Play Public List
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/?format=api&offset=106260&ordering=-airdate
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https://hunxandhispunx.bandcamp.com/album/walk-out-on-this-world-2", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3543295, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3543295/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-08-22T13:37:25-07:00", "show": 64356, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64356/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn721304.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-0848777a-5382-4c0c-8406-7d9dedeb2adf/mbid-0848777a-5382-4c0c-8406-7d9dedeb2adf-42739863655_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia801309.us.archive.org/9/items/mbid-0848777a-5382-4c0c-8406-7d9dedeb2adf/mbid-0848777a-5382-4c0c-8406-7d9dedeb2adf-42739863655_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Coffin Wax", "track_id": "4f0905dc-12d9-495f-bb54-c2fe1bc524e0", "recording_id": "802d965b-c3f0-4f4b-b577-e94b3f8b6aa4", "artist": "Osees", "artist_ids": [ "194272cc-dcc8-4640-a4a6-66da7d250d5c" ], "album": "Abomination Revealed at Last", "release_id": "0848777a-5382-4c0c-8406-7d9dedeb2adf", "release_group_id": "13980b9e-8912-4aa5-af8f-efa456ae0b24", "labels": [ "DEATHGOD CORP" ], "label_ids": [ "fccb2f24-28af-4824-b2fb-a92fa6c9bd95" ], "release_date": "2025-08-08", "rotation_status": "Medium", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Psych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages John Dwyer does not let up. His group Oh Sees (aka Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc) have transmogrified to fit many a moment - from hushed druggy folk to groovy demonic pop chants to science fictional krautrock expanse and beyond - to suit his omnivorous whims.\n\nhttps://apbband.bandcamp.com/album/something-to-believe-in", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3543294, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3543294/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-08-22T13:30:52-07:00", "show": 64356, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64356/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/18603ffa-3fbc-4252-87ff-1303b2c00e1c/25600794298-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/18603ffa-3fbc-4252-87ff-1303b2c00e1c/25600794298-250.jpg", "song": "Sharevari (vocal)", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "88d7f0c8-9e94-46e3-91b6-e1024e303219", "artist": "A Number of Names", "artist_ids": [ "78acb4cd-de8f-4fb8-afb3-ca6331e849d7" ], "album": "Sharevari", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "d40bc71d-cf09-4572-9d0d-891ecee7ea6c", "labels": [ "Capriccio Records" ], "label_ids": [ "6203b6f4-7d71-4610-a9b5-abacde94bf89" ], "release_date": "1981-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Sterling Jones and Paul Lesley make up \"A Number of Names.\" \n\nOriginally recorded back in 1981 at the crossroads of disco, new wave, house, and techno - the track fused lo-fi drums, sinister synths, and raw vocals to create a unique and freaky vibe unlike anything else at the time. As the story goes, \"Sharevari\" is a song about the stylish, forward-thinking Detroit club scene, specifically a club called Charivari (named after a New York clothing store), that laid the groundwork for the techno revolution to come.\nRead more about this \"timeless, stone-cold classic\": https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/12274", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3543293, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3543293/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-08-22T13:28:08-07:00", "show": 64356, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64356/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/e4f0dc0c-a5c8-466b-94db-1e0e3a6eeb05/34302132296-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/e4f0dc0c-a5c8-466b-94db-1e0e3a6eeb05/34302132296-250.jpg", "song": "Shoot You Down", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "f9fc5c53-b7c8-413f-91ad-1f8c5825bf94", "artist": "APB", "artist_ids": [ "cfacc61d-b722-496c-92a3-43264a766a7e" ], "album": "Something to Believe In", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "98e425c7-ae32-3cc1-8974-66d164037212", "labels": [ "Young American" ], "label_ids": [ "a8c4affc-2ad1-4c5e-8d5a-70d250f0dafa" ], "release_date": "1985-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "In 1979, APB was formed in the town of Aberdeen, Scotland. Taking inspiration from the D.I.Y. spirit of punk rock, teenagers Iain Slater (singer, bassist), Glenn Roberts (guitar), and George Cheyne (drums) rehearsed relentlessly and signed with local independent Oily Records at the dawn of the 1980s. 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