John Richards

John Richards

John Richards

The Morning Show
Last show: Wednesday, Oct 23 2024, 7AM
john@kexp.org
Wednesday, Aug 7 2019, 6AM
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6:04 AM
18th spin
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6:05 AM
118th spin
HÆLOS performed "Pray" live in the KEXP studio back in 2016: www.youtube.com
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6:14 AM
114th spin
This Liverpool-based band will be performing Thursday, December 12th at The Neptune! www.stgpresents.org
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Karin Dreijer of Fever Ray explains this is “a track from the first album in new costume." - bit.ly
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6:23 AM
13th spin
Tickets went fast for the Thom Yorke show on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at The Paramount Theatre!
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6:29 AM
81st spin
Here's a video of when Thom Yorke joined Portishead on stage for "The Rip" - www.youtube.com
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6:33 AM
138th spin
Phantogram performed this song live on KEXP at the Triple Door as part of KEXP's VIP Club concert series. Recorded October 16, 2013 and here's video proof - www.youtube.com
Phantogram
Friday, Feb 21, 2025  
Event Info
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Official video for this 86' classic: www.youtube.com
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"Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust" translates to "With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly".

Happy memories, happy anniversary Amy!
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6:47 AM
23rd spin
Jonsi & Alex Somers of Sigur Ros will be playing at The Parmount Theater on October 11th! - bit.ly
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"I, I will be King / And you, you will be Queen / Though nothing will drive them away / We can be heroes just for one day / We can be us just for one day..."

And here's the official video: www.youtube.com
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6:57 AM
37th spin
Simon Green records as Bonobo. This is his first single since the January release of Ibrik. bonobomusic.com
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6:59 AM
16th spin
Hot Chip positively plays two nights at The Showbox, Wednesday, Sept 18 & Thursday, Sept 19! www.hotchip.co.uk
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Haim's new song, "Summer Girl" heavy takes inspiration from Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.” Read more and see the official video here: bit.ly
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See frontman Mike Doughty's full live at KEXP set here. www.youtube.com
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7:13 AM
4th spin
"Pull my shirt off and pray we're coming up on re-election day..."

VOTE!!!
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7:18 AM
40th spin
Portland’s Moon Duo plays Neumos on Tuesday, November 26th! - www.neumos.com
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7:24 AM
127th spin
By request!
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7:30 AM
314th spin
By request for Blaine who is biking across Washington!
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"You're either on something or you're onto something." - www.templestheband.com
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Thanks for the request Rachel!

The album’s second track “Do You Remember” features Death Cab For Cutie, Ben Gibbard, one of Chance’s favorite bands, and was co written by Chance’s past collaborators Justin Vernon and Francis Starlite.

"Do you remember / How when you were younger / The summers all lasted forever?" - www.chanceraps.com
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7:41 AM
14th spin
For Austin by request who needed to hear this song today. You are not alone.

"Sometimes in our lives we all have pain / We all have sorrow / But if we are wise / We know that there's always tomorrow..."
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Happy birthday Deb! The Handsome Family, the band behind the ‘True Detective’ theme song, is self-described "Gothic Americana" duo consisting of husband and wife Brett and Rennie Sparks from Chicago, Illinois. www.handsomefamily.com
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Watch Neko Case performing live in the KEXP studio last year: www.youtube.com
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Sharon Van Etten played this song and others live in the KEXP studio in 2014! See the full performance here: www.youtube.com
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7:57 AM
171st spin
Best Coast plays SEAchanger, a waterfront concert benefiting Seattle’s unsheltered families, on Saturday, September 14th at Myrtle Edwards Park! One hundred percent of the ticket price will be donated to Mary’s Place and Wellspring Family Services. - www.kexp.org
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8:11 AM
52nd spin
Want to win tickets to Seachanger? Text "LOVE" to 206-903-5397!

Love to know more about these great organizations?

www.marysplaceseattle.org

wellspringfs.org
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Happy birthday Kristin Hersh! Born in 1966, she celebrates 53 years today.

Kristin Hersh plays The Tractor Tavern on Wednesday, September 25th. www.tractortavern.com
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Birthday request for D who turns 56 today! This one's for you.
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8:28 AM
28th spin
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey explains that the song is “a great, big, bewildered question dealing with my feelings on Brexit, the loss of family and friends and the general sense of disaffection you see all around at the moment.” - bit.ly
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Here's the official video from 1986 - www.youtube.com
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Lyricist and frontman Ross Farrar reflects on a fraught relationship: “Used to wonder how you got along with me / I used to wonder who called so loud / I used to wonder what was wrong with me.” - bit.ly
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8:42 AM
5th spin
According to Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman, "pandemonium was linked to the sounds that we wanted to make - it's as simple as that, really. There's chaos in Killing Joke, and there's something chaotic about our music, as it linked to the word pan or pandemonium..." - bit.ly
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8:48 AM
5th spin
Here's the official video: www.youtube.com
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8:51 AM
32nd spin
Lisa Prank plays Barboza on Monday, August 12! - www.thebarboza.com
Julia Shapiro with Lisa Prank and Liv Victorino
Wednesday, Nov 20, 2024  
Event Info
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"I never said nothing" www.youtube.com
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9:03 AM
21st spin
What's a song that when you first heard it described exactly what you were going through? It sounded like it was written for you. What's the song and how did it relate to your situation? Email us at soundandvision@kexp.org!
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9:08 AM
4th spin
Alex Cameron will play Neumos on Friday, December 13! www.neumos.com
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TV On The Radio wrote this song to express the band’s thoughts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. With so many things out of their control, the band made it a priority to generate some discussion about the direction the world seems to be heading. - bit.ly
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According to Nick Cave, the song is about writer's block and "begins with a list of flowers. I’d found a wonderful little book, an illustrated Victorian dictionary of flowers. I loved the pictures and the names of the flowers; listing them became a kind of launch pad for the song. I was struggling that day with the whole writing thing and the way into this song was to pick up the little book and start naming flowers." - bit.ly
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9:24 AM
64th spin
“Cleveland” is about Tamir Rice, the Cleveland 12-year-old who was killed by police for playing with a toy gun. - bit.ly
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9:27 AM
72nd spin
Here's the video: www.youtube.com
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Here's a joyous song about falling in love for the first time (or second or third!) - recordsilike.co.uk
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"And you live your life with your arms stretched out" - www.youtube.com
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9:43 AM
57th spin
Hatchie plays Barboza on Saturday, September 28th! - www.thebarboza.com
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9:48 AM
18th spin
Oh, Rose plays the Sunset Tavern on Sunday, Sept 8! - sunsettavern.com
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9:54 AM
42nd spin
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