Nine years before I came to Seattle to live (the first time), KCMU was cranking out cutting edge music. Music has always been very important to me. Gary Woltal's recent blog about the importance of music and all of Steve Smith's, blogs about musicians of the NW got me thinking about this radio station and what it has meant to the music scene in Seattle since 1972 (and to me as well).
I credit this radio station with keeping me up to date with all the newest "important" sounds from around the country and the world. This is where you get to hear the music that becomes "popular" or "mainstream" later on---sometimes years later.
The station changed its call letters a few years back and is now KEXP----90.3FM.
Having "been there" during the great music of the 60's, I am definitely NOT one of those people that believe there has never been anything done worthwhile since. If you think that there is no more Led Zeppelin, or Allman Brothers Band, make sure you check out My Morning Jacket below.
Now (for several years actually)----anywhere you go in the world, you can hear this station on the WEB. They, almost daily, have some live band in the studio. It is just an awesome way to keep caught up with the music scene; and, guess what------it is commercial free. COMMERCIAL FREE! Look at it this way. The "worst" song they play is better than the best commercial on any other radio stations. Also they have tens of thousands of archived music----especially the live studio stuff.
So if you want to hear music by:
King Missile (careful with this one if you offend easily),
----give KEXP a listen.
I will leave you with this one:
Chris Botti on trumpet.
Charles Buell
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