Play Public Instance
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/3571856/?format=api
{ "id": 3571856, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3571856/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-10-30T14:39:06-07:00", "show": 64976, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64976/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia801904.us.archive.org/29/items/mbid-cddbf21f-9cd8-4665-a015-3cdc50cdcc72/mbid-cddbf21f-9cd8-4665-a015-3cdc50cdcc72-2925311149_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia801904.us.archive.org/29/items/mbid-cddbf21f-9cd8-4665-a015-3cdc50cdcc72/mbid-cddbf21f-9cd8-4665-a015-3cdc50cdcc72-2925311149_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Technical Difficulties", "track_id": "6770aa34-c6de-3937-bb64-5c5b055b561b", "recording_id": "2a039adb-a066-46c6-af06-12bbddfea99a", "artist": "Dr. Octagon", "artist_ids": [ "3eba5e02-780b-4acd-befb-d23a0c6708dd" ], "album": "Dr. Octagonecologyst", "release_id": "cddbf21f-9cd8-4665-a015-3cdc50cdcc72", "release_group_id": "b38e21f6-8f76-3f87-a021-e91afad9e7e5", "labels": [ "DreamWorks Records" ], "label_ids": [ "d4751e8e-aa7f-4670-b8a3-4a861bcffa0d" ], "release_date": "1997-04-29", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Dr. Octagon began when Kool Keith and KutMasta Kurt recorded two songs, “Dr. Octagon” and “Technical Difficulties”, in 1996 These songs were sent to radio stations as a teaser, as well as to Bay Area legend, Dan “The Automator” Nakamura. This sparked Dan’s attention, which ultimately led to the formation of Dr. Octagon and the recording of their first album, \"Dr. Octagonecologyst.\"\n--\nSampling the drums from Love's \"Doggone.\" It also samples the vocals (\"Please Stand By\") by renowned announcer Don Pardo.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }