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Friday, Jun 30 2023, 7PM
From "Peter Gunn"! www.henrymancini.com
A major recurring plot device of the road film "The Blues Brothers", the theme from Peter Gunn has seen countless other uses in the years following its release including the riff being utilized in the song "Planet Claire" by the B-52's!
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This track featured in my favorite film documentary about music "The Making of London Calling"! Have never seen two grown men wrestle over a mixing board prior to this film!
Road Trip songs! Have a suggestion? DJ@kexp.org, 206-903-5397 and Twitter and Instagram. @djmichelemyers
www.rayellemusic.com
L.T.D. (standing for Love, Togetherness, and Devotion), was a ten-piece band from Greensboro, North Carolina.
www.allmusic.com
These soul vocalists used to be backup for Sharon Jones, sounding great on their own!! daptonerecords.com This track brought in by Team Friday Night member Marika!
UK artist. www.jessieware.com
Jessie Ware has been making waves in the world of pop and R&B for quite some time now, most recently with the release of the album "That Feels Good"!
A few years ago Goldfrapp curated a playlist for KEXP's Midnight In A Perfect World show. Check it out here. www.kexp.org
www.ninaskyhigh.com
A teen pop duo from the borough of Queens, the single "Move Ya Body" found them hitting the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and they show no signs of slowing down nor staying locked down into one genre type!
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Burna Boy has been making danceable and catchy Afro-fusion beats since his early days making mixtapes and has continued to make a lasting impact on the dance floor!
Jungle is performing live in the KEXP studios on Friday, September 15th at noon. Come down and join us for FREE in what is sure to be an incredible set! www.kexp.org Later that evening, they'll play an all-ages show at WaMu Theatre. www.axs.com
Request. www.lowriderband.com
From their album "The World Is a Ghetto" to the album "Why Can't We Be Friends?", War have been making memorable funk/rock blends for quite some time now and have truly become a part of the modern tapestry that is popular music!
The first single from the debut solo album from Alison Goldfrapp!
Alison is known for her extensive work in the UK band Goldfrapp, which has recorded seven very stylistically different studio albums that run the gamut from trip-hop to glam rock to disco to indie to folk!
alisongoldfrapp.lnk.to
The answer to most questions is "more love, more kindness."
Animal Island band info here. www.positionmusic.com
Larry Mizell Jr hosted Thee Sacred Souls - Live in the KEXP Studio - in April! - youtu.be
theesacredsouls.bandcamp.com
This love letter to NYC was also nominated for three Grammy Awards, winning both Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. www.youtube.com
Indigenous Hawaiian band playing hip-hop and reggae. www.hawaiianreggae.org
Listener suggestion. Improv theme set - locations! www.theclash.com
Listener suggested! Improv theme set - locations. littlesimz.bandcamp.com
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Improv theme set - locations! Listener suggestion. Featuring local artist Ishmael Butler as Butterfly. www.officialdigableplanets.com
Song about Somalia. Listener suggestion for our improv theme set on locations! www.allmusic.com
Slow dance for our road trip theme tonight. Listener suggestion!
www.realblackcoffee.net
Black Coffee has been making danceable tunes for nearly two decades, helping propel the burgeoning South African house scene and obtaining the title of arguably the biggest DJ currently in Africa!
Listener request. Withers was nominated for nine Grammy Awards over the course of his career.
He went on to win three Grammy Awards for “Ain’t No Sunshine” in 1971, “Just The Two Of Us” in 1981, and “Lean On Me” in 1987, respectively. He released a total of eight albums.
shorturl.at
www.allmusic.com
Founded in the heyday of the New York punk scene, the Talking Heads revolutionized the musical worlds of punk, dance, world, art rock and funk while leaving an indelible impression on the mosaic of popular music!
Canadian artist. tepno.bandcamp.com
From the self-released album "A Summer Gone"!
H.E.R. performing at Lumen Field Wed Sep 20!
www.saweetieofficial.com
www.her-official.com
jaydag.bandcamp.com
Originally hailing from Canada and now based in London, Jayda G has been rising steadily and quietly through the dance music underground with infectious energy and limitless potential!
A refugee from Sri Lanka, M.I.A. and her mom moved to London where she borrowed a drum machine. This was the beginning of her signature genre-defying style. ra.co