From KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole:
As y’all may or may not know, I play an a cappella piece in the last 20 minutes of my show every week. Lately I’ve been getting more exclusive recordings, including a very special one recorded last Monday in a bathroom, backstage at The Troubadour.
Some time ago, I reached out to a young artist that I came across in my …

From KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole:
The days are longer and the weather is hotter, people it’s Reggae time once again in Los Angeles!
It’s an honor being the annual host of Reggae Night at the Hollywood Bowl as part of KCRW’s World Festival, and this Sunday I’m co-hosting with the one and only Ziggy Marley, who always shares stories of how these legendary artists inspired his …

From KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole:
In this world of artists grooming themselves for success, its refreshing to see uncompromised authenticity. There’s only one person he’s trying to be and he’s already him.
This video paints a perfect picture of a man who wears his soul on his sleeve. His music howls with echoes of bluesmen we just don’t see these days.
– Jeremy Sole
Editor’s Note: Beale will …

From KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole:
The Decoders are a project from respected LA musicians Itai Shapira and Todd Simon (trumpeter/arranger for Mayer Hawthorne, TV On The Radio, etc.)
Both of these cats are massive talents in their instruments, as well as in vintage and contemporary recording techniques. They both are players in my recording project as well (Musaics), so I’ve been hearing whispers about this Decoders …

From KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole:
While I was prepping for my radio show last Wednesday night, I got an email with the subject “HOT OFF THE PRESSES”. Hanni had just received this remix back from the mastering house, and it’s done by his drummer Nicky, who created an absolute MONSTER with this one.
Stream “I Got a Thing (N.F.Y. Remix)”:
Many of you might know, Hanni covered …

From the time J-BOOGIE released his first song, over a decade ago, I felt a connection to his sound. Since then he’s built a worldwide name for himself, and branded his own style that has developed and progressed while remaining constant.
You can always tell a J-BOOGIE remix or original tune. The dub elements, the culture-clash of a couple ethnic rhythms working perfectly together.. and …

From KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole:
Once in a while someone whispers in your ear in that way, the way that your heart will remember. Hindi Zahra’s music has done that to me. And now, like an innocent game of telephone, I’m whispering it to you.
I first heard Hindi on Blundetto’s song “Voices”, and now her new record “Handmade” proves my premonitions true – this woman …

KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole is having a big year. He recently returned from the International Radio Festival in Zurich and is currently headed to LAX for the second leg of his European adventure. He sent this missive and a few photos before he hops on the plane!
From KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole:
I’m VERY excited/honored/ready to leave today. I’ve been deejaying and producing music and events …

From KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole:
Ok, HUGELY excited about tonight’s event. Every month when it’s time for THE REVIVAL SESSIONS I get excited, actually.
It’s a chance to gather a couple hundred folks into a historical Venice speakeasy from the prohibition era, and play all these types of music that I love, but rarely get to play for a shufflin’ dancefloor… all this blues, dirty swing, …

To celebrate the release of David Bowie’s re-mastered Station to Station (originally released in 1976), four KCRW DJs, Jeremy Sole, Anthony Valadez, Eric J Lawrence, and Chris Douridas, have each remixed the album’s lead single, “Golden Years”. Station to Station was recorded in Los Angeles, so it was fitting for some of KCRW’s leading tastemakers to take on the task, with each remix heard …