KCRW

On Air | Now Playing

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: May 6, 2024

Upcoming Event

Mount Kimbie
May 18

Goldenvoice

Mount Kimbie

The Fonda Theatre

All Events
Critics review the latest film releases: “The Fall Guy,” “I Saw the TV Glow,” “Evil Does Not Exist,” and “Mars Express.”

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Fall Guy,” “I Saw the TV Glow,” “Evil Does Not Exist,” and “Mars Express.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why Comcast’s NBA TV plans made Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock crash

Plus, major changes continue at Paramount as a potential merger inches closer.

Ethan Hawke on the horror motifs of his Flannery O’Connor biopic ‘Wildcat’

Ethan Hawke returns to “The Treatment” to fill us in on his latest directorial feature, “Wildcat”, a Flannery O’Connor biopic starring his daughter Maya Hawke.

Uprooted: Climate migration and scientist activism

Journalist Abraham Lustgarten and scientist-turned-activist Rose Abramoff discuss the impacts of climate research on human migratory patterns and activism.

Mother’s Day: Try marinated strawberries with cookies or ice cream

Strawberries are easy to transform into a dish that’s like a gift. To kick them up a notch, marinate them with a drizzle of flavorful balsamic vinegar.

Featured Shows

All Shows >
KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

 Bookworm, a premier literary talk show providing intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations. Hosted by Michael Silverblatt at KCRW.com.

Bookworm

Bookworm, a premier literary talk show providing intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations. Hosted by Michael Silverblatt at KCRW.com.

 Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

Left, Right & Center

Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.

 She was the most influential American DJ you’ve never heard of. Deirdre O’Donoghue was a vital force in the musical underground of the 1980s.

Bent by Nature

She was the most influential American DJ you’ve never heard of. Deirdre O’Donoghue was a vital force in the musical underground of the 1980s.

Latest DJ Shows

LeRoy Downs

A varied sonic experience to jazz, blending music, style, and culture.

May. 05 2 hr

Nassir Nassirzadeh

Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life.

May. 04 1 hr, 57 min

Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

May. 03 2 hr, 52 min

FREAKS ONLY

Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk. Served fresh every weeknight.

May. 02 1 hr, 59 min

Tyler Boudreaux

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

May. 02 2 hr, 1 min

All DJ shows

Live Playlist

Full playlist

Upcoming Events

Alex Cuba
May 07

The Venice West

Alex Cuba

The Venice West

School Night
May 07

KCRW Presents

School Night

Bardot Hollywood

All events

Popular

This June we’ll celebrate the 5oth anniversary of the seminal recording by Little Feat with a new deluxe edition of Feats Don’t Fail Me Now, featuring rare and unreleased versions plus…

from Today's Top Tune

COVID-cautious Angelenos continue to take proactive steps to prevent infection, as they watch many others seem to care less about the virus.

from KCRW Features

Have media outlets gone overboard in their coverage of campus protests? What’s at stake in (another) legal battle between states and the White House?

from Left, Right & Center

St. Vincent shares music that inspired “All Born Screaming” and New Music Friday yields gifts from La Luz and Willow.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Los Angeles

 It's cherry season in Southern California

It's cherry season in Southern California

 Good Food

How Old Hollywood made cocktails look cool

 Good Food

Tim Robbins hopes to bring unity through ‘Topsy Turvy’ play

 KCRW Features

Food & Drink

 Mother’s Day: Try marinated strawberries with cookies or ice cream

Mother’s Day: Try marinated strawberries with cookies or ice cream

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

For vintage spirits collectors, bourbon can be liquid gold

 Good Food

Meet Guadalupe Baez, LA's Carnitas Queen

 Good Food

Politics

 Uprooted: Climate migration and scientist activism

Uprooted: Climate migration and scientist activism

 Life Examined

US traffic of guns turns productive Mexicans into desperate refugees

 Scheer Intelligence

US campus protests: Drawing too much attention away from Gaza?

