Live Performances

Abraham Alexander hits us with his slowburn take on Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game.” Plus, highlights from new LP SEA/SONS including “Déjà Vu” and “Tears Run Dry.”

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Celebrate Robbie Robertson with intimate performance and interviews, including a previously unreleased session featuring “Music for The Native Americans” in October 1994.

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Idiosyncratic bedroom pop artist Okay Kaya (Kaya Wilkins) brings highlights from her 2022 album SAP — and points beyond — to (still) life in the Annenberg Performance Studio at KCRW…

Okay Kaya: KCRW Live from HQ

Idiosyncratic bedroom pop artist Okay Kaya (Kaya Wilkins) brings highlights from her 2022 album SAP — and points beyond — to (still) life in the Annenberg Performance Studio at KCRW…

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Everything But The Girl play a gorgeous live set on Morning Becomes Eclectic in December 1994, including a Sonic Youth cover.

Listen to this unearthed Everything But The Girl MBE set (with rarities!) from 1994

Everything But The Girl play a gorgeous live set on Morning Becomes Eclectic in December 1994, including a Sonic Youth cover.

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Stones Throw stalwarts John Carroll Kirby and Eddie Chacon perform “Comes and Goes” and other elevated R&B selects ahead of Chacon’s new LP 'Sundown.'

Low-key R&B legends Eddie Chacon + John Carroll Kirby: Live from KCRW HQ

Stones Throw stalwarts John Carroll Kirby and Eddie Chacon perform “Comes and Goes” and other elevated R&B selects ahead of Chacon’s new LP 'Sundown.'

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The Belgian-Rwandan electro-hip-hop maestro stops by HQ to serve up visceral “Multitudes” and talk the myth of creative suffering.

Stromae: KCRW Live from HQ

The Belgian-Rwandan electro-hip-hop maestro stops by HQ to serve up visceral “Multitudes” and talk the myth of creative suffering.

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Soul/R&B force Danielle Ponder enlivens KCRW HQ with hits from her debut LP, “Some Of Us Are Brave.” Plus, her stunning take on Radiohead’s “Creep.”

Danielle Ponder: KCRW Live from HQ

Soul/R&B force Danielle Ponder enlivens KCRW HQ with hits from her debut LP, “Some Of Us Are Brave.” Plus, her stunning take on Radiohead’s “Creep.”

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Post-punks Nation of Language deliver an intimate performance and conversation spanning post-lockdown superfans to domesticity vs. touring.

Nation of Language: KCRW Live from The Village Studios

Post-punks Nation of Language deliver an intimate performance and conversation spanning post-lockdown superfans to domesticity vs. touring.

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Legendary new wave band Tears for Fears joins us at The Village Studios for a killer set spanning classics like “Mad World,” to standouts from their latest album, “The Tipping Point.”

Tears for Fears: KCRW Live from The Village Studios

Legendary new wave band Tears for Fears joins us at The Village Studios for a killer set spanning classics like “Mad World,” to standouts from their latest album, “The Tipping Point.”

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Dive in for lush performances from “Inside Problems,” plus the story behind the time Mariah Carey challenged him to a whistle-off.

Andrew Bird: KCRW Live from The Village Studios

Dive in for lush performances from “Inside Problems,” plus the story behind the time Mariah Carey challenged him to a whistle-off.

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Ahead of his return to the Hollywood Bowl for KCRW’s World Festival series last weekend, LA jazz doyen Kamasi Washington told us there would be some “ big surprises that no one’s gonna…

Watch Metallica perform with Kamasi Washington at the Hollywood Bowl

Ahead of his return to the Hollywood Bowl for KCRW’s World Festival series last weekend, LA jazz doyen Kamasi Washington told us there would be some “ big surprises that no one’s gonna…

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LA jazz luminary Kamasi Washington returns to the Hollywood Bowl with Earl Sweatshirt on Sunday night to kick off KCRW’s World Festival series.

Kamasi Washington is composing a ballet, writing a graphic novel, and binge watching his own mind

LA jazz luminary Kamasi Washington returns to the Hollywood Bowl with Earl Sweatshirt on Sunday night to kick off KCRW’s World Festival series.

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Aaron Frazer is the co-founder, songwriter, drummer, and singer for Durand Jones and The Indications .

Listen to soulful crooner Aaron Frazer talking going solo, working with Dan Auerbach, and his swoon-worthy Morning Becomes Eclectic set

Aaron Frazer is the co-founder, songwriter, drummer, and singer for Durand Jones and The Indications .

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After more than a year away, the LA Phil is returning with its longstanding KCRW partnership to announce our 2021 World Festival.

KCRW’s World Festival is back at the Hollywood Bowl with Kamasi Washington, James Blake, Brittany Howard and more

After more than a year away, the LA Phil is returning with its longstanding KCRW partnership to announce our 2021 World Festival.

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It’s been one year since concert venues and music festivals have indefinitely closed their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SXSWhen?: No Age’s Randy Randall reflects on a year without shows and live music’s uncertain future

It’s been one year since concert venues and music festivals have indefinitely closed their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Arlo Parks is an incredible 20-year-old singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. Arlo Parks joined us for a conversation and an exclusive performance for Morning Becomes Eclectic.

How Arlo Parks followed her musical instincts into ‘Sunbeams’

Arlo Parks is an incredible 20-year-old singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. Arlo Parks joined us for a conversation and an exclusive performance for Morning Becomes Eclectic.

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Perfume Genius joins KCRW to perform tracks from his heralded 2020 album "Set My Heart On Fire Immediately," and also covers Leonard Cohen.

In Residence: Perfume Genius covers Leonard Cohen and performs acclaimed new work

Perfume Genius joins KCRW to perform tracks from his heralded 2020 album "Set My Heart On Fire Immediately," and also covers Leonard Cohen.

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Yuna premieres new work in live performance for KCRW’s In Residence series.

In Residence: Yuna debuts R&B-pop gem and covers the White Stripes in live performance video

Yuna premieres new work in live performance for KCRW’s In Residence series.

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Norah Jones released her album “Pick Me Up Off The Floor” earlier this year — offering a personal and political view of her world.

In Residence: Norah Jones performs a Dolly Parton classic and new album tracks

Norah Jones released her album “Pick Me Up Off The Floor” earlier this year — offering a personal and political view of her world.

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Jensen McRae is one of KCRW’s favorite new artists of 2020, without even releasing her debut album.

In Residence: Jensen McRae is an LA-based artist on the rise

Jensen McRae is one of KCRW’s favorite new artists of 2020, without even releasing her debut album.

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