Morning Becomes Eclectic

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Morning Becomes Eclectic is committed to a music experience that celebrates innovation, creativity and diversity by combining progressive pop, world beat, jazz, African, reggae, classical and new music.

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UPCOMING SHOWS

Orgone

Orgone

If what we heard at KCRW’s free music series "Sounds Around Town" is any indication, Orgone will deliver a high energy, heavy hitting dance party to Morning Becomes Eclectic listeners at 11:15am.
David Gray

David Gray

Multi-platinum selling artist David Gray loves KCRW so much, he even dropped by for a performance on his wedding day years ago. We've had him back many times since and he joins Morning Becomes Eclectic for an intimate performance of songs from his latest release at 11:15am.
Bomba Estereo

Bomba Estereo

Colombian artists Bomba Estereo made a splash at this year’s Latin Alternative Music Conference. They combine Afro-Caribbean rhythms with electro, dub, hip hop and more for a sound they call "electro-tropical." Hear it live on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.

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Morning Becomes Eclectic

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Morning Becomes Eclectic is committed to a music experience that celebrates innovation, creativity and diversity by combining progressive pop, world beat, jazz, African, reggae, classical and new music. Listen on demand to the latest Morning Become Eclectic program.

Fitz and The Tantrums

Fitz and The Tantrums

Fun and funky soul music from Fitz & The Tantrums makes breaking up sound good! The LA band will deliver a catchy set of songs for Morning Becomes Eclectic listeners at 11:15am.
Little Dragon

Little Dragon

Gothenberg's Little Dragon make their highly anticipated return to Los Angeles to play songs from their new album on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Pete Tong

Pete Tong

Pete Tong is one of the world's most recognized electronica DJs and a host on BBC Radio 1. We'll catch up on his favorite new tracks when he joins Jason Bentley to spin a song or two on Morning Becomes Eclectic in the 10 o'clock hour.
Port O'Brien

Port O'Brien

Port O'Brien earned their seafaring references the old fashioned way; by spending summers in Alaskan canneries. The band played our SXSW showcase last year and we’re happy to welcome their on air debut on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Florence and The Machine

Florence and The Machine

KCRW started playing South London crooner Florence and The Machine well before the release of her critically lauded full length album “Lungs.” Our DJs were charmed...

Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

L.A. based collective Fool's Gold offers an unusual combination-- Hebrew lyrics with exciting African rhythms. We'll hear a live session on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Timber Timbre

Timber Timbre

Timber Timbre takes on the topic of love but presents it in a cloak of macabre beauty that is perfect for the Halloween season. Songs full of eerie sounds, dark imagery and ghoulish lyrics will make for a spellbinding session on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow stops by on route to KCRW's Masquerade ball.

V.V. Brown

V.V. Brown

English newcomer V.V. Brown fuses R&B with New Wave sensibilities and a feistiness that demands your attention. She’s got style, charisma and all the makings of a star. We will host her U.S. radio debut on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Alexandra Patsavas

Alexandra Patsavas

Alexandra Patsavas is the music supervisor behind a variety of hit television shows including "The O.C" and "Grey's Anatomy." She's lent her golden touch to the soundtrack of...

Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard

Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard

Jay Farrar of Son Volt and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie seem like an unlikely pairing, but their shared appreciation for Beat writer Jack Keroauc lead them to write songs with lyrics taken from the 1962 novel, Big Sur. They’ll share their music live on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Choir of Young Believers

Choir of Young Believers

Denmark's Choir of Young Believers is an orchestral pop-project marked by cathedral-grade reverb. You’ll become a believer yourself after hearing their live performance at 11:15am on Morning Becomes Eclectic.
The Swell Season

The Swell Season

Academy Award winners Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard follow up on the success of their film “Once” with a new work from their project The Swell Season. They'll join guest host Chris Douridas in live performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips return to KCRW with a batch of new songs as we catch up with the art rockers on Morning Becomes Eclectic hosted by Anne Litt at 11:15am.

 
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Program Details

Host

Jason Bentley

Jason Bentley is KCRW's Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic. Jason began as a phone volunteer in the main office of KCRW in July of 1988 before heading off to college on the East Coast for a few years and then returning to attend Loyola Marymount University and DJ at the college station KXLU. He was recruited by former KCRW Music Director Chris Douridas after a softball game between the two stations in 1991 and he took to the airwaves starting in the summer of 1992.

Schedule

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Tapes & Transcripts

Neither tapes nor transcripts of KCRW music programs are available.

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