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KEXP celebrated Junteenth with a live broadcast from the Juneteenth Pop-up Market on Saturday, June 14th, and then again from our studios on Thursday, June 19th. If you weren’t able to tune in, we had two incredible days of programming you can catch on the Two-Week Streaming Archive!

Saturday, June 14th from 12PM-6PM: Live from our popup at the REVIVAL Juneteenth celebration pop-up with music from KEXP DJs Noel Brass, Jr.Vitamin DLarry Mizell, Jr.Lace Cadence, and DJ Riz.

Thursday, June 19th from 7AM-7PM: All day Juneteenth programming with shows hosted by Eva Walker, Lace Cadence, DJ Yaddy, Larry Mizell, Jr., and Riz.

Listen on demand. Streams expires Saturday, June 28th and Thursday, July 3rd. 

Shows

Midnight in a Perfect World

June Schedule

Multi-genre program featuring eclectic sets by a rotating cast of international and local DJs, each building upon a party vibe to kick off your weekend. Check out the archives of previous exclusive mixes here, and check out the upcoming schedule below:

June 1st: Skeleten
June 8th: Cecile Believe
June 15th: Space Ghost
June 22nd: Wet
June 29th: Avalon Emerson

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Evie Stokes' Third Annual Trip-Hop Retrospective

Archive

It’s the Third Annual Trip Hop Retrospective! Tune in for three hours of exploring pioneers of the genre like Portishead, Massive Attack, and Lamb. We’ll dig into samples, learn more about the producers behind the music, and discover new artists creating songs influenced by the genre in 2024.

Originally aired on Wednesday, December 4th on Drive Time with Evie Stokes.

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Massive Attack // photo by James Bailey (view set)

KEXP Breakdowns

Periodically, KEXP will deconstruct an album from beginning to end, spending an entire day dissecting each sample or reference mentioned. Revisit some of these special days below.