KCRW at SXSW! Ozomatli, Miike Snow, Fanfarlo, Rogue Wave
All of the wonderful artists in that subject line and more will be playing KCRW’s Official Showcases at SXSW. Yes, it’s that time already! We’re so excited about our lineup, we’re ready to put it out...
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KCRW Sponsors Filter’s Showdown at Cedar St at SXSW
KCRW is proud to be the radio sponsor for Filter’s Showdown at Cedar St at SXSW. The line up for the 3-day event (March 18-20) includes Dr. Dog, Frightened Rabbit, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Minus...
View ArticleKCRW Presents First Fridays – LIVE WEBCAST & Upcoming Guests
KCRW will be webcasting tonight’s First Friday’s concert at the Natural History Museum with performances by Deer Tick and Everest starting at 8:30pm PST here. The video is courtesy of Spaceland...
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Anne Litt’s SXSW Wrap Up
SXSW is over. It took me an eternity to get home. I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus. But — what an amazing 5 days of music! It’s rare that I get to be in a time and place where my only obligation...
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KCRW Presents First Fridays – Breakestra and Fitz & The Tantrums
The next event in the First Fridays series at the Natural History Museum features a night of soul and funk by two fantastic local bands. Check out Breakestra and Fitz and the Tantrums this Friday,...
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Photos: KCRW Presents First Fridays with Breakestra & Fitz and the Tantrums
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KCRW’s “Summer Nights” Starts This Saturday!
Our free, all ages music series starts this Saturday with a performance by Hot Hot Heat at One Colorado in Pasadena. This summer, KCRW is bringing live music and DJs directly to music fans all over...
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Photos: Admiral Radley and Happy Hollows at “Also I Like to Rock”
Happy Hollows by Andrew Herrold The second installment of the Hammer Museum’s Also I Like to Rock music series served as the tour kickoff for Admiral Radley, which includes members of West Coast indie...
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The Heavy on MBE, at the Hammer THIS Thursday
UK’s The Heavy have had an incredible year. Their sophomore album, “The House that Dirt Built,” came out at the end of 2009 and their track, “How You Like Me Now?” was used expertly in a Kia...
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Photos: Fitz & the Tantrums and The Heavy at Also I Like to Rock
Fitz and the Tantrums by Andrew Herrold Text courtesy of Kevin Bronson of Buzzbands.la, who has been curating the “Also I Like to Rock” series at the Hammer, presented by KCRW. It was a night of sweaty...
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Album Preview: Fitz and the Tantrums
Fitz & the Tantrums made their live radio debut on KCRW last year and played our blockbuster SXSW showcase. Now we are pleased to offer up a stream of their full length debut “Breakin’ The Chains...
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Sunset Junction Preview!
Outdoor street festival Sunset Junction will feature 5 stages with a wide variety of local bands, many of them KCRW alums! If you’re thinking of heading out this Saturday and Sunday, sample some music...
View ArticleFitz and the Tantrums Video for “Moneygrabber”
Fitz and the Tantrums’ full length “Pickin’ Up the Pieces” is out today and, to celebrate one of KCRW’s favorite local bands, here is the video for their single “Moneygrabber.” KCRW music librarian and...
View ArticleFitz and the Tantrums and the Morning Benders on TV
I was spending a rare night at home recently and heard two KCRW favorites on big commercials. It’s so exciting to recognize a song by a band you love and realize a whole new audience is now going to be...
View ArticleJason Bentley’s Top 5 LA Albums of 2010
Yes, I know there is a lot of list-o-mania out there right now (Phoenix pun, pretty bad) but I wanted to add one more to the pile. Earlier this month, NPR Music asked Jason Bentley to share his Top 5...
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Photos: Fitz & The Tantrums at the Music Box
KCRW Presents dozens of shows across Southern California and here are some photo highlights! Fitz and the Tantrums at the Music Box by Marc D'Amour Fitz and the Tantrums at the Music Box by Marc...
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Review: Ben Harper at the Hollywood Bowl
From KCRW DJ Jason Kramer: It was another wonderful Sunday night with KCRW’s World Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring Grammy-winning singer Ben Harper, Fitz and the Tantrums, and Vieux...
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Download: The Decoders feat. Noelle Scaggs — Walk on By
This weekend, Anne Litt played a cover that totally captured my attention. It was LA band The Decoders taking on the classic track “Walk on By”, with vocals by Noelle Scaggs, from Fitz and the...
View ArticleBonobo, Cayucas, Yo La Tengo, Tokimonsta and More on KCRW This Week
Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY Monday, May 6, UK producer Bonobo explores new styles and genres on every album. He returns to our studios to hypnotize...
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Fandom: Fitz and the Tantrums on Sia
LA’s Fitz and the Tantrums seem unstoppable right now. Their songs are ubiquitous on pop radio and they’re in the midst of a national tour that lands at the ACL Music Festival the next two weekends. To...
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