Freeform Fridays

Freeform Fridays

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KCRW Music brings you a new on-air series “Freeform Fridays” featuring mixes from special guests and KCRW DJs.

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Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk.

KCRW welcomes Nick Monaco to our airwaves for a Freeform guest DJ set.

Broken beats and soulful key chords, from yesterday's dusty drums to tomorrow's sounds.

Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk.

This week on Freeform Friday, KCRW is thrilled to welcome Yukimi Nagano, the brilliant frontwoman for Swedish electro-pop headliners Little Dragon.

New releases in all genres.

Garth Trinidad hosts a progressive mix of soul, hip-hop, and world rhythms.

This week on Freeform Friday, we have the pleasure of welcoming musical force Aluna.

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Music to make you feel.

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

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

KCRW’s Top 30 chart: April 15–21, 2024

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

Porij: KCRW Live from HQ

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

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

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Sometimes playing favorites is the only appropriate course of action.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: April 22, 2024

Sometimes playing favorites is the only appropriate course of action.

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