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Critics review the latest film releases: “Freaky Tales,” “A Minecraft Movie,” “The Luckiest Man in America,” and “The Friend.”
from Press Play with Madeleine Brand
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KCRW's signature daily music show. New releases, live performances, and interviews.
This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk.
Left, Right & Center is KCRW’s weekly politics show where we take on the tough, divisive issues you’re afraid to talk about with your own family.
Madeleine Brand hosts Press Play, examining the latest ideas and trends shaping our world and Los Angeles. Streaming & podcast daily at KCRW.com.
Apr. 07 2 hr, 49 min
A varied sonic experience to jazz, blending music, style, and culture.
Apr. 06 1 hr, 59 min
A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.
Apr. 03 1 hr, 59 min
Future beats and a mind-melting mix of fuzz, bass, and funk. Served fresh every weeknight.
Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.
Apr. 02 2 hr
Lodge Room, ZZK Records and misterpsychedelia Present
Apr 11 Lodge Room
KCRW & Doug Aitken Workshop Present
Apr 12 Marciano Art Foundation
KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.
Apr. 7 from Morning Becomes Eclectic
Free pancakes, sidewalk runway shows, and cheeky wall calendars — LA’s labor unions have a knack for seizing public attention.
Apr. 7 from KCRW Features
Canadian composer and pianist Lydia Clapperton shares an ode to spring from her new album, des semis et une marguerite, or seedlings and a daisy.
Apr. 7 from Today's Top Tune
"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture.
Apr. 6 from LeRoy Downs
Music to make you feel.
Apr. 6 from Francesca Harding
Apr. 6 from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras
Relationship coach Jillian Turecki reflects on the essentials behind a long term relationship and some of the hard truths about love.
Apr. 6 from Life Examined
Even when things go right, the outcome may not be what was expected.
Apr. 6 from Second Opinion
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.
Apr. 6
Indie found sounds, nostalgic guilty pleasures, and introspective piano solos to help you feel deeply and move freely through life.
Apr. 5 from Nassir Nassirzadeh
Tim Matheson reflects on catching an in theater double feature of Stanley Kubrick's “Dr. Strangelove” and Mel Brooks' short film “The Critic” in the mid-1960s.
Apr. 5 from The Treatment
Filmmakers David Siegel and Scott McGehee are here to discuss their new dramedy “The Friend” — starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, and a Great Dane.
Carol Leifer passes along decades worth of wisdom gleaned from stand-up comedy in her new book “How to Write a Funny Speech…”
Apr. 5
President of the Entertainment Union Coalition Rebecca Rhine breaks down her tireless work to revamp TV and film production in California.
Apr. 4 from The Business
Vegas, baby, Vegas! Matt Beloni reports on big swings, explosive footage, and all the lingering questions surrounding CinemaCon 2025.
Jeremy Salamon reconnects with his Hungarian Jewish heritage and the charming childhood created by his grandmother.
Apr. 4 from Good Food
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