Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY
Monday, August 3, Blind Pilot have toured the entire West Coast by bicycle and will drive their soaring folk melodies home with indie splashes when they land at KCRW to perform on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Tuesday, August 4, Lykke Li hails from Sweden and is lucky enough to have Bjorn Yttling (of Peter Bjorn & John fame) as her mentor. She’ll chronicle her life in song with tracks from her full length debut on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Wednesday, August 5, White Lies have made an impressive splash with their debut recording and are topping many "bands-to-watch" polls, including the BBC and BRIT's Critics' Choice Award. Closer to home, their SXSW showcase made fans of just about everyone, including us. We'll hear from one of Jason Bentley's favorite bands of the year when they perform on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Thursday, August 6, Grizzly Bear might sound scary but their lush vocals and sweeping orchestral melodies can bring anyone out of hibernation. The quartet return to perform their music and fill us in on their growing success when they join Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Thursday, August 20, Portland's Hockey don't give a puck about anything but making great dance music. They'll score big when they perform for Morning Becomes Eclectic listeners at 11:15am.
Friday, August 21, A shot of Ethiopian jazz and a swig of Cambodian psychedelic surf rock-- shake it all up and you'll drink in the sound of L.A. culture through the music of Dengue Fever. We'll hear about their recent night as part of KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl when they join us live on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
KCRW PRESENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Mon, August 3, GOMEZ WITH BLIND PILOT AT THE WILTERN.
Sat, August 8, HARD FESTIVAL features UNDERWORLD plus TIGA, A-TRAK, CHROMEO, CRYSTAL CASTLES, STEVE AOKI, DESTRUCTO, AND MORE AT THE FORUM.
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, August 16, QUANTIC AND HIS COMBO BARBARO AT THE DETROIT BAR in COSTA MESA.
Tues, August 18, FLAMING LIPS W/ GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY AND STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS AT THE FOX THEATRE IN POMONA.
Wed, August 19, EMILIANA TORRINI AT THE EL REY THEATRE.
Sun, August 23, FRIENDLY FIRES AT THE GLASS HOUSE IN POMONA.
Mon, August 24, FRIENDLY FIRES AT THE EL REY THEATRE.
Thurs, August 27, CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND AT THE ECHOPLEX.
Thurs, August 27, DEVENDRA BANHART AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES IN ANAHEIM.
Thurs, August 27, PETE YORN WITH ZEE AVI AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Fri, August 28, GLISS and THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS AT SPACELAND.
Fri, August 28, POLLYN AT THE MINT.
Sat, August 29, BAND OF HORSES with WILLOUGHBY AT THE FOX THEATRE IN POMONA.
Mon, August 31, BAT FOR LASHES AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Tues, September 1, THE DUKE SPIRIT with BAND OF SKULLS AT THE EL REY THEATRE.
Sat, September 5, AVETT BROTHERS AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE.
Fri, September 11, MAXIMO PARK AT THE AVALON.
Mon, September 14, SEA WOLF AT THE SOHO SANTA BARBARA.
Tues, September 15, FANFARLO AT THE TROUBADOUR.
Wed, September 16, FANFARLO AT THE ECHO.
Thurs, September 17, BAJOFONDO AT THE MAYAN.
Wed, September 23- Fri, September 25, THE OOH LA L.A FESTIVAL (FEATURING PERFORMANCE BY SEBASTIEN TELLIER, GONZALES, EMILIE SIMON, YUKSEK AND MANY MORE) AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Fri, September 25, BON IVER AT THE WILTERN.
Fri, September 25, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA AT THE ORPHEUM.
Tues, September 29, SONIC YOUTH AT THE WILTERN.
Thurs, October 1, THE HORRORS AT THE EL REY THEATRE.
Fri, October 2, THE HORRORS AT THE GLASS HOUSE IN POMONA .
Fri, October 2, AMADOU AND MARIAM AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Sat, October 3, THE SECOND ANNUAL MANIMAL FESTIVAL FEATURING: BAT FOR LASHES, OTHER LIVES, CHAIRLIFT, EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS AND OTHERS AT PAPPY & HARRIETS IN PIONEERTOWN.
Sun, October 4, MIIKE SNOW (WITH JACK PENATE) AT THE ECHO.
Tues, October 6, ROBYN HITCHCOCK AT SPACELAND.
Wed, October 7, MIIKE SNOW WITH JACK PENATE AT SPACELAND.
