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LA drivers are paying $6/gallon for gas on average. That’s partly due to rising crude oil prices and California’s gas taxes.

LA drivers are paying $6/gallon for gas on average. That’s partly due to rising crude oil prices and California’s gas taxes.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How to stop your furry friend from being a bad neighbor

In Laguna Beach, a pet owner could be ticketed if their dog barks for 30 minutes straight or 60 minutes on-and-off within a 24-hour period. So how to keep a dog quiet?

Stanley Clarke residency brings music and mentorship to BroadStage

This week, renowned bass player Stanley Clarke began a three-year residency at the BroadStage. He gave SMC students a master class, and will perform on September 23.

Mamas Gun: KCRW Live from HQ

UK neo-soul quintet Mamas Gun hits KCRW HQ in the midst of a whirlwind US tour with highlights from 2022 LP “Cure The Jones” including “Good Love.”

Vintage Synthesizer Museum lets you play on keyboard history

The Vintage Synthesizer Museum draws keyboard fans to Highland Park for classes, vibey sound baths, and a chance to play on its rare synth collection.

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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.

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Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

Sep. 21 2 hr, 49 min

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

A soulful rhythmic journey through time and space... sonic love notes from cities to mountain tops, to the heart of the tropics and into the cosmos.

Sep. 20 2 hr, 59 min

FREAKS ONLY

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

Sep. 20 2 hr, 1 min

LeRoy Downs

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

Sep. 17 2 hr, 1 min

Jason Kramer

Carefully curated music from around the world.

Sep. 17 1 hr, 57 min

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Fanatic! I’m sitting in a tour bus, waiting to leave. It’s early Saturday morning.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist, September 16, 2023.

from Metropolis

St. Panther stops by KCRW HQ to wax poetic about Drake, Amy Winehouse, and more ahead of shows at School Night and the Moroccan Lounge in early Oct.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

St. Panther spins Drake, Amy Winehouse and more in their Guest DJ set. Plus Ralphie Choo’s “SUPERNOVA,” and Jamila Woods’ “Water Made Us.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Los Angeles

 ‘Market manipulation’ may be driving higher gas prices in LA

‘Market manipulation’ may be driving higher gas prices in LA

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

‘Tenant relocators’ make big money from emptying out rent-controlled units

 Greater LA

Tortilla Tournament Week 3: And then there were Eso Eight

 Good Food

Food & Drink

 Café Boulud, Villa’s Tacos: LA’s food scene expands with big players this fall

Café Boulud, Villa’s Tacos: LA’s food scene expands with big players this fall

 Greater LA

‘Little piece of redemption’: Residents at Jewish rehab center give back by baking

 Greater LA

Joe Bravo is more than just the world's greatest tortilla artist

 Good Food

Politics

 John Kiriakou: Never Forget America’s Torture Legacy

John Kiriakou: Never Forget America’s Torture Legacy

 Scheer Intelligence

Amid UAW strike, what is Biden’s reputation with the labor movement?

 Left, Right & Center

Lachlan Murdoch ascends the throne in ‘Succession’-like drama

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Best New Music

 Today’s Top Tune: YADAM - ‘Otras Mujeres’

Today’s Top Tune: YADAM - ‘Otras Mujeres’

 Today's Top Tune

FREAKS ONLY playlist: September 21, 2023

 FREAKS ONLY

MBE playlist Sept. 21: Wajatta’s done making us wait + Mamas Gun: Live From HQ

 Morning Becomes Eclectic

Arts

 Mamas Gun: KCRW Live from HQ

Mamas Gun: KCRW Live from HQ

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Weekend film reviews: ‘Flora and Son,’ ‘Invisible Beauty’

 Weekend Film Reviews

Anxious about AI and climate change? Analia Saban turns that into art

 Greater LA

Entertainment

 Stanley Clarke residency brings music and mentorship to BroadStage

Stanley Clarke residency brings music and mentorship to BroadStage

 Greater LA

Vintage Synthesizer Museum lets you play on keyboard history

 Greater LA

Weekend film reviews: ‘Flora and Son,’ ‘Invisible Beauty’

 Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This Week on KCRW

Critics review the latest film releases: “Flora and Son,” “Invisible Beauty,” and “The Origin of Evil.” And they look back at “Stop Making Sense,” recently re-released in 4K IMAX.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Flora and Son,’ ‘Invisible Beauty’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Flora and Son,” “Invisible Beauty,” and “The Origin of Evil.” And they look back at “Stop Making Sense,” recently re-released in 4K IMAX.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The latest film releases include “Flora and Son,” “Invisible Beauty,” and “The Origin of Evil.” Plus, “Stop Making Sense” is re-released in 4K IMAX.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Flora and Son,’ ‘Invisible Beauty’

The latest film releases include “Flora and Son,” “Invisible Beauty,” and “The Origin of Evil.” Plus, “Stop Making Sense” is re-released in 4K IMAX.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Torture. It stands as one of the pillars of American exceptionalism.

