Radio You Can Actually LISTEN TO in NYC???

Yes.
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Anyone who lives here knows what a wasteland New York radio is. And anyone who's read this blog for any amount of time knows what a huge fan I am of Seattle's independent free-form station KEXP.
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I've now been listening to KEXP online for 5 years. It literally gets me through the slog that is my workaday life. It's the kind of place where you can hear Wilco, Bright Eyes, Johnny Cash, Dead Kennedys, Ministry and The English Beat all in the same hour. Everything from indie rock to vintage punk to classic soul to 60's Cambodian psychedlic pop. No bullshit. As well as introducing countless new bands that you will quickly come to love.
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I have long been pining for something of that ilk on the dial here in NYC and have long done so in vain.
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...Until now.

91.5FM Radio New York and KEXP have teamed up to bring something DESPERATELY NEEDED to the New York airwaves.

WAKE UP (6am-9am) is a morning radio show hosted and curated by KEXP's director of programming, Kevin Cole. The site describes it as "An inclusive mix of alternative rock, hip hop, electronic, roots, soul, and global — as well as exclusive music features, NYC show info and news from NPR and the BBC."
The Missus and I have been listening for over a week and it's really given us a much-needed boost in the morning.


And then from 9am-12pm, 9.15 simulcasts the first 3 hours of KEXP's John In The Morning Show, hosted by John Richards.
"The music you want to hear when you need to hear it. From the Pixies to Pela, M.I.A. to Massive Attack, JITM breaks new music, embraces old music and ties it all together."

Something this special doesn't come along very often. The best way to support it is simply to tune in. (And pledge, whenever KEXP has their quarterly fundraising drives.)
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I guarantee if you start tuning in, you'll quickly become a fan. And what New Yorker couldn't use a little something to look forward to in the morning...