KEXP Presents: Ballard Day 2014

Like the wily vikings who first settled there, Ballard has risen victorious, staking their claim in KEXP's Hood-to-Hood Challenge with their fifth win in the nine years we've held the competition. Join us this Friday, May 30th as we toast their 'hood with an all-day party throughout the neighborhood.

This year's live broadcast will be held at Hilliard’s Beer Taproom [1550 NW 49th Street] from noon to 5:00 PM. KEXP DJs Cheryl Waters and Kevin Cole will be on the air, with special live performances that are FREE, all ages, and open to the public!

• KEXP Hood to Hood Live Broadcast
• Hilliard’s Beer Taproom
• Noon to 6:00pm
• 1:00pm: Live set by The Faint
• 3:00pm: Live set by Iska Dhaaf
• 5:00pm: Live set by Katie Kate
• Meanwhile, over at the Sunset Tavern [5433 Ballard Ave NW], it's the first-ever KEXP Record Fair! The best in local labels and Ballard record stores will be set-up just for you, with special Guest DJ sets to keep you boppin' while you're shoppin'.
• Record Fair Participants:
• Barsuk
• Light in the Attic
• Good to Die
• Medical Records
• Hush Hush
• End of Time
• Hardly Art
• Help Yourself Records
• KEXP
• Fin
• Sonic Boom Records
• Sub Pop Records
• Record Fair Schedule:
• 11:00 AM – Dr. Troy DJ set [Medical Records]
• 12:00 PM – Eli Anderson DJ set [Barboza]
• 1:00 PM – Jason Scott Dodson [The Maldives]
• 2:00 PM – DJ Phone Home [Hardly Art/End of Time Records]
• 3:00 PM – DJ Cherry Canoe aka Kerri Harrop [KEXP]
• 4:00 PM – Pillar Point DJ set
• As always, the fun doesn't stop after the broadcast is over: our DJs will invade local bars, restaurants, and businesses to spin records and host live music!
• KEXP DJs Take Over Ballard
• 6:00pm – 9:00pm
• Featuring KEXP specialty DJs spinning at various venues throughout Ballard. People will be able to walk around Ballard and sample a week’s worth of KEXP Specialty Shows all in one night.
• Participating Specialty DJs and Ballard venues include:
• DJ Chilly – La Isla
• DJ Darek Mazzone - Hazelwood
• DJ Don Slack & DJ Greg Vandy – tag teaming at Hattie’s Hat
• DJ Larry Mizell, Jr. – The Balmar
• DJ Larry Rose – Bastille Café and Bar
• KEXP Hood to Hood Live Music Showcase 1 (Hosted by DJ Morgan)
• Tractor Tavern
• 8:00pm – 1:00am
• $8 cover / $5 cover for KEXP donors with KEXP card
• Featuring:
• Jason Dodson (of The Maldives)
• Goodbye Heart
• Tangerine …and more
• KEXP Hood to Hood Live Music Showcase 2 (Hosted by DJ Troy Nelson)
• Sunset Tavern
• 7:00pm – 12:00am
• $8 cover / $5 cover for KEXP donors with KEXP card
• Featuring:
• Gibraltar
• Hounds of the Wild Hunt
• Widower
• Smokey Brights
• Fox and the Law

Will Ballard continue to plunder the riches of our Hood-to-Hood Celebration? Other neighborhoods will have the chance to wrench the crown away during our 2014 Hood-to-Hood Challenge, held during KEXP’s Summer One-Day Fundraising Drive on Friday, June 13th.

See you in Ballard!