I hope those of you Angelenos that were hoping to attend KCRW’s first dance party already snapped up your tickets. (They were available on sale to members first – a good reason to subscribe!)
RadioActive will bring almost every KCRW DJ together under one roof on April 11 for a night of dancing and fun. Below is the line up -- come early and stay late!
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Dub House Disco Ballroom
Raul Campos 12:45 - 2
Jason Bentley 11:30 - 12:45
Liza Richardson 10:15 - 11:30
Jason Eldredge 9 - 10:15
Neo Soul Street Beat Sound System
Garth Trinidad 12:30 - 2
Jeremy Sole 11 - 12:30
Mathieu Shreyer 10 - 11
Aaron Bird 9 - 10
World Folktronic Jazz Lounge
Jason Kramer 1 - 2
Mario Cotto 12:00 - 1
Eric J Lawrence 11:00 - 12:00
Henry Rollins 10 - 11:00
Anne Litt 9 - 10
Grand Voodoo Salon
Anthony Valadez 1 - 2
Michael Barnes 12 - 1
Tom Schnabel 11 - 12
Gary Calamar 10 - 11
Dan Wilcox 9 - 10
Sara Lov is on her own after making a splash with Dustin
O”Halloran as Devics. The band is on “indefinite hiatus” as
Dustin is now living in Europe, but Sara put
together a disc of her own tunes that should keep all their fans happy. She played
great new songs like “Frankie,” as well as a cover of Arcade Fires
“My Body is a Cage.”
Check it out here
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Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY
Monday, March 30, Sara Lov of The Devics explores her solo project on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Tuesday, March 31, Icelandic diva Emiliana Torrini warms the studios with her new songs Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Wednesday, April 1, The Blind Boys of Alabama return with spiritually inspired music on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Monday, April 6, Soulful sound of Raphael Saadiq live on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Tuesday, April 7, Newcomer Lex Land performs her original songs on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Wednesday, April 8, The Bird & The Bee perform songs from their latest release, Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future, on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Monday, April 13, Columbian duo Atercieopelados return with a batch of new songs on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
KCRW.COM PRESENTS
Fri, April 17, MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND at THE RED DEVIL LOUNGE in SAN FRANCISCO.
KCRW PRESENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Fri, March 27, LOS LOBOS AT THE CONGA ROOM.
Thur, March 27, THE ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR AT THE ECHO.
Sat, March 28, MADELEINE PEYROUX AT THE NOKIA THEATRE.
Mon, March 30, EMILIANA TORRINI AT THE TROUBADOUR.
Thur, April 2, AUTOLUX AT THE DETROIT BAR IN COSTA MESA.
Thur, April 2, ANYA MARINA AT THE HOTEL CAFE.
Sat, April 4, RATATAT AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM.
Thur, April 9, TRAVIS AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES, ANAHEIM.
Thur, April 9, DENGUE FEVER AT THE ECHOPLEX.
Fri, April 10, LEONARD COHEN AT THE NOKIA THEATER.
Sat, April 11, KCRW PRESENTS RADIOACTIVE AT PARK PLAZA.
Sat, April 11, LEONARD COHEN AT THE NOKIA THEATER.
Sat, April 11, TRAVIS AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Sat, April 11, BLIND PILOT AT SPACELAND.
Sat, April 11, LEONARD COHEN AT THE NOKIA THEATER.
Sat, April 11, ATERCIOPELADOS at SOHO IN SANTA BARBARA.
Mon, April 13, JENNY LEWIS AT THE GLASS HOUSE IN POMONA.
Mon, April 13, FRIENDLY FIRES AT THE TROUBADOUR.
Wed, April 15, CONOR OBERST & THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND AT THE GLASS HOUSE IN POMONA.
Thur, April 16, GAVIN CASTLETON AT THE MINT.
Thur, April 16, ATERCIOPELADOS AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES, ANAHEIM.
Thur, April 16, BLACK KEYS AT THE GLASS HOUSE IN POMONA.
Mon, April 20, THE PRESETS AT THE GLASS HOUSE IN POMONA.
Tues, April 21, THE BOXER REBELLION AT THE TROUBADOUR.
Thur, April 23, BLACK KIDS with MATES OF STATE AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Sat, April 25, XIMENA SARINANA AT THE AVALON.
Sat, April 25, THE FAINT & LADYTRON AT THE GROVE OF ANAHEIM.
Sun, April 26, THE FAINT & LADYTRON AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Tues, April 28, THE PINKER TONES AT THE KNITTING FACTORY.
