KEXP New Home Grand Opening

On Saturday, April 16th, KEXP opens the doors of its New Home at Seattle Center to the public with a free, all-ages celebration from Noon until 9:00 p.m. at 472 1st Ave North (at the corner of Republican). #KEXPNewHome SCHEDULE: Noon – Short solo sets by Grace Love, Sera Cahoone, Mark Pickerel, DoNormaal, David Bazan (Gathering Space) 12:30 PM – Strand of Oaks (Gathering Space) 1:30 PM – Interview with King County Council Member Joe McDermott (Gathering Space) 2:00 PM – Vita Radionova from Teatro ZinZanni Seattle (Gathering Space) 2:20 PM – Interview with Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, representing District 7 (Gathering Space) 3:00 PM – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (Courtyard) 3:40 PM – Samaris (Gathering Space) 5:00 PM – Bob Mould (Courtyard) 6:30 PM – Hey Marseilles (Gathering Space) 7:10 PM – Deep Sea Diver (Courtyard) 8:30 PM – Car Seat Headrest (Gathering Space) All live performances will be broadcast on KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle and KEXP.ORG Additional activities • Free tours of the New Home every 15 minutes • “Inside the Music of KEXP” interactive installation, powered by Microsoft Our new Seattle Center neighbors have plenty of activities planned for Grand Opening weekend: • Pacific Science Center is hosting a KEXP laser light show, featuring DJ Riz, at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday • The Vera Project will have free performances by Beverly Crusher and Charms during the day Saturday, and a ticketed show (presented with Wo’ Pop) with Algerian desert rock sextet Imarhan in the evening • SIFF has events all weekend, including a screening of Storefront Hitchcock on Thursday and the SYNC Music Video festival on Friday, both at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown • The SIFF Film Center (next to Vera Project) will be open and free to the public during the day Saturday, showing highlights from its extensive collection of Seattle music videos • Teatro ZinZanni Seattle contortionist & hula-hoop artist Vita Radionova will also be performing at Grand Opening. Refreshments: • The La Marzocco café & showroom in the Gathering Space will be open for business • Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream will be selling a special “Cheryl Waters Middae Sundae” (vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, candied hazelnuts, whipped cream and a cherry) • Greek fare from Athena's Greek Food Truck • Beer garden in collaboration with Redhook Brewery, proceeds benefit KEXP. Souvenirs: • Limited-edition Theo Chocolate KEXP Sound Bar, 70-percent dark chocolate and locally sourced sea salt (organic, vegan, fair trade) • Six different screen prints, created in partnership with the Vera Project, including Strand of Oaks (by Barry Blankenship (Barry The Art Guy)) and the big poster by Jeff Kleinsmith (Sub Pop Records) • Two special KEXP/ Record Store Day album releases: The Sonics’ Live at Easy Street and KEXP presents Raw Power: A Tribute to Iggy and the Stooges Live from the Rooftop of Pike Place Market August 23, 2015. More info at: http://blog.kexp.org/grandopening/