Join us for Hood-to-Hood Day 2014. Today, KEXP invades Ballard to celebrate the ninth-annual Hood-to-Hood Day! From noon to 5:00 PM, we'll be broadcasting live from Hillard's Beer Taproom, featuring three bands for free, all-ages performances among the many fermentation tanks in the brewery. Today's broadcast artists include Omaha-based The Faint, Benjamin Verdoes' and Nathan Quiroga's collaboration Iska Dhaaf, and Seattle-based rapper, producer, and beat-maker Katie Kate. As an added bonus, Ballard businesses will be dealing out special discounts throughout the day in celebration of the Hood-to-Hood festivities.Stop by Hillard's Beer Taproom, between noon and 6PM, for these live performances:
Be sure to also check out KEXP's first ever Record Fair at Sunset Tavern, between 11AM - 6PM, featuring labels and stores including Barsuk, Good to Die Records, Hardly Art, Fin Records, Sonic Boom, Sub Pop and many others. Plus, KEXP DJs take over Ballard and spin at La Isla, Hazelwood, Hattie’s Hat and other venues. Find out everything that's going on during KEXP's Hood-to-Hood Celebration here.
KEXP’s 2014 Hood-to-Hood Day celebration in Ballard is in full swing today—and the battle to host next year’s Hood-to-Hood party is about to begin!
It’s time again for Friday on My Mind. Our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News. If you haven’t already called in sick to work on Friday yet, then do it now and get over to Ballard for Hood-to-Hood Day…