mix of poppy punk, hypnotic trance, and narcotic drifter ballads, with new songs from Meatbodies, The Young Evils, the Shivas and more. 1. The Young Evils - It Happens All the Time 2. Meatbodies - Mountain 3. Dream Police - Hypnotized 4. Hookworms - Radio Tokyo 5. HOLLY - Easy Company | Interlude 6. Atoms and Void - The Architect and the Atomizer 7. The Twilight Sad - Last January 8. The Shivas - Stalkin Legs 9. The Blind Shake - Old Lake 10. Restorations - Separate Songs 11. Smokey Brights - If I Can't Change Your Mind 12. Weyes Blood - Land of Broken Dreams 13. Nude Beach - Yesterday 14. The Vaselines - Last Half HourSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midday Show host Cheryl Waters presents music that will make you want to groove, shake, and shimmy through the cold November weather. Featuring tunes from Greylag, Operators, Twin Peaks, Blooper and more. 1. Greylag - Yours To Shake 2. Alvvays - Next Of Kin 3. Operators - True 4. Wampire - Bad Attitude 5. Naomi Punk - Television Man 6. clipping. - Work Work (Feat. Cocc Pistol Cree) 7. Pond - Waiting Around For Grace 8. Dana Buoy - Preacher 9. Twin Peaks - Flavor 10. Sloan - You Don't Need Excuses To Be Good 11. Foxygen - How Can You Really 12. King Tuff - Eyes of the Muse 13. The Casket Girls - Day to Day 14. Zig Zags - Magic 15. Blooper - Tinted WindowsSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morning show host John Richards presents a dark, rainy mix of songs for your enjoyment. Featuring new songs from Big Scary, Rose's Pawn Shop, Dean Wareham, Cabana, Eyes & No Eyes and more. 1. Big Scary - Twin Rivers 2. Kevin Morby - The Jester, The Tramp & The Acrobat 3. Elliott BROOD - Jigsaw Heart 4. Rose's Pawn Shop - What Were You Waiting For 5. The Barr Brothers - Even the Darkness Has Arms 6. Dean Wareham - The Dancer Disappears 7. Line & Circle - Wounded Desire 8. Cabana - Blood Fizz 9. Eyes & No Eyes - The Drowned World 10. Bear In Heaven - Autumn 11. Pins - Mad for You 12. Hundred Waters - Cavity 13. Blackbird Blackbird - Love Unlimited 14. High Ends - The Weight 15. Low Hums - 999Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Kevin Cole and Online Content Manager Jim Beckmann preview the 2014 Iceland Airwaves Music Festival with a diverse mix of tracks from 17 Icelandic artists including FM Belfast, Sóley, Kiasmos, and Low Roar. 1. Prins Póló - Hamstra sjarma 2. FM Belfast - Gold 3. Uni Stefson - Manuel 4. Fufanu - Circus Life 5. Júníus Meyvant - Color Decay 6. Just Another Snake Cult - I Know She Does 7. Kimono - Specters 8. Kiasmos - Dragged 9. Oyama - Old Snow 10. Low Roar - Easy Way Out 11. Börn - Ef 12. Pink Street Boys - Sleazus 13. Kælan Mikla - Mánadans 14. Cell7 - Gal Pon Di Scene 15. Young Karin - Sirens 16. Sóley - Halloween (Live on KEXP) 17. Sin Fang with Seattle Rock Orchestra Quintet - Young Boys (Live on KEXP)Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian, writer, actor and director Mike Birbiglia and his also-multi-talented wife Jen Stein – whose cat is named Mazzy Star – curate and discuss some of their favorite songs and recording artists, including Tegan and Sara, Sharon Van Etten, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah featuring Matt Berninger, The Rentals, and more! Produced by KEXP Variety Mix host Nate Prudhon. 1. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Better Days 2. Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better 3. ELEL - 40 Watt 4. Sharon Van Etten - Every Time the Sun Comes Up 5. Foxygen - How Can You Really 6. Sylvan Esso - Coffee 7. Maps - To the Sky 8. The Rentals - 1000 Seasons 9. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (feat. Matt Berninger) - Coming Down 10. Tegan and Sara - Back In Your Head (Live on KEXP) 11. The War On Drugs - Red Eyes 12. Conor Oberst - Zigzagging Toward the Light 13. Junip - Your Life, Your Call 14. Real Estate - It's RealSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer is gone but the music never stops. Here's another sampling of tunes from Midday Show host Cheryl Waters to usher you into fall. Featuring new songs from Owl John, J Mascis, Pete Molinari, Modern Kin, Ty Segall and more! 1. Ylja - Dúmdara lara 2. Fernando - The Dogs 3. Peter Matthew Bauer - Philadelphia Raga 4. Tom Eddy - Seeing Someone 5. Owl John - Red Hand 6. Allah-Las - Buffalo Nickel 7. The Barr Brothers - Half Crazy 8. Quilt - Saturday Bride 9. Split Single - Last Goodbye 10. Bear In Heaven - Time Between 11. BRONCHO - Class Historian 12. J Mascis - Better Plane 13. Pete Molinari - Hang My Head In Shame (feat. Barrie Cadogan) 14. Modern Kin - Abandon 15. Ty Segall - Feel 16. FF - Caught In A DreamSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. Caribou - Our Love 2. Operators - TRUE 3. YACHT - Where Does This Disco? 