 Left, Right & Center

Best New Music

 Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: May 6, 2024

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: May 6, 2024

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Eclectic 24

 Eclectic 24

Eclectic 24

 Eclectic 24

Arts

 Ethan Hawke on the horror motifs of his Flannery O’Connor biopic ‘Wildcat’

Ethan Hawke on the horror motifs of his Flannery O’Connor biopic ‘Wildcat’

 The Treatment

Writer Jen Statsky shares the secrets to her ‘Hacks’ comedy success

 The Treatment

Rashida Jones on George Orwell's iconic ‘1984’

 The Treatment

Entertainment

 Weekend film reviews: ‘The Fall Guy,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow’

Weekend film reviews: ‘The Fall Guy,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow’

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why Comcast’s NBA TV plans made Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock crash

 The Business

Weekend film reviews: ‘The Fall Guy,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow’

 Weekend Film Reviews

This Week on KCRW

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: May 6, 2024

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Eclectic 24

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Eclectic 24

KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day.

Motherhood is a game-changer for any artist, but it can also open up a new sonic horizon.

Today’s Top Tune: Monogem - ‘Lemon Tree’

Motherhood is a game-changer for any artist, but it can also open up a new sonic horizon.

from Today's Top Tune

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

LeRoy Downs' playlist, May 5, 2024

"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.

from LeRoy Downs

The EPA has just passed some air pollution rules that could improve our American’s health.

Improving the environment to improve health

The EPA has just passed some air pollution rules that could improve our American’s health.

from Second Opinion

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, May 4, 2024

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

from Tyler Boudreaux

Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, May 4, 2024

Music to make you feel.

from Francesca Harding

Jen Statsky’s beloved Max sitcom “Hacks” is back for its darkly funny third season and she’s here to break it down for us.

Writer Jen Statsky shares the secrets to her ‘Hacks’ comedy success

Jen Statsky’s beloved Max sitcom “Hacks” is back for its darkly funny third season and she’s here to break it down for us.

from The Treatment

Actress and producer Rashida Jones discusses the impact of George Orwell's dystopian (but prescient) novel 1984 on her life and creative work.

Rashida Jones on George Orwell's iconic ‘1984’

Actress and producer Rashida Jones discusses the impact of George Orwell's dystopian (but prescient) novel 1984 on her life and creative work.

from The Treatment

Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life.

Nassir Nassirzadeh's playlist, May 4, 2024

Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life.

from Nassir Nassirzadeh

From Prohibition bourbon to dolce vita amaro, journalist Aaron Goldfarb follows collectors hunting for vintage spirits.

For vintage spirits collectors, bourbon can be liquid gold

From Prohibition bourbon to dolce vita amaro, journalist Aaron Goldfarb follows collectors hunting for vintage spirits.

from Good Food

Memo Torres of L.A. Taco introduces us to the Carnitas Queen of Los Angeles.

Meet Guadalupe Baez, LA's Carnitas Queen

Memo Torres of L.A. Taco introduces us to the Carnitas Queen of Los Angeles.

from Good Food

Clémence de Lutz heads to the farmer's market for cherries she can feature at Petit Grain Boulangerie, her new Santa Monica bakery.

It's cherry season in Southern California

Clémence de Lutz heads to the farmer's market for cherries she can feature at Petit Grain Boulangerie, her new Santa Monica bakery.

from Good Food

Historian Hadley Meares looks at how Hollywood sips cocktails on the big screen.

How Old Hollywood made cocktails look cool

Historian Hadley Meares looks at how Hollywood sips cocktails on the big screen.

from Good Food

Frank La of Be Bright Coffee heads to Busan to compete in the World Barista Championship.

Frank La wants reps the US in the 2024 World Barista Championship

Frank La of Be Bright Coffee heads to Busan to compete in the World Barista Championship.

from Good Food

St. Vincent shares music that inspired “All Born Screaming” and New Music Friday yields gifts from La Luz and Willow.

MBE playlist May 3: St. Vincent live, La Luz, Willow

St. Vincent shares music that inspired “All Born Screaming” and New Music Friday yields gifts from La Luz and Willow.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Following the release of her eighth studio album, All Born Screaming, St.

St. Vincent Guest DJ Set: ‘80s dub and ska, Tori Amos, Cate LeBon

Following the release of her eighth studio album, All Born Screaming, St.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic