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Information about plays
list: List of plays
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GET /v2/plays/?format=api&offset=3360&ordering=-airdate
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When I was trying to be something other than myself—they saw me even through that and held me down. Folks from past lives, and folks who’ll play a big part in my future—I’m grateful for them and the love they’ve poured into me. This song is for and about them.\"\n -Bartees Strange\n--\nBartees was Live on KEXP in 2021!\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS036EdazK8", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604642, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604642/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T10:22:47-08:00", "show": 65657, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65657/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "You Don't Know The Shape I'm In", "track_id": "82cb70e3-ad4a-478d-9535-f79767ba3199", "recording_id": "427cb938-eaa8-4b78-aa38-a75c01a63706", "artist": "MJ Lenderman", "artist_ids": [ "4f52595e-652d-4894-95ea-f925234629fc" ], "album": "Manning Fireworks", "release_id": "7abffdf6-46f9-4657-80a9-7851850391cf", "release_group_id": "0c308741-7b98-4a36-b44e-1ba437b4e2c4", "labels": [ "Anti‐" ], "label_ids": [ "5b8cf470-f162-4ee3-9b9f-77ff4ee0c601" ], "release_date": "2024-09-06", "rotation_status": "Library", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "MJ and his band The Wind joined Cheryl for a Live on KEXP session last September. Check out that awesome performance right here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCgZmGwx9VU.\n--\nIf you missed MJ the last time he was in town, there's good news - he'll be back this spring. Catch him on Sunday, May 3rd at the Paramount in Seattle where he'll be playing solo along with Waxahatchee for what is sure to be an awesome show! They'll also bring the show to San Francsico at The Masonic on Tuesday, May 5th.\n\nhttps://www.mjlenderman.com/tour", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604641, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604641/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T10:17:57-08:00", "show": 65657, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65657/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Harvest Moon", "track_id": "cb049e72-7288-34cb-af39-00b92c73b41b", "recording_id": "fac1e19c-bb3a-4d55-905e-3b89f6b1c9e5", "artist": "Neil Young", "artist_ids": [ "75167b8b-44e4-407b-9d35-effe87b223cf" ], "album": "Harvest Moon", "release_id": "93a79320-49ec-438c-a2c9-da89b9a4eaff", "release_group_id": "6c153d3a-cf36-37ea-8409-0e48b428315f", "labels": [ "Reprise Records" ], "label_ids": [ "af6d6f49-2b4d-40fe-86d4-241906772b59" ], "release_date": "1992-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Neil Young's credits on the song \"Harvest Moon\" include guitar, banjo-guitar, piano, pump organ, vibe and, of course, his unmistakable vocals. That's Linda Ronstadt on backing vocals.\n--\nWatch the official music video for this lovely song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2MtEsrcTTs", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604640, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604640/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T10:14:18-08:00", "show": 65657, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65657/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3604639, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604639/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T10:11:02-08:00", "show": 65657, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65657/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Perfect Combo", "track_id": "7011a7b2-c11c-4e74-b176-898d8e6b27f1", "recording_id": "d3237832-ecdd-419f-9e01-c9f5168a13bc", "artist": "Ya Tseen feat. dreamcastmoe", "artist_ids": [ "2aee4788-a12a-4f98-882c-885866221536", "d4a415a7-576c-475c-9d94-ec96cb903a14" ], "album": "Stand On My Shoulders", "release_id": "9ad843dc-34e0-4566-9a4f-d9091ba57c2d", "release_group_id": "105d6ca4-4a1e-4490-b5fa-73a6f1d69a58", "labels": [ "Sub Pop Records" ], "label_ids": [ "38dc88de-7720-4100-9d5b-3cdc41b0c474" ], "release_date": "2026-01-16", "rotation_status": "Heavy", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Ya Tseen will be Live on KEXP Friday, January 16th at 11 AM - that's tomorrow! Come and join us for this free session. Later that night, he'll be playing at Seattle's Clock-Out Lounge.\n--\nYa Tseen is an alias of Nicholas Galanin, a multi-disciplinary artist who's one of the most vital voices in contemporary art. Born in Sheet’ka (Sitka, Alaska), Galanin is of Tlingit and Unangax̂ heritage and he creates from his perspective as an Indigenous man.\n\nThe new album 'Stand On My Shoulders' also releases on January 16.