We have such a wide range of artists that come through our studios over the course of the year but, without a doubt, there are always standouts. Also, we have SO much programming on KCRW.com that it is easy for even great gems like these to get lost in the archives, so we wanted to put them on display for your holiday listening.
Our Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic Jason Bentley picks his favorites, in order of appearance, below. (and yes…we know there are still some performances over the next couple weeks but we wanted to share this sooner rather than later!)
Here you can stream our YouTube Playlist of Jason Bentley’s Top 10 Favorite MBE Performances of 2011… featuring a single from each of the performances! And check out all of the KCRW DJ Top 10 Albums of the year at kcrw.com/topten
Underworld (Jan 18th)
Iron & Wine (Jan 26th)
Adele (Feb 25th)
Elbow (April 15th)
Other Lives (May 20th)
My Morning Jacket (July 15th) (separate interview portion)
Metronomy (Aug 1)
Feist (Oct 26th)
White Denim (Oct 27th)
Ryan Adams (Dec 2nd)