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Live from Anne's Backyard
Intimate performances, fresh sounds, and candid conversations with a view.
KCRW’s Top 30: Automatic takes the lead, Beyoncé breaks the top 5, and other shake-ups
Brand new singles from station favorites Gorillaz, Steve Lacy, and Beyoncé make serious waves, and LA locals Automatic celebrate the official release of new album ‘Excess’ in peak…
6 Songs to Hear This Week: Roberta Flack, X-Ray Spex, Say She She, and more have something to say
This week, we’re letting the music speak for itself.
Guest Mix: The abrasive, sublime breakbeats of Nikki Nair
Nikki Nair is one of the most exciting producers in dance music right now, releasing a slew of left-of-center, bass-heavy, breakbeat-driven techno since 2018 — or, put simply, Nair’s…
MBE June 10: Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman, and the Afrofuturist punk of ‘Neptune Frost’
The new musical 'Neptune Frost' is an immersive, otherworldly experience, woven together with a riveting soundscape.
Three Song Story
Welcome to Three Song Story, where we get to know some of our favorite artists over the course of three songs that hold special meaning for them.
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.
Best of 2021: DJ and Staff Picks
Hungry for more? Dig into 2021’s personal favorites from KCRW Music’s genre experts, airwave curators, and, of course, you — the listener.