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Soul-jazz-hip-hop stalwart José James hits KCRW with his fifth(!) performance, sharing highlights from “1978” — his most soulful, funky, and political album yet.

Cosmic disco legend Asha Puthli returns to the live stage after 40 years — and she’s got a lot to say.

LA’s Local Natives bring a career-spanning batch of hits — including “Dark Days” — to HQ.

Chicano Batman expands their psych-soul sound via 2024’s “Notebook Fantasy” — but their East LA garage rock roots hold strong.

Ana Tijoux returns with the lush pop balladry and incisive, Spanish-language bars of her 2024 LP “Vida.”

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

SoCal’s most jazz-informed souldies crew hits KCRW HQ with an electrifying set of highlights from their Leon Michels-produced, 2024 LP “Sounds Good.”

SoCal native and “Diva Of The People” Gavin Turek brings heavy disco to KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio via cuts like “WHITNEY,” “IOU,” and “Off The Wheel.”

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.”