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Sunday, Jan 14 2018, 12PM
It's a rare sunny, warm winter day in Seattle today. Get outside, but don't forget the soundtrack! DJ Stevie Zoom is here from 12p to 3p to supply the music. Send your requests to dj@kexp.org or text them to 206-903-KEXP and we'll do our best to get them on. Thanks for listening!
Born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Bette Smith reconnected with her musical roots in Memphis and Mississippi. This is her debut full length. www.bettesmith.net
All Green was a Kennedy Center honoree in 2014. Said Green at the time: "The music is the message, the message is the music, so that's my little ministry that the Big Man upstairs gave to me - a little ministry called love and happiness."
Darek Mazzone will be broadcasting Wo'Pop from The Cutting Room Studios in NYC Tuesday night at 6pm PST. One of his guests will be Moreno Visini aka The Spy From Cairo.
Get Ready was written by Smokey Robinson and made popular by The Temptations.
Emily Wells will be at Barboza Wednesday January 17 for an early show. www.emilywellsmusic.com
From Part 1 of a 3 EP set. Part 2 comes out on January 19, and Part 3 releases February 16. belleandsebastian.com
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Amelia Murray created Fazerdaze in 2015, recording her first EP in her bedroom studio. This is her debut full length. Coming to Coachella. www.facebook.com
Please join KEXP and DJs Riz, Sharlese, Kid Hops, Masa, and Alex TONIGHT at Columbia City Theater for the 18th annual MLK Unity Party. More information at blog.kexp.org
Spoken words from The Last Poets, a loose group of poets and musicians that arose from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. This song was produced by Kanye West. thinkcommon.com
FKL LIVE on KEXP (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - SIGN UP) Thursday, January 25, 2018, 12:00 PM. www.facebook.com
The Mynabirds will be at Barboza Saturday January 20. www.themynabirds.com
This weekend KEXP will commemmorate last year's Women's March through playing all women artists and bands. sharonjonesandthedapkings.com
Album produced by Dan Auerbach. Coming to The Showbox Monday February 12 with Dan Auerbach and The Easy Eye Sound Revue. www.robertfinleymusic.com
Raised in Edmonton, Alberta, now located in Toronto. tanikacharles.com
Sun Tunnels is a project by local singer/songwriter Louis O'Callaghan. somesuntunnels.com
The National were at KEXP late November in the Performance Space. You can see the whole performance at www.youtube.com
From Columbus, Ohio, at SXSW this year. www.saintseneca.com
Algiers played an amazing set in the KEXP Performance Space last July. You can watch it at www.youtube.com
Single released for the upcoming Black Panther Marvel movie. Kendrick Lamar produced and curated the soundtrack. www.kendricklamar.com
Listener request. Join KEXP and a host of other radio stations and organizations in celebration of International Clash Day on February 7. More information at internationalclashday.com
On the NPR list of 2018 Slingshot Artists www.thunderpussyusa.com
Single released late last year that regrettably didn't make the cut for Future Politics. www.austramusic.com
The 2 Bears is a duo formed in 2009 composed of Joe Goddard (of electronic band Hot Chip) and Raf Rundell (previously of 1965 Records). the2bears.co.uk
KEXP Presents: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio release party Saturday, February 17 at The Tractor Tavern. www.facebook.com
Thanks for listening! Evie is up next to take you up to the six o'clock hour.