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Native artist Jeffrey Gibson represented the US at last year’s Venice Biennale. That same show is now on view at The Broad.

Native artist Jeffrey Gibson represented the US at last year’s Venice Biennale. That same show is now on view at The Broad.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

KCRW Partner Screening: 'The Mortician'

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KCRW, Vidiots, and HBO Documentary Films invite you to an advance screening of The HBO Original Documentary series The Mortician, followed by a conversation with Director and Executive…

Why celebrated chef Thomas Keller asked a restaurant critic to leave The French Laundry

Thomas Keller is one of the country’s most acclaimed and powerful chefs.

Yukimi: KCRW Live from HQ

Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano caps off her debut North American solo tour with a stop at KCRW HQ; sharing cuts from her new LP “For You.”

Featured Shows

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Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

May. 21 2 hr, 49 min

Francesca Harding

Music to make you feel.

May. 20 2 hr

FREAKS ONLY

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

May. 20 1 hr, 58 min

José Galván

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

May. 19 2 hr

LeRoy Downs

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

May. 18 2 hr

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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 21, 2025

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Chi-town indie artist Kai Slater records their quirky, nostalgic, lo-fi ditties under the moniker Sharp Pins. They also produce a rad ‘zine called HALLOGALLO .

Today’s Top Tune: Sharp Pins – ‘Sycophant’

Chi-town indie artist Kai Slater records their quirky, nostalgic, lo-fi ditties under the moniker Sharp Pins. They also produce a rad ‘zine called HALLOGALLO .

from Today's Top Tune

After the January fires displaced and scattered Palisades High’s seniors across LA, one student focuses on making prom a night to remember.

Palisades High prom offers night to celebrate after the fire

After the January fires displaced and scattered Palisades High’s seniors across LA, one student focuses on making prom a night to remember.

from KCRW Features

Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, May 20, 2025

Music to make you feel.

from Francesca Harding

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: May 20, 2025

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

from FREAKS ONLY

Mayor Bass announces a new directive to boost LA film production as shoot days drop 22%. And calls grow for expanded state tax credits to compete nationally.

Mayor Bass pushes to bring Hollywood back to Hollywood

Mayor Bass announces a new directive to boost LA film production as shoot days drop 22%. And calls grow for expanded state tax credits to compete nationally.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk is facing years in prison for pepper-spraying a woman in Lancaster. Department of Justice attorneys resigned after it intervened.

An L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy faced jail time. Then Trump’s Department of Justice intervened

L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk is facing years in prison for pepper-spraying a woman in Lancaster. Department of Justice attorneys resigned after it intervened.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

New documentary ‘Art for Everybody’ charts painter Thomas Kinkade’s journey from brooding work to mass-producing ‘feel-good’ kitsch.

How Thomas Kinkade became the ‘painter of light.”

New documentary ‘Art for Everybody’ charts painter Thomas Kinkade’s journey from brooding work to mass-producing ‘feel-good’ kitsch.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: May 20, 2025

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

NxWorries, duo of Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, may have dropped the song of the summer.

KCRW’s Top 30: NxWorries, Men I Trust, Nation of Language

NxWorries, duo of Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, may have dropped the song of the summer.

Grammy-winners, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and big time hit-makers The Doobie Brothers have still got it. On June 6, they will release their 16th studio album Walk This Road.

Today’s Top Tune: The Doobie Brothers – ‘Learn To Let Go’

Grammy-winners, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and big time hit-makers The Doobie Brothers have still got it. On June 6, they will release their 16th studio album Walk This Road.

from Today's Top Tune

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

José Galván's playlist, May 19, 2025

An infectious harmony of varied sounds and melodies that bridge cultures and genres.

from José Galván

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: May 19, 2025

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

from FREAKS ONLY

Questlove unpacks 50 years of “SNL” music, sharing backstage stories. Rhythm and risk drive his life behind the drums and the lens.

Questlove remixes 50 years of ‘SNL’ music

Questlove unpacks 50 years of “SNL” music, sharing backstage stories. Rhythm and risk drive his life behind the drums and the lens.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The suspect in the bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic held views that were against human procreation. He likely suffered from “profound psychological distress.”

What motivated the Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber?

The suspect in the bombing of a Palm Springs fertility clinic held views that were against human procreation. He likely suffered from “profound psychological distress.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Five years since the George Floyd protests, has policing changed in Los Angeles? Chief Jim McDonnell sits down for a wide-ranging interview.

LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell on police helicopters, budget cuts and data-sharing with ICE

Five years since the George Floyd protests, has policing changed in Los Angeles? Chief Jim McDonnell sits down for a wide-ranging interview.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: May 19, 2025

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.

Eighty four year-old Irma Thomas is the “Soul Queen of New Orleans.” Galactic is a band that’s spent the last three decades generating uncompromising funk music.

Today’s Top Tune: Galactic & Irma Thomas – ‘Where I Belong’

Eighty four year-old Irma Thomas is the “Soul Queen of New Orleans.” Galactic is a band that’s spent the last three decades generating uncompromising funk music.

from Today's Top Tune