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Morning Becomes Eclectic

MBE Dec. 22: Holiday dreams, and FREE tix for Nick Hakim

Novena Carmel
Novena Carmel
Hand-Picked Music Indie / AltSoul / Funk
Late ‘90s Holiday album fever dreams, a New Year’s mantra, and your chance at tickets to check out Nick Hakim early next year.
Late ‘90s Holiday album fever dreams, a New Year’s mantra, and your chance at tickets to check out Nick Hakim early next year.
Dec 22, 2022

Winter break has finally arrived, but we’re throwing one last 2022 rager with Novena and Anthony behind the decks. 3-time Grammy nominee Emily King reflecting on “This Year?” Panda Bear & Sonic Boom’s 2022 masterpiece Reset connecting the dots to mid-60s Simon & Garfunkel? Lauryn Hill and Rosie O’Donnell making all of your late ‘90s holiday album fever dreams come true? Yeah, we got that.

Plus, a gift for YOU! We’re giving away 5 pairs of tickets to catch one of our favorite albums of the year, performed live and direct. That’s right, Brooklyn-based neo-soul dream boy Nick Hakim is taking on the Regent on Tuesday, Feb. 7, and we want to make sure you’re in on the action. Happy holidays, and we’ll catch you back here in 2023!

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    Anthony Valadez

    co-host of KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic

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    Novena Carmel

    Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, co-host of Lost Notes

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    Anna Chang

    Producer, KCRW Music Department

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