93 posts tagged “morning becomes eclectic”

I first saw married duo Mates of State at a day party during SXSW in 06. I really enjoyed watching Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel on stage together. They were facing each other with a keyboard and set up drums between them and it was really intense and wonderful. For their MBE set today, the couple brought a cellist and violin player to round out the band and their baby was hanging out in the control room during the show. (Their 4-year-old sat this trip out.)  “Re-Arranger” is a clear favorite for me and it’s off their new album. Check out the whole set here

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Monday, July 21 -- Mates of State 

Monday, July 28 -- The Black Kids

KCRW.COM PRESENTS

Mon, July 21, PACIFIKA at YOSHI's in San Francisco.
Sun, July 27, !!! (Chk Chk Chk) at Music Hall of Williamsburg in NY.
Mon, September 8, KCRW.COM presents SONS & DAUGHTERS at HIGHLINE BALLROOM in NYC.

KCRW PRESENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Thurs, July 17, Nights at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Transcend illusion & desire by traveling though the exhibition A Tibet Expedition 1938: Selected Gifts from Two Explorers.
Friday, July 18, Grand Performances features The Real Tues Weld & Lal Mari as they perform in an amphitheater setting at 350 S. Grand Ave. Nic Harcourt will host.
Friday, July 18, BITTER:SWEET at THE EL REY THEATRE.
Sat, July 19, BITTER:SWEET at STATESIDE in Santa Barbara.
Sat, July 19, EMILY WELLS at HOTEL CAFÉ.
Sun, July 20, KCRW's World Festival with: Feist, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Pacifika—the evening is hosted by Nic Harcourt at the Hollywood Bowl.
Sun, July 27, SECRET MACHINES at THE VIPER ROOM.
Sun, July 27, KCRW's World Festival with: Gnarls Barkley, Fallou Dieng, Deerhoof. – the evening is hosted by Garth Trinidad at the Hollywood Bowl.
Tues, July 29,  THE WATSON TWINS at THE ECHO.
Sun, August 2, THAO at the TROUBADOUR.
Sun, August 3, KCRW's World Festival series with: Reggae Night: UB40, Beres Hammond, Barrington Levy-- the evening is hosted by Tom Schnabel at the Hollywood Bowl.
Friday, August 8, DR. DOG and DELTA SPIRIT at THE EL REY FRIDAY.
Sat, August 9, B-SIDE + CECI BASTIDA at THE ROXY.
Sun, August 17,  RAPHAEL SAADIQ at THE ROXY.
Tues, August 19, GLEN CAMPBELL AT THE TROUBADOUR.
Wed, 8/20 CHRIS PIERCE at HOTEL CAFE
Thurs, August 21, Nights at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Surrender to a world of glamour, magic and perfection inspired by Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation.
Sat, August 23, SONDRE LERCHE at THE TROUBADOUR.
Sat, August 23, Grand Performances features The Dakah Hip Hop Orchestra as they perform in an amphitheater setting at 350 S. Grand Ave. Anne Litt will host.
Sun, August 24, SONDRE LERCHE at the TROUBADOUR.
Thurs, August 28, PATTY GRIFFIN at BELLY UP in San Diego.
Tues, September 2, SONS & DAUGHTERS at TROUBADOUR.
Wed, September 3, PAUL WELLER at THE WILTERN.
Sat, September 6, AMOS LEE at HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM.
Mon, September 8, AMOS LEE at MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA THEATER.
Tues, September 9, BALKAN BEAT BOX at THE EL REY THEATRE.
Tues, September 9, MOGWAI at THE WILTERN.
Wed, September 10, RATATAT at THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA THEATER.
Wed, September 17, KCRW is Media Sponsor for NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS WITH SPIRITUALIZED at THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
Thurs, September 18, Nights at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Celebrate the international avant-garde inspired by the Museum's collection of art of the 30's - 60's. Special guest deejay, Jason Bentley.
Sun, September 21, MY MORNING JACKET at THE GREEK THEATRE.
Sun, September 21, KCRW's World Festival series with: Ozomatli, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Lila Downs, Nortec Collective-- the evening is hosted by Raul Campos at the Hollywood Bowl.
Mon, September 22, HOT CHIP at THE WILTERN.
Tues, September 23, CSS at the MAYAN THEATRE.
Wed, September 24, CSS at GLASSHOUSE in Pomona.
Friday, September 26, PACHA MASSIVE at FORD AMPHITHEATER.
Thurs, October 2, SIGUR ROS at THE GREEK THEATRE.
Sat, October 4, SWELL SEASON at THE GREEK THEATRE.
Tues, October 21, CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND at THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA THEATER.
Wed, October 22, CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND at THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA THEATER.

Monday, July 21 -- Mates of State 

Monday, July 28 -- The Black Kids

KCRW.COM PRESENTS

Mon, July 21, PACIFIKA at YOSHI's in San Francisco.
Sun, July 27, !!! (Chk Chk Chk) at Music Hall of Williamsburg in NY.
Mon, September 8, KCRW.COM presents SONS & DAUGHTERS at HIGHLINE BALLROOM in NYC.

KCRW PRESENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Thurs, July 17, Nights at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Transcend illusion & desire by traveling though the exhibition A Tibet Expedition 1938: Selected Gifts from Two Explorers.
Friday, July 18, Grand Performances features The Real Tues Weld & Lal Mari as they perform in an amphitheater setting at 350 S. Grand Ave. Nic Harcourt will host.
Friday, July 18, BITTER:SWEET at THE EL REY THEATRE.
Sat, July 19, BITTER:SWEET at STATESIDE in Santa Barbara.
Sat, July 19, EMILY WELLS at HOTEL CAFÉ.
Sun, July 20, KCRW's World Festival with: Feist, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Pacifika—the evening is hosted by Nic Harcourt at the Hollywood Bowl.
Sun, July 27, SECRET MACHINES at THE VIPER ROOM.
Sun, July 27, KCRW's World Festival with: Gnarls Barkley, Fallou Dieng, Deerhoof. – the evening is hosted by Garth Trinidad at the Hollywood Bowl.
Tues, July 29,  THE WATSON TWINS at THE ECHO.
Sun, August 2, THAO at the TROUBADOUR.
Sun, August 3, KCRW's World Festival series with: Reggae Night: UB40, Beres Hammond, Barrington Levy-- the evening is hosted by Tom Schnabel at the Hollywood Bowl.
Friday, August 8, DR. DOG and DELTA SPIRIT at THE EL REY FRIDAY.
Sat, August 9, B-SIDE + CECI BASTIDA at THE ROXY.
Sun, August 17,  RAPHAEL SAADIQ at THE ROXY.
Tues, August 19, GLEN CAMPBELL AT THE TROUBADOUR.
Wed, 8/20 CHRIS PIERCE at HOTEL CAFE
Thurs, August 21, Nights at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Surrender to a world of glamour, magic and perfection inspired by Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation.
Sat, August 23, SONDRE LERCHE at THE TROUBADOUR.
Sat, August 23, Grand Performances features The Dakah Hip Hop Orchestra as they perform in an amphitheater setting at 350 S. Grand Ave. Anne Litt will host.
Sun, August 24, SONDRE LERCHE at the TROUBADOUR.
Thurs, August 28, PATTY GRIFFIN at BELLY UP in San Diego.
Tues, September 2, SONS & DAUGHTERS at TROUBADOUR.
Wed, September 3, PAUL WELLER at THE WILTERN.
Sat, September 6, AMOS LEE at HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM.
Mon, September 8, AMOS LEE at MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA THEATER.
Tues, September 9, BALKAN BEAT BOX at THE EL REY THEATRE.
Tues, September 9, MOGWAI at THE WILTERN.
Wed, September 10, RATATAT at THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA THEATER.
Wed, September 17, KCRW is Media Sponsor for NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS WITH SPIRITUALIZED at THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
Thurs, September 18, Nights at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Celebrate the international avant-garde inspired by the Museum's collection of art of the 30's - 60's. Special guest deejay, Jason Bentley.
Sun, September 21, MY MORNING JACKET at THE GREEK THEATRE.
Sun, September 21, KCRW's World Festival series with: Ozomatli, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Lila Downs, Nortec Collective-- the evening is hosted by Raul Campos at the Hollywood Bowl.
Mon, September 22, HOT CHIP at THE WILTERN.
Tues, September 23, CSS at the MAYAN THEATRE.
Wed, September 24, CSS at GLASSHOUSE in Pomona.
Friday, September 26, PACHA MASSIVE at FORD AMPHITHEATER.
Thurs, October 2, SIGUR ROS at THE GREEK THEATRE.
Sat, October 4, SWELL SEASON at THE GREEK THEATRE.
Tues, October 21, CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND at THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA THEATER.
Wed, October 22, CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND at THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA THEATER.

The Real Tuesday Weld calls their style “antique beat” – melding jazz, pop, film score sounds, and electronica into a sonic mix.

