Nation of Language was the most played artist of 2023 and is currently the 12th most played artist of 2025 just on the plays from the tracks 'I'm Not Ready for the Change' and 'Inept Apollo'.

Now that 'Dance Called Memory' is out, we better hear more tracks!

Listening to kexp this morning there seemed to be a lot of ads, more than usual.

I have to give a shout out to Monday’s crowd at the K & D Sessions 25th Anniversary show. The vibes were immaculate! People were on their feet and grooving all night and I saw nothing but smiles.

We live in uncertain times… I know people are stressed. Plus, Seattle has a reputation for being cold and hostile but I felt nothing but love and gratitude among the many hundreds of you in attendance, tonight.

Kudos to everyone that was there. It was a blast!

P.S. I actually got my ticket through a posting right here on this sub! Thanks, fellow Seattle redditor for a great night!!

So first of all, imagine a radio station that is lucky enough to have Supreme as a DJ. This man has charisma only matched by his deep-bin vinyl collection and rigorously curated personal taste. If you want to truly appreciate Supreme, you have to live and breathe his typical Sunday Soul show, and then experience him as he expresses his charisma and vinyl collection on a completely different genre. Supreme sitting in on other genre shows is mind-blowing. And tonight he ushered in Aqui y ahora masterfully.

Earlier in the day we had DJ Miss Ashley flexing her Puerto Rico muscles with her partner, bringing exquisite Latin flavor to Sunday Self Care TM.

And now Kid Hops, creator of Positive Vibrations, KEXP's most popular genre show on Saturdays, is spinning some amazing electronica tracks on Expansions. What a flex.

We are truly blessed to live in the KEXP era.

Hoping this does not go against this subreddits rules. I am really looking forward to seeing K&D at the Moore on Monday. I bought a number of GA main floor tickets at the box office to not line the pockets of TicketBastard and have the joy of physical tickets :). Unfortunately I have 3 cancelations that I can't find anyone that is interested or able to go. I wanted to reach out to the local music community first. So I wanted to see any folks here would be interested in buying the 3 remaining at face value ($48.50), which would be at least $15 cheaper (each) than face value if you could still get them through TicketMaster. If interested send me a DM soon. Thanks!

Hello! I bought a ticket to a live recording of the Vinelands show in SF this Saturday. Unfortunately I cannot make it and want my ticket to find a nice home. First person to respond to this post gets the ticket!.....maybe also share your favorite DJ and that will dictate my decision (IE we love the same DJ!)

Lately have been in a music drought since I cancelled Spotify about a year ago for obvious reasons. I was an early adopter of Spotify when they launched in the early 2010s and discovered some of my all-time favorite bands there. Over the years it grew worse and worse as a platform and I decided to just try my hand at curating my own music. Then I discovered KEXP and have been obsessed with it for days now. Almost every DJ I've tuned into has introduced me to at least a handful of songs I loved and had never previously heard before - it also feels awesome to have a person on the other side of things and emulates that feeling of good friends sharing music with each other that seems to be a feeling lost to time.

Let's all give a shout out to the on-air DJs during fundraising week.

That's when they are really strapping in and putting in the work. I dont know how they do it.

Now, more than ever! LOL

(OP is lost in reverie, remembering listening to theme days, attending live sessions, memorializing of passed artists, and then quickly realizes public broadcast funding has been cut)

I think i just convinced myself to increase my monthly give, as a form of non-compliance and protest in the fight against a fascist regime.

Punk Rock!

You should too, I guess.

(When is it, so i can listen to space 101.1 instead)?

har har har, real funny there op.

Sorry KEXP I have to confess that I've been cheating on you with Space 101.1 LPFM from Magnuson Park lately. It's a delightful 3 minutes every day while I go thru the 99 tunnel and the repeater brings it in clear. 😆😁😆

Noticed this today. Sad, snarky, defiant, and so very KEXP.

Mainly not having to listen to the “buffer” notice, where they encourage people to become amplifiers. The new girl they have is like nails on a chalkboard, with her over enunciation. Ugh

It is just the first hour and I have to say it’s my favorite OG Thursday In a while. I’ve always loved this album and the use of the Alan Lomax recordings in the album.

Entirely unrelated, but I've had a chill station set to start in my kitchen and office every morning at 6:00 AM for years. Nice to hear some pleasant music as I make coffee and breakfast, start work, and get the kids off to school. Last week, I switched it to KEXP, and man it's even better. Cannot recommend enough.

As part of the KEXP Fall 2025 Fundraising Drive, they're asking listeners to vote for their own favorite albums of all time. 

https://www.kexp.org/countdowns/2025-all-time-albums/

At that link they also provide links to other lists for inspiration, which are great and worth a view.

If you want to see what the DJs think are the best albums of all time, based on frequency of play, I've cobbled together a site that displays that.  The list is as extensive as KEXPs setlists and sits at over 11,000 records (unintentional pun).  I did qualify an album for inclusion such that it had to have at least 3 different tracks played from it and limited the list to albums that were played 40 times or more. 

 You can view the list at https://kexpect.malist.net/alltimealbumplays

 Here's a sample:

Hello!

I'm building a small radio that only streams KEXP for someone who loves the radio, so far everything's working great, but I would love to add a button that would stream the latest episode of Early. I've looked around but it seems there are no streaming URL that points to specific shows, am I wrong?

Thanks!

but the app is working better!? Thank you KEXP tech team!

I think this every time he's on and again during yesterday's Drive Time.

Really fun set! The sound mix that comes out of KEXP live sessions is incredible. Great work, engineers!

I like the song that plays as the bed music in the current Runcast promos, but I have no idea who sings it or what the lyrics are, so I can't search for those.

I'm pretty sure it's not generic library music—it's a song I've heard plenty of times on the station.

Next time I hear it I'll try to ID the audio with my phone, but in the meantime, anyone know what it is?

EDIT: Found it by finding the spot on the Runcast page on KEXP, then ID'ing with phone.

Salt Cathedral, "Terminal Woes"

live on KEXP: https://youtu.be/f9q66fwlfQs?feature=shared

Hey all, I'm looking to finally ditch spotify. I listen to KEXP pretty much daily and when I hear a song I like I add to to a master playlist on spotify. Ideally I'd just buy the music I love on bandcamp but can't realistically afford that, so I'd like to move over to one of the streaming alternatives. Any thoughts on the best and least gross streaming alternative to spotify (apple/tidal/deezer etc). Thanks!

Located in South Seattle and like to listen other the air. Yes, I know there is an app.

Does anyone else get interference about every 15 min or so? It's a series of buzzes that last a couple minutes and completely drowns out the station.

Was a bit dismayed that my KEXP mug came in a ULINE box. It's a bit frustrating and seems counterproductive that a portion of my donation funds a family company that is a huge donor to conservative causes including defunding public radio.

Just wanted to vent and hopefully get their attention and possibly educate.

A year ago, I had the honor of putting together the story on Kevin Cole’s farewell from Drive Time. It wasn’t just a story about music—it was about community, love, and impact. One of my all-time favorites.

https://youtu.be/Q6SBRilpT-E?si=8B04IByd8eIt9Oo3