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

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.

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

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

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

Rising Scottish producer Barry Can’t Swim brings stage show of cuts from his 2023 LP “When Will We Land?” (and beyond) to KCRW HQ.

LA psych-cumbia project Reyna Tropical brings resilient joy to KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio with cuts from their long-awaited debut LP, “Malegriá.”

Grammy-winning Guatemalan singer Gaby Moreno makes her KCRW live debut for us with intoxicating cuts from new LP “Dusk.”