The Stranger
KEXP and Seattle Center are collaborating on a concert series at Mural Amphitheater running every Friday from July 31 to Aug. 21; the series will also include the radio station’s annual barbeque-enhanced show Sat. Aug. 8. The surprisingly revitalized Dinosaur Jr. will headline the latter event. Other acts include The Dodos, Fruit Bats, Blitzen Trapper, Viva Voce, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Army Navy, Japandroids, Dyme Def and more!
KEXP
Join KEXP at our Kids Dance Party Father’s Day, June 21st, 12-3pm at Showbox Sodo. Games, activities, cupcakes, break dancing lessons, and of course DANCING with KEXP DJs Darek Mazzone, Kid Hops and Riz. Proceeds benefit KEXP.
Sound on the Sound:
Once again KEXP is taking their multimedia loving ways on the road again to SXSW this year and once again they’ve done themselves one better by agreeing to broadcast all the performances on the ME channel as well as on KEXP.org itself, throughout SXSW. Taking place in the ME Television Studios in Austin, as always this year’s performances are open to the public, but unlike previous years, this year there is no need to RSVP. Find the complete details of all the fun at KEXP.org.
Three Imaginary Girls:
KEXP (90.3FM Seattle and KEXP.ORG) is pleased to announce this month’s Audioasis Live Remote Broadcast and Benefit Show at The Sunset featuring Weekend, Jason Dodson, Romance, Black Daisy, Champagne Champagne, and Dyme Def on Saturday, February 7th. The show will benefit Real Change, taking action to end homelessness and poverty. Audioasis DJ Hannah Levin and KEXP DJ Rachel will host the show live from the venue. This event will include live on-air performances from Weekend (featuring Ryann Donnelly of Schoolyard Heroes and Mark Gadjadhar of Past Lives and Champagne Champagne) and Jason Dodson (of The Maldives solo). After the broadcast, there will be a musical showcase featuring Romance, Black Daisy, Champagne Champagne and Dyme Def.
Billboard:
Mudhoney and Sub Pop’s No Age are among the artists featured on “Free Yr Radio 2008 Benefit Compilation,” a new compilation CD being released this week, which is designed to benefit independent radio. Toyota’s Yaris and clothing retailer Urban Outfitters teamed to release the twelve track CD, which will be offered exclusively on insound.com and will retail for 99 cents. Now in its second year, “Free Yr Radio” is a tour of independent radio stations featuring independent acts. The acts perform for free and a Yaris is given away to listeners at each stop. Stations this year included KVRX in Austin, KRCL in Salt Lake City and KEXP in Seattle, among others.
KEXP Blog:
One of KEXP’s missions is to facilitate music discovery, and as such, they were very excited to have the opportunity to host the first ever Youth Podcasting Workshops! These workshops, hosted in a partnership with the Vera Project, were an intensive, hands-on, 8-week series geared towards young adults in the Seattle area. The goal of these workshops was to engage young people in our community, champion youth-led and youth-focused programming, and offer increased training opportunities. Workshop participants learned how to create a podcast, from song selection, to securing music rights, to recording, editing and hosting the final podcast. Check out the results on the KEXP blog!
