325 posts tagged “morning becomes eclectic”
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 a terrific debut EP. Hear her new songs live on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Wednesday, November 25, Tune in for a special pre-Thanksgiving visit from UK production and remix team Simian Mobile Disco. They'll deliver fresh tracks from their sophomore release when they join Morning Becomes Eclectic live at 11:15am.
Wednesday, December 2, Australian singer Daniel Merriweather first came to our attention when he appeared on producer Mark Ronson's debut release. Morning Becomes Eclectic listeners will be treated to live exclusive tracks from his forthcoming album when he joins Jason Bentley at 11:15am.
Thursday, December 3, Fink started out as a techno trip-hop artist then peeled back the layers until he found his inner troubadour. Armed with his guitar, he'll perform new songs for Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
KCRW.COM PRESENTS
Tues, November 24, ROYKSOPP at WEBSTER HALL in NEW YORK.
Fri, December 11, FIERY FURNACES at THE MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG in NEW YORK CITY.
KCRW PRESENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Sat, November 21, FRIENDLY FIRES WITH THE XX AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Fri, November 20, FAT FREDDY’S DROP AT THE ROXY. Jeremy Sole will host and deejay the evening.
Sat, November 21, BEN GIBBARD & FRIENDS AT THE ACTOR’S GANG.
Sat, November 21, PETER BJORN AND JOHN with FOOL'S GOLD AND EL PERRO DEL MAR AT CLUB NOKIA.
Mon, November 23, EL PERRO DEL MAR AT THE HOTEL CAFÉ.
Tues, November 24, LISSIE at THE BOOTLEG THEATRE.
Tues, November 24, CAFÉ TACUBA AT CLUB NOKIA.
Fri, November 27, JULIAN CASABLANCAS AT THE PALACE THEATRE.
Fri, December 4, FINK AT SPACELAND.
Sat, December 5, SARA WATKINS AND TOM BROSSEAU AT LARGO AT THE CORONET.
Fri, December 11, BAND OF SKULLS AT THE TROUBADOUR.
Sat, December 12, GRANT LEE PHILLIPS with SARA WATKINS AT THE HOTEL CAFÉ ON.
Sat, December 12, BRETT DENNEN AT THE WILTERN.
Sat, December 12, JOHN DOE with JILL SOBULE AT THE ACTOR’S GANG.
Mon, December 14, MEW AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Wed, December 16, ZERO 7 AT THE ORPHEUM.
Fri, December 18 and Sat, December 19, OZOMATLI AT CLUB NOKIA.
Thurs, December 31, POLLYN and DENGUE FEVER AT THE MINT.
Fri, January 8, SONIC YOUTH AT THE FOX THEATRE IN POMONA.
Sat, January 9, SONIC YOUTH AT THE WILTERN.
Fri, March 12, BRANDI CARLILE AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES, ANAHEIM.
Sat, March 13, LUDOVICO EINAUDI AT THE BROAD STAGE.
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 performed live this morning. She was accompanied on guitar by John Leventhal, her husband and also the producer of “The List.” Narrowing down the 12 songs to feature – including classics written by Merle Haggard and Hank Williams – was a tough task but the pair enjoyed “reimagining” them and felt it was important that these songs are actually being performed and “not in a museum.” The record features guest vocalists like Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Rufus Wainwright, Elvis Costello, and Bruce Springsteen.
This morning, Rosanne handled all the vocal duties beautifully, including the track “Satisfied Mind” which she's never performed live before. The recorded version of the song features Neko Case and is only available on iTunes. Other highlights included “She’s Got You” and “Long Black Veil.” True classics sung by a legendary artist.
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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 did that night – the dancing crowd was just going crazy. I even lost a pair of glasses in my dancing bliss. This morning, Svein Berge and Torbjorn Brundtland created that exact same energy, even playing older songs, like the epic “Eple.” The guys played multiple keyboards and percussion instruments and were joined by a bassist and Anneli Drecker on vocals.
When Jason asked how the band collaborated with multiple singers for their new album – including Swedish singer Robyn – Svein said he sat the singer down on one knee,Trobjorn on the other and they created a pyramid and shared secrets. One of the funniest descriptions of “behind the scenes” imagery I’ve heard. It’s a fantastic set with a great interview.
Some of you tuning in live to the website perhaps noticed that there was no video for this session, which was at the request of the band, but the audio is available here.
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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 festival, but a pure celebration of the power of music as people were drawn to the dance floor one after another. The members of Forro in the Dark are all Brazilian but now based in New York, where they’ve held down a weekly residency in the East Village. Forró is a genre of hip swiveling, dancefloor-filling music from Brazil’s northeastern states – put simply, this is party music. All of the players are top notch, including Mauro Refosco (zabumba drum and vocals) who recently joined Radiohead’s Thom Yorke for some shows he played in LA and has also collaborated with Vampire Weekend.
Check out this fantastic set, including tracks off their new album “Light a Candle.”
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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 favorites like David Byrne and Bebel Gilberto-- you’ll hear why on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Thursday, November 19, 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 and, years later, she’s put together an album highlighting her favorites. Hear it live on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
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 a terrific debut EP. Hear her new songs live on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Wednesday, November 25, Tune in for a special pre-Thanksgiving visit from UK production and remix team Simian Mobile Disco. They'll deliver fresh tracks from their sophomore release when they join Morning Becomes Eclectic live at 11:15am.
