When Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds came by our Apogee Studio Sessions in between Coachella shows they really put the emphasis on studio.
Most of the time, these intimate performances have a way of turning into mini-concerts that aren’t necessarily recording sessions but are a far cry from The Greek. But on a Thursday in April, the powerful presence that is Nick Cave and …

KCRW DJ Chris Douridas is filling in for Jason Bentley on Morning Becomes Eclectic today and he always has something interesting up his sleeve.
The mesmerizing sounds of Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan, who is now based in Paris, immediately stood out to me. While singing in Arabic, she seems to perfectly integrate those two locales.

She joined forces with Marc Collin of French cover band Nouvelle …

Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY
Monday, May 20, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds thrilled a room full of fans with a free-wheelin’ live session of songs from their fantastic new album and back catalogue at our Apogee Studio session.  We’ll share it on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Tuesday, May 21, Laura Marling really impressed us when she made …

Quadron have come a long way since recording their debut in a basement studio in Copenhagen.
Both producer Robin Hannibal and singer Coco O now call Los Angeles home and they’ve spent the last few years prepping songs for their sophomore release, some of which we got to hear in a live show as part of KCRW’s Apogee Studio series last night.
They had one guiding …

Brooklyn-based synth pop duo Holy Ghost! are hitting the West Coast next week. Sadly their LA show is already sold out, but they’ve released a video for their track “Dumb Disco Ideas“, which is getting some serious love on KCRW’s airwaves.
The video, directed by Ben Fries, features a plethora of colorful, synchronized lights and a backdrop of the New York City skyline from dusk …

For a number of years, DJ/Producer Vincente Sanfuentes has been forging the sound of the new Latin alternative dance movement as a member of the Comeme label and producer for Matias Aguayo, Los Amigos Invisibles, Senor Coconut, Rebolledo and more. Additionally, he’s released work on the BoysNoize label under the Surtek Collective moniker.
Continually pushing forward, the prolific and supremely gracious Sanfuentes has now launched …

We’ve been fans of pretty much everything Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr has released – from their debut full length to a few EPs – so they returned the favor by premiering a handful of new songs from their forthcoming album during their live session for Morning Becomes Eclectic.
The duo from Detroit (Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott) also brought a full band along and won …

Saturday Night Live is finishing up its 38th season this weekend so we invited cast member Jason Sudeikis to share song songs that have shaped him as part of KCRW’s Guest DJ Project.
From favorites he inherited from his parents to the West Coast gangsta rap that informed him of a lifestyle far from his own in suburban Kansas, music seems to have been as …

KCRW’s Top 50 Most Played Songs for the Week of 05/13/2013
1 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS == More Than Just A Dream >> [Elektra]
2 PHOENIX == Bankrupt >> [Glassnote]
3 BONOBO == North Borders >> [Ninja Tune]
4 CLASSIXX == Hanging Gardens >> [Innovative Leisure]
5 TOKIMONSTA == Half Shadows >> [Ultra]
6 MAJOR LAZER == Free The Universe >> [Secretly Canadian]
7 BIBIO == Silver Wilkinson >> [Warp Music]
8 …

Last year, new DFA artist Larry Gus (Panagiotis Melidis) released and gave away his first full length album “Silent Congas“ as a free download.
A trippy, sample-based beat record, it was a response and love letter to the MPC God J Dilla and artists like Koushik and Caribou. A solid DFA debut, it actually sits quite well in the mix with all those artists.
Recently, DFA’s just …