\n\nhttps://yatseen.bandcamp.com\nhttps://yatseen.com", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604638, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604638/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T10:07:40-08:00", "show": 65657, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65657/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Ooh Child", "track_id": "e85cddd1-b457-3627-b259-8e95c3a36e16", "recording_id": "4af967a1-0a7f-42ac-93c8-e5e80f70a6c1", "artist": "Five Stairsteps", "artist_ids": [ "42700164-abe3-4b45-b627-f4c8deca5e82" ], "album": "Soul Hits of the '70s: Didn't It Blow Your Mind! Volume 2", "release_id": "0583cbfa-797a-4d1a-9f3e-f34fe63f378b", "release_group_id": "9c56c018-6479-3689-ad1c-4c819c04ef61", "labels": [ "Rhino" ], "label_ids": [ "c4f2cf49-b57c-4cc1-8061-f54400704ac4" ], "release_date": "1991-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "The Five Stairsteps were formed in Chicago in 1965 and comprised of Betty and Clarence Burke family members Clarence Jr., James, Aloha, Kenneth and Dennis. They got their name when \"Momma Stairsteps\" (as Betty Burke was affectionately called) noticed that her kids looked like stair steps when stood next to each other according to age. Their 1970 hit single, \"O-o-h Child,\" was written by producer Stan Vincent.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604637, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604637/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T10:04:03-08:00", "show": 65656, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65656/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia800203.us.archive.org/15/items/mbid-c27b99d1-8b6b-4f5b-901f-c8a8e5845ec1/mbid-c27b99d1-8b6b-4f5b-901f-c8a8e5845ec1-9661165599_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia600203.us.archive.org/15/items/mbid-c27b99d1-8b6b-4f5b-901f-c8a8e5845ec1/mbid-c27b99d1-8b6b-4f5b-901f-c8a8e5845ec1-9661165599_thumb250.jpg", "song": "So What'cha Want (single version)", "track_id": "783e7e4f-5c1b-389d-b694-fbc8cf308446", "recording_id": "e6103940-5494-47bb-8019-8e8054c527d8", "artist": "Beastie Boys", "artist_ids": [ "9beb62b2-88db-4cea-801e-162cd344ee53" ], "album": "So What'cha Want", "release_id": "c27b99d1-8b6b-4f5b-901f-c8a8e5845ec1", "release_group_id": "1ddbd705-19d4-367d-b3cd-720453916df7", "labels": [ "Capitol Records" ], "label_ids": [ "abea2d3e-eabf-4480-ab24-9382dd642c73" ], "release_date": "1992-06-02", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Beastie Boys sampled Southside Movement's \"I've Been Watching You\" on their classic track. They also sampled Dick Hyman's version of James Brown's \"Give It Up or Turn It Loose,\" \"Just Rhymin' With Biz\" from Big Daddy Kane feat. Biz Markie, plus their own song, \"Drunken Praying Mantis Style.\" featuring the same Biz Markie.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604636, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604636/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T10:03:06-08:00", "show": 65656, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65656/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Tough Guy", "track_id": "a325a262-d3dc-4352-9c27-3c936f9e1061", "recording_id": "93cd7167-707c-440f-971a-69afabb2bcd2", "artist": "Beastie Boys", "artist_ids": [ "9beb62b2-88db-4cea-801e-162cd344ee53" ], "album": "Ill Communication", "release_id": "a1b805e1-c67e-4ef4-a9e3-9fc8c4570467", "release_group_id": "1134696c-1078-3c38-bcaa-4ee7c320670a", "labels": [ "Capitol Records" ], "label_ids": [ "abea2d3e-eabf-4480-ab24-9382dd642c73" ], "release_date": "1994-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "That'll wake you up! You're tuned into The Midday Show with the one and only Cheryl Waters.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604635, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604635/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T09:55:47-08:00", "show": 65656, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65656/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "comment": "", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "airbreak" }, { "id": 3604634, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604634/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T09:52:51-08:00", "show": 65656, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65656/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Butterfly", "track_id": "e6f79c93-6075-3ba3-ac97-58e6f2ac0337", "recording_id": "2bbb4b83-05f9-43ba-8849-1b541f3bc32b", "artist": "Screaming Trees", "artist_ids": [ "bc5e6e42-73ba-44fa-a41e-3379402f0429" ], "album": "Sweet Oblivion", "release_id": "f1a301d4-09b3-37d2-822c-df5a8de46599", "release_group_id": "3ed0f3e2-aef3-39c4-86e7-b1e9dc80a52c", "labels": [ "Epic" ], "label_ids": [ "8f638ddb-131a-4cc3-b3d4-7ebdac201b55" ], "release_date": "1992-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": true, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "I know that yesterday was thank you day, but I was driving all day s no texting! I drove from Spokane to Wenatchee and back because I bought an espresso machine for my new restaurant. I listened to kexp the whole way but wanted to hear some screaming trees. If youve got time this morning, that would be great. \n\nTaylor\n--\nSorry Taylor, but we don't have time for that. :)", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604633, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604633/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T09:51:50-08:00", "show": 65656, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65656/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Cherry, Cherry", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "0f28951d-5c83-406e-a512-61fa64245984", "artist": "Neil Diamond", "artist_ids": [ "a42d3fd5-55de-4206-86c3-4fbb5404018f" ], "album": "The Feel of Neil Diamond", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "9b5fd8b8-3f1c-3bec-a690-5226ab171a0f", "labels": [ "Bang Records" ], "label_ids": [ "e4173dcc-2a32-48ac-89b3-13e83472f26a" ], "release_date": "1966-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Good morning all\nHere is my PSA...go see the Neil Diamond musical, A Beautiful Noise. It is spectacular and the voices of the actors playing Neil Diamond are absolutely incredible. Thank you for your service and attention to this matter.\n==\nKatrina of KEXP fame adds\nMarc and I saw it a week or two ago…so great if you like Neil Diamond and made me think of my mom as I imagine it would make you think of yours.\nHugh Jackman and Kate Hudson were amazing.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604631, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604631/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T09:46:30-08:00", "show": 65656, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65656/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Rabbit Run (Nick Zinner remix)", "track_id": "96616603-9d5c-44b2-8f8a-a6465d772d45", "recording_id": "a218ef94-efc0-4fd1-882f-25d8d6995e7d", "artist": "IDLES & Nick Zinner", "artist_ids": [ "20dc35ec-6cc1-4c66-98a3-4a6116cb3869", "be465d4f-c28d-4ba1-94ab-ebaada7db8af" ], "album": "Caught Stealing Remixes", "release_id": "2e2a2631-5ca2-41f5-9dfe-2c71abe409e0", "release_group_id": "59f8bbef-544c-4ba7-b429-98436b536cf1", "labels": [ "Partisan Records" ], "label_ids": [ "d4ec5bb3-1d64-40fe-9629-ee1e452e251e" ], "release_date": "2025-12-02", "rotation_status": "Library", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Nick Zinner is the guitarist and producer for Yeah Yeah Yeahs. This is his remix of IDLES's \"Rabbit Run.\"\n--\nIDLES wrote the song for Darren Aronofsky's film \"Caught Stealing.\" Here's the lyric video for that original song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaMK4gDYl4o", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604630, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604630/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T09:40:32-08:00", "show": 65656, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65656/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia801003.us.archive.org/19/items/mbid-ed22762e-5573-4089-960c-d89b56073e1d/mbid-ed22762e-5573-4089-960c-d89b56073e1d-43471280761_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia601003.us.archive.org/19/items/mbid-ed22762e-5573-4089-960c-d89b56073e1d/mbid-ed22762e-5573-4089-960c-d89b56073e1d-43471280761_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Gift Horse", "track_id": "5c8293c4-2ce3-4cbc-8997-1d5e6a50ba26", "recording_id": "04e5a3db-7b13-4d73-a1ec-e779209c7d2d", "artist": "The Feal", "artist_ids": [ "9ef1d719-98bb-4ee6-8eb6-5407e39261de" ], "album": "Gift Horse", "release_id": "ed22762e-5573-4089-960c-d89b56073e1d", "release_group_id": "ee27f436-a83d-4a1a-b58e-9b63dbe0ba38", "labels": [ "Three Two One Zero" ], "label_ids": [ "b37923c9-6b54-4fe3-a0ad-5184aab93580" ], "release_date": "2025-09-12", "rotation_status": "Library", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "COME ON FEAL THE NOIZE ON THIS IDLES COVER!\n--\nhttps://thefealmusic.bandcamp.com/track/gift-horse", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3604629, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3604629/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-15T09:36:25-08:00", "show": 65656, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65656/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Cursive", "track_id": "956702d7-6c01-415c-a20c-46668facdad4", "recording_id": "59f6f59d-7e27-487b-b140-02a41a107cd4", "artist": "Mandy, Indiana", "artist_ids": [ "9ed67b68-9fa7-471a-99eb-483139293274" ], "album": "URGH", "release_id": "d2b8ffc4-6cc5-4f93-be17-29c2930188d4", "release_group_id": "777553e9-0372-4c6a-8cb3-a3ded21c56c1", "labels": [ "Sacred Bones Records" ], "label_ids": [ "dba6e089-932a-4442-9ebe-fbbceb9476ef" ], "release_date": "2026-02-06", "rotation_status": "Medium", "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "LIES! NOT FROM INDIANA! AND NOT NAMED MANDY! 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Singer and songwriter John Lennon sought to capture the atmosphere of a Tibetan Buddhist ceremony; he told producer George Martin that the song should sound like it was being chanted by a thousand Tibetan monks, with his vocal evoking the Dalai Lama singing from a mountaintop. 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