4. GRMLN - Numb 5. Bleached - For the Feel 6. Julian Casablancas + the Voidz - Where No Eagles Fly 7. Curtis Harding - Keep on Shining 8. Peliroja - Injusticia 9. The Radio Dept. - Death To Fascism 10. Total Control - Flesh War 11. Chet Faker - Gold 12. Populous - Fall (feat. Cuushe) 13. The Acid - FameSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle's Earshot Jazz Festival is respected for its massive and adventurous artistic legacy. Now in its 26th year as Seattle's major annual jazz festival, Earshot is known for presenting creative masters and important emerging artists, and for finding fresh synergies between international artists and Seattle's incredibly fertile music scene. This year's Jazz-That-Matters podcast is hosted by festival organizer John Gilbreath, who is also host of KEXP's long running Jazz Theater program, and zeroes in on a creative cross section of artists appearing all around Seattle this fall. 1. Taylor McFerrin feat. Nai Palm - The Antidote 2. Battle Trance - Palace of Wind I 3. Cuong Vu - Accelerated Thoughts 4. Industrial Revelation - Walking (Without) 5. Frank Catalano - Acknowledgement 6. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Betamax 7. Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - I Speak Fula 8. Corey Harris - Fulton Blues 9. Johnaye Kendrick - Placebo Effect 10. Tri Minh's Quartet - Minimal Piano DreamsSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Kevin Cole features some of his current favorites on this edition of KEXP's Music That Matters podcast. Why? Purely because he loves them and hopes you will too! Includes new songs from Jen Wood, Goat, The Juan MacLean and more! 1. Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas - Caught Up 2. Ex Hex - Don't Wanna Lose 3. Jen Wood - Fell In Love 4. Flowers - Forget The Fall 5. SW/MM/NG - Some Dreams Come True 6. Tennis - Solar On The Rise 7. ODESZA - Say My Name (feat. Zyra) 8. Shaprece - Her Song 9. Kimekai - Le Loyon 10. Goat - Words 11. Martyn - Empty Mind 12. The Juan Maclean - I've Waited For So Long 13. Xeno & Oaklander - SheenSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Alex shines a spotlight on 16 artists performing at this year's 11th annual Decibel Festival, Seattle's premier electronic music and arts event, happening all over the city from September 24th to September 28th! As with years past, tune in to get a taste of this year's massive, diverse international roster and check out dbfestival.com for more information. 1. Natasha Kmeto - Channel 1 2. Lusine - Arterial 3. DJAO - Tan Jacket 4. Com Truise - Declination (feat. Joel Ford) 5. Son Lux - Lost It To Trying 6. Nick Monaco - Mating Call 7. Groundislava - Feel The Heat 8. FaltyDL - Heart & Soul 9. Arca - Thievery 10. Baths - Ocean Death 11. Millie & Andrea - Temper Tantrum 12. Martyn - Empty Mind 13. Blue Hawaii - Sierra Lift 14. Manatee Commune - White Smoke (feat. Marina Price) 15. Alice Boman - Be Mine 16. Kid Smpl - ProtectSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP Morning Show host John Richards is Vibing Geography. Featuring similar artists from different locations including Lawrence KC, Vancouver BC, Nashville, Seattle, Brooklyn, Duluth MN, Denver, Halifax Nova Scotia, Long Beach, Sweden and England. 1. Your Friend - Bangs 2. Frazey Ford - Done 3. Pony Boy - The Devil in Me 4. Anna Calvi (feat. David Byrne) - Strange Weather 5. You Me & Apollo - Don't Sleep For Free 6. Trampled by Turtles - Are You Behind the Shining Star? 7. Generationals - Black Lemon 8. Honeymilk - Light Entertainment 9. Hamilton Leithauser - Alexandra 10. Cousins - Phone 11. Makthaverskan - Asleep 12. Archie Bronson Outfit - Two Doves on a Lake 13. Tijuana Panthers - Fired 14. Beat Connection - HesitationSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Variety Mix host Sean invites you to space out and get vulnerable with Late Night Lachrymosity, a mix of sumptuous synth pop, cosmic R&B, cassette-smeared techno, sneering indie pop and a song about teenaged vampires. Dig in! You won't get too sad, we promise. 