Events for KCRW

Illustrating Modern Life: The Golden Age of American Illustration from the Kelly Collection

KCRW.com — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0600

Illustrating Modern Life: The Golden Age of American Illustration from the Kelly Collection features over 60 works from one of the most fascinating periods in American art. The Golden Age of American Illustration arose between 1880 and 1930, when revolutions in printing technology and mass mailing resulted in a meteoric rise of new magazines. Publishers and advertisers turned to illustrators to create eye-catching, hand-rendered paintings that would appeal to a growing public of modern consumers.

The original oil paintings, watercolors, and ink drawings in this exhibition, rarely seen on the West Coast, include some of the finest examples produced by the best artists of the genre. The art created by renowned talents such as Howard Pyle, N. C. Wyeth, J. C. Leyendecker, Maxfield Parrish, and Norman Rockwell has entered the pantheon of 20th century American culture and still captivates audiences today.

Works are on view at the Weisman Museum in the Gregg G. Juarez Gallery, West Gallery, and Ron Wilson-Designer Gallery.

Located on Pepperdine's main campus at 24255 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA, the museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed on Mondays and major holidays. There is no admission charge.

The opening reception will be held on Saturday, January 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. There is no admission charge and the public is invited to attend.

Exhibition: January 12-March 31, 2013

Museum hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on Mondays and major holidays
No admission fee

For more information, call (310) 506-4851, or visit: http://arts.pepperdine.edu/museum

Ends and Exits: Picturing Art from the Collections of LACMA and the Broad Art Foundation

KCRW.com — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:00:00 -0600

This selection of works from the Broad and LACMA collections draws on the strengths of both to reflect directions in contemporary art that emerged in the 1980s. The seeds of what would come to be known as the Pictures Generation began here in Los Angeles at CalArts where conceptual artist John Baldessari helped shape the careers of many artists, such as Troy Brauntuch, Matt Mullican, Jack Goldstein and David Salle. Curators, writers, and critics of the era grappled with an emerging sense that pictures rather than paintings were of importance in our postmodern world, subjecting the traditions of painting and image-making to scrutiny in response to an emerging media landscape and other seismic cultural shifts.

The exhibition devotes a single room to the work of Meyer Vaisman. Another room focuses on Sherrie Levine, whose work with appropriation impacted many artists since. The concept of the ready-made, at the heart of Levine’s practice, is also explored elsewhere in works by Hans Haacke, Haim Steinbach and Allan McCollum. Robert Longo, represented here by two monumental works, was the video curator at The Kitchen, a seminal space for new art and music in New York, from 1977 to 1981. Laurie Anderson and Bill T. Jones are represented by videos documenting their performances at The Kitchen.

Standout pieces by Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger and Adrian Piper all use text and language as a poetic and political device. Pieces by Leon Golub, Sarah Charlesworth, Louise Lawler, Robert Gober, David Hammons, Cady Noland and Lorraine O’Grady are also included.

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0600

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)
February 10 - March 24, 2013
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 12-6pm

Friendship of Nations: Polish Shi’ite Showbiz is an examination of the
unlikely points of convergence in Poland and Iran’s histories, from
17th-century Sarmatism to the 21st-century Green Movement, and how the
countries’ respective efforts toward self-determination have shaped
the larger geopolitical landscape, punctuating the major narratives of
Communism and Islam.

Admission is FREE; for more information call 213-237-2800 or visit
www.redcat.org.

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0600

Old Pasadena's finest restaurants, bars and lounges offer extended food and drink specials all two weeks long during Old Pasadena’s Happy Hour Week. From $1 martinis and $2 beers to $3 gourmet sushi and $1 sliders and appetizers, Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week offers something for everyone. Attendees can also enjoy free live music including performances from Salt Petal and Jamila Ford.

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

an Exclusive Winemaker Dinner at Drago Centro

KCRW.com — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0600

Owners and managers at LaStella Winery have long respected the cuisine of Chef Celestino Drago, one of the US’s foremost Italian chefs. Celestino has a 25-year history of Italian culinary success in Los Angeles and has been touted as one of the Best Italian Chef's in the US by Bon Appetit and Los Angeles Times Restaurant Critic Irene Virbila. Chef Celestino’s flagship restaurant, Drago Centro will play host to the first of two winemaker’s dinners, followed by Osteria Drago the following evening.

Wines from LaStella as well as sister winery Le Vieux Pin, feature on the acclaimed wine lists at both establishments, proving without doubt, that these two wineries are making giant strides to showcase and grow awareness for Canadian boutique wineries outside of Canada.

Winemaker Severine Pinte and General Manager Rasoul Salehi will host both dinners, alongside Chef Celestino himself, who will prepare a multi-course feast paired with wines from LaStella’s repertoire. Tickets for the dinner on Tuesday March 5th at the polished, contemporary Drago Centro cost $120 per person.

Celestino was also voted Best New Chef by Food & Wine Magazine just after opening his namesake restaurant, Drago in Santa Monica, with some critics going so far as to say that he is aptly named and his food is indeed "celestial". He currently owns four restaurants (Drago Centro, Enoterca Drago, Il Pastaio), a bakery (Dolce Forno) and Drago Air, which delivers the first class catering for United and Quantas Airlines out of LAX.

To purchase tickets call 213-228-8998 for Drago Centro and 310.657.1182 for Osteria Drago.

Nathan Englander

KCRW.com — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:15:00 -0600

On Tuesday, March 5, Nathan Englander, modern master of the short story form, sits down with Los Angeles Times Book Critic David L. Ulin to discuss his new collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. This event is free and open to the public with RSVP.

For more info and to RSVP visit www.lfla.org.

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0600

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0600

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

an Exclusive Winemaker Dinner at Osteria Drago

KCRW.com — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0600

Wines from LaStella as well as sister winery Le Vieux Pin, feature on the acclaimed wine lists at both establishments, proving without doubt, that these two wineries are making giant strides to showcase and grow awareness for Canadian boutique wineries outside of Canada.

Winemaker Severine Pinte and General Manager Rasoul Salehi will host both dinners, alongside Chef Celestino himself, who will prepare a multi-course feast paired with wines from LaStella’s repertoire. Tickets for the dinner on Wednesday March 6th for the rustic elegance of Osteria Drago for $95 per person.

To purchase tickets call 213-228-8998 for Drago Centro and 310.657.1182 for Osteria Drago.

An Evening with Yes

KCRW.com — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0600

Desert Nights with KCRW DJ Valida

KCRW.com — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0600

Desert Nights is a weekly aural oasis at The Standard, Hollywood. Each Wednesday, KCRW’s DJ Valida curates 3 musical acts to perform a special acoustic set in the hotel’s Cactus Lounge. The vibe is warm and intimate, evoking an impromptu jam in a musician’s living room. Live music begins at 7:30pm with Valida spinning KCRW favorites in-between sets. There is no cover charge for this event.

How Much Does Math Matter?

KCRW.com — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0600

KCRW is proud to partner with Zócalo Public Square to present Big Ideas around town. On Wednesday, March 6, KCRW and Zócalo Public Square present “How Much Does Math Matter?” at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Many pundits like to tell us that America’s economic future depends on our success in teaching math. But does that mean everyone needs to take algebra? A panel that includes Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews, author of The War Against Dummy Math, visits Zócalo to ask how important math really is and what’s wrong about the way we’re teaching it. This event is free and open to the public. For details visit www.zocalopublicsquare.org.

Peterson Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

Food Fare 2013

KCRW.com — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:30:00 -0600

Honoring chef of the year, Joe Miller and advocates of the year, Nicole and Allan Mutchnik.

