Articles tagged with Hollywood Bowl

In 1974, American wordsmith David Mamet wrote a play called “Sexual Perversion in Chicago“. In 1986, that play got the Hollywood treatment, and was turned into a hip dramedy about the complexities of sexual relationships called, “About Last Night…”. In 1971, brilliantly horny French dude Serge Gainsbourg wrote a sleazy and stunningly brilliant concept album called, “Le Histoire de Melody Nelson.” Last night a marvelous cast of marvelously …

KCRW members will get an early chance at tickets for a fantastic night of indie rock at LA’s most legendary venue. TV on the Radio, Arctic Monkeys, Panda Bear, and Smith Westerns are all playing, with local band Warpaint rounding things out.
The show, on September 25, is one of the last in the 2011 Hollywood Bowl season. But even though it seems far away, …

After the SXSW Music Conference in March, my thoughts always turn to summer. And one of my favorite things about summer is, undoubtedly, seeing some incredible shows at the Hollywood Bowl.
KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl is its 13th season and is better than ever.
Beck and others will pay tribute to the provocative sounds of superstar Serge Gainsbourg on August 28, while …

Cut Chemist and Cheech Marin will join Ozomatli for ¡Viva Mexico!, the last show in KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl this Sunday, September 19. KCRW DJ Raul Campos will host the evening, which includes a diverse lineup of both local and international acts that exemplify the important influence of our Mexican heritage, including Calexico and Mexican Institute of Sound with special guests …

When electrofunk duo Chromeo took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl last night, they mentioned how much music from LA, particularly gangsta rap, influenced them. But the sounds you hear more prominently in their music came from their native country Canada…in a sense. It was the lack of popularity for funk, disco, and soul in Montreal that made it possible for them to pursue …

– from DJ Dan Wilcox, who loves to spin the dance jams every Saturday from midnight to 3am.
As someone who spent a lot of time both listening to music AND watching TV throughout the 80′s, it’s no surprise that I am drawn to the Montreal-based electro-dance duo Chromeo, whose music feels like a surprisingly fresh mix of Hall & Oats, Shalamar & something from …

I was just reminiscing about KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl and came across this link of one of the most spellbinding performances I witnessed.
She and Him’s Zooey Deschanel leaving no doubt that she is not an actress moonlighting as a singer. She’s a singer! The Bowl was near silent and she had us all eating out of her hand. It was incredible. …

Five KCRW DJs remixed songs from Ozomatli’s fifth studio album  “Fire Away” (Mercer Street / Downtown Records) and they are now available for purchase on iTunes for the first time. The six-song Ozomatli vs KCRW Soundclash EP, which also includes Ozomatli’s original version of their single “It’s Only Paper,” can be heard streaming on KCRW.com. (see below for tracklisting)
The Grammy-winning Latin ensemble got their …

From DJ Mario Cotto:
LCD Soundsystem’s latest album “This is Happening” is a slow-burner, but trust me, IT IS THE ONE!
What it “lacks” in anthemic immediacy (it doesn’t have a “Tribulations” or “North American Scum”) it makes up for in sheer throbbing cool and beautifully naked emotion.
It’s like a Brian Eno-produced early ‘80s Don Henley album, if Henley had heard “All My Friends” in 1981.
You can grab this CD as …

Amazing news for our loyal supporters! We’ve secured a pre-sale offer for our members to purchase tickets to see LCD Soundsystem (with Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells) before they go on sale to the general public. KCRW is presenting the show on Friday, October 15 at 7pm and the KCRW member pre-sale starts TOMORROW morning!
The pre-sale runs from Wednesday, August 4 @ 10am to …