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GET /v2/plays/3601838/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 3601838,
    "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3601838/?format=api",
    "airdate": "2026-01-08T13:27:15-08:00",
    "show": 65596,
    "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65596/?format=api",
    "image_uri": "https://ia601406.us.archive.org/14/items/mbid-577a0133-bd1f-4c94-a736-a8a56453f675/mbid-577a0133-bd1f-4c94-a736-a8a56453f675-16302338517_thumb500.jpg",
    "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia601406.us.archive.org/14/items/mbid-577a0133-bd1f-4c94-a736-a8a56453f675/mbid-577a0133-bd1f-4c94-a736-a8a56453f675-16302338517_thumb250.jpg",
    "song": "Bull in the Heather",
    "track_id": "45089a15-18e8-321f-91f7-e0b1f2a85d7b",
    "recording_id": "341bd742-207a-4869-8d90-50469cd6862d",
    "artist": "Sonic Youth",
    "artist_ids": [
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    ],
    "album": "Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star",
    "release_id": "577a0133-bd1f-4c94-a736-a8a56453f675",
    "release_group_id": "98800fc1-53a8-3084-aeb9-91b7674cf5d0",
    "labels": [
        "Geffen Records"
    ],
    "label_ids": [
        "0fadc2ce-f7de-4e27-bbe6-612b317e716b"
    ],
    "release_date": "1994-05-03",
    "rotation_status": null,
    "is_local": false,
    "is_request": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "comment": "Singer and bassist Kim Gordon explained that the song is about \"using passiveness as a form of rebellion—like, I'm not going to participate in your male-dominated culture, so I'm just going to be passive\". The song's title is a reference to the race horse Bull In the Heather, who won the Florida Derby in 1993.\n--\nHere's a live performance: https://www.facebook.com/theyeargrungebroke/videos/sonic-youth-bull-in-the-heather-live-2002/713819181367016/",
    "location": 1,
    "location_name": "Default",
    "play_type": "trackplay"
}