Wed, October 7, FEVER RAY AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Wed, October 14, MOBY AT THE WILTERN.
Sun, October 18, MONSTERS OF FOLK WITH CONNOR OBERST, M. WARD AND JIM JAMES OF MY MORNING JACKET AT THE GREEK THEATRE.
Thurs, October 22, MONSTERS OF FOLK WITH CONNOR OBERST, M. WARD AND JIM JAMES OF MY MORNING JACKET AT THE SANTA BARBARA BOWL.
Thurs, October 22, MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO AT THE EL REY THEATRE.
Wed, October 28, REGINA SPEKTOR AT THE GREEK THEATRE.
London-based underground disco aficionados James Hillard and Jim Stanton, creators of Horse Meat Disco, will join Jason Eldredge on Saturday, August 1 at 11pm for an exclusive DJ set. Lauded by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, Horse Meat Disco claim to be "dedicated to the industry of human happiness" by playing host to a variety of worldwide alternative dance parties. Their debut mix CD is scheduled for release on Strut Records this fall.
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K’Naan has once of the most interesting stories I’ve
heard in a long time. He’s originally from Somalia and comes from a family of poets and singers. Poetry is so valued
in Somalia
– and his grandfather was so influential – that they lowered the
flag of the country for three days when he passed in away. K’Naan is a
thoughtful rapper whose music is rooted in traditional African melodies and
classic hip-hop tradition. He tells Jason that he breaks down his life in terms
of times of peace and times of war and has tried to transform the pain of tough
times into things people sing about. With an invitation from the Marley family,
he recorded his album in Kingston,
with various appearances from members of Bob’s musical and personal life
stopping in throughout the process. “Wavin’ Flag” is the
culmination of all his many talents in one song.
Check it out here
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Street artist Shepard Fairey appeared on MBE for a Guest DJ set and an interview! He delved into his history and rise in the art world, his work for the Obama campaign, his process – as both an artist and a DJ – and shed some light on some recent legal entanglements that have made news headlines. He played some great songs (kicking it off with “Police On My Back,” a nod to his arrest in Boston earlier this year) and provided some incredible insight into his work. This is a MUST listen. If you missed it, find it in the archives here. There is also a transcript available.
One of my favorite parts:
“I became addicted to DJing because it has the same rewarding problem-solving aspects as design and, in fact, its even more fun because your listening to great stuff as you're figuring out how to put it together in a way that works -- that’s both sharing something that people may know, but also combining it in a new way that they're not expecting, so it's that double-up punch.”
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KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 07/27/2009
1 NOISETTES == Wild Young Hearts >> [Mercury]
2 DEAD WEATHER == Horehound >> [Third Man/warner Bros]
3 LITTLE DRAGON == Machine Dreams >> [Peacefrog]
4 QUANTIC & HIS COMBO BARBARO == Tradition In Transition >> [Tru Thoughts]
5 PHOENIX == Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix >> [Glassnote]
6 BIBIO == Ambivalence Avenue >> [Warp Music]
7 CHIN CHIN == Remix Ep >> [Definitive Jux]
8 FINK == Sort Of Revolution >> [Ninja Tune]
9 FAT FREDDYS DROP == Dr Boondigga & The Big Bw >> [Drop]
10 EULOGIES == Here Anonymous >> [Dangerbird]
11 AIR == Love 2 - Sampler >> [Astralwerks]
12 MAXWELL == Blacksummers'night >> [Columbia]
13 TEMPER TRAP == Conditions >> [Glassnote]
14 MAJOR LAZER == Guns Don't Kill People Lazers Do >> [Downtown]
15 MOS DEF == Ecstatic >> [Downtown]
16 OCOTE SOUL SOUNDS & ADRIAN QUESADA == Coconut Rock >> [Esl]
17 MIIKE SNOW == Miike Snow >> [Downtown]
18 BAND OF SKULLS == Baby Darling Doll Face Honey >> [Shangri-la]
19 BANDA DE TURISTAS == Magico Corazon Radiofonico >> [Warner Mexico]
20 SPOON == Got Nuffin >> [Merge]
21 DISCOVERY == Lp >> [Xl]
22 GENERATIONALS == Con Law >> [Park The Van]
23 NOUVELLE VAGUE == 3 >> [Peacefrog]
24 SA-RA CREATIVE PARTNERS == Nuclear Evolution - The Age Of Love >> [Ubiquity]
25 BAGAYOGO, ISSA == Remixed >> [Six Degrees Records]
26 NOVALIMA == Coba Coba - Remixed >> [Cumbancha]
