Alicia Adams

On the heels of their first LP for Daptone Records, “Heartache in Room 14,” East LA souldie connoisseurs The Altons fill KCRW HQ with sweet, slow jams.

The Star Wars Holiday Special, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, and Rob Lowe singing with Snow White at the Oscars have gone down in history as some of the worst TV ever made.

Sonic spelunker SPELLLING gets HEAVY in KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio with cuts from her 2025 LP “Portrait of My Heart.”

Israel’s cabinet approved plans that include “conquering the [Gaza] strip,” which would displace over a million Gazans. It could lead to long-term Israeli occupation of the territory.

Zach Braff reflects on 20 years of the “Garden State OST,” China Miéville talks 25 years of “Perdido Street Station,” and Cristin Milioti has The Treat.

Fanatic. I hope you had a tremendous week and there was a lot of music involved. By now you might be aware the great David Thomas of Pere Ubu has passed away.

The LA native’s debut EP, ‘Juju Love,’ drops on Defected Records subsidiary Nu Groove.

Fanatic! I hope you had a tremendous week with lots of music and good health. Tonight’s show is definitely a “spring oriented” gathering of tunes. I think it’s a good one.

Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and had a chance to listen to a lot of music.