1. Braids - Victoria 2. CFCF - Strange Forms of Life (North Americans Remix) 3. Keel Her - In My Head 4. Cherry Glazerr - Cry Baby 5. Viet Cong - Unconscious Melody 6. Lust for Youth - Illume 7. Maria Minerva - Runaway 8. D. Tiffany - Tranq Moon 9. Throwing Shade - Sweet Tooth 10. Jessy Lanza - You and Me 11. Moiré - Dali House (Featuring Bones) 12. Fennesz - Static Kings 13. Hundred Waters - Out Alee 14. Oneohtrix Point Never - Music for Steamed Rocks 15. The Courtneys - Lost BoysSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon show host Kevin Cole provides your late summer soundtrack to Camp Bliss with new faves from Twin Peaks, Benjamin Booker, Beach Day, Allah-Las, Deep Sea Diver and more! 1. Twin Peaks - I Found A New Way 2. Alvvays - Adult Diversion 3. The Proper Ornaments - Stereolab 4. Beach Day - All My Friends Were Punks 5. Spider Bags - Back With You Again in the World 6. Makthaverskan - Slowly Sinking 7. Lonesome Shack - More Primitive 8. Benjamin Booker - Wicked Waters 9. Viet Cong - Throw It Away 10. Allah-Las - Had It All 11. Deep Sea Diver - One By One 12. Rubblebucket - Carousel Ride 13. Atmosphere - FlickerSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bust out those seersuckers one last time and enjoy a mix of local, national and international artists as Midday Show host Cheryl Waters presents KEXP's annual preview of Bumbershoot, Seattle's longest running music and arts festival, this year featuring expansive roots twists from Valerie June, soul-inflected rock from The Afghan Whigs, slacker-pop from Mac Demarco, party hip hop from Danny Brown, dream surf from La Luz, sample heavy electronica from Mexican Institute of Sound and more! 1. Campfire OK - Wishing You the Best 2. Valerie June - Twisted & Twined 3. KINS - Absblurd 4. The Afghan Whigs - Algiers 5. Hurray for the Riff Raff - Body Electric 6. Cataldo - My Heart Is Calling 7. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy 8. The Dismemberment Plan - Invisible 9. Dude York - The Lake 10. Mexican Institute of Sound - Especulando 11. Poliça - Chain My Name 12. Danny Brown - Lonely 13. San Fermin - Crueler Kind 14. La Luz - Morning High 15. Iska Dhaaf - Everybody Knows 16. Cumulus - Hey Love 17. Pickwick - Window SillSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Morning Show host John Richards presents a new mix featuring tracks from Odonis Odonis, Tom Vek, Young Fathers, Brian Jonesetown Massacre, The GOASTT, King Dude and more. From fuzzed out post-punk to funked up Black Sabbath, there's a noise here for everyone. 1. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Jackson 2. Pink Mountaintops - Ambulance City 3. Odonis Odonis - Are We Friends 4. Tom Vek - Sherman (Animals In the Jungle) 5. Young Fathers - Get Up 6. Wussy - Teenage Wasteland 7. Brian Jonestown Massacre - Vad Hände Med Dem? 8. Kingdom of the Holy Sun - Thirteen Eyes 9. Gentlemen - Late Nacht 10. A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Crushin' 11. Slow Club - Complete Surrender 12. The GOASTT (The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger) - Too Deep 13. Brownout presents Brown Sabbath - The Wizard 14. King Dude - Cloven Hooves (Of Fear)Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Roadhouse host Greg Vandy brings you a late summer soundtrack that features many of his favorite new songs and artists of 2014, such as Israel Nash, Black Lips, Pete Molinari, The Donkeys, Nikki Lane, Sturgill Simpson, Evening Bell, and Saskatoon teenagers Kacy & Clayton. 1. Black Lips - Drive By Buddy 2. Pete Molinari - Hang My Head In Shame 3. Shovels & Rope - Stono River Blues 4. Daddy Long Legs - Blood from a Stone 5. King Khan & The Shrines - Pray For Lil 6. Hollis Brown - Train Round the Bend 7. The Donkeys - I Heart Alabama 8. Israel Nash - Through the Door 9. Israel Nash - Myer Canyon 10. Denver - A Way Out 11. Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down 12. Evening Bell - Dust Storm 13. Wooden Wand - Uneasy Peace 14. Nikki Lane - All Or Nothin' 15. Bill Patton - Worrying 16. Bryan John Appleby - Backseat 17. Yucca Mountain - Isabelle Dinoire 18. The Deep Dark Woods - Charlie's (Is Coming Down) 19. Kacy & Clayton - The Downward Road 20. Barna Howard - It Hurts To KnowSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show Host Kevin Cole brings you the perfect soundtrack for your dream city, including new faves from Pets, The Sugar Stems, Conor Oberst, French Style Furs, and Cold Beat. 1. Prom Body - My Paradise 2. Pets - Dream City 3. Cold Beat - Mirror 4. Sugar Stems - We Only Come Out At Night 5. Conor Oberst - Zigzagging Toward The Light 6. French Style Furs - (World In My) Bloodstream 7. Donovan Blanc - Hungry A Long Time 8. Skygreen Leopards - Selling T-Shirts 9. Garotas Suecas - Bucolismo 10. Got a Girl - Did We Live Too Fast 11. Slow Club - Everything Is New 12. Austra - HabitatSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So much music, so little time. Midday Show host Cheryl Waters has compiled a collection of summer songs that she loves, listen to find out why Cheryl always plays more than one Spoon song. 1. Luluc - Without A Face 2. Sharon Van Etten - Taking Chances 3. Sleepy Kitty - Don't You Start 4. Liars - Mess on a Mission 5. Chad VanGaalen - Where Are You? 6. Young Fathers - Low 7. Benjamin Booker - Violent Shiver 8. French Style Furs - All The Way Down 9. Spoon - Rent I Pay 10. Spoon - Sister Jack 11. Eels - Mistakes of My Youth 12. Rural Alberta Advantage - Terrified 13. J Mascis - Every Morning 14. Total Control - Flesh War 15. White Fence - Mr. Adams/Who Feels Right?Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole deliverers a set of hooky guitar-driven, blissed-out beach pop including new songs from Tennis, La Sera, Bleached, Parquet Courts, and Thee Oh Sees. 1. Tennis - Never Work For Free 2. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Masokissed 3. La Sera - Running Wild 4. Honeyblood - Killer Bangs 5. Bleached - For the Feel 6. White Reaper - Cool 7. Parquet Courts - Black and White 8. Beverly - Madora 9. Dead Stars - Wasted 10. Thee Oh Sees - Encrypted Bounce 11. Zig Zags - The FogSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Sean Nelson brings you a new mix featuring artists performing at Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party this year. Preview CHBP with new songs and favorites from Spoon, Kithkin, Tennis Pro, The War On Drugs and Iska Dhaaf. 1. Spoon - Waiting For the Kid to Come Out 2. Lemolo - Beautiful Night 3. Tennis Pro - Kimberly 4. Iska Dhaaf - All The Kids 5. Angel Olsen - Forgiven/Forgotten 6. Kithkin - Altered Beast 7. Gaytheist - Ock of Rages (Live) 8. The War On Drugs - Red Eyes 9. Dum Dum Girls - Rimbaud Eyes 10. The Julie Ruin - Oh Come OnSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a simple & sure premise at KEXP. To discover and experience great music that brings fulfilment and enjoyment to your life. Join Midday Show host Cheryl Waters for our latest Music That Matters podcast. We hope these tunes hit the spot. 1. Jessica Lea Mayfield - I Wanna Love You 2. The Woodentops - A Pact 3. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Coming Down (feat. Matt Berninger) 4. Wussy - To the Lightning 5. The Growlers - Change in Your Veins 6. Two Cow Garage - The Death of the Self-Preservation Society 7. Glass Animals - Gooey 8. Mas Ysa - Why 9. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Simple and Sure 10. Sonic Avenues - Lost & Found 11. Twin Peaks - Baby Blue 12. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal 13. Bob Mould - Hey Mr. Grey 14. PUP - Reservoir 15. PUJOL - CirclesSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP seems to get gayer every year, and this year's Big Gay Podcast, featuring twenty tracks spanning more than 40 years, is no exception. With everything from vintage queer country to an electronic interpretation of a black metal classic, El Toro's 2014 roundup of songs by, for, and about the LGBT community offers a little something for everyone. 