John Richards

Get "Close Your Eyes We Are Blind" as a free KEXP Song of the Day download: blog.kexp.org

Watch Cloud Cult play live at the scenic grounds of Camp Long from last year: blog.kexp.org

Get DeVotchKa's "How It Ends" Live with the Colorado Symphony as a free KEXP Song of the Day download: blog.kexp.org

Watch Joey Burns and John Convertino play a live set at KEXP from 2013: blog.kexp.org

Watch Jeremy Enigk of Sunny Day Real Estate and The Fire Theft play a set from OK Bear, his third album: blog.kexp.org

Catherine Wheel frontman Rob Dickinson plays an exclusive acoustic set of his songs from his 2006 solo release "Fresh Wine For The Horses," including Catherine Wheel classic "Crank": www.kexp.org

By request from Ryan in Flint, Michigan.

Modest Mouse release a video for Coyotes on Monday: pitchfork.com

Watch Phosphorescent play live at KEXP from 2013: blog.kexp.org

Get “Every Age” by José González from the 2015 album Vestiges & Claws as a KEXP Song of the Day download: blog.kexp.org

By request from Matt in DC.

Neko Case plays REVOLUTION HALL in Portland, OR, on April 18. nekocase.com

Picture You will be out on February 17. www.theamazing.se

Listen to Seattle's Fleet Foxes play live on KEXP a few months before their first full length album was release: kexp.org

Happy Birthday today to Chan MArshall. You can get "Could We" as a free KEXP Song of the Day download: blog.kexp.org

Watch New York's Freelance Whales play a live set on KEXP from 2013: blog.kexp.org

The Dodos play March 11 at Neumos in Seattle.

Get "College" as a free KEXP Song of the Day download: blog.kexp.org

San Diego quintet Delta Spirit played a romping performance live on KEXP back in 2009: www.kexp.org

Long Beach, CA, based Cold War Kids played The Cutting Room Studios in NYC to perform tracks from their 2014 release, "Hold My Home," live on KEXP: kexp.org

The video: www.youtube.com

Carl Barat and the Jackals play Amsterdam on February 22. www.carlbaratandthejackals.com

Watch Seattle duo The Grizzled Mighty play live on KEXP in 2012: blog.kexp.org

The first track -- full album due out March 24.

Jam Master Jay would have been 49 years old today.

Live on SNL, featuring Mystikal: www.youtube.com

Listen to the old-school Rhythm and Blues sounds of Sharon Jones and her unstoppably fierce band, the Dap-Kings, play live on KEXP from Sasquatch 2011: www.kexp.org

Sleater-Kinney played Conan last night: pitchfork.com

Watch Ty play Pickathon from 2013: blog.kexp.org

Happy Birthday to Tam. From 1965.

Get "The Unwanted Things" from 2007's Living With The Living as a free KEXP Song of the Day download: blog.kexp.org

Look Sharp! was Joe Jackson's debut album, released in 1979.

English band The Futureheads brought their guitar hooks, new wave vocal harmonies and post-punk beats to a live session of 80's-influenced rock live at KEXP in 2004: kexp.org

Get “Always the Same” by The Legends from the 2009 album Over And Over as a free KEXP Song of the Day: blog.kexp.org

Recorded in Seattle with producer Phil Ek. sidekicksohio.bandcamp.com

Built to Spill by request this morning.

Wednesday night!

By request from Rob in Tacoma.

New song just released by Houndmouth: houndmouth.com

Father John Misty will play live on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios next Tuesday, January 27th.

Who put brown owl eyes on the butterfly’s wings

Video for "Drive That Fast": www.youtube.com

Watch Foals play a stripped down set live at KEXP from 2013: blog.kexp.org

The music video from 1983: www.youtube.com

The second track from the Pioneer of Nothing EP.

Another birthday request.

Brand new track from Toro Y Moi. You can get "Freaking Out" as a free KEXP Song of the Day download: blog.kexp.org

National Squirrel Appreciation Day. . . . .

Dreamsalon is playing February 7 at the Blue Moon in Seattle.

KEXP reviews "New Day Rising" on the blog: blog.kexp.org

Catch local artist Damien Jurado's live performance at KEXP! blog.kexp.org