Thursday, March 7, 2013
AM Session: 10:30AM-2:00PM
PM Session: 6:30PM-9:30PM
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

This years event features a VIP reception for our event sponsors featuring exclusive tastings from Chef Joe Miller. An exclusive velvet by Graham & Spencer t-shirt, the Beer Chicks' beer garden and a raffle for choice including trips to Paris, Telluride and Chicago.

To purchase tickets or for more information, please call us at 213-284-3200, ext. 3700 or visit our website www.pplafoodfare.com.

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0600

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0600

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

An Evening with David Fincher

KCRW.com — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0600

Director David Fincher is best known for his feature film work, which includes The Social Network, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (he received Best Director Oscar nominations for both), Fight Club, The Game, Seven, and, most recently, his adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. His introduction to television drama is the U.S. adaptation of the BBC miniseries House of Cards, produced exclusively for Netflix. In this thirteen-episode miniseries, Fincher served as executive producer and directed the first two episodes. Kevin Spacey stars as House Majority Whip Francis Underwood. House of Cards shows the real seat of power in the U.S. legislative branch of government—and eventually, the executive branch, as well. Underwood, who leads by charm, guile, and occasionally sheer ruthlessness, breaks the fourth wall to keep us abreast—but not ahead—of his motives. Robin Wright costars as Frank’s equally skilled wife, Claire, who finds that her own mission may take on other roads. Fincher assembled a talented group of actors (Corey Stoll, Kate Mara, Michael Kelly, Constance Zimmer, and Kristen Connolly) and filmmakers (James Foley, Carl Franklin, Joel Schumacher, and Allen Coulter) to bring this operatic political drama to life.

Bing Theater | An extended conversation with David Fincher and a screening of the first two chapters of House of Cards. $10 for Film Independent, LACMA Film Club, and The New York Times Film Club members. Members of these groups can purchase their tickets starting at 5 pm on February 26. $14 LACMA members, students with valid ID and seniors (62+); $20 general admission. Members of these groups can purchase their tickets starting at 5 pm on March 5.

For more info visit http://www.lacma.org/event/evening-david-fincher.

Jubilee with KCRW DJ Mario Cotto and guests

KCRW.com — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:00:00 -0600

All english vibes from all eras.

Mario Cotto

Host of Mario Cotto

Working as a KCRW DJ is a dream come true for Mario Cotto, a preacher’s kid from North Philadelphia.

A former middle school teacher and improviser, Mario moved to LA to pursue a career in sketch comedy. He started volunteering at KCRW, assisting longtime DJ'sEric J. Lawrence, Jason Bentley, Chris Douridasand Tom Schnabel. Once Mario realized he was spending more time at the station than at the theater, he knew this was where he belonged.

His first 5 records were Menudo's Quiero Rock, Michael Jackson's Thriller, The Beatles' Rubber Soul, Michael W. Smith's Project and -- unbeknownst to his parents -- The Beastie Boys' License to Ill.

His sound is inspired by; strong coffee, Marcel Duchamp’s ready-mades, the NuYorican Poet’s Café, SAMO, Philadelphia’s Making Time, Blade Runner, golden-age hip hop, Manchester, Repo Records, arroz con pollo, shell-top sneakers with New Yorker laces, ESPO, Tristan Tzara’s 1918 manifesto, breakfast cereal, comic books, and metropolitan railways.

Afro Funke with KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole and guests

KCRW.com — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:00:00 -0600

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0600

Masquerade Motel with Swedish House Mafia

KCRW.com — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0600

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0600

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

An Evening with Rufus Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche

KCRW.com — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:30:00 -0600

Boy

KCRW.com — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0600

Boy

BOY - a contagious confection that has spread across the internet like wildfire. The Hamburg-based duo gets your toes tapping, mind playing, feet moving, emotions travelling, head thinking, hips jerking. But above all, they make music that brings a smile to your face.

Imagine a mix of the art school elegance of Phoenix, the lively melodics of Feist and the emotional depth of Bon Iver. But to draw such comparisons is superficial and not especially helpful because what you miss is the originality of the BOY concept and the charisma of its two performers. Click to read more

The BOY phenomenon began this summer with their first single 'Little Numbers'. Now, having conquered their native Germany and Switzerland, they are shipping their sharp brand of pop to the rest of Europe.

BOY are both girls. Valeska Steiner sang in several bands in her native Switzerland before moving to Germany, where Sonja Glass grew up, playing the cello in classical orchestras as a child, and later working as a bass player for several pop bands. The duo met when Valeska won a place at a prestigious summer holiday music workshop in Hamburg. There she met Sonja, who had recently returned from a spell studying bass guitar in Holland.

BOY's debut album, “Mutual Friends”, is an autobiographical affair. “It's about arrivals and new beginnings,” says Valeska, whose songs are written and sung in English. “About hopes and dreams and aspirations. We want to make music that's positive and hopeful,” explains Valeska,. “There is more to music than heartbreak and loss,” agrees Sonja.

“This is the Beginning” provides the springboard into the album. “Drive Darling” is inspired by Valeska leaving behind friends and family in Zurich. “And no rear view could picture what we leave behind. Drive, darling, drive.” As the tempo rises and the driving sound of guitars push to the fore, the future seems to begin with a smile as a feeling of optimism prevails. In complete contrast however, “Waitress” explores the melancholy story of a barmaid stuck in time and wondering when her life is going to start: “While daylight is fading, while traders are trading, while the jukebox is playing, while lovers are dating, the waitress is waiting.” You can hear the empathy in Valeska’s voice on the album’s last track, “July”, a fitting end to the album, it closes the circle of venturing out into the world by bringing you, at last, back home.

The dozen songs on “Mutual Friends”, painstakingly recorded over a two-and-a-half year period at the 12 square meter home studio of producer and multi-instrumentalist Philipp Steinke in Berlin, have gone through many transformations since they were written. “We made about 10 versions of most of the songs,” says Sonja. “So they have evolved over the course of time. And some of them have ended up sounding completely different from the way they began.”

BOY played most instruments on the record themselves. Only in some cases, such as drumming duties, a rotating roster of friends jumped in to play, among them Phoenix’s live drummer Thomas Hedlund.

Their irresistible debut single “Little Numbers”, which has sparked countless YouTube tributes, is something of a straggler, being the last recorded from the sessions. But this is arguably precisely why the track is imbued with such a rambunctious drive and dizzying joyousness; it is the product of studio playtime, the long-awaited period where musicians can relax and have fun knowing – wrongly as the case may be – that all the work is done.

The colourful video, shot on the streets of Barcelona last summer, has already clocked up nearly two millions YouTube hits since it was uploaded in July. And the song swiftly spawned countless tributes from fans posting their own versions.

BOY’s “Mutual Friends“ is an intoxicating mixture to lift even the dullest day out of the doldrums and the direct result of the refreshingly lively and humorous personalities of Valeska and Sonja. BOY sing smart, sharply-observed songs with hooks you can't get out of your head and lyrics that come from the heart. With its irresistibly breezy optimism, it's one of those out-of-nowhere pop hits that gets into your head and won't go away. BOY’s songs reveal inventive twists, adding subtle experimental touches to a conventional pop palette of guitar, piano drums and bass.

moe. with Orgone

KCRW.com — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0600

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LA LAs After two decades of writing, recording and touring together, veteran jam band moe. took stock of where they’d been, released a retrospective, then turned the page. Two years later the Northeast-based five-some has opened a new chapter in the moe. story. What Happened To The LA LAs is the band’s first completely new collection since 2008, and while creative evolution has always been a moe. hallmark, What Happened To The LA LAs shows the band stepping outside their comfort zone in some significant ways. “For most of our career we’ve done everything on our own in a very cottage industry, home-y kind of way,” explains Chuck Garvey, guitarist and vocalist. “Everything we take on — whether it’s the creation of a T-shirt, a song, an album or a festival or concert — from start to finish, we have our hands in it. And this time we actually made the leap of putting ourselves in someone else’s hands to help us come out with something different.” Toward that end, moe. signed with Sugar Hill Records, their first label partnership in more than a decade. Next they brought in an outside producer for the first time: John Travis, whose work with Kid Rock had earned him fans within the moe. camp. For moe. — which in addition to Garvey includes Vinnie Amico (drums), Rob Derhak (bass, vocals), Jim Loughlin (percussion, Malletkat) and Al Schnier (guitar, vocals, keyboards, mandolin) — it was a major philosophical change. After all, this is the same band which famously built a recording studio inside a 150-year-old decommissioned church for 2008’s Sticks And Stones. “I, for one, was unsure about the process,” admits Al Schnier. “I’m always wanting to see my songs through from start to finish. So deferring to somebody else, even on something as mundane as the mic placement on an instrument during recording, was a lot to let go of.” But Rob Derhak found letting go a huge relief. “The amount of responsibility that comes with the control is a little daunting,” he notes. “Especially when you’re dealing with for the most part three creative forces in the band. It’s kind of nice to have somebody else make decisions. It’s good to have a tie breaker, at the very least.” Which doesn’t mean What Happened To The LA LAs is a sharp departure from moe.’s signature roots-rock and exploratory jams. Travis’s most pronounced contribution was to challenge the band creatively enabling the album’s 10 tracks to retain their dynamic essence, even in a studio setting. Says Garvey, “He made it less about looking at it under a microscope and more about making creative decisions. He forced us to be creative and look at everything and not be attached to anything. That was the biggest thing.” Laughs Derhak, “Well, because we had somebody there to say,You know what? As great as you might think this is? It sucks! You’re wrong. You can do better.” moe. fans will be pleased to find several never-recorded concert favorites on What Happened To The LA LAs, what Garvey dubbed “the cream of the crop.” In some cases, such as the song “Lazarus,” the material has been wholly transformed from its live iterations. Now refashioned as “The Bones Of Lazarus,” the song features an entirely new bridge section and third verse. Similarly, the Al Schnier-penned “Haze” went through several metamorphoses in the studio, not the least of which was having Rob Derhak handle lead vocals. Schnier recalls wrestling with the song’s chord progressions and verses over an arduous day in the studio, a process he says “just beats you up psychologically. And the thing that worked in the end was having Rob sing the song instead of me. “I was so unsure about it at first,” he adds. “You talk about relinquishing control! Just giving up something like that, singing a song: it was one of my favorite songs that I had written for the album, and I wasn’t even going to get to sing it! And then I heard Rob sing it and it was awesome. I’m really really psyched about the way that it turned out.” “Downward Facing Dog” is another of moe.’s newer compositions. Clocking in at just over 8 minutes, it’s also the album’s longest. Lyrically, the song was born out of Al Schnier’s musings on aging and the passing of time. “My dad was in really poor health at the time, so I had a lot of big issues on my mind,” he says. “Being a dad, and being in this situation with my own dad, just makes you look at the big picture.” “Rainshine” is a musically intricate piece which “kind of took a turn for the better at our producer’s prodding,” Schnier recalls. “Initially I was writing the song about one thing and ultimately the song ended up wanting to be about something else.” Schnier had tinkered with the song “Smoke” for several years, first experimenting with it as a piano waltz, then playing it on acoustic and later electric guitar. Hints of the song’s waltz origins are still evident in its underlying form, though Schnier notes lyrics eluded him until the song took on its harder edge. “Then all of a sudden I was able to write lyrics in a half hour one day. I just needed to break through.” “Paper Dragon” is one of Rob Derhak’s compositions. “I was thinking, what does it feel like to have this ability but if you used it, it would be the end of you? I think of this dragon that can breathe fire but it’s made of paper, so it can’t do what it was born to do. I thought it was an interesting idea for a song.” Percussionist Jim Loughlin wrote “Chromatic Nightmare,” which came out of a fan-inspired psychedelic Halloween concert, as evidenced by the song’s calliope-like strains. Similarly, Chuck Garvey’s “Suck A Lemon” was written for the same Halloween show. Al Schnier’s “Puebla” is an older piece that evolved in the studio into its present cascade of shimmering guitars. Rounding out the What Happened To The LA LAs tracks is “One Way Traffic,” which Rob Derhak wrote with Nashville-based songwriter Steven Dale Jones. Though it didn’t start out as moe. song, with the addition of hard drums and rollicking guitar solos the band has made it their own. The result of all this in-studio transformation is not so much a polished sound as a professional one, says Derhak. “I felt John Travis did a great job of having everything sit in its own spot in the mixes. Everything is real dirty and gritty, but at the same time it’s all there and it all makes complete sense.” Partnering with Sugar Hill is another change for moe. The hope is that What Happened To The LA LAs will reach a wider audience as a result. “Doing it on our own, our resources are limited by our size,” Derhak says. “We were looking for somebody who can kind of expand who we can reach.” “It’s a good way for us to reach a new audience and break some new ground,” adds Garvey. moe. will tour extensively in 2012, with both U.S. and international dates in the works. For tour dates visit www.moe.org

