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

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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

A Tribe Called Quest’s last two albums, The Love Movement and Beats, Rhymes & Life, are critiqued for lack of excitement. I disagree because I’ve never been underwhelmed by anything J Dilla has been a part of and each album contains timeless cuts. Still, the criticism is understandable. For some, the Tribe-vibe had become stale. But after an 18-year-long hiatus, during which we lived through the tragic passing of Phife Dawg, ATCQ returned in a gigantic way. We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service enlivens Tribe’s distinguishable elements, unveils new techniques and re-solidifies a legendary legacy. The 16-track-album is separated into two eight-track sections. But regardless of this partition, it flows seamlessly for the full 61 minutes. This is partly because they sustain their fun-loving-yet-somehow-never-corny intangibles. From… Read More

What a fantastic year for music!!!! Our station always had the best new jams on the airwaves. Here are some of the best albums of 2016 according to our DJs! Can't wait to find out what 2017 has in store for us!

In no particular order:

Bon Iver - 22, A Million / A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It Frome Here... Thank You 4 Your Service / Blood Orange - Freetown Sound / Frank Ocean - Blonde / Lydia Loveless - Real / Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition / Young Thug - Jeffery /  Radiohead- A Moon Shaped Pool / Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book / United Bible Studies - Rosary Bleeds / Tegan and Sara - Love You To Death / Rihanna - ANTI / Thee Oh Sees…

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The interview originally aired on KWVA’s show “Umloud Radio” hosted by Julia Mahncke aka DJ Almost Exactly like Julia. Danielle Ate The Sandwich (Danielle Anderson) is not impressed with the superficial layers of life. The musician from Fort Collins, Colorado released her sixth album in September 2016: “The Terrible Dinner Guest” presents to her audience a group of songs that show off her folk songwriting skills, feature humorous and thoughtful lyrics side by side and arrangements that will make your head bob. You named the album after one of the songs: “The Terrible Dinner Guest”. What is the song about and why did it become the title track? The song “The Terrible Dinner Guest” to me in a nut shell is a song about being shy. I was inspired to write this song when I was at a dinner with some really… Read More

2007 photo: Marc Time 2016 photo: Delaney Motter