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Listen: Black Lives Matter Jun 05, 2020

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A message from Kevin Cole, Afternoon Show host and Chief Content Officer, on behalf of KEXP.

We urge anyone who is looking to learn more about and support ongoing racial justice to visit our page with Anti-Racist and Social Justice Resources. There you will find organizations and funds for donations, online petitions, and resources for education and allyship.

Thank you.

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The Weekly Mix, Vol. 723 - Dripping Sun May 29, 2020

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In celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, Cheryl Waters, John Richards and Kevin Cole have teamed up to spotlight some of the many outstanding musical contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander artists throughout the world, featuring long-time KEXP favorites and newcomers alike. With MAITA, Piroshka, Kikagaku Moyo, K!MMORTAL and Yaeji, this mix covers just about every genre. Tune in so you can rock out, bliss out, and dance it out.

1. MAITA - Someone’s Lost Their Goddamn Wallet
2. Haley Heynderickx - Oom Sha La La
3. beabadoobee - Are You Sure
4. Japanese Breakfast - Diving Woman
5. Lightning Bug - The Onely Ones
6. SASAMI - Morning Comes
7. Mitski - Geyser
8. MYXA - Carrion
9. Tomo Nakayama - Get To Know You
10. Piroshka - Everlastingly Yours
11. Kero Kero Bonito - When The Fire Comes
12. Kikagaku Moyo - Dripping Sun
13. K!MMORTAL - Breathe
14. Yaeji - Raingurl
15. DJ Houseplants - Elissa Steamer
16. Say Sue Me - I Just Wanna Dance

John Richards hosts The Morning Show, Cheryl Waters hosts The Midday Show and Kevin Cole hosts The Afternoon Show on KEXP. You can listen live in Seattle at 90.3 FM or worldwide on KEXP.org or the KEXP app.

Read KEXP's interview with Japanese Breakfast

Read KEXP's album review of Mitski's 'Be The Cowboy'

Watch SASAMI perform Live on KEXP

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The Weekly Mix, Vol. 722 - World of Goth May 22, 2020

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To celebrate World Goth Day, KEXP’s DJ Sharlese has curated a mystic mix that reaches deep into the realm of darkness. Featuring artists from around the world, including Turkey’s She Past Away, Colombia’s Antiflvx, Ukraine’s Icy Men, and Seattle’s own Youryoungbody, this diverse set is sure to bring out the goth in all of us.

1. Antiflvx - White Light
2. She Past Away - Durdu Dünya
3. Dock Hellis - Rook
4. Profit Prison - Strange Situation
5. Psychic Guilt - Your Dark Lover
6. S Y Z Y G Y X - Play With Fire
7. Webdriver Torso - Web_006
8. Chrome Corpse - Detecting Movement (Extended Dancefloor Mix)
9. Total Chroma - I Dream of Fire
10. Panther Modern - Creep
11. Icy Men - Полупустые автобусы (Uninhabited Buses)
12. Nox Novacula - The Light Below
13. Midwest Nice - Shadow
14. Kalte Nacht - Ghost Dance
15. Ritual Veil - Wolf in the Night
16. Selofan - There Must Be Somebody
17. Bloom Offering - Consent to Death
18. Un Hombre Solo - Aferrado
19. Police Des Moeurs - Éther
20. Spectres - When Possessed Pray
21. IAMTHESHADOW - Pitchblack
22. Youryoungbody - Casting
23. NNHMN - Black Sun

DJ Sharlese hosts Expansions every third Sunday of the month from 9pm-1am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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The Weekly Mix, Vol. 721 - Surprise May 15, 2020

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Straight from the home of Cheryl Waters, this edition of The Weekly Mix brings songs to keep you company in times of isolation, whether you're dancing the anxiety away or finding time to reflect. What comes as no surprise is the eclectic array of featured artists, including Phoebe Bridgers, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Kevin Krauter and DRAMA.

