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Friday, Jan 17 2020, 6PM
Swedish artist. Playing all "Women+ Musicians and Bands with Women tonight!
Brought in by Team Friday Night member Marika. Ciara is a local artist now based East of Seattle! onlyciara.com
Iconic Missy Elliott has earned 5 Grammy's and has sold over 30 million albums. www.missy-elliott.com
Fronted by the incredible Karen O, 75% of the albums released by the Yeah Yeah Yeah's have been nominated for Grammy awards. www.yeahyeahyeahs.com
Featuring Andreya Triana - British singer and song-writer from London. www.andreyatriana.com
Request for favorite vintage soul. Have a request or want to send a message/vid/pic? Email dj@kexp.org, text 206-903-5397 or interact on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter @djmichelemyers.
Saun & Starr were once back-up singers supporting none other than the glorious Sharon Jones. daptonerecords.com
"To me, 'The Future is female' means that no longer will female qualities be subordinated to male qualities
I want to live in a world that is collaborative
A world that is emotionally intelligent
A world in which we are linked and not ranked!" www.madamegandhi.com
Aretha Franklin's younger sister Erma sang the original version of this song and put it on the R&B charts in 1967. Then Janis Joplin took it to a whole new level.
Sampling the incomparable Janis Joplin!
Band from China! Playing all Women+ Musicians and Bands with Women tonight!
Santigold has collaborated with numerous other artists including such as Devo, Diplo, Christina Aguilera, the Beastie Boys and numerous others. santigold.com
Lady Gaga performed this during her set at Coachella 2017 playing a guitar linked to her phone via wireless which allowed her to change its color at will. www.ladygaga.com
Little Mix were formed during the British show The X Factor and where they were the first group to win the competition. www.little-mix.com
Including gender fluid and non-binary atists as part of our Women+ playlist tonight. www.nbcnews.com
Billie Holiday was the recipient of 4 Grammy Awards, all of them posthumous.
Watch St. Vincent perform this track acoustically during her in studio performance here at KEXP. www.youtube.com
NYC duo LION BABE is Jillian Hervey (daughter of actress and singer Vanessa Williams) and Lucas Goodman. lionbabe.com
KEXP in-studio performance from Colombian-Canadian artist Tei Shi. www.youtube.com
Cover by the undisputed Queen of Salsa!
Phenomenal house performer. Featuring Dames Brown.
Live version. Civil Rights activist family band. mavisstaples.com
Photos from the KEXP Grand Opening performance by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. www.flickr.com
Honored to write her work up for NPR Music's "Turning the Tables" series - a list of top songs by women of the 20th century. Read my features on her and Icona Pop here. www.npr.org
Free Nationals known to be the backing band for Anderson .Paak sound amazing in their own right collaborating with new voices J.I.D. (famous speed rapper) and Kadhja Bonet. Hopefully and album will be announced soon.
Friday Night team's so happy with this dance track featuring London Grammar.
Another "+" artist who identifies as gender neutral. www.abc.net.au Playing all Women+ Musicians and Bands with Women tonight.
Watch the duo perform this track live from KEXP. www.youtube.com
Popularly referred to as "La Monstra" in her native Domnican Republic, Rita Indiana is an award winning novelist whose writing features themes of queerness, social issues, and divergent sexuality. www.npr.org
Read more about LCD Soundsystem lead synther Rayna Russom and her journey transitioning. pitchfork.com
Featuring Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze. majorlazer.com
Full performance of Alabama Shakes in the KEXP studios. www.youtube.com
