The Weekly Mix, Vol. 715 - The Pandemic Home Schooling Edition featuring Henry Richards and his dad, John "In The Morning" Richards

This podcast features important work being done by Steve Earle, the return of Archers of Loaf, a shoegaze jaunt featuring a band named after DJ John Peel and a few of our favorite local bands. Plus, Henry!!! 1. Steve Earle & The Dukes - Devil Put the Coal in the Ground 2. Pokey LaFarge - End of My Rope 3. Archers of Loaf - Raleigh Days 4. Ratboys - I Go Out At Night 5. Kevin Krauter - Opportunity 6. Acid Tongue - Bullies 7. Flyying Colours - Goodtimes 8. Peel Dream Magazine - Pill 9. Throwing Muses - Dark Blue 10. BROKEN UP - Long Long Long 11. Cold Beat - Prism 12. Ultraísta - Tin King 13. Tres Leches - Nieve John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, every weekday from 6-10am on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Watch Tres Leches' dynamic Live on KEXP session Read KEXP's feature on Acid Tongue's new record, Bullies

Music That Matters, Vol. 714 - Spring Sunrise

Pacific Notions host DJ Alex shares a calming springtime mix of ambient, neo-classical, and new age songs to welcome the new season and provide some sonic solace during these stressful times. 1. Haythem Mahbouli - Birth 2. Valotihkuu - Sunrise Lullaby 3. Darshan Ambient - The Rain Has Flown 4. Naneum - Newborn 5. Ben Crosland - The Snow Is Melting 6. Joram Feitsma - Rain 7. Trevor Ransom - Spring 8. Lucy Gooch - Sun 9. ann annie - blossom 10. Luke Sanger - Snow In Spring 11. Visionary Hours - rippling river drifts blue and green 12. Matt LaJoie - Everlasting Spring (Single Edit) 13. Ecovillage - New Life (feat. Ludvig Cimbrelius) 14. Constant Shapes - Awaken 15. WMD - Unfold 16. Michael David - Rain II (Slow) To learn more about each artist and support them directly, follow the above links to their websites. DJ Alex is the host of Pacific Notions on KEXP, every Sunday from 6-9am PST on KEXP.orgor 90.3 FM in Seattle.

Music That Matters, Vol. 713 - Persian New Year

Persian New Year, or Norooz, occurs every spring equinox and dates back 3,000 years. In celebration of this tradition, DJ Darek Mazzone shares songs from the Iranian diaspora, encompassing everything from hip-hop to ambient to folk music. Melding the rich history of ancient Persian culture with future-minded soundscapes, artists such as Liraz, Bomrani, Niyaz and Mohsen Namjoo contribute to this mix. 1. Niyaz - Sabza Ba Naz (The Triumph of Love) 2. Salome MC - Odium 3. Liraz - Zan Bezan 4. Mohsen Namjoo - E’terafat E 45 Zarbi 5. The B-Band - Kavire Del 6. Kayhan Kalhor - I Will Not Stand Alone 7. Bahram - گوشت (Goosht) 8. Bomrani - Leaving and Passing By (feat. Mahyar Tahmasebi) 9. SarrSew - Farewell, Warden. 10. Salome MC - Riddle To learn more about each artist and support them directly, follow the above links to their websites. Darek Mazzone is the host of Wo'Pop on KEXP, every Tuesday from 6-9pm on KEXP.orgor 90.3 FM in Seattle. Listen to Darek discuss his choice to play Ira...

Music That Matters, Vol. 712 - Eurosonic 2020

DJ Kevin Cole features some of the best of the Eurosonic Noorderslag music festival―a festival designed to break new and emerging bands and artists. You’ll hear great new music from the Ukraine, Switzerland, Finland, Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, England, Ireland, Poland, Romania, and more! 1. La colère - La Plage 2. L'éclair - Suite No. 2 3. Cella - Resite 4. Georgia - Never Let You Go 5. Perfect Son - Lust 6. alyona alyona - Падло (feat. Alina Pash) 7. Flohio - Way2 8. Sinead O’Brien - Taking On Time 9. Black Country, New Road - Sunglasses 10. FVLCRVM - Words 11. Solveig Matthildur - Dystopian Boy 12. Balkan Taksim - Zalina 13. Jesse Markin - Run 14. BeraadGeslagen - Isabellade Kevin Cole is the host of The Afternoon Show on KEXP, every weekday from 2-6pm on KEXP.orgor 90.3 FM in Seattle.

Music That Matters, Vol. 711 - She Knows

Cheryl Waters shares her curated mix for International Womxn's Day, highlighting the voices of powerful women creating genre-bending and envelope-pushing music around the world. Featuring KEXP favorites like Brittany Howard, Jay Som and Chastity Belt, plus buzzy newcomers like beabadoobee and Squirrel Flower. 1. Weyes Blood - Wild Time 2. Waxahatchee - Fire 3. Nilüfer Yanya - Baby Blu 4. MULA - Ella Sabe 5. Frances Quinlan - Rare Thing 6. Wye Oak - Fear of Heights 7. Jay Som - Tenderness 8. Chastity Belt - The Process 9. Lisa Prank - IUD 10. Brittany Howard - History Repeats 11. Amor Elefante - San Cayetano 12. Lady Lamb - Arizona 13. Squirrel Flower - Red Shoulder 14. beabadoobee - Sun More Often 15. Cable Ties - Sandcastles 16. Porridge Radio - Sweet Cheryl Waters is the host of The Midday Show on KEXP, every weekday from 10am-2pm on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Watch Weyes Blood perform Live on KEXP Watch Nilüfer Yanya perform Live on KEXP Watch Jay Som perform Live on KEXP ...

Music That Matters, Vol. 710 - International Podcast of Mystery

Allow John Richards to introduce John...Richards. It's the international podcast of mystery podcast. Austin Powers jokes aside, this one starts off in Spain and hops around Europe and North America, with a few stops in ye olde Seattle and a finish with pals in Los Angeles. 1. Hinds - Riding Solo 2. La Neve - A Pretty Red 3. Jacques Greene - Do It Without You 4. Smokey Brights - Flash Your Lights (Rudy Willingham Remix) 5. Thrillhouse - One of These Days 6. Moaning - Ego 7. Manuela Iwansson - Blank Surface 8. Avalanche Party - Rebel Forever 9. Seazoo - Throw It Up 10. Cartalk - Wrestling John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, every weekday from 6-10am on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Read more about Hinds' "Riding Solo" on their Song of the Day feature Read about La Neve's song "Maximum Wage" on their Song of the Day feature Watch Smokey Brights perform Live on KEXP

Music That Matters, Vol. 709 - New Planetary Vibrations

Wo’Pop host Darek Mazzone shares music from this year’s 17th annual Globalfest in New York City, where 12 bands from around the world showcased a range of boundary-pushing sounds. Celebrating cultural traditions with plenty of modern edge, the next generation of music creators include Venezuelan-French La Chica, Kurdish Tufan Derince Trio, Korean Ak Dan Gwang Chil, West African supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique and more. 1. San Salvador - Efans de La Campagna 2. Xenia França - Pra Que Me Chamas? 3. La Chica - Mejor Que Ella 4. Tufan Derince Trio - Ağır Delilo 5. Bohemian Betyars - Arra vágyom 6. Ak Dan Gwang Chil - Youngjeonggeori 7. Les Amazones d’Afrique - Smile (feat. Niariu & Ami Yerewolo) 8. Sofiane Saidi & Mazalda - El Ndjoum 9. Meklit - This Was Made Here (Ethiopian Records Remix) Darek Mazzone is the host of Wo'Pop on KEXP, every Tuesday from 6-9pm on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Watch San Salvador perform live on KEXP Watch Meklit perform live on KEXP

Music That Matters, Vol. 708 - Love & Fire

DJ Michele from KEXP’s ”Friday Night” spins Love & Fire: Songs of devotion & combustion to heat up your Valentine’s Day, featuring Sampa the Great, The Kills, Tei Shi, Nilüfer Yanya, Caribou, Toro y Moi & more! 1. Tei Shi - Bassically 2. Animal Island - Love is Around Us 3. Caribou - Home 4. Saun & Starr - Look Closer 5. Black Pumas - Fire 6. Sampa the Great - Energy 7. Peggy Gou - Starry Night 8. Toro Y Moi - Say That 9. The Kills - The Good Ones 10. Nilüfer Yanya - Heat Rises 11. GRiZ - Find My Own Way Michele Myers is the host of Friday Night on KEXP, every Friday from 6-9pm on KEXP.org or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Watch Nilüfer Yanya perform Live on KEXP Watch Black Pumas perform Live on KEXP Read KEXP's review of Tei Shi'sVerde EP and watch the video for "Bassically"

Music That Matters, Vol. 707 - Sound Off! 2020 Semifinalists

Leading up to MoPOP’s annual Sound Off! competition, Audioasis host Eva Walker showcases the 12 Pacific Northwestern 21-and-under artists competing in the semifinals. Covering a wide array of genres from hip-hop to metal to jazz fusion (and some killer band names), this impressive line-up has something for everyone. 1. 49th Parallel - Boeing 2. David’s Van - Pirate Cowboys with Lasers 3. The Human Missile Crisis - Honey 4. Mirabai Kukathas - Belly Ache 5. Mr. Dinkles - California 6. Ry Lucia - Marshmallow Trees 7. Searows - Peachy Clean 8. Seven Sky - For The Best 9. Talaya - Yellow 10. Kaia - Bottom of the Bottle Interlude 11. thom.ko - 7 12. Tiny Planet - Bonds Voyage

Music That Matters, Vol. 706 - Evolving Through Revolving

The music spins, the energy spins, and DJ Kevin Cole spins the soundtrack with new TORRES, Akasha System, Poliça, Rocketship and more swirling wonderment. 1. Orion Sun - Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don’t Leave Me) 2. The Jack Moves - Three The Hard Way 3. TORRES - Dressing America 4. Rocketship - What’s the Use of Books? 5. Akasha System - Warped Shadow 6. Jonah Mutono - Circulation 7. The Reminders - Have It All 8. Young Guv - Luv Always 9. Bacchae - Hammer 10. Fanclub - Trespassing 11. Kristofer Rodriguez Svönuson - Combo Macondo 12. Ikebe Shakedown - Not Another Drop 13. Daníel Hjálmtýsson - Birds 14. Amy Klein - Winter 15. Blue Hawaii - Remember When 16. Poliça - Sea Without Blue 17. House of Feelings - Convo (feat. Dave Harrington)