Play Public List
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/?format=api&offset=26300&ordering=-airdate
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Last November while in Reykjavik for Iceland Airwaves, my husband Adam and I made so many friends because of our KEXP. We have made friends so many places because of KEXP, but specifically in Iceland it felt so special to have a community so far from home. We really do have friends everywhere! \" - Al in Richland WA", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3627052, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3627052/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-09T08:47:45-07:00", "show": 66135, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66135/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn711008.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-45411508-1c14-412b-826c-fae0108bd28e/mbid-45411508-1c14-412b-826c-fae0108bd28e-11018247563_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn711008.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-45411508-1c14-412b-826c-fae0108bd28e/mbid-45411508-1c14-412b-826c-fae0108bd28e-11018247563_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Stand by Me", "track_id": "c35a2c8c-3fad-3bdb-b545-be8f1cee8efa", "recording_id": "74e2aff8-bcf9-4119-b51c-10f64f440a73", "artist": "Ben E. King", "artist_ids": [ "837555ba-012e-45f1-9a9c-9628da13ee54" ], "album": "Don’t Play That Song!", "release_id": "45411508-1c14-412b-826c-fae0108bd28e", "release_group_id": "41da1f33-f897-3e51-a650-ab49b380ebf5", "labels": [ "ATCO Records" ], "label_ids": [ "a9de694a-2e5b-4a1d-8d7a-a7ca620e3f80" ], "release_date": "1962-01-01", "rotation_status": "Library", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "\"OMG - I LOVE the friends are everywhere message, and I just up'ed my amp. This year, I've been pushing beyond my comfort zone and committing to going out to more live and local music solo, working to meet new people and build community. Now I have a shirt to help me on my community building mission! \" - Karole in Denver\n\nStand by KEXP and donate today! https://www.kexp.org/donate/\n\n--\n\nBen E. King was inspired to update the early 20th-century gospel hymn \"Stand by Me\" by Charles Albert Tindley, pitching this to The Drifters who passed, leading him him to record and release it himself for a massive hit.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3627051, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3627051/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-09T08:44:38-07:00", "show": 66135, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66135/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn711002.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-e3038485-8585-4169-9060-916ee5611d74/mbid-e3038485-8585-4169-9060-916ee5611d74-19922831749_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn711002.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-e3038485-8585-4169-9060-916ee5611d74/mbid-e3038485-8585-4169-9060-916ee5611d74-19922831749_thumb250.jpg", "song": "A Change Is Gonna Come", "track_id": "ca386fbf-9e3e-32cb-8ea9-ad0f477081e5", "recording_id": "2f82aad5-728a-4094-b266-a201e065390d", "artist": "Sam Cooke", "artist_ids": [ "6c8fd0be-d961-454c-aee0-4366a6dbc993" ], "album": "Ain’t That Good News", "release_id": "e3038485-8585-4169-9060-916ee5611d74", "release_group_id": "9e46abfc-1267-350f-b2d3-600ec3fc7d85", "labels": [ "RCA Victor" ], "label_ids": [ "b3f4e6a5-ece0-43be-a530-68ad0d49fee8" ], "release_date": "1964-01-01", "rotation_status": "Library", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "\"I had to get the friends everywhere t-shirt. Proud to be an amplifier now! I have vivid memories of hearing specific songs for the first time on the radio and now one of my core \"radio\" memories is seeing 92.7 pop up on my car's radio dial when you came to the bay and yall have been inspiring me ever since. I work in music and it was easy to feel tired and worn out sometimes but you guys make me really appreciate music and the community creates. Thank you so much. Also Andor rocks. Best Star Wars show or film, I'll die on that hill. \" - Brendon in Richmond, California\n\nGet your \"You have friends everywhere\" shirt now by donating at https://www.kexp.org/donate/\n\n--\n\nSam Cooke wrote the civil rights anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” after encountering racial discrimination while on tour in Shreveport. Here's the story behind this song: https://64parishes.org/entry/a-change-is-gonna-come.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3627050, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3627050/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-09T08:32:56-07:00", "show": 66135, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66135/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3627049, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3627049/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-09T08:29:30-07:00", "show": 66135, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66135/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn710201.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-264af5b6-6731-43ed-8b9b-916c3653619f/mbid-264af5b6-6731-43ed-8b9b-916c3653619f-36270286421_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn710201.