The Head and the Heart, Thievery Corporation, AM & Shawn Lee and more on KCRW

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Tuesday, September 6, Seattle’s The Head & The Heart have seen growing grassroots success since the release of their intriguing debut. We’ll meet the band when they perform on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.

Thursday, September 8, LA singer songwriter AM & London-based producer Shawn Lee make a dynamic duo. They’ve teamed up on a new album and we’re thrilled to hear the results of this unlikely pairing in a live performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.

Friday, September 9, Rob Garza and Eric Hilton– the men behind the electronic mystique of Thievery Corporation — return to KCRW studios to perform new work and maybe a classic or two on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.

Monday, September 12,
Fleet Foxes floored us with their debut album full of gorgeous folk songs and did not disappoint with their follow up release. They’ve set a standard for new folk and we’ll get to experience the new songs live when they join Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.

Tuesday, September 13, Written from the heart, Lex Land‘s latest collection of songs builds on what critics have dubbed “honey-sweet rock.” We’ll catch up with the Austin-based artist when she returns to KCRW studios for a session on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.

Wednesday, September 14, The Horrors harness a soaring psychedelic sound with 80’s influences that has made them a mainstay on our airwaves the last couple years. We’ll get to enjoy live versions of the mind-bending songs on their new album “Skying” when they return to perform on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.

KCRW PRESENTS

Fri, September 2,
Diego Garcia at Largo at the Coronet.
Wed, September 7, THE MOTH at ZANZIBAR.
Thurs, September 8, 3.1 Phillip Lim Fashion’s Night Out L.A with The Cults at the Phillip Lim store on Robertson.
Thurs, September 8, Band of Horses at the Wiltern.
Fri, September 9, Thievery Corporation with Fitz and the Tantrums at the Greek.
Sat, September 10, Chinatown Summer Nights with KCRW DJs Anthony Valadez and Aaron Byrd in Central Plaza.
Sat, September 10, Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs at the Greek Theatre.
Sat, September 10, The Kills at the Wiltern.
Sun, September 11, Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
Sun, September 11, KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl concludes with an evening of triumphant, powerful and poetic rock as The National, Neko Case (with special guest T Bone Burnett) and Sharon Van Etten each take the stage.  The evening is hosted by our own Jason Bentley.
Tues, September 13, Fleet Foxes with the Walkmen at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
Wed, September 14, Fleet Foxes and The Walkmen at the Greek.
Thurs, September 15, The Horrors at the El Rey Theatre.
Mon, September 19, Bon Iver at the Shrine.
Mon, September 19, James Blake at the Music Box.
Tues, September 20, Laura Marling at the Troubadour.
Sat, September 24, James Vincent McMorrow at the Bootleg.
Sun, September 25, James Vincent McMorrow at the Bootleg Theatre.
Thurs September 29, Fool’s Gold at the Troubadour.
Thurs, September 29 through Sat, October 1, Oohlala Festival at the El Rey.
Sat, October 1, Portugal. The Man at the Avalon.
Sat, October 1, Elbow at the Greek Theatre.
Mon, October 3, Toro y Moi at the El Rey Theatre.
Tues, October 4, Gomez at the House of Blues Anaheim.
Wed, October 5, Gomez at the House of Blues Sunset.
Thurs, October 6, Little Dragon at the Avalon.
Thurs, October 6 through Sun, October 9, FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE featuring CSS, Lindstrom, Gang Gang Dance, Ximena Sarinana, Datarock, The Elected and tons of others at various venues.
Wed, October 12, Cut Copy at the Palladium.
Sat, October 15, Bryan Ferry at the Greek Theatre.
Sat, October 15, Friendly Fires at Club Nokia.
Sat, October 15, Metronomy at the Troubadour.
Mon, October 17, Battles at the Mayan.
Tues, October 18, Portishead at the Shrine Expo Hall.
Wed, October 19, Portishead at the Shrine Expo Hall.
Sat, October 22, Robyn and Royksopp at the Hollywood Bowl.
Sun, October 23, LA 101 with the Airborne Toxic Event and others at The Gibson Amphitheatre.
Wed, November 2, Tune-Yards at the Music Box.
Wed, November 9, M83 at the Music Box.
Sat, November 12, Feist at the Wiltern.
Sat, November 19, The Civil Wars at the Wiltern.