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KEXPs Summer Membership Drive begins today!

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2008-05-29 23:20:41 by Leesa Schandel, Director of Development in KEXP Blog
...KEXPs drives. Theyre a party for 3800 of our closest friends, because thats the number of listeners who typically make gifts during our drives. Think about it: a great party mix of music, some awesome food, party games, and depending on the drive, costumes. And its all in the name of helping artists get their music to our ears! Thats what...
 
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Equalizer Showcase, Darkroom, Chicago 6/5/2008

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2008-06-12 14:45:06 by Mike Turner, Equalizer in KEXP Blog
...KEXPs Chicago broadcast), Thursday, June 5th, marked one whole year that Equalizer, with the support of KEXP, has been showcasing the bitchin-ist independent bands this region (and beyond) has to offer. Some lucky bastard last week even won a drawing for 3 day passes to the Pitchfork Music Festival, further proving that Equalizer is indeed a...
 
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KEXP Presents: Equalizer Showcase, Darkroom, Chicago 1/3/08

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2008-02-13 08:37:59 by Mike Turner, Equalizer in KEXP Blog
...KEXPs Equalizer Chicago was only for whiney hipster bands who look like they are dressed by anorexic ranch hands and live with their mothers then you my friend are what we call wigity-whack! Actually, that is what Kriss Kross would have called you circa 1995 but thats also about when my urban slang halted its development. However, I hear...
 
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Monday News: Portishead: Third, Bat For The Lashes, R(.I.P)esonance Magazine

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2008-02-25 20:35:10 by Justin, KEXP in KEXP Blog
...KEXPs 2008 Spring Membership Drive is on now! Give your support here , or you can always call 1-866-903-KEXP. Your gift goes towards KEXPs awesome programming, and now New York City domination, which you cant find anywhere else
 
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Music News: Thursdays Things You Should Know About. Really.

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2008-02-28 20:50:07 by Spike in KEXP Blog
...KEXPs efforts to combat global warming have been ongoing, and continue to be an issue we take seriously. Tickets for the Sasquatch Memorial Day Weekend musicfest go on sale March 8th, and you can celebrate an event that, despite being named after Bigfoot, leaves no carbon footprint. The lineup seems to be confirmed as well. Here come the...
 
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the KEXP blog OCT 07

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2008-03-02 20:55:14 by watsonjay in ALL THINGS WSO
...KEXPs final day of in-studio performances on a rather muggy Friday morning. The band, Garret Kelly (bass), Chip Kilpatrick (drums), Preston Lovinggood (vocals and guitar), Matt Parsons (guitar), and Taylor Shaw (guitar), are from Birmingham, Alabama, and recently had their beautifully nostalgic track, Ten Dead Dogs, featured as KEXPs Song of...
 
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Behind the Curtain with Ken Frye: Meet Tom Mara

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2008-04-23 21:18:29 by Ken Frye in KEXP Blog
...KEXPs former set of call letters I called the station and whoever answered the phone told me that there was going to be a monthly volunteer meeting coming up in a week or so. At the meeting, I signed up to stuff envelopes Never got a call back Fate didnt give up. And so the next year I was taking journalism courses, and at that time the UW...
 
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Be a Jug Band Star: The Roadhouse Jug Band Auditions!

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2008-05-08 14:51:42 by Greg Vandy, The Roadhouse in KEXP Blog
...KEXPs Roadhouse. Sign up for a chance to be a Jug Band star KEXPs Greg Vandy is searching for folks to audition for a new Roadhouse Jug Band in the month of June! Selected applicants will audition live on The Roadhouse on KEXP (Wednesdays from 6PM to 9PM) on the instrument of their choice. Selected contestants will form a KEXP Jug Band who...
 
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Equalizer Showcase, Darkroom, Chicago 7/3/2008

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2008-07-14 21:12:57 by Mike Turner, Equalizer in KEXP Blog
...KEXPs monthly Chicago showcase, each of the bands last week represented a different one of Chicagos more established alternative press/media outlets: The Chicago Reader, The Onion, Time Out Chicago, UR Chicago and Chicagoist.com all had an entry. I was expecting at least SOME serious shit talking and maybe even a knife fight or two to go down...
 
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KEXP in Chicago: from Engine to Pitchfork

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2008-07-19 16:20:03 by Jim, KEXP in KEXP Blog
...KEXPs broadcast from Engine Studios photo by Jeremy Farmer (front left Thanks to Engine Studios for their hosting KEXPs broadcast from Chicago this week they couldnt have been more generous and hospitable and thanks to all the Chicago area listeners who came out to the listener party and the broadcast. We also want to thank the terrific bands...
 
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