KCRW.COM PRESENTS
Tues, November 24, ROYKSOPP at WEBSTER HALL in NEW YORK.
Fri, December 11, FIERY FURNACES at THE MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG in NEW YORK CITY.
KCRW PRESENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Thursday, November 12, ORGONE AT ZANZIBAR.
Thursday, November 12, BURAKA SOM SISTEMA AT THE MAYAN.
Fri, November 13, BOMBA ESTEREO AT THE ECHO.
Sat, November 14, JENNY LEWIS & FRIENDS AT THE ACTOR’S GANG.
Wed, November 18, SWELL SEASON AT THE WILTERN.
Wed, November 18, ROYKSOPP AT CLUB NOKIA.
Wed, November 18, FORRO IN THE DARK at THE SOHO in Santa Barbara.
Thursday, November 19, FORRO IN THE DARK AT THE MINT.
Sat, November 21, FRIENDLY FIRES WITH THE XX AT THE MUSIC BOX AT THE HENRY FONDA.
Fri, November 20, FAT FREDDY’S DROP AT THE ROXY. Jeremy Sole will host and deejay the evening.
Sat, November 21, BEN GIBBARD & FRIENDS AT THE ACTOR’S GANG.
Sat, November 21, PETER BJORN AND JOHN with FOOL'S GOLD AND EL PERRO DEL MAR AT CLUB NOKIA.
Mon, November 23, EL PERRO DEL MAR AT THE HOTEL CAFÉ.
Tues, November 24, LISSIE at THE BOOTLEG THEATRE.
Tues, November 24, CAFÉ TACUBA AT CLUB NOKIA.
Fri, November 27, JULIAN CASABLANCAS AT THE PALACE THEATRE.
Fri, December 4, FINK AT SPACELAND.
Sat, December 5, SARA WATKINS AND TOM BROSSEAU AT LARGO AT THE CORONET.
Fri, December 11, BAND OF SKULLS AT THE TROUBADOUR.
Sat, December 12, BRETT DENNEN AT THE WILTERN.
Sat, December 12, JOHN DOE with JILL SOBULE AT THE ACTOR’S GANG.
Wed, December 16, ZERO 7 AT THE ORPHEUM.
Fri, December 18 and Sat, December 19, OZOMATLI AT CLUB NOKIA.
Fri, January 8, SONIC YOUTH AT THE FOX THEATRE IN POMONA.
Sat, January 9, SONIC YOUTH AT THE WILTERN.
Fri, March 12, BRANDI CARLILE AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES (ANAHEIM).
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 mix of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with electro, dub, hip hop and more for a sound they
call "electro-tropical." Raul Campos came back from this year’s Latin Alternative Music Conference raving
about the band and, around the same time, they played to huge crowds at Denmark’s prestigious Roskilde
Festival.
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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 selling artist was back today to perform songs from his latest hit record, “Draw the Line” – including the title track and other favorites like “Fugitive” and “Kathleen.” He also performed a special cover of Bob Dylan’s “Meet Me in the Morning.”
Jason asked him how he could be such an easy going guy to chat with but channel such heartbreak and cutting emotion in his songs. David replied that when playing music you get to access the “reaches of your tortured soul.” And aren’t we glad he does!
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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, Orgone seem to have created a vibe that is fresh, unique and very much influenced by Southern California. Their cover of “Funky Nassau” has been a favorite among our DJs and they managed to squeeze it in, along with a Meters’ cover, just before the end of their set.
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Last year, Little Dragon sold out their first-ever show in LA. It was at the Roxy on Sunset and packed with hardcore fans. They didn’t even have an album out at the time, but a few KCRW DJs – Mathieu Schreyer and Garth Trinidad in particular -- were giving them steady spins and word spread fast that this Gothenberg band was one to watch. Their new album is a bit more electro and fast-paced, but still maintains the experimental minimalist mix that made the first one stand out – as well as Yukimi Nagano’s vocals, which add warmth and passion to the array of sounds. I’ve heard word that the band is working with TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek on a collaboration so keep an ear out for that. Also, Jason confirmed this morning that Yukimi and fantastic Swedish musician Jose Gonzalez are in fact a romantic couple and she told us he is working on a new album. Some exciting music news!
Check out this live set from Little Dragon.
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Port O’Brien was one of six bands we chose to showcase at this year’s SXSW Music Conference for our official night event. They handed out pots and pans to the audience and created a warm vibe to go along with their loose folky pop, which was at times simple and other times experimental. The roots behind their music are incredibly interesting and unique. Signer Van Pierszalowski spent years working in Alaskan canneries for short stints that would allow him to earn a good chuck of money, get some inspiration, and then focus on his music for the rest of the year. He founded the band with Cambria Goodwin, from the city of the same name, and the started filling out the line up before touring with everyone from Bright Eyes to Modest Mouse. The band dropped in to play some songs from the new album and, despite a broken bass string, gave us an inspired set of music.
Watch/Listen to the full session!
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