{"id":3667488,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3667488/?format=json","airdate":"2026-06-13T19:27:44-07:00","show":66981,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66981/?format=json","image_uri":"","thumbnail_uri":"","song":"The Way You Fell","track_id":null,"recording_id":null,"artist":"The Chessmen","artist_ids":["f77ff3d6-a01c-403d-ab32-9309a5820f1b"],"album":"Collection 1964-1966","release_id":null,"release_group_id":null,"labels":[],"label_ids":[],"release_date":null,"rotation_status":null,"is_local":true,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"\"The Chessmen were one of British Columbia’s most accomplished and ambitious mid-1960s rock groups, bridging instrumental surf, beat music, and vocal pop at a moment when Canadian bands were only beginning to break beyond regional circuits. Their short but intense run—from fraternity gigs and Okanagan road dates to Nashville sessions and Mercury Records singles—captured a rare moment when a Vancouver band briefly intersected with the American music industry at its highest level.\"\n\nhttps://citizenfreak.com/artists/92886-chessmen","location":3,"location_name":"Seattle","play_type":"trackplay"}