The Goods with KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez

KCRW.com — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:00:00 -0600

with hip-hop, old-school and soul served weekly by DJs Anthony Valadez & KG Superstar

Private Label : Flight Facilities

KCRW.com — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:00:00 -0600

Community Garden at the Southwest Museum - Southwest Museum of the American Indian

KCRW.com — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0600

Are you interested in gardening? Come join UCLA students and SCIC/American Indian Family Partnership staff Saturday mornings at the Southwest Museum and learn about gardening and healthy living. The Southwest Museum campus is located at 234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90065. It is easily accessible via the Metro Gold Line, Southwest Museum stop.

Free Family Tours

KCRW.com — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0600

Get tips for a fun family museum visit, explore artworks that are popular with children, and engage in playful observation and discussion in Spanish and English. Whether the art is miniature cars zooming through a futuristic city, a mummy from ancient Egypt, a 340-ton boulder that you can walk under, or animal avatars from ancient Mexico—your family will learn about and experience the best the museum has to offer. Works of art change weekly.

Free family tours are led by museum educators and are offered every Saturday; tours last approximately forty-five minutes.

BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

Learn more

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0600

Masquerade Motel with Swedish House Mafia

KCRW.com — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0600

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0600

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

TEDxCalArts

KCRW.com — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0600

Created with TED’s mission of “Ideas Worth Spreading,” this all-day event gathers thinkers, doers and innovators from across the performance landscape to discuss big ideas in the live arts that are having an impact on the world.

Time and ticket prices TBA; for more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

LA Opera Presents The Flying Dutchman

KCRW.com — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0600

moe. with Orgone

KCRW.com — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0600

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LA LAs After two decades of writing, recording and touring together, veteran jam band moe. took stock of where they’d been, released a retrospective, then turned the page. Two years later the Northeast-based five-some has opened a new chapter in the moe. story. What Happened To The LA LAs is the band’s first completely new collection since 2008, and while creative evolution has always been a moe. hallmark, What Happened To The LA LAs shows the band stepping outside their comfort zone in some significant ways. “For most of our career we’ve done everything on our own in a very cottage industry, home-y kind of way,” explains Chuck Garvey, guitarist and vocalist. “Everything we take on — whether it’s the creation of a T-shirt, a song, an album or a festival or concert — from start to finish, we have our hands in it. And this time we actually made the leap of putting ourselves in someone else’s hands to help us come out with something different.” Toward that end, moe. signed with Sugar Hill Records, their first label partnership in more than a decade. Next they brought in an outside producer for the first time: John Travis, whose work with Kid Rock had earned him fans within the moe. camp. For moe. — which in addition to Garvey includes Vinnie Amico (drums), Rob Derhak (bass, vocals), Jim Loughlin (percussion, Malletkat) and Al Schnier (guitar, vocals, keyboards, mandolin) — it was a major philosophical change. After all, this is the same band which famously built a recording studio inside a 150-year-old decommissioned church for 2008’s Sticks And Stones. “I, for one, was unsure about the process,” admits Al Schnier. “I’m always wanting to see my songs through from start to finish. So deferring to somebody else, even on something as mundane as the mic placement on an instrument during recording, was a lot to let go of.” But Rob Derhak found letting go a huge relief. “The amount of responsibility that comes with the control is a little daunting,” he notes. “Especially when you’re dealing with for the most part three creative forces in the band. It’s kind of nice to have somebody else make decisions. It’s good to have a tie breaker, at the very least.” Which doesn’t mean What Happened To The LA LAs is a sharp departure from moe.’s signature roots-rock and exploratory jams. Travis’s most pronounced contribution was to challenge the band creatively enabling the album’s 10 tracks to retain their dynamic essence, even in a studio setting. Says Garvey, “He made it less about looking at it under a microscope and more about making creative decisions. He forced us to be creative and look at everything and not be attached to anything. That was the biggest thing.” Laughs Derhak, “Well, because we had somebody there to say,You know what? As great as you might think this is? It sucks! You’re wrong. You can do better.” moe. fans will be pleased to find several never-recorded concert favorites on What Happened To The LA LAs, what Garvey dubbed “the cream of the crop.” In some cases, such as the song “Lazarus,” the material has been wholly transformed from its live iterations. Now refashioned as “The Bones Of Lazarus,” the song features an entirely new bridge section and third verse. Similarly, the Al Schnier-penned “Haze” went through several metamorphoses in the studio, not the least of which was having Rob Derhak handle lead vocals. Schnier recalls wrestling with the song’s chord progressions and verses over an arduous day in the studio, a process he says “just beats you up psychologically. And the thing that worked in the end was having Rob sing the song instead of me. “I was so unsure about it at first,” he adds. “You talk about relinquishing control! Just giving up something like that, singing a song: it was one of my favorite songs that I had written for the album, and I wasn’t even going to get to sing it! And then I heard Rob sing it and it was awesome. I’m really really psyched about the way that it turned out.” “Downward Facing Dog” is another of moe.’s newer compositions. Clocking in at just over 8 minutes, it’s also the album’s longest. Lyrically, the song was born out of Al Schnier’s musings on aging and the passing of time. “My dad was in really poor health at the time, so I had a lot of big issues on my mind,” he says. “Being a dad, and being in this situation with my own dad, just makes you look at the big picture.” “Rainshine” is a musically intricate piece which “kind of took a turn for the better at our producer’s prodding,” Schnier recalls. “Initially I was writing the song about one thing and ultimately the song ended up wanting to be about something else.” Schnier had tinkered with the song “Smoke” for several years, first experimenting with it as a piano waltz, then playing it on acoustic and later electric guitar. Hints of the song’s waltz origins are still evident in its underlying form, though Schnier notes lyrics eluded him until the song took on its harder edge. “Then all of a sudden I was able to write lyrics in a half hour one day. I just needed to break through.” “Paper Dragon” is one of Rob Derhak’s compositions. “I was thinking, what does it feel like to have this ability but if you used it, it would be the end of you? I think of this dragon that can breathe fire but it’s made of paper, so it can’t do what it was born to do. I thought it was an interesting idea for a song.”Percussionist Jim Loughlin wrote “Chromatic Nightmare,” which came out of a fan-inspired psychedelic Halloween concert, as evidenced by the song’s calliope-like strains. Similarly, Chuck Garvey’s “Suck A Lemon” was written for the same Halloween show. Al Schnier’s “Puebla” is an older piece that evolved in the studio into its present cascade of shimmering guitars. Rounding out the What Happened To The LA LAs tracks is “One Way Traffic,” which Rob Derhak wrote with Nashville-based songwriter Steven Dale Jones. Though it didn’t start out as moe. song, with the addition of hard drums and rollicking guitar solos the band has made it their own. The result of all this in-studio transformation is not so much a polished sound as a professional one, says Derhak. “I felt John Travis did a great job of having everything sit in its own spot in the mixes. Everything is real dirty and gritty, but at the same time it’s all there and it all makes complete sense.”Partnering with Sugar Hill is another change for moe. The hope is that What Happened To The LA LAs will reach a wider audience as a result. “Doing it on our own, our resources are limited by our size,” Derhak says. “We were looking for somebody who can kind of expand who we can reach.” “It’s a good way for us to reach a new audience and break some new ground,” adds Garvey.moe. will tour extensively in 2012, with both U.S. and international dates in the works. For tour dates visit www.moe.org

