Monthly Archives: May 2008

Coming Up on Audioasis: Summer Membership Drive!

Feral Children, Audioasis @ High Dive 3/1/08photo by Rustee Pace
Tonight on Audioasis it’s your chance to show KEXP how much of a local music enthusiast you are. It’s pledge drive time and you the KEXP listener are invited to give your support to your favorite radio station that makes local music a priority!
Audioasis is the [...]

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2008 Summer Membership Drive Update: A Membership Drive is Like a Wedding Reception

This day reminds me of a wedding reception, minus the groomsman getting drunk and making a pass at my cousin’s daughter — well, there is the woman who just called to ask, “Do you guys know where the booty cave is?” We don’t, by the way, but if you find out, let us know.
The [...]

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SIFF ‘08: The first week of the festival

My first week of SIFF 2008
by masakaman
My first week of The 34th SIFF 2008 started with Battle in Seattle on 22nd of May, a movie drama based on the 1999 World Trade Organization riots in Seattle that took place between November 29 to December 3, 1999.
I lived in Belltown, a few blocks away from center [...]

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SIFF ‘08 - Masa’s review: Cafe de Los Maestros

by masakaman
In Argentina, Tango is a way of life. Cafe de Los Maestros is a music documentary about the country’s internationally famous Tango players by award-winning composer Gustavo Santaollala (Brokeback Mountain). The film introduces players and their contributions to tango music history through interviews and archival footage. It also includes their 2006 reunion performance at [...]

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KEXP heard ’round the World, Pt 1.

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Three Imaginary Girls: SIFF and a big Friday night!

As usual, there is a lot of stuff going on here in Seattle this week. SIFF enters its second full week (and John Waters comes along for the ride); lots of great bands are coming through town. Here are a few things that I think are better than staying at home (and they’re all on [...]

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Where the Funny Matters: S’quatch Comedy Tent with PRoK

by Corbett Cummins and Heather Christianson
This year the Sasquatch! Music Festival responded to the ever growing demand for hard and laughs by launching their first comedy stage which coincided nicely with Monday’s main stage act Flight of Conchords. The new programming looked like a complete success. With a combination of local and national [...]

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Andrew Bird @ Hyde Park, Chicago 5-17-08

by Jeremy Farmer
Last week I was offered a rather unique opportunity. This opportunity was to exclusively shoot a show that seemingly no one else knew about. I live in Chicago and think I am pretty up on the bands that come through town, especially those that are based just a few blocks away from where [...]

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Song of the Day: Shake Some Action! - Get It Together

photo by Jason Hall/Hikari Photography
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. Every Friday the Song of the Day podcast spotlights Northwest musicians. Today’s [...]

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KEXP’s Summer Membership Drive begins today!

Thursday, May 29
It’s the KEXP 2008 Summer Membership Drive and it’s time to throw a party! Really!
That’s how I think about KEXP’s drives. They’re a party for 3800 of our closest friends, because that’s the number of listeners who typically make gifts during our drives. Think about it: a great party mix of [...]

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