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Listen on demand to the latest New Ground program.

Sunny Levine

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Chris Douridas hosts an interview and performance with electro-soul-pop adventurer Sunny Levine in the 2pm hour.

Nellie McKay

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Listen to a special live in-studio session with Nellie McKay.

Carole King

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Chris Douridas hosts a very special conversation and intimate performance with singer-songwriter Carole King. Carole discusses her unparalleled career as a songwriter -- what it was like to work in the New York's legendary Brill building, her celebrated Tapestry album, writing songs that became hits for others -- and what her artistic ambitions are today. She also sings a variety of songs from her illustrious catalog.

Hanne Hukkelberg

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This week on New Ground, Chris Douridas hosts an interview with Norwegian chanteuse Hanne Hukkelberg.  Hanne talks with Chris about the nature of her unique composing style and her singular blend of jazz, traditional music, and pop.  She also gives us exclusive access to beautiful live concert recordings from her recent European tour.  Discover a bright new talent this Saturday - on New Ground.

Carina Round

This week on New Ground, a visit from pop adventurer Carina Round.  The Wolverhampton, England native tells host Chris Douridas about finding her long lost father, collaborating with acclaimed producer Glen Ballard, and the inspiration behind songs from her third album "Slow Motion Addict."  She also gives us a bracing live performance of tracks from the new collection.  Get acquainted with Carina Round - on New  Ground.

John Legend

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This week on New Ground, a special visit with Grammy Award-winning superstar John Legend.  John talks with host Chris Douridas about the strong ambition he showed at an early age (he was salutatorian, student council president, and prom king in high school), meeting Kanye West in college, finding his voice on the new album "Once Again", and his love for the great Nina Simone.  He also gives us stunning performances of several tracks from the new collection - as well as a cover of Simone's classic take on "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". Get lifted with John Legend - on New Ground.

Johnette Napolitano

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The former voice of Concrete Blonde, Johnette Napolitano, joins Chris Douridas with an in-studio performance on New Ground in the 2 O'Clock hour.

Oliver Future

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Los Angeles psychedelic art-pop outfit Oliver Future perform on Chris Douridas's New Ground at 2:30pm.

Viktor Krauss

Viktor Krauss -In-Studio Guest

Shane Walsh

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Big Sir

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This week on New Ground, Chris Douridas hosts an exclusive interview and live performance session from electronic/jazz/pop outfit Big Sir.  The Los Angeles band will play tracks from their new album as well as songs from singer Lisa Papineau's recent solo effort.  In addition, the ensemble updates Chris about Lisa's move to Paris, their approach to collaborating from different parts of the globe, and Lisa's alternate career as vocalist-for-hire-extraordinaire (she has sung with French superstars Air, among others.)  Get up to speed with Big Sir on New Ground.

KCRWmusic.com Special

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This special edition of New Ground is a 2 hour sampling of our KCRWmusic.com stream.

Paul Simon

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On this very special edition of New Ground, host Chris Douridas explores the career and music of the extraordinary Paul Simon.

Brett Dennen

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Chris Douridas hosts an interview and performance session with Santa Barbara based singer-songwriter Brett Dennen.