As we mentioned earlier this week, today is the day where music will seep from every corner of Ballard, as KEXP descends upon Ballard for the Hood-to-Hood celebration. KEXP DJ Kevin Cole from last year’s event Here is a list of the music happening around Ballard today: Bergen Place Park, 10:00am – 6:00 p.m., with live DJ […]
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KEXP’s Hood to Hood in Ballard
Friday was KEXP’s Hood to Hood festival in Ballard. During last year’s KEXP pledge drive, Ballard won the Hood to Hood challenge for pledging more than any other ‘hood. The station did a live remote from the Sunset Tavern and live performances were ongoing at Sunset, Cupcake Royale, and other bars all day. KEXP DJ Kevin […]
Music, bicycles to descend on Ballard
In one week, Ballard will be the music capital of Seattle, as well as bicycle central. Caspar Babypants performing during the 2010 Hood-to-Hood in West Seattle, courtesy the West Seattle Blog Next Friday, KEXP (90.3 FM) will host Hood-to-Hood 2011 – Ballard Day. Last year, Ballard won the Hood to Hood Challenge during the 2010 […]
Ballard tops KEXP’s ‘Hood to Hood Challenge’
KEXP’s summer fundraising drive is over (although you can still donate online), and it looks like Ballard has clinched the nonprofit radio station’s annual “Hood to Hood Challenge.” Ballard is leading the next closest neighborhood, Capitol Hill, by over $5,000. West Seattle — last year’s winner — comes in third. As the winner, Ballard will […]
The KEXP ‘Hood-to-Hood Challenge’ is on
In 2008, KEXP brought a day of music to Ballard after our neighborhood won the “Hood-to-Hood Challenge.” This year, West Seattle won. Now KEXP is looking for which neighborhood will get the day-long music fest in 2011. Common Market performs at Cupcake Royale in May 2008 after Ballard won the 2007 Hood-to-Hood Challenge. The membership […]
Ballard loses KEXP Hood-to-Hood Challenge
KEXP isn’t coming to Ballard again this year. West Seattle has won the 4th Annual Hood-to-Hood challenge, a membership drive for the radio station. Last year, KEXP DJ’s and local bands played at several venues throughout Ballard for an entire day. This is Common Market playing at Cupcake Royale.
Ballard in tight race for KEXP top hood
For three years running, Ballard has out-donated the rest of Seattle’s neighborhoods in KEXP’s membership drive. That’s why KEXP rewarded Ballard a few weeks ago with a plethora of concerts and live broadcasts. Well, now we have a challenger: as of this writing, Capitol Hill is leading Ballard in the “Hood to Hood Challenge.” KEXP […]
KEXP invades Ballard all day and night
I arrived at Cupcake Royale at 7 a.m. today (soooo early) to hear one of my favorite hip hop groups, Common Market, kick off KEXP’s Ballard Day. “What’s up, Ballard?” asked RA Scion to the packed house, and he served up one track with the chorus, “Secede, secede, secede” — in honor of the neighborhood, […]
KEXP taking over the ‘hood
Call it the mother of all radio promotions. KEXP (which is our favorite station, by the way) is taking over Ballard this Friday. Live broadcasts begin at 7 a.m. from Cupcake Royale/Verite Coffee with Seattle’s own Common Market, one of the West Coast’s best hip hop groups. At 11 a.m., the live broadcast moves to […]
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