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Manchester indie-dance quartet Porij brings cuts from their debut EP “Teething,” including “Unpredictable” to KCRW HQ.

Manchester indie-dance quartet Porij brings cuts from their debut EP “Teething,” including “Unpredictable” to KCRW HQ.

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Today’s Top Tune: Eels - ‘Goldy’

LA tongue-in-cheek rockers EELS gear up for their forthcoming fifteenth(!) studio album, EELS TIME!, early this summer.

MBE playlist April 23: Coachella highlights and St. Vincent’s ‘Big Time Nothing’

Novena and producer Anna Chang have returned from the desert and they’re telling all… Plus, St. Vincent’s new single “Big Time Nothing.”

KCRW’s Top 30: Baby Rose (slow) burns up the chart

Our 2023 breakthrough artist, Baby Rose, earns the spins to take her BADBADNOTGOOD produced EP “Slow Burn” to number one.

Today’s Top Tune: Beth Gibbons - ‘Floating On A Moment’

A signature of Beth Gibbons' voice is that you recognize the artist immediately, ingrained in our hearts and minds as the sound of Portishead.

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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.

 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.

 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.

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KCRW’s Top 30: Baby Rose (slow) burns up the chart

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Today’s Top Tune: Eels - ‘Goldy’

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

José Galván's playlist, April 22, 2024

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

from José Galván

Sometimes playing favorites is the only appropriate course of action.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: A free for all of FO faves

Sometimes playing favorites is the only appropriate course of action.

from FREAKS ONLY

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 22, 2024

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

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.

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.

For the last 20 years, The Avett Brothers anchored their status in the Americana/folk-rock arena with sophisticated sibling harmonies, ardent lyrics, and their own blend of country…

Today’s Top Tune: The Avett Brothers ‘Love Of A Girl’

For the last 20 years, The Avett Brothers anchored their status in the Americana/folk-rock arena with sophisticated sibling harmonies, ardent lyrics, and their own blend of country…

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"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, April 21, 2024

"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, April 21, 2024

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

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

Dan Wilcox's playlist, April 21, 2024

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

from Dan Wilcox

A sonic trip through the past, present and future of roots music.

Jeremy Sole's playlist, April 21, 2024

A sonic trip through the past, present and future of roots music.

from Jeremy Sole

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, April 21, 2024

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Fanatic! Our show for tonight is obviously conceptual as the briefest scans of our list of tracks informs.

KCRW Broadcast 785

Fanatic! Our show for tonight is obviously conceptual as the briefest scans of our list of tracks informs.

from Henry Rollins

Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life on Saturday night.

Metropolis playlist, April 20, 2024

Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life on Saturday night.

from Metropolis

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, April 20, 2024

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

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, April 20, 2024

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

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

Dan Wilcox's playlist, April 20, 2024

Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics.

from Dan Wilcox

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.

All reports from the “CHROMA” live experience at Coachella conclude that it’s a stunner.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Bicep’s ‘CHROMA’, Caribou, Justice + more

All reports from the “CHROMA” live experience at Coachella conclude that it’s a stunner.

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