1. K Anderson - 14 Year Old Me 2. Meshell Ndegeocello - Forget My Name 3. HERS - Warm 4. Justus Köhncke - Idee, Prozess, Ergebnis 5. The Soft Pink Truth - Let There Be Ebola Frost 6. Bikini Kill - Thurston Hearts the Who 7. Hervé & Zebra Katz - Tear the House Up 8. Trust - Rescue Mister (Null remix) 9. Aye Nako - For the Inverted 10. Gaytheist - Ock of Rages (Live) 11. Hurray for the Riff Raff - Body Electric 12. Lavender Country - Cryin' These Cocksucking Tears 13. Patrick Cowley - Mockingbird Dream 14. Gem Club - Michael 15. Tyson Meade - Nihilists Need Love Too 16. Bob Mould - The War 17. Tacocat - Hey Girl 18. Tenderfoot - Do It My Love 19. Thalia Zedek Band - Fell So HardSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Resident Runner and host of the Morning Show, John Richards, returns with Volume 3 of our new Runner Powered Podcast series. It's another high energy hour of KEXP faves and new tracks to keep you moving! 1. Akron/Family - River 2. Cloud Control - Dojo Rising 3. Porcelain Raft - Drifting In and Out 4. Maps - To The Sky 5. My Sad Captains - Goodbye 6. Kite Party - Halflife 7. Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes 8. Los Campesinos! - Me! You! Dancing! 9. Ages and Ages - Light Goes Out 10. The Thermals - St. Rosa and the Swallows 11. Starfucker - Julius 12. Slow Club - Complete Surrender 13. Young Fathers - Get Up 14. The Skull Defekts - The Known Unknown 15. The Faint - Mental Radio 16. Ana Tijoux - Vengo 17. Pretty Lights - Color of My SoulSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Don Slack plays some of his favorite new Swingin' Doors jams for summer. Heavy doses of Northwest and Nashville. Recommended pairings: lawn chairs and margaritas. 1. Nikki Lane - Seein' Double 2. Country Lips - Black Water 3. Rodney Crowell - Frankie Please 4. Rod Melancon - Duck Festival Queen 5. Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down 6. Wussy - Teenage Wasteland 7. Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminals' Starvation League - North of Alabama By Mornin' 8. Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires - The Company Man 9. Zoe Muth - Mama Needs A Margarita 10. Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison - Anywhere But Here 11. The Delines - Colfax Avenue 12. Star Anna - Annie 13. Inly - In The Mornin' 14. Chuck Mead - The Light Of The DaySupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole pumps up the volume with a great mix of new music and live rarities in celebration and appreciation of KEXP's Amplifiers Club donors! Turn it up! 1. Sonic Avenues - In Your Head 2. Guided By Voices - Psychotic Crush 3. Thee Oh Sees - Drop 4. Sharon Van Etten - Serpents (KEXP VIP Club Concert at The Triple Door) 5. Kevin Drew - You In Your Were 6. BNLX - Everything Must Go 7. Alt-J - Fitzpleasure (KEXP VIP Club Concert at The Triple Door)) 8. FM Belfast - Everything 9. Da Cruz - Crianças da Revolta 10. Alice Boman - Be Mine 11. Federico Aubele - Somewhere Else (feat. Melody Gardot) 12. Larry Gus - The Eternal and the Ephemeral 13. Kid Smpl - Ja 14. Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick (KEXP Presents Mudhoney On Top Of The Space Needle)Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Variety Mix host Melissa Trejo as she takes the helm again for the most recent Music That Matters Podcast. During this go round, Mel weaves in and out of melancholy musical meanderings and twitched out glitchiness to keep you company through a late night of wakefulness. 1. Glitterbug - 1st of July 2. Carmen Villain - Lifeissin (Prins Thomas Remix) 3. Fort Romeau - Stay True 4. Hooray for Earth - Keys 5. Hics - Tangle 6. Milosh - Hold Me 7. Sisyphus - Take Me 8. Jono McCleery - Fire In My Hands 9. Big Scary - Why Hip Hop Sucks In '13 10. Hammock - My Mind Was a Fog… My Heart Became a Bomb 11. Caspian - Hymn For the Greatest Generation 12. Lanterns on the Lake - Green and GoldSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Midday Show host Cheryl Waters presents a new mix featuring 12 tracks that she's been loving lately. Enjoy music from The Fresh & Onlys, Bleeding Rainbow, Cloud Nothings, The Hold Steady and more! What have you been loving lately? 