Tues, April 28, XIMENA SARINANA AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES, ANAHEIM.
Thur, May 14, CORNELIUS WITH DEERHOOF AT THE MAYAN.
Fri, May 15, DOVES AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES in ANAHEIM.
Sat, May 16, DOVES AT THE WILTERN.
Tues, May 19, THE DECEMBERISTS AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM.
Wed, May 20, M83 AT THE GLASS HOUSE.
Thur, May 21, THE KILLS AT THE GLASS HOUSE in Pomona.
Fri, May 29, SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS & BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW AT THE TROUBADOUR.
Tues, June 16, BAT FOR LASHES AT THE EL REY THEATRE.
Fri, June 19, GRIZZLY BEAR AT THE WILTERN.
Sun, June 21, KCRW's WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL feat. FEMI KUTI, SANTIGOLD, RAPHAEL SAADIQ at THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
Sun, June 28, KCRW's WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL feat. ADELE, ETTA JAMES, JANELLE MONAE at THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
Sun, July 12, KCRW's WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL feat. RAY LAMONTAGNE, JENNY LEWIS, BLITZEN TRAPPER at THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
Sun, July 26, KCRW's WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL feat. GRACE JONES, OF MONTREAL, DENGUE FEVER at THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
Sun, August 9, KCRW's WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL: REGGAE NIGHT VIII feat. TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS, MICHAEL ROSE, GREGORY ISAACS at THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
Sun, June 28, KCRW's WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL: INDIA CALLING! feat. MALKIT SINGH, KAILASH KHER at THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
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Every year, thousands of people travel from all around the world to the Coachella Valley for one of the premier music festivals in the U.S. This event happens practically in our backyard and KCRW is proud to have hosted many of this year’s headliners and main attractions for live sessions here at our basement studio in Santa Monica. For a preview of the festivities, check out KCRW.com/Coachella, as well as an interview Jason did earlier this week with Coachella founder Paul Tollett.
Also, video from our SXSW sessions at Tequila Mockingbird with PJ Harvey and John Parish and Peter Bjorn and John are now archived on the site and our SXSW page.
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KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole is a big fan of Clutchy Hopkins and got a sweet surprise when the artist called him up last week to say he was recording a piece just for him, a tribute to the great Brazilian arranger/composer Arthur Verocai. Jeremy got it too late to play it on air, but this week he played the new track and previous exclusives the artist has recorded just for him.
Luckily, you don’t need to stay up after the midnight hours to hear all the good stuff that goes down during Jeremy’s show since each one is archived and available on demand until the next one airs HERE. (click on “recent shows”)
Skip ahead to about 2:30am to hear the Clutchy Hopkins tracks and other fantastic selections.
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Ben Harper returned to the KCRW studios with his new band the Relentless7 – consisting of the former rhythm section of local band Oliver Future -- Jesse Ingalls and Jordan Richardson -- and Guitarist Jason Mozersky. Truth be told, I’ve know the “three Js” for a few years and I see an excitement and fire in their eyes I’ve never seen. I know from listening to his music that Ben Harper is an inspiring fellow, but to see it work its magic on people I know was very special for me. All of those good vibes and that collaborative spirit are what make his new album -- which was written in recorded in 30 days -- work. It’s been noted almost everywhere that it’s a much more rocking album than his previous work but as Ben told Jason yesterday, the rock has always been there. In fact, most of his albums reflect a variety of influences and genres. This one just happens to be a bit harder – thanks in large part to his new backing band (they’ll hate me for saying this but the J’s were also part of a band called Pudge Zeppelin. If you think they rock with Ben, imagine them playing Zeppelin. Best cover band I’ve ever seen).
They are just getting started and will be touring for most of Spring. Check them out at a venue/festival near you.
Also in the MBE archives this week – UK rockers Razorlight (who played favorites from all their albums, including “Golden Touch” and “In the Morning”) and Orenda Fink of Azure Ray with Cedric LeMoyne of Remy Zero teaming up as O+S.
