Music Special Programming

Music Special Programming

32 min

Discover KCRW's exclusive artist interviews, live performances, original programming and streaming playlists. Our digital-first music programming is on-demand and updated weekly.

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KCRW remembers Angela McCluskey, formerly of Wild Colonials, with a selection of KCRW live appearances.

Decades in the making, The Beatles release their last song as the Fab Four, with a little help from their friends. Listen here and watch the short doc about how it all came together.

Strap in: We’ve got your metal-forward (yet eclectic) mix for cruising desert highways down to Power Trip.

Celebrate Robbie Robertson with intimate performance and interviews, including a previously unreleased session featuring “Music for The Native Americans” in October 1994.

In the afterglow of Taylor Swift’s sold-out Eras Tour show, KCRW’s Danielle Chiriguayo and her dad reflect on their shared Swiftie history.

The Linda Lindas are tapping some primeval punk rock magic with their viral hit “Racist, Sexist Boy.” Let’s explore what opened that portal.

Celebrate the charm and legacy of Tony Bennett, who died at 96, with a newly-unearthed 1990 interview on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Journalist Allyson McCabe talks “Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters,” her expansive new book that reaches far beyond its subject.

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Rising Scottish producer Barry Can’t Swim brings stage show of cuts from his 2023 LP “When Will We Land?” (and beyond) to KCRW HQ.

from Live From

Nilüfer Yanya ups her ‘90s-leaning guitar goddess game.

from Music News

KCRW's signature music program features new releases, live performances, and artist interviews hosted by Novena Carmel.

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The Latest

This June we’ll celebrate the 5oth anniversary of the seminal recording by Little Feat with a new deluxe edition of Feats Don’t Fail Me Now, featuring rare and unreleased versions plus…

Little Feat: ‘Spanish Moon’ (Alternate Version)

This June we’ll celebrate the 5oth anniversary of the seminal recording by Little Feat with a new deluxe edition of Feats Don’t Fail Me Now, featuring rare and unreleased versions plus…

from Today's Top Tune

Jessica Pratt drops “Here In The Pitch” at last. Plus Broadcast demos and Brijean’s summer-playlist-ready “Roller Coaster”.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: May 2, 2024

Jessica Pratt drops “Here In The Pitch” at last. Plus Broadcast demos and Brijean’s summer-playlist-ready “Roller Coaster”.

from FREAKS ONLY

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

Tyler Boudreaux's playlist, May 2, 2024

A balanced diet of indie grooves, modern psych, alternative R&B and straight up rock and roll.

from Tyler Boudreaux

Thursday… dancin’? You know it, cuz this MBE is the only place where you can hear Flight Facilities’ new single “Days Of The Week”.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: May 2, 2024

Thursday… dancin’? You know it, cuz this MBE is the only place where you can hear Flight Facilities’ new single “Days Of The Week”.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic

Now that Beyonce released her country album to rave reviews, we’re seeing the buoying effect of her limelight, allowing other women artists to rise with the genre.

Kaia Kater: ‘In Montreal’

Now that Beyonce released her country album to rave reviews, we’re seeing the buoying effect of her limelight, allowing other women artists to rise with the genre.

from Today's Top Tune

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras' playlist, May 1, 2024

Music to lift your spirits. An expansive sonic journey featuring new and classic rhythms from all over the globe.

from Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras

Click in for a couple of brand new cuts that’ll have you humming along for days.

FREAKS ONLY playlist: May 1, 2024

Click in for a couple of brand new cuts that’ll have you humming along for days.

from FREAKS ONLY

Sending the warmest birthday vibes to MBE producer Anna Chang.

Morning Becomes Eclectic playlist: May 1, 2024

Sending the warmest birthday vibes to MBE producer Anna Chang.

from Morning Becomes Eclectic