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LA-native Jessica Pratt brings twisted psych-folk sounds to the Annenberg Performance Studio via performances of 2024’s “Better Hate” and 2019’s “Poly Blue.”

LA-native Jessica Pratt brings twisted psych-folk sounds to the Annenberg Performance Studio via performances of 2024’s “Better Hate” and 2019’s “Poly Blue.”

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Ryan Holiday: A Stoics guide to doing the right thing

Author Ryan Holiday explores the Stoic virtues of doing good, emphasizing that acting with integrity and making the right choices are always within our control.

KCRW Partner Screening: 'Porcelain War'

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KCRW and Picturehouse invite you to a special advance screening of Porcelain War followed by a Q&A with co-directors Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev moderated by KCRW's Madeleine…

Gen Z farmers get creative with land access. What choice do they have?

Lindsey Beatrice explores the creative ways millennials are acquiring land they can farm.

Destination Crenshaw: A new cultural hub or an erasure of Black culture?

A 1.3 mile stretch of Crenshaw Boulevard is supposed to be a future hub of Black arts and culture in LA. Residents are torn over what it’ll do to the neighborhood’s legacy and future.

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Morning Becomes Eclectic

KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.

Nov. 14 2 hr, 50 min

Tyler Boudreaux

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

Nov. 13 2 hr

Francesca Harding

Music to make you feel.

Nov. 12 2 hr

FREAKS ONLY

Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk. Served fresh every weeknight.

Nov. 12 1 hr, 59 min

José Galván

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

Nov. 11 2 hr

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Today, about one-third of office space in downtown LA sits empty. It’s a far cry from the once-booming real estate market in the city’s urban core. Why?

Downtown LA’s downturn: What’s behind the business exodus?

Today, about one-third of office space in downtown LA sits empty. It’s a far cry from the once-booming real estate market in the city’s urban core. Why?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: November 14, 2024

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Labyrinthian electronics, organic live instrumentation and sublime vocals are the ingredients that make up Maribou State ’s “Otherside” — a track which also features their long-time…

Today’s Top Tune: Maribou State – ‘Otherside’ (Feat. Holly Walker)

Labyrinthian electronics, organic live instrumentation and sublime vocals are the ingredients that make up Maribou State ’s “Otherside” — a track which also features their long-time…

from Today's Top Tune

Field trips to the Ballona Wetlands bring environmental education to kids who might not spend time in nature.

Ballona Wetlands trips get generations of LA kids into nature

Field trips to the Ballona Wetlands bring environmental education to kids who might not spend time in nature.

from KCRW Features

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.

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, November 13, 2024

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

from Tyler Boudreaux

Teaming with Latin Grammy nominated composer Tim Bernardes, Canadian jazz-funk greats BADBADNOTGOOD go directly to no. 1 with the new single “Poeira Cosmica.”

KCRW’s Top 30 chart: November 4–10, 2024

Teaming with Latin Grammy nominated composer Tim Bernardes, Canadian jazz-funk greats BADBADNOTGOOD go directly to no. 1 with the new single “Poeira Cosmica.”

What makes Dunsmoor's cornbread so deliciously "slutty"? We asked the chef.

Dunsmoor's famous cornbread recipe

What makes Dunsmoor's cornbread so deliciously "slutty"? We asked the chef.

from Good Food

California’s 2024 election results show a political shift to the right. Support for President-elect Trump has risen since 2020 and voters have approved tough-on-crime measures.

What’s behind California’s shift to the right this election season?

California’s 2024 election results show a political shift to the right. Support for President-elect Trump has risen since 2020 and voters have approved tough-on-crime measures.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Artist Doug Aitken’s new project “Lightscape” is a collaboration with the LA Philharmonic and LA Master Chorale that weaves music and film to create an ethereal and visual soundscape.

Artist Doug Aitken’s ‘Lightscape’ is a commentary on CA, our future

Artist Doug Aitken’s new project “Lightscape” is a collaboration with the LA Philharmonic and LA Master Chorale that weaves music and film to create an ethereal and visual soundscape.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

On Tuesday, President-elect Trump made good on a campaign promise to appoint Elon Musk head of what’ll be known as the Department of Government Efficiency — or “ DOGE .”

What Elon Musk stands to gain as Trump’s government efficiency czar

On Tuesday, President-elect Trump made good on a campaign promise to appoint Elon Musk head of what’ll be known as the Department of Government Efficiency — or “ DOGE .”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Weeknd's whack-a-mole beats, Crystal Murray's fuzz-punk antics, and Two Shell's... whole deal... make for an especially dynamic round-up this week.

5 Songs to Hear This Week: The Weeknd, Crystal Murray, Two Shell

The Weeknd's whack-a-mole beats, Crystal Murray's fuzz-punk antics, and Two Shell's... whole deal... make for an especially dynamic round-up this week.

from Music News

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: November 13, 2024

Chris Douridas guest hosts Morning Becomes Eclectic.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Will I ever love again? This week, content creator Luke Franchina joins Myisha to talk about the path to healing post-breakup.

Healing from a breakup with Luke Franchina

Will I ever love again? This week, content creator Luke Franchina joins Myisha to talk about the path to healing post-breakup.

from How’s Your Sex Life?

Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco. The Continental Hyatt House. The Rainbow Bar & Grill.

Led Zeppelin made the Sunset Strip - and groupie scene - home.

Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco. The Continental Hyatt House. The Rainbow Bar & Grill.

from Lost Notes

This week clinical psychologist George Bonanno at Columbia University explores resilience and challenges some traditional notions about trauma and says that humans are far better at…

Midweek Reset: On Resilience

This week clinical psychologist George Bonanno at Columbia University explores resilience and challenges some traditional notions about trauma and says that humans are far better at…

from Life Examined

Share the joy of “Three Piece Suit” from the London-based, eight piece collective Kokoroko .

Today’s Top Tune: Kokoroko – ‘Three Piece Suit' (Feat. Azekel)

Share the joy of “Three Piece Suit” from the London-based, eight piece collective Kokoroko .

from Today's Top Tune

Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, November 12, 2024

Music to make you feel.

from Francesca Harding

On the heels of releasing “slif, slaf, slof” for DFA, the genre-resistant duo Mermaid Chunky joins to share some songs that shaped their indefinable sound

Mermaid Chunky: KCRW Guest Selector Set

On the heels of releasing “slif, slaf, slof” for DFA, the genre-resistant duo Mermaid Chunky joins to share some songs that shaped their indefinable sound

from FREAKS ONLY