Monday night, I listened to El Sonido with DJ Goyri. It was a fantastic show and an amazing introduction into music that I never have listened to before.

I highly recommend it!
Check out the show - linked on his DJ page:
https://kexp.org/djs/goyri/

Musically, or perhaps song selection wise, I am not the biggest "fan" of Cheryl Waters -- which sounds way more harsh than it should, I just think we have different general listening tastes.

In contrast, I sincerely love hearing her interview musicians. She does such a wonderful job of balancing detailed questions specific to the band/artist and their history with general friendliness and chill questions.

Also, she seems like such good people.

Anyway, not really sure why I felt like sharing this, but I am :)

Who all caught the pre-release airing of Foxgloves by Mollie Moon during Audioasis? I think it might be the saddest song I've ever heard? I was openly sobbing by the end. I loved it and I'm going to make everyone I know suffer with me when it comes out. Anyone else get hit by an unexpected Emotion Bomb while listening before?

edit; thanks yall for the outpouring of responses - i am sad i can't interview everybody! still, don't hesitate to send a message with a lil blurb about your experience if you're interested :)

Hey everyone,

My name's Liz and I'm an avid KEXP listener based in Seattle. I'm working on a freelance writing/reporting project that tracks the survival of KEXP amidst funding cuts, specifically focused on why listeners choose to support KEXP instead of/in addition to traditional streaming in this moment of algorithms and AI.

I'm mostly looking for folks who have transitioned away from algorithmic streaming apps (read: Spotify) and chosen KEXP as their go-to destination for listening. I'd also like to interview listeners from all around the world who listen and understand what KEXP means to the global audience.

If this sounds like you and you're keen on helping me with my project, shoot me a dm :) I'd love to chat with fellow listeners about why you choose KEXP.

tyia!

Anyone else listening on the radio just have static right now? Other stations are fine.

John’s tribute to Dave Kendall of MTV fame was wonderful.

Every Sunday night in college I’d stay up for 120 Minutes. Those late nights were as much a part of my college experience as keg parties and finals. I already loved alternative music, but Dave broadened my horizons and introduced me to artists I might never have found otherwise.

Thanks to John for a heartfelt tribute, and RIP, Dave.

I'm bringing this back up again.

KEXP, will you please get rid of the station preroll from the Streamguys feed?

It is ridiculous enough that when I get in my car and the station starts I get the preroll only to hear it again 10 seconds later when I pull away and my car switches from WiFi to cellular. And, then I get it again as I bounce from tower to tower.

But it is even more insane that I try to do yard work and as I bounce in and out of a solid WiFi signal I get the preroll on every change.

The preroll serves no purpose other than to annoy the listeners not in Seattle or SF.

I wondered if the data supported the decision to retire Business Time and it definitely does. The song became an obligatory play, often as the last song of the set. Meanwhile, Show Me keeps a steady play time, indicating that there is still a desire to play it.

EDIT: 7/21/2026: No real update other than to say we still don't have any idea of when this will be completed. We do know that they have made it to the top, and that's the last of it. We think this may go on for at least another week. Sorry folks!

EDIT: 7/17/26: We briefly went off the air due to some issues with the painting. Our crack team figured things out and we are back on the air, but LMK if you are hearing different

EDIT: 7/14/26: So, we have been asking for an update as to how long the maintenance work will go, but have not received a response. For now, please just assume work will be ongoing every day until I post back that work has been completed. Sorry for any inconvenience!!

Hey All!

Just a FYI, we have some work going on that you all should be aware of, read below, if you dare.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

The tower where we broadcast from in Seattle is undergoing maintenance, and as such, we have to lower our broadcast signal.

WHY

The tower is being painted!

HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU

If you listen to KEXP over the air, your signal will be very weak the further you get from the Queen Anne tower. This means if you live outside of Seattle, you most likely with not be able to listen as normal.

HOW LONG

The maintenance is running from about 8AM to 5PM each day. We do not know how long it will take them to finish the work, but I will update when we know more.

ALTERNATIVES

So glad you asked!! You can listen in the following ways without issue

• iOS and Android Apps
• www.kexp.org
• TuneIn/iHeartRadio
• Alexa
• Streaming URL's

THANKS

Truly appreciate your patience while this work is being completed. If you have questions, reach out at [email protected]

Thanks!

Jay

KEXP Digital Team

Genuinely curious how listeners feel about this.
I love DeLaSoul (especially since Dave’s passing) and don’t hate the song.
That said, all things must pass.
I do wonder if this has reached its sell by date.

How does everyone feel? I voted to retire it, but also said if people will sincerely miss it, it should stay.

Larry is killing it!

Signal barely coming in for Mid-Beacon Hill/Georgetown, where usually it's quite strong. Tower work? Xmitter power reduced?

what's the deal here? i signed up for this 9 months ago, and so far i've only recieved 4 records. i only became an amplifier at 100/mo for the vinyl club, so when my year is up i plan on scaling that back, but i'm worried i won't get the rest of my records.

SOLD

Family thing came up and I can’t go to the BBQ anymore. I believe because I bought them as a pair that I have to transfer them as a pair and can’t split them up.

PayPal goods and services payment for transfer through Tito, the KEXP ticketing partner. $166 total for the pair.

Has anyone been to Seattle Center for World Cup for a watch party? We're thinking about coming out for the Mexico game tomorrow. Festivities downtown looked a little rowdy since we have a 3 mo old in tow.

Kevin Cole is a national treasure.

What's with all the revolution music today? Is something happening?

Larry Mizell Jr., as always, was putting on a hell of a clinic today for OG Thursday, which highlighted the work of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. I listened intently because I'm a Minneapolis homer, and was loving every second of it.

But something special happened in this show that I recommend everyone tune in to the Streaming Archive for: Larry brought in Kevin Cole at about 2:40 PM (Pacific) or so. Kevin just drops some massive personal knowledge of the music scene in Minneapolis that brings these musicians to life in a way nobody else can.

Seriously, listen to the whole OG Thursday in the Archives if you can, and be sure to keep your ears open at the 2:40 PM (Pacific) mark.

Larry and Kevin are both treasures.

This is one of the best shows I've listened to in a long time. I'm not a Harry Nilsson super fan, more like Nilsson-curious. But after listening to this I realize I need way more Nilsson in my life.

The breadth and variety of music that Larry picked, the clips from old interviews, the transitions between songs, the hip-hop and electro tracks that sampled from his songs, the cover versions...just a fantastically curated and constructed show. I've heard Blazing Arrow a million times, had no idea Blackalicious sampled it from Nilsson.

Thank you Larry!

EDIT: Screenshots are from a self developed/hosted app that I use to identify new music.

It blew my mind yesterday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL-IgEkms8Y

Finally went to the mothership for the first time for Pride Live yesterday and visiting out of state! I came for the last hour and vibes were so fun and chill! Here’s a lil
photo dump!

So cool to see and listen to DJ Riz and Kennedy Quille in real life? Anyway Happy Pride month fellow listeners. TY KEXP for being as rad as always!!

Does anyone have a complete set of API data dating back to 2000? I lost my database that was complete and in rebuilding, I noticed the API now only goes back to 2008.

Thanks!