March 9, 2005
KEXP NYC
Seattle's KEXP, our favorite station to stream all day, is coming back to NYC. Last time the morning deejay John Richards was in town we interviewed him at an hour in the morning we had never seen before. The best thing about these visits is that the station sets up some in-studio shows while they're here. This time around you can go see, for free: Ivy, The Information, Mike Doughty, Joy Zipper, Phoenix, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, The Fiery Furnaces, The French Kicks and more to be added.
All you have to do is sign up for the bands you want to see, and do it soon because the space is small and will fill up fast.
KEXP's New York studio will be at the Museum of Television & Radio, located at 25 W. 52nd St. So plan your lunch hours accordingly so you can catch some of these shows, which are all held late morning and mid day.
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While it seems weird to see radio shows at the MTR, it's a great opportunity. It makes working in Midtown bearable!
I've heard their programming here in seattle and I'm not all that impressed with it. Too much wussy indie pop. But they do have a good straight up punk show on saturday evening. WFMU rocks much harder.
wow, the gothamist logo and the KEXP logo are scarily similar... i smell conspiracy.
Wow, thanks for this. I'm going to take the day off from work and check it out.
Is this Gothamist or Seattlest? kexp, funded by Paul Allen, third richest man in America, based in seattle, largely plays safe and oh-so-trendy pseudo-indie rock and gets frequently mentioned on gothamist.
Meanwhile, wfmu, funded solely by listeners, based in Jersey City, is totally freeform, has the most adventurous programming of any station in the country, pioneered webcasting and podcasting, never gets mentioned even though they are currently raising funds to survive another year.
what gives?
thanks for bringing wfmu to my attention, i've never listened. i happen to enjoy kexp and the music they play...so, i guess, that's "what gives". but i'm certainly open to listening to other stations too!