Music News & Events

Upcoming on MBE and KCRW Presents

2009-11-13T00:07:00Z

Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY Tuesday, November 17, Forro In The Dark is based in New York, but they tap into their Brazilian roots to create hip-swiveling grooves. Their fans include KCRW favorit...

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Band We Like: Washed Out

2009-11-12T23:21:08Z

KCRW DJ Mario Cotto (Sat, 8-10p) has a way of describing bands that is unlike anyone else I’ve ever met. We recently had an email discussion about Washed Out -- a band that made a splash at CMJ, but who had been on our airwaves for sometime thanks...

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Bomba Estereo on MBE

2009-11-12T21:20:19Z

Colombia’s Bomba Estereo gave us a live lesson in Cumbia this morning as part of an explosive set of dance music. They gave us a taste of the genre in its simplest form during the interview with Jason, but the bulk of their live performance was a...

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Today's Top Tune from our Own Anthony Valadez!

2009-11-12T19:40:19Z

KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez is celebrating the release of his first full length album this week. Audio/Visual is a collection of beats layered with live instrumentation and some great vocalists, such as Stockholm's Kissey Asplund. The 18 instrumental ...

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Shepard Fairey Guest DJs on KCRW THIS Saturday, Nov 14

2009-11-12T18:25:50Z

Renowned street artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey will fill in for KCRW DJ Henry Rollins this Saturday, November 14. He visited Morning Becomes Eclectic for a Guest DJ set this summer and his playlist included The Equal’s “Police on My Ba...

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Ashley Force Hood is our Guest DJ

2009-11-11T19:15:25Z

If you haven’t heard of Ashley Force Hood, you probably don’t pay much attention to racing. Not only is she extremely successful -- in September, she became the first woman to win a National Hot Rod Assn. U.S. Nationals championship in the funny ...

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David Gray on MBE

2009-11-10T21:42:21Z

David Gray has been a regular visitor to KCRW since before his album “White Ladder” launched him to stardom. In fact, the Welsh singer loves KCRW so much, he even dropped by for a performance on his wedding day many years ago. The multi-platinum ...

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Orgone on MBE

2009-11-10T19:12:03Z

Orgone brought some funky grooves to our Santa Monica studios -- a full throttle live performance despite the early morning hour, with a full horn section and Fanny Franklin on vocals. While a lot of soul/funk bands tend to sound entirely retro,...

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Free 20-song download from KCRW!

2009-11-10T18:58:16Z

KCRW put together a compilation through iTunes of songs straight from our DJ’s playlists and we are offering it FREE for our listeners. It’s 20 tracks, including Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Mayer Hawthorne and Miike Snow – all who made t...

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Eclectic24 Album Preview: “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” OST

2009-11-09T20:22:26Z

KCRW’s online-only music channel Eclectic24 will stream the soundtrack to the latest film in the “Twilight” series tonight at 8pm PST on Monday, Nov 9. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” OST will also be available streaming ON DEMAND for one week only!...

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