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KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 03/23/2009
1 PHOENIX == Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix >> [Advance]
2 AUERBACH, DAN == Keep It Hid >> [Nonesuch]
3 COLE, NAT KING - REMIXED == Re-generations >> [Capitol]
4 YEAH YEAH YEAHS == It's Blitz >> [Interscope]
5 BAT FOR LASHES == Two Suns >> [Echo]
6 RED HOT COMPILATION == Dark Was The Night >> [4ad]
7 HARVEY, PJ & JOHN PARISH == A Woman A Man Walked By >> [Island]
8 AMADOU & MARIAM == Welcome To Mali >> [Nonesuch]
9 SHAW, LISA == Free >> [Salted]
10 BOOZOO BAJOU == Grains >> [K7]
11 WAR CHILD COMPILATION == Heroes >> [Astralwerks]
12 SILVERSUN PICKUPS == Swoon >> [Dangerbird]
13 ORBIT, WILLIAM == My Oracle Lives Uptown >> [Kobalt]
14 CHIN CHIN == Flashing The Fancing >> [Definitive Jux]
15 Q-TIP == Renaissance >> [Universal Motown]
16 CASE, NEKO == Middle Cyclone >> [Anti]
17 JOSS, CHRIS == Sticks >> [Esl]
18 TOSCA == No Hassle >> [K7]
19 PETER BJORN & JOHN == Living Thing >> [Almost Gold] 20 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE == Merriweather Post Pavilion >> [Domino]
21 ASTATKE, MULATU & THE HELIOCENTRICS == Inspiration Information >> [Strut]
22 GREAT NORTHERN == Remind Me Where The Light Is - Sampler >> [Eenie Meenie]
23 SAWHNEY, NITIN == London Undersound >> [Positiv-id]
24 PRIMAL SCREAM == Beautiful Future >> [Wea Intl]
25 BLK JKS == Mystery >> [Secretly Canadian]
26 DOVES == Kingdom Of Rust >> [Astralwerks]
27 AVI, ZEE == Zee Avi >> [Brushfire]
28 MR SCRUFF == Ninja Tuna >> [Ninja Tune]
29 ROYKSOPP == Junior >> [Astralwerks]
30 MANDELL, ELENI == Artificial Fire >> [Zedtone]
31 RUSSELL, ALICE == Pot Of Gold >> [Six Degrees Records]
32 YORKE, THOM == Eraser - Remixes >> [Xl]
33 BURAKA SOM SISTEMA == Black Diamond >> [Fabric]
34 JAY, JEREMY == Slow Dance >> [K Records]
35 METRIC == Fantasies >> [Last Gang]
36 ST VINCENT == Actor >> [Beggars]
37 BISHOP ALLEN == Grrr >> [Dead Oceans]
38 OLIVER PEOPLES COMPILATION == Oliver Peoples 6 >> [Quango]
39 WARD, M == Hold Time >> [Merge]
40 VETIVER == Tight Knit >> [Sub Pop]
41 FAUNTS == Feel Love Thinking Of >> [Friendly Fire]
42 GLISS == Devotion Implosion >> [Cordless]
43 LEX LAND == Orange Days On Lemon Street >> [Intelligent Noise]
44 LATE OF THE PIER == Fantasy Black Channel >> [Astralwerks]
45 FEVER RAY == Fever Ray >> [Mute]
46 FRIPP & ENO == No Pussyfooting - Deluxe Edition >> [Dgm]
47 MARINA, ANYA == Slow & Steady Seduction Phase Two >> [Chop Shop]
48 BIG MOVES == In The Beginning >> [Self Release]
49 OTHER LIVES == Advance Music >> [Tbd]
50 FOL CHEN == Part 1 - John Shade Your Fortune's Made >> [Asthmatic Kitty]
This Thursday and Friday, Raul Campos will be broadcasting his show (10p-mid) from the Winter Music Conference, an event that draws dance music lovers from around the world to Miami, Fl. for one wild weekend He is setting up a bedroom studio in his hotel, The Setai, where he will be serving as MC and introducing sets by some of the biggest names in electronic music, including Claude Monnet, Jay J, and Samantha James.
He’ll have guests dropping by to chat (he’s trying to track down DJ Hell, Jon Cutler, Louie Vega, The Whip, Tosca and others).
Tune in Thursday and Friday and check out Raul’s music blog for updates.
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Very exciting news -- KCRW DJ Liza Richardson's remix of Femi Kuti's song "Eh Oh" will be included in tomorrow night's episode of CSI: NY!
It's part of a five-song remix CD called Femi Kuti vs. KCRW Soundclash that we put together with Mercer Street/Downtown Records and offered as a special bonus during our pledge drive. Some copies are still available as a member premium.
It just so happens that the music supervisor who chose the track for CSI is a former KCRW volunteer! Rudy Chung previously worked on Anne Litt's show.
Liza is a music supervisor herself so this extra special fun for her. She will be working on the new "Melrose Place" series and is currently choosing music for the TV show "Lie to Me." She has also been working on "In the Motherhood," which debuts on Thursday.
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