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Valentine’s Day can mean not just romantic love, but kindness. Get a little something for that person who showed up for you this past month.

Valentine’s Day can mean not just romantic love, but kindness. Get a little something for that person who showed up for you this past month. Bring sweetness to someone who could use it.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Injured wild animals with no habitat emerge from burn areas

Weeks after the Eaton Fire in Altadena, injured wildlife is showing up around the disaster area. The singed animals include everything from birds to bobcats.

Fentanyl grips MacArthur Park as officials talk cleanup

Locals are frustrated as scenes of open drug use and misery play out day and night in a central LA park. Officials pledge outreach and cleanup.

KCRW’s Top 30: Doechii, Darkside, Kendrick Lamar

Doechii’s “Alligator Bites Never Heal” has (understandably) been owning our airwaves ever since it grabbed that Grammy for Best Rap Album.

60 fantastic Black-owned Los Angeles restaurants

Your guide to some of LA’s best Black-owned restaurants, from upscale James Beard-nominated eateries to comfort food go-tos. This list features 60 of them across the Southland.

Featured Shows

Latest DJ Shows

Morning Becomes Eclectic

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

Feb. 12 2 hr, 49 min

FREAKS ONLY

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

Feb. 11 1 hr, 59 min

LeRoy Downs

A varied sonic experience to jazz, blending music, style, and culture.

Feb. 09 1 hr, 59 min

Jason Kramer

Carefully curated music from around the world.

Feb. 09 1 hr, 59 min

Jeremy Sole

A sonic trip through the past, present and future of roots music.

Feb. 09 58 min

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Live Playlist

7:55 PM
Album cover: Artifacts
So SlowlyBeirut
Album
Artifacts
Label
Pompeii Records
7:49 PM
Album cover: Are You Tired? (Keep on Singing)
Are You Tired? (Keep on Singing)Darkside
DJ comment:

Darkside's new album will drop on February 28th. They'll be live Saturdays at Coachella.

Album
Are You Tired? (Keep on Singing)
Label
Matador
7:44 PM
KCRW default album cover
QQQQEla Minus
DJ comment:

GIVEAWAY! Ela Minus is playing a sold out show at Zebulon on Saturday, March 15th. But we have five pairs of tickets to give away! Enter HERE for your shot.

Album
DÍA
Label
Domino
7:40 PM
Album cover: Bryter Layter
Hazey Jane IINick Drake
Album
Bryter Layter
Label
Ryko
7:35 PM
Album cover: Revelation
Rock and Roll (Radio Edit)Leif Vollebekk
DJ comment:

Today's Top Tune! One night, Canadian artist Leif Vollebekk dreamt that Jeff Buckley taught him a song in a Manhattan rehearsal space. Vollebekk watched Buckley’s hand on the fretboard of his guitar as he followed along. Vollebekk felt like he was in heaven, as their falsettos rang out. When he woke up, he wondered which Buckley song that might have been. He quickly realized that it was “Rock and Roll,” his own new song.

More: Leif Vollebekk on MBE 2020

Album
Revelation
Label
Secret City Records
7:28 PM
KCRW default album cover
Corazón Adentro (Escorpio)ASTROPICAL
DJ comment:

Colombian stars Bomba Estéreo and powerhouse Venezuelan band Rawayana have announced that their new supergroup ASTROPICAL will release their self-titled album on March 7.

Album
Corazón Adentro (Escorpio)
Label
Sony Music Entertainment
7:24 PM
Album cover: Cowgirl
Cowgirl (Feat. Tomberlin)cutouts
Album
Cowgirl
Label
Self Released
7:21 PM
KCRW default album cover
CHROMA 004 ROLABicep
Album
CHROMA 004 ROLA
Label
CHROMA
7:17 PM
Album cover: James Blake
Limit to Your LoveJames Blake
DJ comment:

2010 release from James Blake covering Feist.

Album
James Blake
Label
Universal Republic Records / Atlas Recordings
7:11 PM
Album cover: SAYA
LIE DOWN..Saya Gray
DJ comment:

Saya Gray's debut album drops next Friday!

Album
SAYA
Label
Dirty Hit
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This Week on KCRW

Flip Phone February is a challenge to swear off your iPhone or Android, and return to the app-free days of the Motorola Razr. One Toronto student did this for two years.

This aspiring journalist switched to a flip phone. How’d it go?

