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The Israeli and Palestinian boy band, as1one, flew to LA to record their debut album the day before Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Fanatic! I hope you had a most excellent up-to-here with music week since we last got together on the radio. I’ve got my sleep cycle under a fair bit of control.

from Henry Rollins

KCRW DJ Chris Douridas joins to discuss the life, work, and massive pop-cultural impact of legendary music producer Quincy Jones.

Chris Douridas & Elvis Mitchell talk Quincy Jones

KCRW DJ Chris Douridas joins to discuss the life, work, and massive pop-cultural impact of legendary music producer Quincy Jones.

from The Treatment

Kate Bollinger fills KCRW's Annenberg Performance Studio with her hazy, pretty "Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind."

Jazz-folk great Kate Bollinger hits us with highlights from her debut album: Live From KCRW HQ

Kate Bollinger fills KCRW's Annenberg Performance Studio with her hazy, pretty "Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind."

from Live From

As the first wave of LA punk started to take hold in Hollywood, both on and off the Sunset Strip, the girls of the rock n roll underground flattened scene hierarchy by carrying the…

I'm With The Band: legendary groupies look back at their Sunset Strip heydey

As the first wave of LA punk started to take hold in Hollywood, both on and off the Sunset Strip, the girls of the rock n roll underground flattened scene hierarchy by carrying the…

from Lost Notes

In the mid 1970s, as glam rock fizzled out, new kids began to trickle in on the block–kids who looked up to the groupies as party girl icons, as rock’n’roll legends, who went out there…

From glitter to punk: the rise and rise of DIY in Hollywood

In the mid 1970s, as glam rock fizzled out, new kids began to trickle in on the block–kids who looked up to the groupies as party girl icons, as rock’n’roll legends, who went out there…

from Lost Notes

Grammy and Oscar-winner Jon Batiste reconstructs Beethoven classics through a blues lens. The resulting album, “Beethoven Blues,” hits no. 1 on KCRW Top 30.

KCRW’s Top 30 chart: November 11–17, 2024

Grammy and Oscar-winner Jon Batiste reconstructs Beethoven classics through a blues lens. The resulting album, “Beethoven Blues,” hits no. 1 on KCRW Top 30.

from Music Special Programming

A group of Ukrainian musician-soldiers recently stopped in LA on a goodwill tour, bringing gratitude and a healthy dose of appreciation for Hank Williams.

Ukrainian soldiers fresh from front lines bring music to LA

A group of Ukrainian musician-soldiers recently stopped in LA on a goodwill tour, bringing gratitude and a healthy dose of appreciation for Hank Williams.

from KCRW Features

Leah Penniman and Reverend Lennox Yearwood share their passion for farming and explore the shifting landscape in the fight for environmental and racial justice.

Leah Penniman and Reverend Lennox Yearwood on food, farming, faith, and hip-hop

Leah Penniman and Reverend Lennox Yearwood share their passion for farming and explore the shifting landscape in the fight for environmental and racial justice.

from Life Examined

Fanatic! I hope your week was buoyant and full of music. I’ve been getting in good vinyl sessions after work every single night.

KCRW Broadcast 815

Fanatic! I hope your week was buoyant and full of music. I’ve been getting in good vinyl sessions after work every single night.

from Henry Rollins

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.”

Recalibrate your frequencies to LA folk artist Jessica Pratt: KCRW Live from HQ

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.”

from Live From

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.”

from Music Special Programming

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

The Lijadu Sisters helped define the Afrobeat sound of 1970s Nigeria at a time when the scene was largely dominated by men.

Nigerian siblings help define Afrobeat sound of the ‘70s

The Lijadu Sisters helped define the Afrobeat sound of 1970s Nigeria at a time when the scene was largely dominated by men.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Fanatic! So grateful to be able to bring you this music. I think with tonight’s show, we’ve struck the perfect balance and have made a great mixtape.

KCRW Broadcast 814

Fanatic! So grateful to be able to bring you this music. I think with tonight’s show, we’ve struck the perfect balance and have made a great mixtape.

from Henry Rollins

The highly prolific author and documentarian Laurent Bouzereau joins to fill us in on his new Disney+ documentary “Music by John Williams.”

Author and filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau talks John Williams

The highly prolific author and documentarian Laurent Bouzereau joins to fill us in on his new Disney+ documentary “Music by John Williams.”

from The Treatment

Grammy winning producer Latroit, powerhouse South African vocalist Nomvula Maneli, and LA gospel royalty DC6 Singers Collective bring “History of House” to HQ.

Connect the dots from house music to amapiano: Live From KCRW HQ

Grammy winning producer Latroit, powerhouse South African vocalist Nomvula Maneli, and LA gospel royalty DC6 Singers Collective bring “History of House” to HQ.

from Live From

A teen magazine so daring, so outrageous, so scandalizing and sexually suggestive that it only lasted…five issues.

The Oral History of Star Magazine

A teen magazine so daring, so outrageous, so scandalizing and sexually suggestive that it only lasted…five issues.

from Lost Notes

Small stages provide a place for newer acts to gain exposure. But faced with inflation and corporate competition, venue owners have to be scrappy.

Keeping the music playing at LA’s indie venues

Small stages provide a place for newer acts to gain exposure. But faced with inflation and corporate competition, venue owners have to be scrappy.

from KCRW Features

KCRW celebrates Quincy Jones' legacy by revisiting a 2018 interview with the cultural icon and his daughter — about a documentary highlighting his extraordinary life.

Quincy Jones: A legacy of music, family, resilience

KCRW celebrates Quincy Jones' legacy by revisiting a 2018 interview with the cultural icon and his daughter — about a documentary highlighting his extraordinary life.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand