After an incredible first day of Iceland Airwaves, this cold, wet Reykjavik morning has bleary-eyed festival-goers seeking coffee and comparing schedules for the day. Here at KEX Hostel, guests and staff are enjoying the calm before the storm of Airwaves activity, and the KEXP is setting up for another day of fantastic music. Today's schedule includes Icelandic acts Samaris and Axel Flóvent, Polish electronic duo Coals, and the illustrious Kronos Quartet. Join us on air, online, and on Facebook starting at 6 AM, you won't want to miss it!
06:00AM PST/ 09:00AM EST – Samaris08:30AM PST/ 11:30AM EST – Axel Flóvent11:00AM PST/ 02:00PM EST – Coals01:30PM PST/ 04:30PM EST – Kronos Quartet
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. This week, we are featuring songs by …
Rounding out an unbelievable first day of KEXP’s Iceland Airwaves broadcast live at Kex Hostel are garage rock legends The Sonics. Formed in Tacoma in 1960, The Sonics are widely regarded as the first garage and first punk band, and have had a wide-reaching influence on the course of garage, punk, …
