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Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain in Light
Sep 29

Live Nation

Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain in Light

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Bad Bunny’s latest music video focuses on Puerto Rico and its people’s ability to preserve amid chronic power outages five years after Hurricane Maria.

Bad Bunny’s latest music video focuses on Puerto Rico and its people’s ability to preserve amid chronic power outages five years after Hurricane Maria.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Tears for Fears: 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.”

Jessie Baylin: ‘Time Is A Healer’

It’s been a while since Jessie Baylin shared a new album. “I had to write myself back into existence,” says Baylin.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, September 27, 2022

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

Travis Holcombe's playlist, September 27, 2022

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

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Tyler Boudreaux

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

Sep. 27 3 hr

FREAKS ONLY

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

Sep. 27 1 hr, 59 min

Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

Sep. 27 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. 26 2 hr, 59 min

LeRoy Downs

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

Sep. 25 2 hr

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KCRW Summer Nights at MOCA Geffen & JANM with DJs Anthony Valadez + Wyldeflower
Sep 29

KCRW

KCRW Summer Nights at MOCA Geffen & JANM with DJs Anthony Valadez + Wyldeflower

The Geffen Contemporary @ MOCA

KCRW Summer Nights at MOCA Geffen & JANM with DJs Anthony Valadez + SiLVA
Sep 29

KCRW

KCRW Summer Nights at MOCA Geffen & JANM with DJs Anthony Valadez + SiLVA

The Geffen Contemporary @ MOCA

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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.

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

FREAKS ONLY

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

 Today's Top Tune is a free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks, remixes, and new artists, at KCRW.com.

Today's Top Tune

Today's Top Tune is a free weekday download of standout songs, including advance releases, exclusive live tracks, remixes, and new artists, at KCRW.com.

 The hypnotic pulse of current & classic dance music, including exclusive guest mixes.

Metropolis

The hypnotic pulse of current & classic dance music, including exclusive guest mixes.

Best New Music

 Jessie Baylin: ‘Time Is A Healer’

Jessie Baylin: ‘Time Is A Healer’

 Today's Top Tune

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, September 27, 2022

 Tyler Boudreaux

Travis Holcombe's playlist, September 27, 2022

 FREAKS ONLY

KCRW's Top Charts

 KCRW’s Top 30: The Comet Is Coming, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Santigold

KCRW’s Top 30: The Comet Is Coming, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Santigold

 Music Special Programming

KCRW’s Top 30 by the numbers: 750 albums, 700 artists, 18 spins

 Music Special Programming

KCRW’s Top 30: Gabriels, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Santigold

 Music Special Programming

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 Tears for Fears: Live from The Village Studios

Tears for Fears: Live from The Village Studios

 Live From

A wrap for the wrap: Some love for tortilla package design

 Good Food

Actor Billy Eichner on making the LGTBQ+ rom-com ‘Bros’

 The Business

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Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs x Gabriels’ battle for the top re-heats with Santigold hot on their heels. Plus, The Comet Is Coming makes charting… cosmic.

KCRW’s Top 30: The Comet Is Coming, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Santigold

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs x Gabriels’ battle for the top re-heats with Santigold hot on their heels. Plus, The Comet Is Coming makes charting… cosmic.

from Music Special Programming

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

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist, September 27, 2022

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Anthony Valadez & 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.

While on tour in the early 70s, guitarist Hank Swarn had been writing and collecting songs.

Shirley Nanette: ‘People Are Thinking’

While on tour in the early 70s, guitarist Hank Swarn had been writing and collecting songs.

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 26, 2022

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

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

Travis Holcombe's playlist, September 26, 2022

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm.

from FREAKS ONLY

Celebrate the raw power and chaotic joy of the live talents at Primavera Sound LA.

5 Songs to Hear This Week: Boy Harsher, Darkside, Khruangbin

Celebrate the raw power and chaotic joy of the live talents at Primavera Sound LA.

from Music News

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

MBE Sep. 26: ‘Morning Prayer,’ sonic spa treatment, Viennese dreams

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

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Based in Sydney, 20-year-old indie pop player grentperez grew up listening to all sorts of music from The Beatles to Queen, which helped him fortify his falsetto.

grentperez: ‘Ego’

Based in Sydney, 20-year-old indie pop player grentperez grew up listening to all sorts of music from The Beatles to Queen, which helped him fortify his falsetto.

from Today's Top Tune

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.

"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, September 25, 2022

"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

Featuring selections that range from carefully curated music from around the world with unique gems and quality tracks that will satisfy the needs of even the most discerning music…

Jason Kramer's playlist, September 25, 2022

Featuring selections that range from carefully curated music from around the world with unique gems and quality tracks that will satisfy the needs of even the most discerning music…

from Jason Kramer

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 25, 2022

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

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

Raul Campos' playlist, September 25, 2022

Raul Campos creates a mix of emerging artists and current favorites, bringing essential cuts from around the world and a little closer to home -- from soulful grooves and fresh remixes…

from Raul Campos

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

Anne Litt's playlist, September 25, 2022

Anne Litt hosts unexpected choices in progressive pop and new rhythms.

from Anne Litt

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.

Fanatic! I’m sitting on the tour bus in Fort Smith AR. We actually had some fall weather for a few days but that’s over with and we’re back into the heat.

KCRW Broadcast 704

Fanatic! I’m sitting on the tour bus in Fort Smith AR. We actually had some fall weather for a few days but that’s over with and we’re back into the heat.

from Henry Rollins

Metropolis playlist September 24, 2022.

Metropolis playlist, September 24, 2022

Metropolis playlist September 24, 2022.

from Metropolis