14 posts tagged “garth trinidad”

It’s a little known fact that KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad started his career in the arts in another field entirely – as an illustrator. The master music selector shares what his top five dream jobs would have been had KCRW not put him on the air. Check out it out here and ALL the 5Things lists from KCRW personalities here.

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On Monday June 22, members of Sa Ra Creative Partners will drop by to play selections from and discuss the long awaited release of their debut studio album, “Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love” on Ubiquity Records. The trio is known for amazing productions, collections, mixes and remixes, but this is their first completely new and original album. Sa Ra’s Om'Mas Keith, Taz Arnold and Shafiq Husayn join host Garth Trinidad at 9pm PST on 89.9FM and streaming worldwide on KCRW.com.

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KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad will host the long-awaited return of soul icon Maxwell live this Wednesday, May 13 at 9pm PST on KCRW and KCRW.com. Expect classic Maxwell tunes along with an interview and some tracks from his forthcoming album "BLACKsummer's Night." This is Maxwell’s first appearance on KCRW!

From Garth:

“I’m interested – as I’m sure the audience is – in knowing why he took an eight year break from releasing new music. His voice and the quality of his work – there are not many newer artists that can compare as far as sheer musicality is concerned. I’m looking forward to telling him about the value of who he is and what he means to the recording industry at this time.”

Grammy nominee Heavy D will be the last KCRW guest before our Winter Pledge Drive starts Friday morning. He joins Garth Trinidad this Thursday, January 29 at around 9pm PST. He has a reggae album called “Vibes” that is currently available.

His first show in many years will be at a benefit event Garth is co-producing and hosting on February 7.  The event, which will also feature a DJ set by Macy Gray, is a benefit for Common's "Common Ground Foundation." Details and tickets are available here

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I've heard a lot about Flying Lotus, a Los Angeles-based producer who is signed to Warp Records, but NOTHING could have prepared me for what I saw in the studio as he took over the airwaves with a Guest DJ set during Garth Trinidad's show Thursday night. From the minute he walked in, he seemed to be bubbling over with all this kinetic energy and as soon as he got his various pieces of equipment plugged in, he was moving and grooving. He really is like a mad scientist – his back was turned and he was so involved with what he was doing, I don't think it would have mattered if anyone was in the room or not. He is his own audience, he creates for himself – that is clear. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he's one of those guys who spends entire days locked up in a room mixing beats, missing meals and sunrises, and perfectly happy doing it.

The music was futuristic and almost dizzying in its manicness but in a totally appealing way. It was intense, fresh and really surprising and he barely came up for air during his entire set. I highly recommend listening to the set AND the interview – my favorite line was when he told Garth that the hardest part of his career so far was deciding what to put on his first EP – "What do you say when you knock the door down?" Check it all out here

Also, Talib Kweli dropped in to talk about his new project, Idle Warship. It’s a supergroup of sorts, featuring singer Res and Graph Nobel. You can hear some music on their MySpace page and check out the interview here.

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Los Angeles-based producer Flying Lotus joins Garth Trinidad for a Guest DJ set and interview in the 9 o'clock hour. Also, in the final minutes of the show, Talib Kweli will drop in to play a song from his new group, Idle Warship, in advance of their show Friday night at the Roxy. The band also features singer Res and Graph Nobel. Tune in on air and online tonight from 8 to 10pm to catch it live.

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When the City of Santa Monica called us a month ago to tell us about an all-night art event they were planning and asked if we would participate, we were IN. I mean, we love free events that we can invite our listeners to. Little did we know that the event they expected 15,000 people to attend would draw closer to 100,000.

The crowd was as diverse as any I’ve ever seen and I think that may be the biggest success of the night. Unfortunately, having that many people in one place also had its problems. When Garth Trinidad kicked off his DJ set at 10pm, there was already a group of dancing folks pressed up against the barricade. By the time his set ended at midnight, there were bodies as far as I could see (from behind the DJ booth) and people partying it up in the sand below. (some camped out in the middle of our logo, see photo by Beth Topping).

Raul Campos took over after midnight with an old-school house set and the crowd was really digging it. Sadly, the cops pulled the plug a little after 1am, much to our dismay. (as Raul said, you know it’s a good party when the cops have to shut it down. He was having a blast.) We knew the crowd was full of listeners who heard about GLOW through us and we hated the idea of letting people down. Jeremy Sole’s records never even got to touch the turntables.

The good news is one word – possibility. Los Angeles has a lot of public space (particularly, Santa Monica has a lot of sand) that is not utilized for events like this. I love that tons of people came to Santa Monica from across Los Angeles for an art/music event. I think there are ideas for the future floating around in a lot of people’s heads. 

Thanks sincerely to everyone who came out. (more photos below)
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p.s. Did anyone actually see the grunion run?

 

GLOW is a FREE, all-night event taking over the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, July 19 from 7pm to 7am. From the sand to the sea up to the Pier and Palisades Park, there will be 20 multi-media art installations, music by KCRW DJs and much more.  

GLOW is the ONLY event to have ever received permission to use the historic Santa Monica Pier and beach as an all-night venue – this is an INCREDIBLE event and you won’t want to miss it. DJs Garth Trinidad, Raul Campos, and Jeremy Sole will provide the soundtrack on the Pier from 10pm to 4am.

Internationally-recognized artists will create engaging sights and sounds from dusk till dawn. The solar-powered Ferris Wheel will host a revolving orchestra, “tumbleweeds” of recycled material will float on the ocean illuminated by LEDs, SASSAS with dublab will take over the carousel to present Tonalism, an ambient sound and projected image environment, and Shih Chieh Huang will turn the path under the Pier into Neptune’s Net.

Details on ALL the art projects can be found at www.glowsantamonica.com. See you there!

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Garth will interview Common tonight as part of the LA Film Festival.

"Conversation with Common” will take place Monday, June 16 at the Majestic Crest Theatre in Westwood at 7:30pm. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.  

MAJESTIC CREST THEATER
1262 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
 
More info

Go support Uncle Garth!

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Swedish electro-hip hop sensation Kissey Asplund stopped by to play some tunes and talked to Garth Trinidad about her ambitions and adventures.   Check out the interview in our archives HERE
   
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