John Kiriakou: Never Forget America’s Torture Legacy

Torture. It stands as one of the pillars of American exceptionalism.

from Scheer Intelligence

The UAW strike provides another test for the president’s pro-union reputation. Plus, how will Congress respond to this week’s visit from Ukraine’s Zelensky?

Amid UAW strike, what is Biden’s reputation with the labor movement?

The UAW strike provides another test for the president’s pro-union reputation. Plus, how will Congress respond to this week’s visit from Ukraine’s Zelensky?

from Left, Right & Center

Paris-based Venezuelan singer-songwriter YADAM elegantly blends styles on “Otras Mujeres,” and is an artist to keep an eye on in 2023.

Today’s Top Tune: YADAM - ‘Otras Mujeres’

Paris-based Venezuelan singer-songwriter YADAM elegantly blends styles on “Otras Mujeres,” and is an artist to keep an eye on in 2023.

from Today's Top Tune

Anthony Valadez guest hosts FREAKS ONLY.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: September 21, 2023

Anthony Valadez guest hosts FREAKS ONLY.

from FREAKS ONLY

As fall begins, LA will see big restaurant openings, including a world-renowned taquero and venues by Michelin-starred chefs.

Café Boulud, Villa’s Tacos: LA’s food scene expands with big players this fall

As fall begins, LA will see big restaurant openings, including a world-renowned taquero and venues by Michelin-starred chefs.

from Greater LA

Beit T’Shuvah, a Jewish rehab facility, teaches people how to bake challah as a form of community building. The experience has special meaning during the High Holy days.

‘Little piece of redemption’: Residents at Jewish rehab center give back by baking

Beit T’Shuvah, a Jewish rehab facility, teaches people how to bake challah as a form of community building. The experience has special meaning during the High Holy days.

from Greater LA

Fox and News Corp scion Ruper Murdoch passes off the reins to his eldest son, who is even more conservative and sympathetic to Trump.

Lachlan Murdoch ascends the throne in ‘Succession’-like drama

Fox and News Corp scion Ruper Murdoch passes off the reins to his eldest son, who is even more conservative and sympathetic to Trump.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The “Waiting For The Get Down” is over, Wajatta’s new EP is making us move. Plus, UK neo-soul quintet Mamas Gun: KCRW Live From HQ.

MBE playlist Sept. 21: Wajatta’s done making us wait + Mamas Gun: Live From HQ

The “Waiting For The Get Down” is over, Wajatta’s new EP is making us move. Plus, UK neo-soul quintet Mamas Gun: KCRW Live From HQ.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

"I look at the tortilla and work with its natural texture. It becomes a collaboration where the tortilla may suggest things."

Joe Bravo is more than just the world's greatest tortilla artist

"I look at the tortilla and work with its natural texture. It becomes a collaboration where the tortilla may suggest things."

from Good Food

Unstoppable South London native Raye has penned songs for Beyonce and John Legend, opened for Kali Uchis and SZA this summer, and is a part of British Vogue's 'The Vogue 25,” honoring…

Today’s Top Tune: Raye - ‘Worth It’

Unstoppable South London native Raye has penned songs for Beyonce and John Legend, opened for Kali Uchis and SZA this summer, and is a part of British Vogue's 'The Vogue 25,” honoring…

from Today's Top Tune

A soulful rhythmic journey through time and space... sonic love notes from cities to mountain tops, to the heart of the tropics and into the cosmos.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, September 20, 2023

A soulful rhythmic journey through time and space... sonic love notes from cities to mountain tops, to the heart of the tropics and into the cosmos.

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Anne Litt guest hosts FREAKS ONLY.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: September 20, 2023

Anne Litt guest hosts FREAKS ONLY.

from FREAKS ONLY

A lucrative industry has formed around moving rent-controlled tenants out of their homes. A new investigation from LA Public Press looks into it.

‘Tenant relocators’ make big money from emptying out rent-controlled units

A lucrative industry has formed around moving rent-controlled tenants out of their homes. A new investigation from LA Public Press looks into it.

from Greater LA

Analia Saban’s new show, “Synthetic Self,” explores technology and global warming-related anxiety. It’s located at two LA galleries: Sprüth Magers and Tanya Bonakdar.

Anxious about AI and climate change? Analia Saban turns that into art

Analia Saban’s new show, “Synthetic Self,” explores technology and global warming-related anxiety. It’s located at two LA galleries: Sprüth Magers and Tanya Bonakdar.

from Greater LA

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are costing California billions of dollars. Could the governor and LA mayor help broker a fair deal between workers and studios?

Hollywood strikes: Could Newsom, Bass or Biden be a mediator?

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are costing California billions of dollars. Could the governor and LA mayor help broker a fair deal between workers and studios?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Unripe Quince smells sweet but is ruinously sour, and is rock hard. When cooked, it dramatically changes color, loses the fuzz on the peel, and becomes highly aromatic.

Quince: Use the ‘biblical fruit’ for jams, pastries, cheese boards

Unripe Quince smells sweet but is ruinously sour, and is rock hard. When cooked, it dramatically changes color, loses the fuzz on the peel, and becomes highly aromatic.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand