Music has always been at the heart of KCRW. In the ongoing aftermath of the January 2025 LA wildfires, the community of musicians that help define the voice of the city have seen their homes, studios, instruments, equipment, and livelihoods decimated. KCRW is working towards supporting those that have given us so much through their music and work.

We hope our collective efforts can make a difference in rebuilding our music community.  We also hope that through our music programming we can be a source of comfort, companionship, and even a moment of escape to our listeners.

This hub is dedicated to sharing resources, stories, events, and music, while collectively working towards supporting the musicians that are part of the cultural fabric of the city through their sounds and songs.

Please note: The resources below are specific to musicians and music workers impacted by the fires. For general resources on getting help and giving help, visit kcrw.com/firehelp.

Resources + mutual aid | Benefit concert + event calendar | Benefit compilations | News | Good vibes | Contact

Updated 3/28/25 

Resources & mutual aid directory

KCRW is contributing to the Support the Music Community mutual aid directory with resources for those impacted by the LA wildfires. Click through to explore different aid categories, grouped into tabs found at the bottom of the spreadsheet. These include: fundraising links for individuals, music-specific resources, benefit concerts, gear donation/replacement, and pro-bono studio services. Thank you to everyone who has helped build, manage, and contribute to this invaluable community-managed resource so far. 

Please help us by using the links below to submit information about events and resources that directly benefit musicians and music workers of LA. You can also help share the directory directly with this handy link: tiny.cc/musicrelief.  

Links for contributing resources: 

• Fundraisers for individuals/families impacted by the fires (Please check for duplicates first, and make sure you have their permission to be added to the directory.) 
• Music-specific resources
• Events, fundraisers, and drives benefiting and/or hosted by the LA music community
• Pro-bono studio time and recording services
• Gear sharing and donations
• Corrections and updates

Need something or want to add something for the music community not covered here? Send inquiries to musicrelief@kcrw.org. Find general resources on getting help and giving help, from insurance and renters rights to volunteering and donation opportunities, at kcrw.com/firehelp.

Events 

Wildfire fundraisers, drives, and benefit concerts by and for the LA music community (Got one to add? Submit it here). For all events, check out the KCRW events calendar. 

Friday, March 28

• SMiiLE x Lights Down Low: Chloé Caillet + Friends @ Private location (TBA) (11 p.m. - 5 a.m.)
  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to MusiCares for LA wildfire relief.

Saturday, March 29 

• Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert benefiting The Midnight Mission @ The Greek (8 p.m. - 12 a.m.)
  W/ The Shins, Iron & Wine, Frou Frou, Colin Hay, Thievery Corporation, Remy Zero, Cary Brothers, Bonnie Somerville, and Sophie Barker from Zero 7. Plus special guests.

Sunday, March 30 

• Country Comfort: An LA Roots Music Fire Relief Benefit @ The Regent (4:30 - 8:30 p.m.)
  W/ Emily Rose & The Rounders, Eugene Edwards, The Tone Slingers, and Los Rock Angels. Followed by an all-star house band (Brian Whelan, Ted Russell Kamp, Matt Pynn, Jamie Douglass) leading special guests through Waylon Jennings classics. Proceeds to benefit members of the Hillbilly-Americana-Roots Community who have been impacted by the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Tuesday, Apr. 1

• We Love LA: A Free Concert For Wildfire First Responders and Impacted Community Members @ Hollywood Bowl (8:00 p.m.)
  W/ Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Christina Aguilera, and Gerald Clayton 

Thursday, Sept. 25

• American Red Cross Los Angeles Region Benefit: Billy Idol w/ Joan Jett & The Blackhearts @ the Kia Forum (7:30pm)

Benefit releases + compilations 

• Los Angeles Rising
  (Various Artists)
  This comp was crystallized and brought into being by a team from the music community of LA, under the guise of musician Kevin Haskins (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) and producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, IDLES), who joined forces  after witnessing the destruction of the homes and livelihoods of so many fellow artists in the LA wildfires. They've dug into their own archives for unheard gems and tapped like-minded artists for their own contributions, including PJ Harvey, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Devo, Primal Scream, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Danny Elfman, and more. It's mega. Available exclusively on Bandcamp, all proceeds go directly to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.
  

• Passional Relations EP
  Big Thief
  Acclaimed indie rock band Big Thief assembled some of their favorite unreleased songs into a new EP  — only available on their webstore — with all proceeds going toward providing relief for those impacted by the LA wildfires. The majority of proceeds will be donated to the PLUS1LA Fires Fund, which directly supports organizations addressing critical needs like housing, education, animal welfare, and more. The rest will go directly to local musicians, artists, and community members who need extra support during this time.

• For Our Friends: A Disaster Relief Compilation
  Aloha Got Soul
  Honolulu-based label and record shop Aloha Got Soul has gathered tracks (previously unreleased or recorded expressly for the project) from more than 50 artists from Hawaii and around the world in solidarity with Los Angeles fire recovery: "There is a strong sense of respect that exists in Hawaii and its music scene, and this effort is a way of extending our aloha to Los Angeles. We know the road is long. We saw this happen with Maui — we know and understand the devastation and uncertainty. We will do what we can to help along the way."
  100% of proceeds go to verified sources to support relief efforts for those affected by the wildfires. 

• Super Bloom: A Benefit for Fire Relief in Los Angeles
  (Various Artists)
  With contributions from King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, The War on Drugs, Mac DeMarco, Dirty Projectors, Guided By Voices, Jenny Lewis & Cass McCombs, Ty Segall, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Robyn Hitchcock, and many more. 100% of proceeds will benefit local mutual aid organizations for LA fire relief, including Sweet Relief, Direct Relief, Mutual Aid LA, the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, and Pasadena Humane. 
  
  

• Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires
  Leaving Records
  Featuring contributions from André 3000, Samantha Urbani, Eddie Chacon, Sam Wilkes, Laraaji, Reggie Watts,  Samiyam, Brijean, Julia Holter, Total Blue, Celia Hollander, and others. Vinyl and cassette editions now available to order. All proceeds will be donated directly to impacted individuals, including 50% towards impacted musicians and music workers. 
  

• For LA Vol. 1  |  For LA Vol. 2
  Helios Music (Various Artists)
  Featuring previously unreleased material from composers in the ambient, electronic, and modern classical communities. Vol. 2 includes two previously unreleased recordings by Ryuichi Sakamoto! All proceeds go to We Are Moving The Needle and Give Directly.
  
  
  
  
  

• Love Los Angeles: A Charity Compilation in Aid of the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires Benefiting the Mutual Aid LA Network
  Hit the North Records
  Featuring contributions from The Album Leaf, Shannon Lay, Pachyman, Gustaf, Matt Pond PA, and many more. 
  
  
  
  
  

• Back in the Garage - Los Angeles Fire Relief Compilation
  Soggy Anvil Records
  Live recordings by Jonny Fritz, Dylan Earl, Harrison Whitford, Cooper Kenward, Supergloom, and many more, each recorded in an L.A. garage. 100% of proceeds will be split evenly between MusiCares and Pasadena Humane Society. 
  
  

News

• Free concert clothing co-op helping musicians affected by LA wildfires via KSBY (3/27/25)

• Jazz musicians rally around wildfire victims via Pasadena Star-News (3/20/25)

• Musicians Join Forces to Launch L.A. Wildfire Relief Livestream and Auction via The Hollywood Reporter (3/4/25)

• Musicians regroup after LA fires took guitars, gear, studios via Reuters (2/20/25)

• For many LA musicians, the wildfires took their homes — and their livelihoods via NPR (2/13/25)

• Music compilations aim to help survivors of LA fires via KCRW (2/10/25)

• Hollywood Composers Unite for Their Own LA Wildfire Relief Benefit Concert via The Wrap (2/10/25)

• Bandcamp to donate 100% of proceeds to MusiCares in support of Los Angeles wildfire relief during special event this February via MusicTech (2/5/25)

• How the 2025 Grammys Responded to L.A. Wildfires via The Hollywood Reporter (2/2/25)

• How Pasadena Symphony is replacing student instruments lost in the wildfires via KCRW (1/31/25)
  
  

• Music, Musicians, and the LA Wildfires via Symphony.org (1/31/25)

• Some artists lost their life’s work in LA wildfires. Fellow artists are helping them recover via The Independent (1/29/25)

• L.A. nightlife bands together on the dance floor to benefit wildfire victims at the Bellwether via The L.A. Times (1/29/25)
• Electronic Music Community and Artists Step Up to Aid Victims of Catastrophic LA Wildfires via EDM.com (1/28/25)

• Altadena family of musicians faces devastating losses after California wildfires via CBS News (1/27/25)

• Los Angeles musicians lost homes, studios and instruments: ‘A part of you is gone’ via The Guardian (1/25/25)

• "The Gear Lost in the Fires: As NAMM Arrives in Anaheim, Manufacturers Step Up to Aid Musicians" via The Hollywood Reporter (1/23/25)

• L.A. Wildfire Relief: Organizations Providing Assistance for Music Industry Workers via Billboard (1/22/25)

• Southern California Fires Hit the Jazz Community via Downbeat (1/21/25)

• Musical Instrument Industry joins to help LA Fire Victims via Hypebot (1/21/25) 

• LA fires: Musicians feel grief, catharsis, and optimism about their art via KCRW (1/20/25) 

• Live Nation and Crew Nation to commit $1 million to support music community impacted by LA wildfires via NME (1/20/25) 

• A list of donations to support the Los Angeles music scene via Always Listening/Audio-Technica Japan (1/18/25) 

• The L.A. Fires Took Everything. For Some, ‘The Music Community Is Backing Me Up’ via Billboard (1/17/25)

• How a Widely Shared Spreadsheet Helped Raise $13 Million (and Counting) for L.A.’s Music Industry Wildfire Victims via Billboard (1/16/25)

• The producers, studios, DJs and artists affected by LA wildfires — and how you can help via MusicTech (1/16/25)

• Fires Deliver ‘Mass Erasure Of Heritage’ For Los Angeles Arts Community via Forbes (1/15/25)

• Discogs to donate sales revenue to those hit by LA wildfires, while Fender commits $100,000 to replacing instruments via NME (1/15/25)

• Fire charred two L.A. music utopias. Will they ever recover? via The Los Angeles Times (1/15/25)

• LA music community tell us about "tragic" impact of wildfires: "This will be felt for years" via NME (1/14/25)

• Jazz artists in Los Angeles band together in the wildfires' aftermath via WRTI (1/14/25)

• Spotify, Sony Music, Warner Music Group Call Off Grammy Week Events as Cancellations Mount Following Deadly L.A. Wildfires via The Hollywood Reporter (1/14/25)

• L.A. Music Community Galvanizes to Help Victims of Wildfires via The Hollywood Reporter (1/10/25)

• As California wildfires rage on, DJs and producers seek refuge and relief via Resident Advisor (1/9/25)

• Eaton Fire: JPL scientist and KCRW DJ Wyldeflower share their evacuation stories via KCRW (1/8/25)

Good vibes 

•   Live: Listen to Music Outside In the Daylight Under a Tree Fire Fundraiser
  
  
• Listen, dream: A guided meditation from Boreta and Alan Watts 
  Via KCRW’s Travis Holcombe. Check out his Jan. 8 episode of FREAKS ONLY for more. 

• The Quarantine Tapes 032: Bernie Krause
  Musician and soundscape ecologist Bernie Krause reflects on losing everything — including his natural sound archives — in the 2017 California wildfires, and what it’s like to live in their wake.
• The Quarantine Tapes 136: Terry Tempest Williams
  “During this pandemic, I think we have the opportunity to see this as a transformative time, as well as a deploy harrowing time, but that the seeds of renewal are beneath our feet.”
  
  

Contact 

Please send any questions, needs, and ideas not covered above to musicrelief@kcrw.org. We’re here to help.