Personally, I love how it sounds old and new all at the same time. I’m the biggest indie rock fan around, don’t get me wrong, but I LOVE when a band like this comes through the studio. Dressed up in snazzy suits and with a clarinet that reminded me of a Woody Allen movie, they had it going on. Mastermind and singer Stephen Coates tells Nic their album “London Book of the Dead” was inspired by the birth of his child and death of his father. It's interesting stuff.

If you are in LA, check out a free show by the band TONIGHT at Grand Performances Downtown hosted by Chris Douridas. And hear/watch the set here.

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Earlimart played their set this morning in their pajamas. They also had the sound of chirping crickets between songs. But other than those two oddities, it was exactly what I expected – a great performance by one of LA’s most promising local bands.

Earlimart are growing and growing fast. After spending three years working on their last release, they decided to do their follow up the opposite way – book four weeks of studio time, go in without any songs written and treat it as a “science project.” Ariana continues to have a bigger role as a singer/songwriter on “Hymn and Her” and Aaron Espinoza is as solid as ever. The songs are more personal than their previous work. It’s good stuff. Take a listen to the new tunes here.

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Earlimart will be on MBE tomorrow (WED) to celebrate the new release of their CD “Hymn and Her.” Local artists Aaron Espinoza & Ariana Murray went straight into the studio after a grueling tour for their last disc, the critically-acclaimedMentor Tormentor. Tune in and check out the new songs.

Real Tuesday Weld will close out the week with a live set. The UK band is coming through town for an appearance at LA’s Grand Performances downtown, which Nic Harcourt will be hosting on July 18 at 8pm. It’s a free event.

The band calls their style “antique beat” – melding jazz, pop, film score sounds, and electronica into an impressive sonic mix.

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Sound Generation studio was abuzz yesterday as we prepared for Ximena’s U.S. radio debut. Her boyfriend (Omar from Mars Volta) dropped in to say hello, a reporter from Hispanic Magazine was plotting to turn a short assignment into a full fledged feature on the singer and, of course, engineers were running around to make it all happen. Ximena is from Mexico and was a child star but the 22-year-old currently only films movies once a year so she can focus on her music. I can’t speak for her acting but her music is PHENOMENAL. This could easily be one of my favorite albums of the year. Her voice is strong and sweet. I have no idea what she is saying (ok, I have a very vague understanding of Spanish since I grew up in Miami) but it doesn’t matter – the music translates a mood that I can pick up on. As Ariana said, it’s late night music.

I busted into the room as soon as they were done playing so I could get some photos as the band was celebrating their MBE AND U.S. radio debut.  Raul Campos got there just in time for a pic and said she stole the show at her Bowery Ballroom showcase the night before. Check out the live set

See you back in LA!

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I spent my birthday with Little Jackie. I fell in love with their CD of soulful summer songs while I was on vacation and when I found out their LA debut was on my birthday, I invited 20 of my closest friends to come to the show. They were all floored. Little Jackie is the brainchild of Imani Coppola and Adam Pallin. They are pretty much Brooklyn’s answer to Amy Winehouse and one of my favorite songs on the record, “Crying for the Queen,” is pretty much directed straight at her. The lyrics – on all the songs -- are gutsy, honest and extremely personal.The music is danceable and fun.

 

KCRW is headed to New York next week and if you live in the city, please come join us for a KCRW.com Presents Showcase at the Knitting Factory that will feature Little Jackie, along with Tally Hall and Salt & Samovar on WEDNESDAY, July 9. I will be there with Nic and Ariana Morgenstern. It’s going to be a night to remember!

Oh, and check out the set in case you missed it live!

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We told you we would be back with another great KCRW Sessions show!  

This is our brand-new live concert series that we kicked off with Sia in April. As anyone who was at the Malibu Performing Arts Center that night can attest, it was a magical performance (and hilarious interview with Nic Harcourt). Tickets to the first show sold out almost immediately to members only so make sure your membership is active and mark your calendar for the July 1 on sale date.

Moby has a long history with KCRW. The station embraced his first single “Go” and his catalogue in our music library dates back to 1992. His 1999 album “Play” is among the top 15 most played albums of all time at the station and he is one of few artists that virtually every DJ here has played. He first appeared on KCRW’s airwaves in 1995 with Chris Douridas and has returned a handful of times for live performances and guest DJ sets.

The artist recently stopped in for a fantastic live set on Morning Becomes Eclectic and will be performing at MPAC with a full band.

For More Information: http://www.kcrw.com/events/kcrw-sessions-moby

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