1. Boy Scouts - Get Well Soon
2. Phoebe Bridgers - Kyoto
3. STRFKR - Never the Same
4. Yves Tumor - Kerosene!
5. Sampa the Great - OMG
6. Thao & the Get Down Stay Down - Phenom
7. Hamilton Leithauser - Here They Come
8. Kevin Krauter - Surprise
9. RVG - Perfect Day
10. Allah-Las - Holding Pattern
11. Hazel English - Off My Mind
12. Gordi - Sandwiches
13. Porridge Radio - Sweet
14. Sorry - Starstruck
15. Chemtrails - Frightful in the Sunlight
16. Capsula - Red Moon Falls
17. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Cars in Space
18. DRAMA - Hold On

Cheryl Waters is the host of The Midday Show on KEXP, every weekday from 10am-2pm PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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The Weekly Mix, Vol. 720 - Songs for Creation May 08, 2020

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DJs Evie, Miss Ashley and Michele Myers team up for KEXP's first Birth Playlist, “Songs for Creation." Three warm, comforting and inspiring sets that soundtrack the world's greatest creative process. We invite everyone to come along on this musical journey in honor of Mother's Day, featuring tracks from Sampa the Great, Yves Tumor, Little Dragon, Alina Baraz and many more.
1. El Michels Affair - Rubix
2. Sampa the Great - Energy
3. Yves Tumor - Hasdallen Lights
4. Smokey Brights - I Love You But Damn
5. Joe Waine - Owen's Interlude
6. Washed Out - Too Late
7. Poolside - Sunrise Strategies
8. Shabazz Palaces - Bad Bitch Walking (feat. Stas THEE Boss)
9. Salami Rose Joe Louis - Earth Creature
10. Little Dragon - Water
11. Manjul & Burning Bob - Dub Version (Big Slap Riddim)
12. Teebs - Shells
13. Akasha System - Sunbreather
14. Four Tet - Baby
15. Shelf Nunny - Song for the Passing
16. Yumi Zouma - Cool For a Second
17. Khruangbin - Evan Finds the Third Room
18. RIVVRS - Run
19. Alina Baraz - Trust
20. Odesza - Across the Room (feat. Leon Bridges)

Evie hosts a Variety Mix every Sunday from 3-6pm PT.

DJ Miss Ashley hosts a Variety Mix every Thursday night from 9pm-1am PT.

Michele Myers is the host of Friday Night on KEXP, every Friday from 6-9pm PT.

You can stream their shows on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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The Weekly Mix, Vol. 719 - Cancel Rent and Chill May 01, 2020

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This week’s mix is hosted by DJ Gabriel Teodros and features artists like Yazmin Lacey, Quelle Chris and Princess Nokia. It's dedicated to all the medical workers, first responders, grocery store workers, farm workers, sanitation workers, postal workers, drivers, the community kitchens, everyone who has to work during this pandemic and everyone who can't but still deserves their food, clothing, shelter and healthcare.

1. Yazmin Lacey - Morning Matters
2. Jah9 - Note To Self (Okay) (feat. Chronixx)
3. Cleo Sol - Young Love
4. Fifth House - ELEMENT
5. Quelle Chris and Chris Keys - Sacred Safe (feat. Merrill Garbus, Cavalier & Homeboy Sandman)
6. Hollis - Heavy Hands
7. Adrian Younge - NOIR (feat. Black Thought & Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
8. Noveliss - Stationed (feat. Riian Raquel)
9. Essam & Petty Pro - Write Your Name (feat. Prospect & Umar Zia)
10. Lido Pimienta - Nada (feat. Li Saumet)
11. Princess Nokia - Soul Food y Adobo
12. Bambu - Orosi
13. The Coup - The Stand

Gabriel Teodros hosts a Variety Mix every Friday night/Saturday morning from 1-6am PT on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

Listen to KEXP's interview with Lido Pimienta on the Sound & Vision podcast

Listen to KEXP's interview with Hollis on the Sound & Vision podcast

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The Weekly Mix, Vol. 718 - Sounds of Quarantine Apr 24, 2020

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This week’s episode of The Weekly Mix, hosted by John Richards, features a number of songs written in response to the COVID-19 virus, shining a light on artists helping others. This includes new tracks from Ben Gibbard, Shane Tutmarc, Shinyribs and Empty Country.