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-264af5b6-6731-43ed-8b9b-916c3653619f/mbid-264af5b6-6731-43ed-8b9b-916c3653619f-36270286421_thumb250.jpg", "song": "You Are My Joy", "track_id": "01184151-8274-3767-b89e-901e798112fa", "recording_id": "15cbc6f3-3482-4bd3-8e62-fea8bc2c954a", "artist": "The Reindeer Section", "artist_ids": [ "fa6b3377-e287-4d9c-947b-4df412c0ff0f" ], "album": "Son of Evil Reindeer", "release_id": "264af5b6-6731-43ed-8b9b-916c3653619f", "release_group_id": "801e464e-cec2-3ab1-bb4e-a02c4a1dc8cd", "labels": [ "[PIAS] America" ], "label_ids": [ "909a6c83-c3cf-449c-a284-60f913b96b40" ], "release_date": "2002-08-13", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Our listeners are our joy, here at KEXP! https://www.kexp.org/donate/\n--\nScottish indie rock supergroup The Reindeer Section features members of Snow Patrol, Arab Strap, Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, The Vaselines and more!", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3627048, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3627048/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-09T08:26:02-07:00", "show": 66135, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66135/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn721204.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-cb01a3d2-4c00-4bd0-8ec2-fde956c79613/mbid-cb01a3d2-4c00-4bd0-8ec2-fde956c79613-16079629985_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn721204.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-cb01a3d2-4c00-4bd0-8ec2-fde956c79613/mbid-cb01a3d2-4c00-4bd0-8ec2-fde956c79613-16079629985_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Keep Your Eyes Ahead", "track_id": "fcc84e8f-8872-3026-8967-c7a1847c8a65", "recording_id": "400505c1-01cc-46e9-b5e7-3e41e0239e04", "artist": "The Helio Sequence", "artist_ids": [ "b6ab8d01-0cb3-4515-bc05-d928397e7429" ], "album": "Keep Your Eyes Ahead", "release_id": "cb01a3d2-4c00-4bd0-8ec2-fde956c79613", "release_group_id": "0e009491-ba1a-39db-a884-fa030e9cf5fe", "labels": [ "Sub Pop Records" ], "label_ids": [ "38dc88de-7720-4100-9d5b-3cdc41b0c474" ], "release_date": "2008-01-29", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": true, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Keep your eyes on right ahead (and your ears on KEXP!) https://www.kexp.org/donate/\n\nEnjoy a 2018 KEXP interview with Brandon Summers about the album \"Keep Your Eyes Ahead\" (You can watch the video for this title song, too!): https://www.kexp.org/read/2018/10/26/keep-your-eyes-ahead-looking-back-brandon-summers-helio-sequence/\n\nhttps://theheliosequence.bandcamp.com/\nhttps://www.heliosequence.com/", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3627047, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3627047/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-09T08:22:28-07:00", "show": 66135, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66135/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "You Are Not Alone", "track_id": null, "recording_id": null, "artist": "Brandon Summers", "artist_ids": [ "60b04dcf-7434-4212-b774-c3ae4d39ef36" ], "album": "KEXP", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": null, "labels": [ "KEXP" ], "label_ids": [ "89e0503e-96f0-41b4-835f-2c542b7fcb44" ], "release_date": "2020-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": true, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "You are not alone! 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https://www.kexp.org/donate/\n\n--\n\nConsidering the friction between the band at the time, Jagger’s decision to frame the lyrics around friendship was fascinating. He defended it in a 1983 interview: “Just let me be cynical for a moment. First of all, it’s really not about waiting on a woman friend. It’s just about a friend; it doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman. I can see people saying, ‘Oh, we’re all much older now, Mick’s writing this much more compassionate stuff, must be about a real person. But that’s only in their perception of it.”\nhttps://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-waiting-on-a-friend-by-the-rolling-stones-and-why-it-took-almost-a-decade-to-complete/", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3627044, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3627044/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-09T08:00:37-07:00", "show": 66135, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66135/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://dn710805.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-7461ca27-65e8-4106-a75e-de068dc3a619/mbid-7461ca27-65e8-4106-a75e-de068dc3a619-38184302649_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://dn710805.ca.archive.org/0/items/mbid-7461ca27-65e8-4106-a75e-de068dc3a619/mbid-7461ca27-65e8-4106-a75e-de068dc3a619-38184302649_thumb250.jpg", "song": "All My Friends", "track_id": "e7c16411-d168-31e1-9cdd-f829a1077e88", "recording_id": "722b0851-8793-4df7-9aff-835cd3770a8c", "artist": "LCD Soundsystem", "artist_ids": [ "2aaf7396-6ab8-40f3-9776-a41c42c8e26b" ], "album": "Sound of Silver", "release_id": "7461ca27-65e8-4106-a75e-de068dc3a619", "release_group_id": "5cbcdd9f-4b7d-3b3c-b9f2-6b0e75971157", "labels": [ "DFA Records", "EMI", "Capitol Records" ], "label_ids": [ "32d02635-98fc-4405-94e1-e5b06f9d2025", "c029628b-6633-439e-bcee-ed02e8a338f7", "abea2d3e-eabf-4480-ab24-9382dd642c73" ], "release_date": "2007-03-20", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "All my friends donate to KEXP! https://www.kexp.org/donate/\n\n--\n\n\"Hey Guys! Love the songs about friends! KEXP brings my so much joy. A reminder how important human connection is just having a DJ instead of an AI robot playing to my soul. It's why I've been an amplifier for years.\n\nYou play so many songs about friendship and human connection. 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