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"Such is the way of the world...
You can never know...
Just where to put all your faith...
And how will it grow..." : www.azlyrics.com You may put your faith here. Donate to KEXP today at 206-903-5397 or online at kexp.org
KEXP was an early champion of gifted Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Soderberg. Watch their live performance of this Paul Simon cover: www.youtube.com
Paul Simon wrote this song about his partner Art Garfunkel going to Mexico to act in a movie called Catch-22, which was directed by Mike Nichols, who gave Simon & Garfunkel a big boost when he featured their songs in his 1967 film The Graduate. Simon was also going to be in the film, but Nichols cut his part, which separated the duo. Garfunkel spent months working on the film while Simon returned to New York, where he toiled away on the Bridge Over Troubled Water album. He expresses his frustration in this song: "Here I am, the only living boy in New York."
Number 78. We're counting down the top 90.3 Live on KEXP performances as voted by our listeners. Donate today to the station that brings you such extraordinary live sessions. Call toll-free at 1-866-903-5397 or donate online at kexp.org
Anyone who calls during The Morning Show today will be entered into a drawing for a pair of 3-day passes to Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party, July 17th-19th, 2020. The phone number is 206-903-5397 or toll-free 1-866-903-5397.
You can hear Polica at The Neptune Theatre on Thursday, April 16th, 2020. They have been in the KEXP studio for live sessions on several occasions: www.youtube.com Your support enables KEXP to bring listeners phenomenal live performances. Call 206-903-5397 or donate online at kexp.org
John recently selected "On Your Side" from the Innocence Mission's 2020 release, "See You Tomorrow," as a KEXP Song of the Day: www.kexp.org This free new music comes because of the support of listeners like you. Call 206-903-5397 to speak to one of our great volunteers.
Brooklyn duo Beacon is covering Pixies here: earmilk.com As a KEXP listener, you get to hear such a variety of incredible artists. Make your donation now by calling 206-903-5397.
Read about eight notable covers of Pixies' "Where Is My Mind?": www.stereogum.com
EOB is Ed O'Brien of Radiohead. His debut solo album, Earth," will be out in April. "Shangri-La" is billed as "Earth's" first official single: www.stereogum.com Your donation enables KEXP to play vibrant new music. Call our volunteers at 206-903-5397 or donate online at kexp.org
Love soccer and KEXP? Anyone who calls in this hour with a gift of $180.00 ($15.00 a month) or more will snag a limited edition KEXP/Seattle Sounders enamel pin. That's in addition to your regular thank-you gifts. You need to call at 206-903-5397 or 1-866-903-5397.
Number 77 in our Listeners' Top 90.3 Favorite Live Sessions at KEXP. In 2020, KEXP's YouTube channel has reached over 2 million subscribers and 1 billion views. This 2015 Wolf Alice performance was terrific: www.youtube.com
Algiers will be LIVE on KEXP on Sunday, March 29th, at 1:30 PM. They'll be at The Crocodile that evening. There are literally hundreds of live performances at KEXP each year and your support makes those sessions possible!
Here's the official music video for "I'm Afraid of Americans": www.youtube.com If you call during The Morning Show, you have the opportunity to win a pair of 3-day passes to Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party, July 17th-19th, 2020.
It was after smoking his first joint, while hanging out at a Detroit sewage works one night that Iggy Pop (formerly Jim Osterberg – the “Iggy” was a tribute to his old garage band the Iguanas, the Pop a reference to a friend, Jim Pop, with a nervous condition that gave him alopecia) experienced a revelation: he could write his own blues songs, and describe his own situation in song just as the original bluesmen had. "I Wanna Be Your Dog," he said, was inspired by his mishearing of a lyric from the blues standard "Baby Please Don’t Go.": www.theguardian.com
Enjoy KEXP's recent Sound & Vision podcast about the significant album, "Superunknown": www.kexp.org Have you been enthralled as you discover more about a certain artist or particular music? Support the station that encourages discovery by calling 206-903-5397.
We mourn the death of the inimitable Chris Cornell. KEXP celebrated the gifts he gave us with a video playlist of classic moments: www.kexp.org KEXP enables listeners to come together in community to support one another. You can support KEXP now by calling 206-903-5397 or by donating online at kexp.org
Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan came to the KEXP studio for a great live performance in 2014. You can watch it right here: www.youtube.com
Here's an arresting comment: Anyone who calls in this hour to make a gift of $120 or more will be thanked with an exclusive "You Are Not Alone" poster, signed by John. You must call to receive this. The number is 206-903-5397 or 1-866-903-5397.
Power The Morning Show and support John by donating to KEXP right now! Any donations of $120 or more in the next hour will be matched! You can call 206-903-5397 or donate online at kexp.org
This may be the saddest music video of all time: bit.ly KEXP allows Djs the discretion to play the music that's important. Support independent radio by calling 206-903-5397.
Number 76 on our countdown of Listener's Favorite Live on KEXP videos. In 2018, Morgan welcomed Nada Surf to the KEXP studio to perform their entire 2002 album, "Let Go": www.youtube.com
This new single from Hamilton Leithauser came out in early February. “‘Here They Come’ is about a friend who tends to run from his problems,” he said. “When the going gets tough, he tends to just cut and run." YOU can respond to life's current difficulties by supporting community and music. Call 206-903-5397 or donate online at kexp.org now.
Be a fearless supporter of KEXP. Support great music--and the listener-powered station that brings it to you. Call 206-903-5397 or donate online at kexp.org
Soccer fans, did you know that "You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel"? The tradition of soccer singing developed at Liverpool F.C. after the chart success of the 1963 single of the song by the local Liverpool group Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Want to watch Debbie Harry and Mr. Kermit the Frog sing "Rainbow Connection"?: www.youtube.com
The tracklist for The Magnetic Fields new album, "Quickies," includes 28 songs in all, each under three minutes long.: bit.ly If you contribute $240 or more at this time, you can come to coffee with John, Morgan, and Owen. Call 206-903-5397.
Anyone who calls during this show will be entered into a drawing for a pair of 3-day passes to the Capitol Hill Block Party, July 17th-19th, 2020.
Read about the religious significance of this fine Prince song: diffuser.fm Join with other KEXP listeners around the world when you call 206-903-5397 to share your passion for great music.
Music, like this classic Joy Division song, helps us make sense of things, even when life seems chaotic or scary. Your donation to KEXP means that the gift of music can continue. Please call 206-903-5397 or donate online at kexp.org
Oh, don't you love this song? This review calls it "six minutes of utter bliss": medialoper.com You'll have a sense of bliss after you've become part of the community that supports listener-powered KEXP.
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Thanks for listening to this day of our Spring Pledge Drive! Anyone who calls during this show will be entered in a drawing for a pair of 3-day VIP passes to Capitol Hill Block Party, happening in the streets of Capitol Hill in Seattle, Jul 17th-19th!
Call 206-903-5397 or toll-free 1-866-903-5397 to make your gift in support of KEXP. Your support powers this great music as well as live performances, including this one from 2019: bit.ly
This track by Dilly Dally was the KEXP Song of the Day on August 9, 2018 -- an we hosted a live performance by Dilly Dally at the KEXP studios on October 30, 2018 -- bit.ly
Your support helps power these live performances! Call 206-903-5397 or toll-free 1-866-903-5397 to make your gift in support of KEXP.