The Runcast with John Richards

Positive, upbeat and all very new music from Morning Show host John Richards. This podcast is for those who are or did suffer from a miserable winter, be it weather, flu or anything else that has you looking forward to renewal. 1. Kins - Absblurd 2. There Will Be Fireworks - River 3. Patterns - This Haze 4. East India Youth - Heaven, How Long 5. 10:04's - Glasshouse 6. Battleme - Just Weight...

Swingin' Doors host Don Slack spins his current rootsy faves, with tracks from Robbie Fulks, Drive-By Truckers, Marissa Nadler, Two Cow Garage and more! 1. St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Call Me 2. Hurray For The Riff Raff – Small Town Heroes 3. Eric Brace & Karl Straub - Pike County Rose (feat. Kelly Willis) 4. Scott H. Biram – Never Comin' Home 5. Robbie Fulks – Sometimes The Grass I...

Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole compiles an outstanding collection of the best new music, traversing moods from ethereal ambient folk and cosmic global funk, to scorching rock. 1. Marissa Nadler - Drive 2. Arborea - Daughters Of Man 3. Death Vessel - Mercury Dime 4. James Vincent McMorrow - Gold 5. Goat - Goatman 6. Drangar - Bál 7. The Low Frequency In Stereo - Elevated/Desecrated 8. Drowners - Lu...

Music is the perfect companion. It comes in all shapes and sizes and fits every occasion. Here is a smattering of Midday Show host Cheryl Waters' favorite new songs for your listening pleasure. 1. Black Lips - Boys in the Wood 2. Rare Monk - Splice 3. Gap Dream - Fantastic Sam 4. Dum Dum Girls - Lost Boys and Girls Club 5. Mammút - Salt 6. Public Service Broadcasting - Spitfire 7. Temples - Shelte...

Morning Show host John Richards brings you what you need with his first podcast of 2014. Featuring new songs from Pixies, Damien Jurado, No Joy, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band, Benjamin Verdoes and more! 1. Pixies - Greens & Blues 2. Painted Palms - Too High 3. No Joy - Last Boss 4. Damien Jurado - Silver Timothy 5. A Weekend at the Feelies - Lowly Buzzard 6. PAPA - Cotton Candy 7. Higgin...

DJ Larry Rose, host of Larry's Lounge, satisfies your hunger for new music with a delicious mix of Tacocat, Blood Orange, Triceracorn, and Warm Soda, along with many other tasty new tracks. 1. Warm Soda - Tell Me In A Whisper 2. Detective Agency - My Ride 3. The Blow - From The Future 4. Pillar Point - Eyeballs 5. Cloud Control - Scar 6. Tacocat - Bridge To Hawaii 7. Blood Orange - Chamakay 8. Dan...

The Midday Show's Cheryl Waters returns with her first podcast of 2014. It's chock full of songs to rock your socks off, shake your booty and make you jump and shout. Enjoy. 1. Alice Russell - Twin Peaks 2. Cloud Control - Dojo Rising 3. The War On Drugs - Red Eyes 4. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Retreat! 5. Night Beats - Outta Mind 6. White Denim - At Night In Dreams 7. Bass Drum of Death -...

The Morning Show's John Richards makes sure no songs in 2013 were missed and looks ahead to new music in 2014. 1. Gambles - Angel 2. Golden Gardens - The Ghost of a Total Stranger 3. Fey Moth - Inside 4. Azure Blue - Time Is On Our Side 5. Big Deal - In Your Car 6. Title Fight - Be a Toy 7. Gerhardts - Cold 8. Places to Hide - Self-Preservation 9. Robert Pollard - Magic Man Hype 10. The Obits - Sp...

These are a few of Greg Vandy's favorite things in The Roadhouse and out. Most of his Top 10 LPs are represented here, but also his favorite songs of the year. It was a great year in music! Download, share, and tune into The Roadhouse on Wednesdays from 6-9pm for what's hot in the new year. 1. Preservation Hall Jazz Band - That's It! 2. Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener 3. Case Studies - Driving E...

DJ Kevin Cole lays down some of the Greatest F*cking Songs of 2013 with John Grant, Phosphorescent, Laura Marling, and Julianna Barwick. This is freaking awesome! 1. John Grant - GMF 2. Phosphorescent - Song For Zula 3. Sin Fang - Look At The Light 4. Thee Oh Sees - I Come From The Mountain 5. Mind Spiders - Inside You 6. Parquet Courts - Borrowed Time 7. Lucius - Turn It Around 8. The Dirtbombs -...

Apricity is an obsolete 17th century term meaning "the warmness of the sun in winter" and Midday Show host Cheryl Waters is here to help you find it. Warm up with new songs by Eleanor Friedberger, The Ocean Blue and Shake Some Action. We don't recommend staring at the sun while you listen, but please do feel free to bask in the apricity. 1. Low - Plastic Cup 2. Mark Pickerel & His Pr...

John Richards, host of The Morning Show, takes you on a musical vacation. In Geography, where an artist makes music is what makes them make music. Featuring new songs by Best Coast, Los Campesinos!, Black Hollies, Shad and more. 1. Gang of Youths - Evangelists 2. Minor Alps - Far From the Roses 3. Los Campesinos! - What Death Leaves Behind 4. Tennis - Mean Streets 5. Best Coast - I Wanna Know 6. C...

DJ Shannon brings you her latest faves to cure your loneliness. Sit back and forget your daily troubles with Jagwar Ma, The Crookes, Gentlemen and Cut Copy to name a few. 1. Jagwar Ma - That Loneliness 2. Gentlemen - Children of the Setting Sun 3. The Crookes - Bear's Blood 4. Holograms - Flesh and Bone 5. Augustines - Cruel City 6. Iska Dhaaf - All the Kids 7. The Preatures - Is This How You Feel...