27 WILCO == Wilco >> [Nonesuch]
28 TELEKINESIS == Telekinesis >> [Merge]
29 GOLDENROD == Paintings For Prophets >> [Beast's Content]
30 WEST INDIAN GIRL == We Believe >> [Self Release]
31 ATHLETE == Black Swan >> [Fiction]
32 SHARPE, EDWARD & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS == Up From Below >> [Vagrant]
33 HOLSAPPLE & STAMEY == Here & Now >> [Bar None]
34 MOBY == Wait For Me >> [Little Idiot]
35 LAL MERI == Lal Meri >> [Six Degrees]
36 FELIX DA HOUSECAT == He Was King >> [Nettwerk]
37 OM COMPILATOIN == Om 15 >> [Om]
38 SPANISH POP COMPILATION == Sensacional Soul - Vol 2 >> [Vampi Soul]
39 KLEERUP == Kleerup >> [Astralwerks]
40 PORTUGAL THE MAN == Satanic Satanist >> [Equal Vision]
41 BOMBA ESTEREO == Blow Up >> [Nacional]
42 MEW == No More Stories Ep >> [Columbia]
43 BODYCODE == Immune >> [Spectral Sound]
44 HASUNUMA, SHUTA == Pop Ooga Plus >> [Western Vinyl]
45 BLACK RIO COMPILATION == Black Rio 2 -original Samba Soul 1971-79 >> [Strut]
46 HAWTHORNE, MAYER == Advance >> [Stones Throw]
47 CONTE, NICOLA == Rituals >> [Emarcy]
48 DATAROCK == Red >> [Nettwerk]
49 TORTOISE == Beacons Of Ancestorship >> [Thrill Jockey]
50 KITTY DAISY & LEWIS == Kitty Daisy & Lewis >> [Sunday Best]
Fans of “The Wire” should definitely check this one out!
George Pelecanos was a writer and producer on the Emmy Award-winning TV series and he’s also penned a slew of best selling crime novels. He digs into serious subject matter for his work, however his musical inspirations range from a carefree single from the ‘70s to the soundtrack for an epic spaghetti Western. George also includes an anthem from “the best rock band in America” and a politically conscious artist he calls his hero. Check out his Guest DJ set here
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Regina Spektor is one of very few artists that I would call truly unique. And I say that after seeing Grace Jones perform at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday! (which was amazing and better than any review I’ve read or could hope to write). What makes Regina so special is that she doesn’t need wild costuming or dramatic stage shows -- she does it all from behind a piano, with lyrics that send your mind spinning. Today on MBE, Regina had a small string section and a drummer to help bring tracks off her new album to life, including “Laughing With,” “The Calculation,” and “Folding Chair.”
She talked to Jason about putting the CD together, comparing songs to short stories – how she writes them on her own and then positions them into a good collection.
(sorry, there’s no video – it was the artist’s request)
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Morphine is re-issuing their 3rd album "YES" on vinyl this week. The album, originally released in 1995, features a KCRW first – it is the only occasion where a live track from one of our studio sessions (“I Had My Chance”) ended up on an original studio album. Many artists put out KCRW live tracks as singles, album bonus tracks or part of box sets but this was part of the original album line up, sandwiched between the buzzing pop single “Super Sex” and “The Jury.”
Hear the Boston-based trio’s whole session, hosted by Chris Douridas, here
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Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet join KCRW DJ Gary Calamar this Sunday, July 26, for a special guest DJ set at 11pm. The alt-rock/power pop heroes are releasing their second covers collaboration, ‘Under the Covers, Vol. 2'
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World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl feat. GRACE JONES This Sunday
KCRW’s World Festival show THIS Sunday, July 26 features Grace Jones and of Montreal in there Hollywood Bowl debuts. Also, LA’s own Dengue Fever opens the show. This is Grace’s first Los Angeles appearance in over 20 years! Also, word from of Montreal's camp is that they are pulling out all the stops for an elaborate stage production for this special occasion. The show starts at 7pm and tickets are still available.
KCRW Hosts Free Show at Grand Performances
KCRW’s DJ’s Raul Campos and Anthony Valadez host an evening with Curumin w/ Money Mark and Novalima this Saturday, July 25 at 8pm. It’s a free show open to the public, bringing you Latin America’s 21st century sounds.
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