Interview and Photos by: Sean Thomson Cookie Monsta is one of the key artists that helped push dubstep from the UK underground to the festival masses in America. Himself along with his good friends at Circus Records have provided the scene with some of the heaviest and most prolific dance music tracks to date. This winter, Cookie has kept himself busy by joining Excision on his 2017 Paradox tour. With support from other notable bass music DJs Barely Alive and Dion Timmer, this prolific team has proven to be an unstoppable force. I was fortunate to catch up with Cookie Monsta while the tour made its stop at the McDonald Theatre in Eugene. He speaks about his history, influence and creative process. First off, how did you come up with the name Cookie Monsta? [Laughs] It’s never a fun story. It’s actually quite boring. My last name is Cook. So, when I was in college for music, I would save my music files in a… Read More

Preferred DJ name: Toby (friends and promoters call me King Toby) Hometown: Corvallis, Oregon Show time and day: Thursdays 8-10pm Show title: Roots ’n’ Kulcha Radio Show genres and/or description: Reggae Artists commonly played on show: Sizzla, Chronixx, Jah9, Lutan Fyah, Midnite/Akae Beka, Dezarie, Hugh Mundell, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, Beres Hammond, Peter Tosh, Culture, Israel Vibration, Capleton, Queen Ifrica… How long have you been a DJ? Since August 2007 Top 5 albums of 2016: - Jah9 – 9 - Akae Beka – Portals - Kabaka Pyramid X Major Lazer – Accurate Mixtape - Perfect – Reggae Farmwork - Hempress Sativa - Unconquerebel How did you get involved with KWVA? What made you want to be a DJ? My… Read More

Preferred DJ name: DJ Hotplate Hometown: Portland, OR Show time and day: 8:00-10:00 A.M. Sundays Show title: The Kitchen Show genres and/or description: Folk, Reggae, Indie-Rock, and more Artists commonly played on show: Frankie Cosmos, Mac Demarco, Mild High Club, HOMESHAKE, Arcade Fire, Tokyo Police Club, Toots and the Maytals, Tribal Seeds, King Tubby, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Gil Scott-Heron How long have you been a DJ? Fall 2016 Top 5 albums of 2015: Another One – Mac Demarco Billy’s Home – 808INK Timeline – Mild High Club Peripheral Vision – Turnover Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats And these are 2016, but too good to not say: Next Thing – Frankie Cosmos Telefone – Noname Blonde – Frank Ocean… Read More

Preferred DJ name: DJ Dynamo Hometown: Spokane WA Show time and day: Saturday 2-4PM Show title: Send It! Saturday Show genres and/or description: Indie pop, Indie Folk, Alt Rock, Electronica, and Some Random Stuff. Occasionally I do overviews of genre movements from the 80’s and 90’s. Artists commonly played on show: Whitney, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, The Dodos, Monsieur Perine, Shakey Graves, Radiation City, St Vincent, Frankie Cosmos, Mothers, The Avalanches, and Foxtails Brigade. How long have you been a DJ?: Coming up on 1 year Top 5 albums of 2016:

1. Whitney: Light Upon The Lake
2. Mothers: When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired
3. Anderson. Paak: Malibu
4. The Avalanches: Wildflower
5. Car Seat Headrest: Teens of Denial

How did you get involved with KWVA? What… Read More

The interview originally aired on KWVA’s show “Umloud Radio” hosted by Julia Mahncke aka DJ Almost Exactly like Julia. Everett Darling is an elementary school teacher by day and a fabulous musician by night. He is based in Berlin, Germany and his latest EP is named after his band and another band he collaborated with: “Skiing & Mother of the Unicorn". Darling grew up in Olympia, Washington but made his way over to Europe 10 years ago. He lived in a small town in Estonia and from there took a trip to Berlin. He fell in love and decided spontaneously to move and be with his new boyfriend. When he arrived back in the German capital, however, his love interest never showed up at the place they agreed to meet at. Darling stayed anyways. What made you stay in Berlin? I lived in a village of about 250 people before and I was ready to party, to be part of life. There is… Read More