Music News & Events

Upcoming on MBE and KCRW Presents

2009-11-20T18:54:58Z

Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY Tuesday, November 24, We first met Lissie at KCRW in 2007, when she came in to sing backup for Jesca Hoop. Now, she's opening for Ray LaMontagne and has just released...

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Rosanne Cash on MBE

2009-11-19T23:03:14Z

As a young woman, Rosanne Cash told her father Johnny she wanted to play country music. He put together a list of 100 essential songs for her to listen to an just recently she just released an album highlighting her favorites, many of which she p...

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For you Twilight fans…

2009-11-19T20:18:40Z

Turns out the director of the latest Twilight movie is a big KCRW fan! Chris Weitz was talking about the “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” soundtrack to The Oklahoman and said “my musical education is formed by my daily drive listening to KCRW’s ‘Morn...

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Getty Director Michael Brand is our Guest DJ

2009-11-19T00:03:52Z

Getty Museum Director Michael Brand admits that he sometimes has a stronger reaction to music than art. His music choices span many genres – from aboriginal music to Cambodian pop. He dedicates a song to his family, highlights a couple standout a...

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Rare Live Performance from Royksopp on MBE

2009-11-18T23:51:57Z

KCRW hosted a rare live performance from Royksopp this morning. The Norwegian electronic music duo hasn’t played live in LA since KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005, with Basement Jaxx headlining. I have never seen the Bowl like I...

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KCRW General Manager Ruth Seymour Announces Retirement

2009-11-18T18:14:35Z

We have a big announcement from the basement today -- after 32 years as General Manager of KCRW Ruth Seymour has announced that she is retiring at the end of February. “I am leaving a station that is strong in its identity, a station like no othe...

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Forro in the Dark on MBE

2009-11-17T23:59:44Z

One of the best performances I ever witnessed at SXSW was Forro in the Dark – with special guest David Byrne – playing an intimate, outside show at the Hotel San Jose in Austin. Not only was it a welcome break from the madness of the music festiv...

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KCRW Top 50 Most Played

2009-11-17T23:42:21Z

KCRW TOP 50 FOR WEEK OF 11/16/2009 1 BANHART, DEVENDRA == What Will We Be >> [Warner Bros.] 2 ZERO 7 == Yeah Ghost >> [Atlantic] 3 GRAY, DAVID == Draw The Line >> [Mercer Street] 4 QUADRON == Quadron >> [A:larm/attack] 5 ATLAS SOUND == ...

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Nick Hornby Collaborating w/ Ben Folds on an Album

2009-11-17T19:36:42Z

This morning we taped a Guest DJ Project set with UK author Nick Hornby, who’s written a number of books involving music, including the classic “High Fidelity.” While the Guest DJ set won’t be released for a month or so, we couldn’t hold back on s...

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Shepard Fairey’s Guest DJ Set in the Archives

2009-11-16T23:26:37Z

Shepard Fairey filled in for Henry Rollins over the weekend and connected each song in his two-hour set to the next with a series of musical trivia that kept listeners guessing. He certainly surprised me with a tidbit about The Go Go’s! Here's the...

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