Play Public List
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/?format=api&offset=32640&ordering=-airdate
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I figured I start with this track, trying to highlight that we’re coming out of this dark period and get on the dance floor,' \" Lakecia said.\n\nhttps://lakeciabenjamin.com/", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3613254, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3613254/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-02-04T20:45:58-08:00", "show": 65841, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65841/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/536edfea-8bc9-48c0-81ca-aeb8aac0bc28/39123341682-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/536edfea-8bc9-48c0-81ca-aeb8aac0bc28/39123341682-250.jpg", "song": "Nightwatch", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "62339523-bf4f-4ff5-a747-a38da16cb09c", "artist": "Bennie Maupin", "artist_ids": [ "c0050289-6969-437d-be83-0fcb608ead5c" ], "album": "Moonscapes", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "46ebb8de-6a8c-4336-9083-cca90a051857", "labels": [ "Mercury Records" ], "label_ids": [ "995428e7-81b6-41dd-bd38-5a7a0ece8ad6" ], "release_date": "1978-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "'Moonscapes' is Bennie Maupin's third album and was released in 1978 via Mercury Records", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3613253, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3613253/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-02-04T20:38:33-08:00", "show": 65841, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65841/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia601209.us.archive.org/14/items/mbid-59fe3710-4636-43e4-8d85-ed0752ca30b1/mbid-59fe3710-4636-43e4-8d85-ed0752ca30b1-11770553968_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia801209.us.archive.org/14/items/mbid-59fe3710-4636-43e4-8d85-ed0752ca30b1/mbid-59fe3710-4636-43e4-8d85-ed0752ca30b1-11770553968_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Mystique", "track_id": "ad26c67a-5046-4b8a-bf58-44785ffc4dc5", "recording_id": "de56cbf7-d46d-4fd5-a9ab-c886216b904e", "artist": "Yusef Lateef", "artist_ids": [ "2968722f-03d8-4e2f-88bc-f9975f147503" ], "album": "The Doctor Is In ...And Out", "release_id": "c645d7dd-cef8-481a-9319-a9bd74dea682", "release_group_id": "69c7c1cf-7e25-4482-b8fb-24a0189c538c", "labels": [ "Atlantic" ], "label_ids": [ "50c384a2-0b44-401b-b893-8181173339c7" ], "release_date": "2014-03-26", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Yusef Lateef, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, oboe, bamboo flute\nKenneth Barron, keyboards\nRobert Cunningham\nRon Carter or Anthony Jackson, bass\nAl Foster, drums\nBilly Butler, guitar\nDom Um Romao, percussion\nDana McCurdy, ARP 2600\nLeonard Goines, trumpet\nJoseph Wilder, trumpet\nJonathan Dorn, tuba\nJimmy Buffington, french horn\nJack Jeffers, trombone\nDavid Nadien, violin on \"Street Musicians\"", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3613252, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3613252/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-02-04T20:36:11-08:00", "show": 65841, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65841/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3613251, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3613251/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-02-04T20:26:30-08:00", "show": 65841, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65841/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/336f5a91-8ba4-4de7-be66-6de8b07c9d4e/3811627356-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/336f5a91-8ba4-4de7-be66-6de8b07c9d4e/3811627356-250.jpg", "song": "Butterfly", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "40f27b22-38b0-43c7-8b3d-6dfa9f698532", "artist": "Herbie Hancock", "artist_ids": [ "27613b78-1b9d-4ec3-9db5-fa0743465fdd" ], "album": "Thrust", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "e4bd9276-84c9-3c90-8c90-7797f487fc8d", "labels": [ "Columbia" ], "label_ids": [ "011d1192-6f65-45bd-85c4-0400dd45693e" ], "release_date": "1974-09-06", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "\"ARP’s monophonic analog synthesizer featuring 30 preset sounds and designed to sit on top and accompany an organ. This instrument can be heard on several of Herbie’s albums including Thrust.\"\n\nhttps://www.herbiehancock.com/music/discography/album/thrust/", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3613250, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3613250/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-02-04T20:21:52-08:00", "show": 65841, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65841/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/6f796497-7618-4e07-8ce6-85f9802d97c3/43696867234-500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/6f796497-7618-4e07-8ce6-85f9802d97c3/43696867234-250.jpg", "song": "Astral Flying", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "910196a4-54c1-4a6e-a921-548bf1ea48db", "artist": "The Comet Is Coming", "artist_ids": [ "2b82372f-8c85-4b47-a9fc-36fe4d4df5b4" ], "album": "Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "1e4899d0-6ee0-499d-85e5-2d248dfe1023", "labels": [ "impulse!" ], "label_ids": [ "93c3b044-2b4e-4239-a73b-8fb76f3e6ca9" ], "release_date": "2019-03-15", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "The Comet Is Coming are: Danalogue (keyboards/electronics), Betamax (drums) and King Shabaka (saxophone).", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3613249, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3613249/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-02-04T20:16:58-08:00", "show": 65841, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65841/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia800406.us.archive.org/8/items/mbid-ea577038-7ba1-4b49-ac09-6b09fdabc46d/mbid-ea577038-7ba1-4b49-ac09-6b09fdabc46d-17180159628_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia800406.us.archive.org/8/items/mbid-ea577038-7ba1-4b49-ac09-6b09fdabc46d/mbid-ea577038-7ba1-4b49-ac09-6b09fdabc46d-17180159628_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Friends and Strangers", "track_id": "808bc345-631e-3943-b474-13b838344cb4", "recording_id": "f6845527-1515-43d6-84b1-77b78207399a", "artist": "Ronnie Laws", "artist_ids": [ "e26aa662-2255-4435-8332-85097f8aba0b" ], "album": "Blue ’70s: Blue Note Got Soul", "release_id": "ea577038-7ba1-4b49-ac09-6b09fdabc46d", "release_group_id": "498fa9cf-63f5-3d9a-b3c9-4e9496ef9f42", "labels": [ "Blue Note" ], "label_ids": [ "713c4a95-6616-442b-9cf6-14e1ddfd5946" ], "release_date": "2000-04-03", "rotation_status": "Library", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Sampled by M.F. 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