1. The Districts - Funeral Beds 2. The Fresh & Onlys - Animal Of One 3. Cabana - Warmest Night 4. Bleeding Rainbow - Tell Me 5. Big Scary - Belgian Blues 6. Hollow & Akimbo - Fever Dreams 7. Cloud Nothings - I'm Not Part Of Me 8. Iron Chic - Spooky Action at a Distance 9. Black Pistol Fire - Dimestore Heartthrob 10. Black Joe Lewis - My Blood Ain't Runnin' Right 11. Hello Echo - Coffee Cups 12. The Hold Steady - SpinnersSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole provides your soundtrack to the 2014 Sasquatch Music Festival. A nearly two-hour music mix of Sasquatch highlights will get you pumped on your road trip to the Gorge and back. And, if you're not able to attend Sasquatch this year, will be the next best thing to being there. 1. Old 97's - Let's Get Drunk & Get It On 2. Dude York - Cannibal 3. La Luz - Sure As Spring 4. Foals - Hummer 5. Bob Mould - I Don't Know You Anymore 6. Phantogram - Don't Move 7. Washed Out - Don't Give Up 8. Pillar Point - Eyeballs 9. Lucius - Turn It Around 10. Kithkin - Ampersand 11. Little Green Cars - The John Wayne 12. Big Scary - Twin Rivers 13. Chet Faker - Gold 14. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind 15. Pink Mountaintops - Ambulance City 16. The Physics - Coronas On Madrona 17. Fly Moon Royalty - The Birthday Song 18. First Aid Kit - Emmylou 19. Damien Jurado - Silver Timothy 20. Elbow - New York Morning 21. Mary Lambert - She Keeps My Warm 22. Phosphorescent - Song for Zula 23. Jonathan Wilson - Can We Really Party Today? 24. John Grant - GMF (Greatest Living Creature)Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Expansions host, Masa, has done a radio special on Detroit's Electronic Music Festival for many years and now brings you his very first podcast focused on the festival. It's a 12 track celebration and spotlight on Detroit based and inspired electronic artists performing at the festival this Memorial Day weekend. 1. DJ Godfather - You So Flexible (featuring MC Flipside) 2. DJ 3000 - Yahia (DJ Nasty Remix) 3. Robert Hood - Eleven 4. Esteban Adame - Home Sick 5. Kevin Saunderson Presents Inner City - Bad Girl (7th Star Remix) 6. Stacy Pullen - Any Which Way (Dub Mug Mix) 7. Floorplan - Never Grow Old (Re-Plant) 8. Los Hermanos - Truth About Techno 9. Sean Deason - Beautiful 1 10. Malik Alston - Dance Jazz 11. Stacey Hotwaxx Hale feat Louis Hale - Hale 2 House 12. DJ 3000 - Morning BirdSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Resident Runner and host of the Morning Show, John Richards, presents Volume 2 of our new Runner Powered Podcast series. Hit your second wind with two hours (31 tracks!) of high energy KEXP favorites. 1. Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky 2. Small Black (Feat. Aaron Rockers) - Free At Dawn 3. Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed 4. Maps - To The Sky 5. Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors 6. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat the Devil's Tattoo 7. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home 8. Say Hi - November Was White, December Was Grey 9. Junip - Your Life Your Call 10. Elliott Brood - Write It All Down for You 11. Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today 12. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind 13. St. Lucia - Elevate 14. Stars - Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It 15. Cayucas - Cayucos 16. Robbers on High Street - Hey Unbelievers 17. Little Dragon - Ritual Union 18. People Under the Stairs - Trippin' at the Disco 19. Architecture in Helsinki (Trizzy's Rusty Tin Can Remix) - Heart It Races 20. !!! - Slyd 21. Matt & Kim - Daylight 22. Turnpike Glow - 1986 23. Rogue Wave - College 24. Line & Circle - Roman Ruins 25. Eleanor Friedberger - Stare at the Sun 26. Shovels and Rope - Birmingham 27. Cloud Control - Scar 28. Big Deal - In Your Car 29. Plants and Animals - Lightshow 30. Reptar - Blastoff 31. Menahan Street Band - Montego SunsetSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KEXP's Morning Show host, John Richards, presents the first in a new series of Music That Matters podcasts, it's our Runner Powered Podcast, Volume 1. Enjoy this one hour training podcast, featuring 16 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. Don't miss Volume 2, coming soon and featuring a two hour mix with all new songs! 1. Lord Huron - Time To Run 2. Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running 3. Augustines - Cruel City 4. Beat Connection - In the Water 5. Yellow Ostrich - Marathon Runner 6. Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built 7. The Moondoggies - Changing (Live on KEXP) 8. The Lonely Forest - I Don't Want To Live There 9. Pickwick - Hacienda Motel 10. Fitz & The Tantrums - Breakin' the Chains of Love 11. Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can't See Land 12. The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead 13. Django Django - Hail Bop 14. Luscious Jackson - Are You Ready? 15. Lucius - Turn It Around 16. Washed Out - Don't Give UpSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole soars with this mix of new power pop, hip-hop, glam infused soul, and house featuring Katie Kate, Perfect Pussy, Dum Dum Girls, Hercules & Love Affair and more. 1. The Baseball Project - From Nails To Thumbtacks 2. Cheap Star - Kelly Slayer 3. Dum Dum Girls - Rimbaud Eyes 4. Perfect Pussy - Interference Fits 5. Katie Kate - Rushmore 6. Mac DeMarco - Blue Boy 7. Withered Hand - Fall Apart 8. Beaty Heart - Lekka Freakout 9. Sam Mickens - The Demon Star 10. St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Call Me 11. The Woodentops - Smokin' 12. Bombay Bicycle Club - Feel 13. De Lux - On The Day 14. Hercules & Love Affair - Do You Feel The Same?Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Alex continues his insatiable quest to unveil the freshest new sounds with this genre-hopping + globe-trotting 21-track mix packed with recent favorites. 1. Yppah - Bushmills 2. Ohmega Watts - Cosmo Knotts (feat. Stefan Otto) 3. Turtlez - Dream of Heaven 4. Wave Racer - Streamers 5. Maya Vik - On It (Kapow!) 6. Lockah - If Loving U Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Wrong 7. And Vice Versa - Twins 8. CYNE - Avians 9. Jacques Greene - No Excuse 10. Ricky Eat Acid - In my dreams we're almost touching 11. Yohuna - Badges 12. Linda Perhacs - Prisms of Glass 13. Mark McGuire - The Human Condition (Song For My Father) 14. Posse - Afraid 15. Pale Blue Dot - Voyage 16. Yumi Zouma - A Long Walk Home For Parted Lovers 17. The Range - Slow Build 18. Hightek Lowlives - Just For the Night (feat. A.B.) 19. Gallant - Jupiter Grayscale 20. Different Sleep - Slow Things Down 21. Philip Grass - Sun and Moon DanceSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midday show host Cheryl Waters, curates another collection of great new songs with seven, count ‘em, SEVEN, awesome local gems. Enjoy. 1. Scott H. Biram - Slow & Easy 2. Kithkin - Altered Beast 3. AJ Davila - Salvajes 4. The Coathangers - Follow Me 5. Warm Soda - Young Reckless Hearts 6. The Afghan Whigs - Algiers 7. Goodbye Heart - Just Kids 8. Psychic Rites - Alone At Night 9. Pillar Point - Eyeballs 10. Mythological Horses - Cold Heart 11. Drive-By Truckers - Pauline Hawkins 12. Shake Some Action - Wait For The Summer 13. Dude York - Cannibal 14. Joanna Gruesome - Secret Surprise 15. Chelsea Wolfe - We Hit a WallSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Variety Mix host Troy Nelson brings you a set of music that's been great lately in 2014, with new songs from Hospitality, De Lux, Gardens & Villa, Vibragun and more! 1. Painted Palms - Hypnotic 2. Blank Realm - Reach You on the Phone 3. The Soft Hills - How Can I Explain? 4. De Lux - Make Space Visitors Remix (Sal P & Dennis Citizen Kane) 5. Gardens & Villa - Bullet Train 6. Supreme Cuts - Cocktails (feat. Shy Girls) 7. AJ Davila - Salvajes 8. Habibi - Let Me In 9. Hospitality - Going Out 10. The Hidden Cameras - Gay Goth Scene 11. Vibragun - Charm BraceletSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chilly collects some electronic, hip-hop and modern traditional Latin favorites that he's been spinning on El Sonido lately. It's a non-stop mix designed to move your mind, body and soul. Gozandolo, así es que vivo yo. 1. Systema Solar - Yo Voy Ganao 2. Rafi-eL - Suspiro 3. Boogat - Único (feat. Lido Pimienta) 4. La Yegros - Trocitos De Madera 5. Natalia Clavier - Nada (feat. Ticklah) 6. La Mecánica Popular - La Paz Del Freak 7. Lucho Bermudez - Gaita De Las Flores (Afro Kumbé Remix) 8. Ana Tijoux - Somos Sur (feat. Shadia Mansour) 9. Quantic and Nidia Góngora - Muevelo Negro 10. Son Palenque - Calabongo (Thornato Remix) 11. Subsuelo - Una Noche Sin Luna (K. Sabroso Remix) 12. Los Macuanos - Virgencita 13. Chico Trujillo - Así Es Que Vivo Yo (Sigue La Fiesta) 14. Skip&Die - La Cumbia Dictadura 15. Bocafloja - Conquista (feat. Stahhr and Atiyya) 16. BFlecha - B33Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show Host Kevin Cole presents 13 unforgettable tracks of the best new music including Supreme Cuts, Wimps, Israel Nash, and Mutual Benefit. 