1. Benjamin Gibbard - Life in Quarantine
2. Ellis - March 13
3. Damien Jurado - Alice Hyatt
4. Bonnie "Prince" Billy & Matt Sweeney - You’ll Get Eaten, Too
5. James Elkington - Ever-Roving Eye
6. Empty Country - Marian
7. The Lounge Society - Generation Game
8. Iceage - Lockdown Blues
9. Shane Tutmarc - A Brave New World
10. Tomo Nakayama - There Goes the Neighborhood
11. Art d’Ecco - I’ll Never Give You Up
12. Shinyribs - Stay Home

John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, every weekday from 6-10am on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

Read about Ben Gibbard's "Life in Quarantine" on KEXP's Song of the Day feature

Watch Ben Gibbard perform Live on KEXP

Read about Iceage's "Lockdown Blues" on KEXP's Song of the Day feature

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The Weekly Mix, Vol. 717 - Inside Voices Apr 17, 2020

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DJ Kevin Cole brings a new mix of songs that will get inside your head, including tracks from Lee Fields and The Expressions, Yin Yin, JFDR, ALTA and Chuck Prophet.

1. Land of Talk - Weight of That Weekend
2. Diet Cig - Thriving
3. Chuck Prophet - Marathon
4. Bobby Oroza - Should I Take You Home
5. Menahan Street Band - There’s A New Day Coming
6. Lee Fields and The Expressions - Don’t Give Up
7. Yin Yin - One Inch Punch
8. Songhoy Blues - Time to Go Home (David Ferguson Mix)
9. Photay - Warmth In The Coldest Acre
10. JFDR - Shimmer
11. ALTA - Figured Out
12. Holy Fuck - Deleters (feat. Angus Andrew)
13. Acid Arab - Électrique Yarghol (feat. Hasan Minawi)
14. Daníel Hjálmtýsson - Birds
15. Greg Dulli - Pantomima

Kevin Cole is the host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, every weekday from 2-6pm on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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The Weekly Mix, Vol. 716 - Get To Know You Apr 10, 2020

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Wherever you may be, Cheryl Waters offers you solace in music. Her latest mix soothes and uplifts, featuring a variety of local and global sounds from Tomo Nakayama to Lido Pimienta, Caribou to Songhoy Blues and many more.

1. MULA - Ella Sabe
2. DJ Shadow - Rocket Fuel feat. De La Soul
3. Tomo Nakayama - Get To Know You
4. Caribou - You and I
5. Wolf Parade - Against The Day
6. Bonny Light Horseman - The Roving
7. Sharon Van Etten - Beaten Down
8. Waxahatchee - Fire
9. Poliça - Forget Me Now
10. Yumi Zouma - Cool For a Second
11. RINSE - Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me
12. Clem Snide - Don't Bring No Ladder
13. Drive-By Truckers - Thoughts and Prayers
14. Lido Pimienta - Eso Que Tu Haces
15. Songboy Blues - Time To Go Home (Blake Mills Mix)

Cheryl Waters is the host of The Midday Show on KEXP, every weekday from 10am-2pm on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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The Weekly Mix, Vol. 715 - The Pandemic Home Schooling Edition featuring Henry Richards and his dad, John "In The Morning" Richards Apr 03, 2020

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This podcast features important work being done by Steve Earle, the return of Archers of Loaf, a shoegaze jaunt featuring a band named after DJ John Peel and a few of our favorite local bands. Plus, Henry!!!

1. Steve Earle & The Dukes - Devil Put the Coal in the Ground
2. Pokey LaFarge - End of My Rope
3. Archers of Loaf - Raleigh Days
4. Ratboys - I Go Out At Night
5. Kevin Krauter - Opportunity
6. Acid Tongue - Bullies
7. Flyying Colours - Goodtimes
8. Peel Dream Magazine - Pill
9. Throwing Muses - Dark Blue
10. BROKEN UP - Long Long Long
11. Cold Beat - Prism
12. Ultraísta - Tin King
13. Tres Leches - Nieve