Special Programming

“Yo digo baila, tu dices dance!”
That’s what you hear sprinkled throughout live performances and DJ sets from Camilo Lara aka Mexican Institute of Sound.
The music crosses genres as well as languages, with a universal thread is that of dance music. MIS is definitely one of those artists that creates a sound that is so infectious and energized you can’t help but groove!
MIS has been …

Last night, Warp recording artist and all-around super rad dude Chris Clark stopped by DJ Garth Trinidad‘s show to drop a Guest DJ set before heading out to The Airliner for Gaslamp Killer/Daddy Kev/Nobody’s LA beat mecca Low End Theory.
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Playing a decidedly “eclectic” set of tracks to be in keeping with the station’s essence, Clark shared a handful of tracks by a stunning …

Friday night shows pay tribute to the late member of The Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch.
Garth Trinidad

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Before heading to Coachella this weekend, Brainfeeder recording artist and highly sought after bassist Thundercat stopped by to chat and share some inspirational gems with DJ Garth Trinidad that you can stream in the archives here.
His choices include George Duke’s “Mr. Mc Freeze”, The Stanley Clarke Band’s “How Is the Weather Up There?” and a song he calls “one of his favorite tunes ever …

From KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer:
Last Friday, I had the honor to host Pat Thomas on my show as he came in for a quick chat and DJ mix. His book, “Listen, Whitey! The Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975” provides amazing insight in the effect of the Black Panther movement on music from the late ‘60s to the mid-70’s.
It took him five years to track …

D.C. heroes, punk rock icons and BFFs Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins joined forces for two hours of fiery radio this past Saturday that is now available for your listening pleasure in the KCRW archives.
Ian visits LA every now and again and Henry insisted he stop by and play some tunes. The guys have been friends since their teenage years (Ian is turning 50 …

One of the great joys of listening to KCRW – both as a fan and as someone employed by the station – is being exposed to music I wouldn’t hear otherwise. I’m pretty much a straight up rock girl. I mean, I wear a Rolling Stones belt buckle. But I have found a whole other side to my musical tastes thanks to the station’s …

DJ, Producer, Label Owner and founder of NYC’s legendary Turntables On The Hudson events, Nickodemus will stop by KCRW to mix a guest DJ set during DJ Jeremy Sole’s show tonight at 1am (technically Thursday morning). It will be available in the archives here after it airs.
From Jeremy:

“Nickodemus is a force of nature! Both on the turntables and in the studio. His approach, style and warmth …

KCRW DJ Henry Rollins is dedicating this week’s show to Jimi Hendrix, 40 years from the day he passed away. He writes in from the airport in Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia. Hear the show live on Saturday, September 18 from 6 to 8pm. It will be up later in the archives here.
“Sadly, it was on this day, forty years ago, that Jimi Hendrix passed away. …

KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad hosts Dam-Funk for a Guest DJ set on Monday, July 12 at 9pm, with treats from his personal beat stash. More from Garth:
LA based DJ/producer Dam-Funk says Funk is not a fad but a way of life. For a number of years now, he’s preached this sound sermon by holding court at a weekly party called “Funkmosphere,” where guest …