Author Archives: Riz

Expansions Live Broadcast & MLK Celebration @ Neumos 1/18

 
 
by Riz Rollins
Reflection on a party…
This is what a friend of the family said to me on June 2, 1964. I was ten years old. It sounds so much like today:
 
“This is one of them days. You’re gonna remember this day for the rest of your life ! You’re gonna grow up and have kids, [...]

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KEXP’s Year in Review: Riz - Hope, promises and apologies : or 2006 the road back from heck..

Matmos, photo courtesy of lamanyana
The absolute most slamrockin, rumpnockin, supersmilyfaced time i had in 2006 was the morning of november 8th when it felt like the clouds were rolling back and daylight was begining to return in america. i don’t talk politics much cause it bums me out, but that don’t mean it don’t matter [...]

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kid party from a childless dj’s prospective

With Kevin at the KEXP Kids Dance Party, Chop Suey - 6/18/06
Courtesy of Greg Perez
I’ll say at the outset that this was one of the better gatherings i’ve played for in quite sometime. i been wanting to do this for sometime - (despite what you may have heard this was my idea.. thank you.. [...]

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