A mind-expanding mix featuring some of DJ Kevin Cole's current favorite tracks including afro-beat grooves from Seattle and Icelandic alongside post-apocalyptic-disco and experimental-space-rock. 1. Cumulus - Hey Love 2. Barrence Whitfield and the Savages - The Corner Man 3. Frankie Rose - Question/Reason 4. Widowspeak - Brass Bed 5. Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band - Ethiópían 6. Polyrhythmics...

Midday Show host Cheryl Waters presents the latest Music That Matters podcast featuring a mix of new songs from Mono Town, Pixies, Summer Aviation and more! 1. Grizzly Bear - Listen and Wait 2. The Besnard Lakes - People of the Sticks 3. Holograms - Meditations 4. Mono Town - Jackie O 5.  Ásgeir - King and Cross 6. The Mary Onettes - Can't Stop The Aching 7. The Head and the Heart - Shake 8. Mikal...

Morning Show host John Richards presents a modern mix of shoegaze, psych-rock, icy synths, ambient pop, post-dubstep, RandB dance pop, post-punk, folk-pop and more! 1. Julianna Barwick - One Half 2. Mount Kimbie - Made to Stray 3. Dungeonesse - Private Party 4. Nightmare Air - Ice Daggers 5. Soft Metals - Tell Me 6. Girls Against Boys - It's a Diamond Life 7. No Age - Prodigy 8. Califone - Frosted...

DJ Alex explores an evocative nocturnal vibe over 16 dreamy tracks perfectly suited to warm up your chilly autumn nights and soundtrack your next headphone session, late-night drive, or romantic rendezvous. 01. D33J - Slow (feat. Kreyola) 02. Gold Panda - Reprise 03. Chants - RU4Real (feat. Ramzi Awn) 04. Machinedrum - U Still Lie 05. Keep Shelly In Athens - Recollection 06. Devonwho - pretendingt...

DJ Kevin Cole (aka Fire) and Online Content Manager Jim Beckmann (aka Ice) preview the 2013 Iceland Airwaves Music Festival with tracks from 18 Icelandic artists including múm, Snorri Helgasson, Retro Stefson, and Moses Hightower. 1. Grísalappalísa - Allt Má (Má Út) 2. Mono Town - Jackie O 3. Oyama - Shade 4. Moses Hightower - Tíu dropar (Halli Civelek remix) 5. Retro Stefson - Qween (Hermigervill...

Morning Show host John Richards presents a Music That Matters podcast full of atmospheric, seasonal beats to get you through the dark mornings and early nights of Fall. 1. Moby - A Case For Shame (feat. Cold Specks) 2. FAIRCHILD - Dancer 3. Moderat - Bad Kingdom 4. Washed Out - Don't Give Up 5. Goldfrapp - Drew 6. Woods - Be All Be Easy 7. Bare Mutants - Crying With Bob 8. Yuck - Rebirth 9. Charms...

Variety host Mel Trejo is your DJ for the 2013 CMJ Preview edition of KEXP's Music That Matters podcast. The mix highlights artists participating in this year's CMJ Music Marathon taking place in New York beginning Tuesday, October 15th, through Saturday, October 19th. The playlist includes choice tracks from Eleanor Friedberger, Menomena, Au Revoir Simone, Real Estate, and more. 1. Bleeding Rainb...

Weekend Overnight dj, and frequent Jazz Theater substitute host, Nate shares music from just a fraction of the artists he's excited to see at this year's Earshot Jazz Festival, this year celebrating 25 years of jazz and more! 1. NEXT Collective – Perth 2. John Scofield – Lucky For Her 3. Keith Jarrett – Bop-Be 4. Charles Lloyd Quartet – Caroline, No 5. Dayna Stephens – Wink Wink 6. SFJAZ...

DJ Morgan presents the latest installment of the KEXP Music That Matters mixtape-style podcast, featuring new music from Goldfrapp, Washed Out, and Stres, that acts as the perfect soundtrack as we segue from Summer into Fall. 1. Volcano Choir - Byegone 2. Okkervil River - It Was My Season 3. Goldfrapp - Drew 4. Moderat - Bad Kingdom  5. Pretty Lights - Color Of My Soul 6. Mean Lady - Bop Bop 7. Wa...

DJ Alex shines a spotlight on 14 artists performing at this year's 10th annual Decibel Festival, Seattle's premier electronic music and arts event, happening all over the city from September 25th to September 29th! As with years past, tune in to get a taste of this year's massive, diverse international roster and check out dbfestival.com for more information. 1. Shigeto - Detroit Part 1 2. Machine...

DJ Troy hosts the newest addition to our Music That Matters series, featuring new music from Jacuzzi Boys, Porcelain Raft, and Crocodiles. 1. Crocodiles - I Like It in the Dark 2. The So So Glos - Everything Revival 3. Jacuzzi Boys - Double Vision 4. Friends and Family - Green & Yellow Basket 5. Ghost Pains - Kids For Rent 6. Secretary - Words 7. MINKS - Everything's Fine 8. Porcelain Raft - C...

DJ Morgan curates the latest installment of the KEXP Music That Matters podcast, which highlights bands and artists from Seattle, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Portland, and everywhere in-between. Featuring new music from Wampire, Rainbow Arabia, and Har Mar Superstar. 1. The Amazing - Flashlight 2. Waxahatchee - Coast To Coast 3. Brazos - Charm 4. CocoRosie - Gravediggress 5. Wampire - The Hearse 6. Lil...