Flip Phone February is a challenge to swear off your iPhone or Android, and return to the app-free days of the Motorola Razr. One Toronto student did this for two years.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Investigators are looking into whether one of SoCal Edison’s idle power lines may have become re-energized and caused the Eaton Fire. The utility already faces over 40 lawsuits.

What’s the fate of SoCal Edison if it’s found liable for causing Eaton Fire?

Investigators are looking into whether one of SoCal Edison’s idle power lines may have become re-energized and caused the Eaton Fire. The utility already faces over 40 lawsuits.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Old press releases from ICE raids dating back to 2008 are topping search results, inflating the perceived number of ongoing enforcement operations.

Google results overstate the number of current ICE raids

Old press releases from ICE raids dating back to 2008 are topping search results, inflating the perceived number of ongoing enforcement operations.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“Death By Numbers,” now nominated for an Oscar, follows Sam Fuentes as she recovers from the Parkland school shooting and prepares to confront the gunman during his sentencing.

Ripple effect of trauma is continuous: ‘Death By Numbers’ writer

“Death By Numbers,” now nominated for an Oscar, follows Sam Fuentes as she recovers from the Parkland school shooting and prepares to confront the gunman during his sentencing.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Liminal spaces, low-key house odes to "After Hours" spots, punk-rock-destruction-choreo, and more.

5 Songs to Hear This Week: Joy Orbison, Joy Crookes, Lambrini Girls

Liminal spaces, low-key house odes to "After Hours" spots, punk-rock-destruction-choreo, and more.

from Music News

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: February 12, 2025

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

This week, Kenneth Miller , writer and author of Mapping the Dark; The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked The Mysteries of Sleep, offers a practical approach for insomniacs.

Midweek Reset: Sleep

This week, Kenneth Miller , writer and author of Mapping the Dark; The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked The Mysteries of Sleep, offers a practical approach for insomniacs.

from Life Examined

One night, Canadian artist Leif Vollebekk dreamt that Jeff Buckley taught him a song in a Manhattan rehearsal space.

Today’s Top Tune: Leif Vollebekk – ‘Rock and Roll’ (Radio Edit)

One night, Canadian artist Leif Vollebekk dreamt that Jeff Buckley taught him a song in a Manhattan rehearsal space.

from Today's Top Tune

Music to make you feel.

Francesca Harding's playlist, February 11, 2025

Music to make you feel.

from Francesca Harding

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

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Feb 11, 2025

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

from FREAKS ONLY

Shrinking budgets, withering newsrooms, and President Trump’s assault on the free press have made covering his second administration tougher than ever.

‘Facts are getting across, but I’m not sure the truth is’: Covering Trump 2.0

Shrinking budgets, withering newsrooms, and President Trump’s assault on the free press have made covering his second administration tougher than ever.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Heavy rains could bring flash flooding and debris flows, especially in burn scar areas. Officials advise staying off the roads Thursday during the peak of the storm.

Biggest storm of the season coming to LA

Heavy rains could bring flash flooding and debris flows, especially in burn scar areas. Officials advise staying off the roads Thursday during the peak of the storm.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“Instruments of a Beating Heart” follows a group of first graders in Japan who form an orchestra to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” as part of a welcoming ceremony for the incoming…

‘Instruments of a Beating Heart’: Education system is key to Japan’s culture

“Instruments of a Beating Heart” follows a group of first graders in Japan who form an orchestra to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” as part of a welcoming ceremony for the incoming…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Ora The Molecule’s glittering ode to impermanence “Nobody Cares” hit DSPs on Feb. 12, but you can hear it here now.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: February 11, 2025

Ora The Molecule’s glittering ode to impermanence “Nobody Cares” hit DSPs on Feb. 12, but you can hear it here now.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Belgian outfit Black Flower has created a song around the parable of the monkey.

Today’s Top Tune: Black Flower – ‘Monkey System (Feat. Meskerem Mees)’

Belgian outfit Black Flower has created a song around the parable of the monkey.

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.

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

FREAKS ONLY playlist: Feb 10, 2025

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

from FREAKS ONLY

A federal judge in Rhode Island says the Trump administration didn’t comply with a court order to unfreeze federal funds. Yesterday Vice President J.D.

Constitutional crisis? RI judge says Trump isn’t following court order

A federal judge in Rhode Island says the Trump administration didn’t comply with a court order to unfreeze federal funds. Yesterday Vice President J.D.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand