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Sam Beam and Glen Hansard in the Heart of Hollywood

Andrew Reilly | Posted 04.26.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Art, Iron and Wine, Live Performance, Kcrw Music, Sam Beam, Kcrw, Music, Concert, Live Show, Slidefreestyle, Entertainment News
Andrew Reilly

After an encore of playful covers including "Debris" by the The Faces and "Blue Eyes" by Willie Nelson, Beam and Hansard split another encore. The crowd didn't want to go home.

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Hiatus Kaiyote: Global Soul from an Unlikely Place

Wyatt Closs | Posted 05.13.2013 | Los Angeles
Read More: Hiatus Kaiyote, Robert Glasper, Nai Palm, Erykah Badu, Washington DC, Kcrw, Los Angeles, Carlos Nino, New York, Sxsw, Aaron Byrd, Munch, Wyatt Closs, Global, Questlove, Chicago, Soul, Adele, Australia, Nakamarra, Video, Los Angeles News
Wyatt Closs

Who's your favorite Australian soul band? Can't name any? Thought so. Now, you can say Hiatus Kaiyote. Except they may become your favorite band, period.

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Does Eric Garcetti Have the Aesthetic Chops to be Mayor of L.A.?

Steven Paul Leiva | Posted 04.29.2013 | Los Angeles
Read More: Los Angeles Mayor's Race, Steven Paul Leiva, The Arts, Politics and the Arts, Aesthetics, Ray Bradbury, Saul Gonzalez, Kcrw, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles News
Steven Paul Leiva

Sensitivity to aesthetics and the arts does not a good mayor make. But I believe that sensitivity to aesthetics and the arts can make a good mayor better. This is my hope for Eric Garcetti if he goes the distance and becomes the next mayor of Los Angeles.

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The First Totally Ironic Cruise?

Posted 02.26.2013 | Travel
Read More: Cruises, Jesse Thorn, Maximum Fun, Kcrw, Boatparty.biz, Cruise Travel, Marc Maron, Comedy, John Hodgman, Travel News

For the last several months, independent radio host Jesse Thorn has been asking his listeners to sign up for updates from Boatparty.biz, a website tha...

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PHOTOS: Best Ways To Play This Week

Broke Girls Guide | Posted 11.18.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Things to Do in Los Angeles, Week Guide Los Angeles, The W Hotel Hollywood, Short Order LA, Activities, Pacific Design Center, Week Guide La, Kcrw, La Around Town, The W Hollywood, Broke Girls Guide LA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Broke Girls Guide

Between the mini-Carmageddon reprise and the 100-degree heat, this weekend had our blood boiling. Here's how we'll be spending our time as temperatures plummet (to all of 85 degrees)...

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Nose-to-Tail: The Whole Animal Movement

Scott Bridges | Posted 09.09.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Whole Animal, Whole Animal Philosophy, Morso Della Bestia, Nose-to-Tail, Haven Gastropub, Greg Daniels, Tender Greens, El Segundo Brewing Company, Share Our Strength, Gianfranco Muniz, Kcrw, Eric Hulme, Whole Animal Movement, LA Restaurants, Locanda Del Lago, Los Angeles News
Scott Bridges

As chefs have become more creative and as foodies have sought to explore more adventurous and novel dishes, a movement has developed in which formerly discarded parts are now fought over like the wishbone at Thanksgiving dinner.

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PLAN ForYourArt: June 28-July 4

Bettina Korek | Posted 08.28.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Foryourart, Mary-Weatherford, Mark-Hagen, Brad Elterman, Royal/T, Made in La 2012, Sam Falls, Hammer Museum, Jeremy Sole, Kcrw, La Art, LA Art Scene, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

The first of the Made in L.A. Music series will feature live sets by Jason Bentley, host of KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, and KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole.

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M. Ward Is Always Good

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 04.12.2012 | Home
Read More: Video, A Wasteland Companion, M Ward Kcrw, Track of the Day, M. Ward Kcrw, Kcrw, M. Ward a Wasteland Companion, M Ward Live, M. Ward, M. Ward Live, On Our Radar, M Ward Chinese Translation, Home News

It's only a matter of time before M. Ward gets parodied on SNL's favorite new recurring sketch "Bein' Quirky With Zooey Deschanel." But until then, he...

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PHOTOS: 'Only In LA' Funniest Tweets

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.10.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Twitter, Tweet, Only in LA Twitter, La, Kcrw, Los Angeles, Tweets, Twitter News, Funny-La-Tweets, Top Tweets, Only in LA, Twitter Los Angeles, Only in LA KCRW, Funny Tweets, Only in LA Tweets, Slidepollajax, Only in LA Funny Tweets, Twitter LA, Los Angeles News

What is so dang "LA" that you would only see it here? A Saturday night Botox party? Acupuncture for cats? Angelenos have been blasting the Twitters...

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If I Died Young...

Abigail Spencer | Posted 04.14.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Michelle Williams, Joey King, The Wood Brothers, Craft Service, Mila Kunis, James Franco, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Chocolate, Zach Braff, Gratefulness, Yancy Spencer III, Kcrw, Lady GaGa, Grammys, Rachel Weiss, Los Angeles News
Abigail Spencer

I eat chocolate just about every day. Okay, every day. I love nothing more than a good rich dark chocolate. It exhilarates. It satisfies. My father loved chocolate. I got my stomach for sweets from him.

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OohLaLA Festival Charms Again

Nicole Garton | Posted 12.10.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: French Touch, France in Los Angeles, Tv on the Radio, French Music, El-Rey-Theater, Hugh Coltman, Red Hot Chili Peppers, OohLaLA Festival, Tinariwen, Chateau Marmont, Kcrw, Nouvelle Vague, Los Angeles, Birdy Nam Nam, Hindi Zahra, Sylvain Taillet, DJ Cam, Tuareg, Goldenvoice, Jean-Charles De Castelbajac, Universal Music Group, Etienne De Crecy, Frenchy Community, Feadz, Los Angeles News
Nicole Garton

The OohLaLA Festival sashayed onto the scene for a third installment of its French musical showcase. The festival featured a diverse lineup of contemporary talent, each exuding a certain je ne sais quoi.

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Weekend Recommendations -- July 28-31

Girl at a Bar | Posted 09.26.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: La Around Town, Best of La, Los Angeles, Getty Museum, Hollywood Bowl, Hammer Museum, Kcrw, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Lacma, Wine, Los Angeles News
Girl at a Bar

Always wanted to do some self-inspired Irish step-dancing in the middle of Culver City? Now is your chance. Celtic band Molly's Revenge with vocalist Christa Burch provide the music for this week of the Culver City Music Festival.

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7 Cultural Radio Shows You Should Be Listening To

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 09.19.2011 | Home
Read More: Podcasts, Video, Kcrw the Treatment, Mike and Tom Eat Snacks, Kcrw, Fresh Air, Kexp Music That Matters, Npr, Radio Shows, Kcrw Morning Becomes Eclectic, Radio, The Guardian Everyday Moments, Kexp, Cultural Radio Shows, This American Life, On Our Radar, Home News

New media has done a lot for us, but has it made us happier? According to a new study, radio makes Britons happier than TV and the web, and we're thin...

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Traveling for Art and Eating Well

Edward Goldman | Posted 08.22.2011 | Travel
Read More: The Clock, Christian Marclay, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Lacma, Moma, Momo, Belgium, Restaurant Georges, The Netherlands, Neue Gallery, Bruges, Kcrw, Ray's and Stark Bar, France, Paris, England, London, Den Dyver, Edward Goldman, Artists, Art, National Art Gallery, Barcelona, Museum of Modern Art, Pompidou Centre, Amsterdam, Spain, Art Talk, Alkimia, Travel News
Edward Goldman

Would you agree that there is some charming and yummy connection between good art and good food? Many world-class museums are not only trying to impress visitors with great art but also eager to impress their taste buds.

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Keep The Farmer's Markets Open While The 405 Is Closed

Posted 08.21.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Good Food Blog, Host a Farmer, Kcrw, Santa-Monica-Farmers-Market, City of Santa Monica, 405 Closure, Farmers Markets, Carmageddon, Los Angeles News

"All markets open rain or shine year-round," states the City of Santa Monica Farmer's Market- but will all the markets remain open during the upcoming...

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Elvis Mitchell Enlisted To Head LACMA's Film Program

latimes.com | Posted 08.17.2011 | Arts
Read More: Elvis Mitchell, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Lacma Film Program, Museums, Michael Goven, The Treatment, Arts, Kcrw, Lacma, Film, Tim Burton, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Film Independent, Arts News

Elvis Mitchell, the film critic and host of KCRW's "The Treatment," has been named the new head of the film program at the Los Angeles County Museum o...

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Eric Garcetti: Mayoral Candidate And DJ?

The Informer | Posted 08.09.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Eric Garcetti for Mayor, Eric Garcetti on Morning Becomes Eclectic, LA News, DJ Garcetti, Mayoral Candidate, Morning Becomes Eclectic, Kcrw, Mayoral Race, Eric Garcetti on KCRW, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles News

Eric Garcetti knows how to spin. The still-undeclared candidate for mayor threw down some tracks yesterday during a guest DJ set at KCRW's Morning Bec...

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ForumFest 2011

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 05.28.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: LA Forum, St Thomas the Apostle, Bling Bling Dumpling, Verner Panton, Architecture, Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design, Kcrw, Vitra, School, Los Angeles, John Chase, 2011, Catherine Opie, Griffin Enright, Fruit and Flour, Tom Schnabel, Forumfest, Los Angeles News

Who: You What: ForumFest 2011, a celebration of this year's accomplishments in architecture and a fundraiser for the Forum's future projects. The eve...

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Hollywood: Art and Oscars

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Art Basel, Academy Awards, My Own Private Idaho, James France, Npr, Kcrw, Suzanne Vielmetter Gallery, Jedediah Caesar, ACME Gallery, Edward Goldman, Artists, Venice Biennale, Gus Van Sant, Art, Oscars, Jennifer Steinkamp, Gagosian Gallery, Art Talk, Arts News
Edward Goldman

I wonder if the less than stellar results of the last Oscars, with its low voltage and sagging viewership, will make the Hollywood weasels -- clearly in need of inspiration -- turn to the world of art.

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Art Does Your Body (and Wallet) Good

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Npr, Art, Health, Kcrw, Edward Goldman, Art Talk, Artists, Arts News
Edward Goldman

Many moons ago I went to see a doctor to check my eyesight. He sat me down and instructed me to look at the wall behind him. I tried to do just th...

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HuffPost Premiere: Wild Palms' "To The Lighthouse," Plus A Conversation With Susan Werner

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Pat Buchanan, Bruce Cockburn, Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Spider-Man, Steve Marcantonio, Wild Palms, Kcrw, Chris Matthews, Keb' Mo', Sarah Palin, Robert Frost, Trina Hamlin, Susan Werner, Nordstrom's, Theo Shier, Julie Taymor, Steve Forbert, David Wilcox, Stewart Smith, Jimmy Webb, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Here in the U.S., Wild Palms' Until Spring will debut on April 12th, but HuffPost has been given the premiere of the single "To The Lighthouse" presented here, airing for the first time in this territory.

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Be Warned: You Can't Operate a Vehicle After Watching This Video

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Art, Artists, Art Talk, Edward Goldman, Kcrw, Npr, Michelangelo, Sol Lewitt, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum, LA Louver Gallery, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Frank Gehry, Arts News
Edward Goldman

A good fellow American, and a faithful listener of Art Talk on KCRW, sent me a link to a Vatican website with a 360 degree panorama of the Sistine Chapel. For the next hour, wild horses couldn't have driven me away from the computer screen.

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Welcome to a Big, Small, Strange World of Art

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Art. Artists, Lacma, Metropolis II, Npr, Kcrw, Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Urban Light, Edward Goldman, Nicolas Berggruen, Chris Burden, Robert Mapplethorpe, The Getty Trust, Art Talk, Antwerp, Beam Drop, Middleheimmuseum, Arts News
Edward Goldman

It's not often that one can find art-related news on the front page of American newspapers. BUt Robert Mapplethorpe's name is once again front-page news -- and this time, it's good news.

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William Eggleston: Prince of Melancholy

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Eudora Welty, Lacma, Lee Friedlander, Edward Goldman, Artists, Diane Arbus, Npr, Art, William Eggleston, Kcrw, William Faulkner, Art Talk, Arts News
Edward Goldman

Absolutely nothing happens in the world captured in the photos by William Eggleston. But if you take a deep breath, his photos will start to sing to you their irresistible songs.

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Fairs, Fairs on the Wall, Which Is Prettiest of Them All?

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Scofidio + Renfro, Los Angeles Art Show, Elizabeth Diller, Diller, Npr, Photo l.A., Moca, Kcrw, Broad Museum, Edward Goldman, Artists, Art, Art Los Angeles Contemporary, Disney Hall, Art Talk, Eli Broad, Arts News
Edward Goldman

The month of January is crowded in L.A., with art fairs that bring art dealers eager to spread before you thousands of paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos -- you name it.

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