Music Special Programming

Music Special Programming

32 min

Discover KCRW's exclusive artist interviews, live performances, original programming and streaming playlists. Our digital-first music programming is on-demand and updated weekly.

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KCRW remembers Angela McCluskey, formerly of Wild Colonials, with a selection of KCRW live appearances.

Decades in the making, The Beatles release their last song as the Fab Four, with a little help from their friends. Listen here and watch the short doc about how it all came together.

Strap in: We’ve got your metal-forward (yet eclectic) mix for cruising desert highways down to Power Trip.

Celebrate Robbie Robertson with intimate performance and interviews, including a previously unreleased session featuring “Music for The Native Americans” in October 1994.

In the afterglow of Taylor Swift’s sold-out Eras Tour show, KCRW’s Danielle Chiriguayo and her dad reflect on their shared Swiftie history.

The Linda Lindas are tapping some primeval punk rock magic with their viral hit “Racist, Sexist Boy.” Let’s explore what opened that portal.

Celebrate the charm and legacy of Tony Bennett, who died at 96, with a newly-unearthed 1990 interview on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Journalist Allyson McCabe talks “Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters,” her expansive new book that reaches far beyond its subject.

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KCRW host Chris Douridas was heard declaring some fighting words about Suave Bruta, the debut album by French-Colombian double-bassist and singer Ëda Diaz : “I expect to go several…

from Today's Top Tune

New music. Emerging artists. No boundaries. Served fresh every weeknight, 8-10pm, only on FREAKS ONLY by Travis Holcombe.

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The Latest

Tem’s will drop her hyper-anticipated debut LP “Born In The Wild” next month, get into the lead single “Love Me JeJe” now.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 30, 2024

Tem’s will drop her hyper-anticipated debut LP “Born In The Wild” next month, get into the lead single “Love Me JeJe” now.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist are among the descriptors for the artist known as Sly5thAve , who declared that his new album, Liberation, “exploded out of me.

Sly5thAve: ‘Liberation’

Composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist are among the descriptors for the artist known as Sly5thAve , who declared that his new album, Liberation, “exploded out of me.

from Today's Top Tune

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

José Galván's playlist, April 29, 2024

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

from José Galván

NY emcee Chuck Strangers taps Joey Bada$$ for an inspired collab on his new LP “A Forbidden Lover’s Plea.”

FREAKS ONLY playlist: April 29, 2024

NY emcee Chuck Strangers taps Joey Bada$$ for an inspired collab on his new LP “A Forbidden Lover’s Plea.”

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London singer-songwriter Ciara Lea celebrates overthinking AND beach culture on her excellent late 2023 stream of consciousness single “FEEL IT.”

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: Apr. 29, 2024

London singer-songwriter Ciara Lea celebrates overthinking AND beach culture on her excellent late 2023 stream of consciousness single “FEEL IT.”

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

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.

Brooklyn-based indie-popping Yot Club , the creation of Ryan Kaiser, has a new album, Rufus, filled with inner thoughts turned into melodies like “Human Nature,” a toe-tapping earworm…

Yot Club: ‘Human Nature’

Brooklyn-based indie-popping Yot Club , the creation of Ryan Kaiser, has a new album, Rufus, filled with inner thoughts turned into melodies like “Human Nature,” a toe-tapping earworm…

from Today's Top Tune

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.