I’ve volunteered at the station during a number of their pledge drives and once got a chance to play a show in the new studio space during Audioasis (their live showcase of local bands). Every time I’ve been there, the KEXP employees I’ve met have been great, and I’ve gotten a tangible sense while talking with them that they understand the importance and coolness of what they’re doing. Lucky for us that the former tenant (a commercial station playing standard-format classic rock) moved out and KEXP was able to escape the UW campus and repurpose this fully-realized studio space. That move coupled with their proliferation on the internet has had them firing on all cylinders ever since.