1. Vibragun - Dirty Thing 2. Cheatahs - Leave To Remain 3. Solids - Traces 4. Israel Nash - Rain Plans 5. Samantha Crain - Somewhere All the Time 6. Wimps - Secret Message 7. Vertical Scratchers - These Plains 8. Guided By Voices - Vote For Me Dummy 9. The New Mendicants - Shouting Match 10. Chantal Acda - Arms Up High 11. Mutual Benefit - Golden Wake 12. Supreme Cuts - Envision (feat. Channy of Poliça) 13. De Lux - Better At Making TimeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music That Matters, Vol. 398 - Don't Break Your Promise At KEXP, we never break our promise to bring you the best music possible and, hopefully, to turn you on to some new music that you love. Our latest Music That Matters podcast from Midday Show host Cheryl Waters offers up a sampling of wonderful new tunes, with a heavy dose of local bands. Enjoy. 1. Elbow - New York Morning 2. Ocean Carolina - Don't Break Your Promise 3. Iska Dhaaf - All The Kids 4. I Will Keep Your Ghost - Nothing 5. Thumpers - Unkinder (A Tougher Love) 6. Bombay Bicycle Club - Carry Me 7. Sun Tunnels - Notice Me 8. Ages and Ages - Divisionary (Do The Right Thing) 9. Hibou - Above Us 10. East India Youth - Dripping Down 11. Jupe Jupe - Never Ask Why 12. Crystal Stilts - Future Folklore 13. Vaadat Charigim - Haolam Avad Mizman 14. Deltron 3030 - Pay the PriceSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Positive, upbeat and all very new music from Morning Show host John Richards. This podcast is for those who are or did suffer from a miserable winter, be it weather, flu or anything else that has you looking forward to renewal. 1. Kins - Absblurd 2. There Will Be Fireworks - River 3. Patterns - This Haze 4. East India Youth - Heaven, How Long 5. 10:04's - Glasshouse 6. Battleme - Just Weight 7. Ming City Rockers - I Wanna get out of here but I can't take you anywhere 8. Big Ups - Goes Black 9. FAMY - A Ho A Hand 10. Books on Fate - Myth of Trust 11. Be Forest - Colours 12. CYMBALS - The Natural World 13. Elephant - Elusive YouthSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swingin' Doors host Don Slack spins his current rootsy faves, with tracks from Robbie Fulks, Drive-By Truckers, Marissa Nadler, Two Cow Garage and more! 1. St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Call Me 2. Hurray For The Riff Raff – Small Town Heroes 3. Eric Brace & Karl Straub - Pike County Rose (feat. Kelly Willis) 4. Scott H. Biram – Never Comin' Home 5. Robbie Fulks – Sometimes The Grass Is Really Greener 6. Jason Eady – Lonesome Down and Out 7. Brandy Clark – Get High 8. Drive-By Truckers – Shit Shots Count 9. Two Cow Garage – Van Gogh 10. Lydia Loveless – Head 11. Marissa Nadler – Firecrackers 12. Angel Olsen – Hi-FiveSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole compiles an outstanding collection of the best new music, traversing moods from ethereal ambient folk and cosmic global funk, to scorching rock. 1. Marissa Nadler - Drive 2. Arborea - Daughters Of Man 3. Death Vessel - Mercury Dime 4. James Vincent McMorrow - Gold 5. Goat - Goatman 6. Drangar - Bál 7. The Low Frequency In Stereo - Elevated/Desecrated 8. Drowners - Luv, Hold Me Down 9. Blank Realm - Back To The Flood 10. Mind Spiders - Inside You 11. Eagulls - Nerve Endings 12. Childbirth - Will You Be My Mom? 13. Pontiak - GhostsSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music is the perfect companion. It comes in all shapes and sizes and fits every occasion. Here is a smattering of Midday Show host Cheryl Waters' favorite new songs for your listening pleasure. 1. Black Lips - Boys in the Wood 2. Rare Monk - Splice 3. Gap Dream - Fantastic Sam 4. Dum Dum Girls - Lost Boys and Girls Club 5. Mammút - Salt 6. Public Service Broadcasting - Spitfire 7. Temples - Shelter Song 8. Milagres - Letterbomb 9. Tilbury - Deliverance 10. Ravenna Woods - The Jackals 11. Generationals - Put a Light on It 12. Blouse - Imperium 13. Angel Olsen - Forgiven/Forgotten 14. Throwing Muses - Sleepwalking-1 15. Quilt - Tired & ButteredSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.