E11eventh Hour with KCRW DJ Raul Campos

KCRW.com — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0600

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

MOLAA: Women's Day Festival

KCRW.com — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Follow #KCRWmoves to MOLAA for a celebration of the contributions of women to art, movement and music at MOLAA's annual Women’s Day Festival! Admission is free.

Spot the #KCRWmoves Mercedes-Benz and stop by for some KCRW swag.

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0500

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

KCRW and dineLA Present

KCRW.com — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

On Sunday, March 10, the KCRW / dineLA Dinner Date goes to Memphis! And while it's not Tennessee, Dinner Date is making its first trip to Orange County -- Santa Ana to be exact! Join us at Memphis at the Santora for a savory menu that blends traditional Southern and contemporary classics into flavorful renditions of American comfort food. Chef Diego Velasco has created a special menu just for us:

Roasted beet salad, hazelnuts, goat cheese, arugula, buttermilk vinaigrette
Blue corn pancakes, house cured salmon, watercress, honey-dijon
Roasted Mary's free range chicken, cajun creamed corn
Collard greens, bacon, garlic, cider vinegar, honey
Shrimp & grits, smoked ham, red eye gravy, pickled okra
Banana pudding, crushed nilla wafers, banana brûlée, salted caramel sauce

Before dinner, we have a fun gathering planned at The Road Less Traveled Store, located just across the courtyard in Santa Ana's charming Artists Village. We'll raise a glass and enjoy some wine and conversation. See you there!

KCRW’s Dinner Date is a partnership with dineLA, together presenting pop-up supperclubs with the perfect ingredients for a night of fabulous food, creative mixology and a chance to mingle with new KCRW friends.

Tickets are just $30 per person (excluding drinks and 20% gratuity). Please be advised there are no refunds.

Proceeds from Dinner Date will benefit KCRW – it’s a great way to support your favorite radio station while indulging in exceptional cuisine. Bon appétit!

Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Memphis at the Santora 201 N. Broadway Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: (310) 581-5843
Website: www.kcrw.com/dinnerdate
E-Mail: dinnerdate@kcrw.org

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0500

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

Culniary Masters Series: A Night of Champange and Caviar with Alan Giraud, Petrossian Paris, Perrier Jouet, and The Cheese Store

KCRW.com — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:30:00 -0500

The Strand House continues to heighten the palate of Manhattan Beach with their second Culinary Masters Series dinner of 2013. On Monday, March 11th, The Strand House is proud to open its kitchen to Chef Alain Giraud of Maison Giraud, as well as former dining destinations Anisette and Bastide, for an evening celebrating caviar and champagne. Collaborating with Executive Chef Greg Hozinsky and Chef Neal Fraser of The Strand House, celebrated Chef Giraud will present a 5 course menu which features a first course of four specialty caviars from Petrossian Paris with champagne pairings by Perrier Jouet. Rounding out the enhanced Culinary Masters dinner will be a specialty cheese course by The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills. Representatives Christopher Klapp of Petrossian Paris, Ariane Bouron of Perrier Jouet-who is flying in from France for the event, and owner Norbert Wabnig of The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills will be on hand to guide patrons through the experience of their delicacies.

MENU HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Lobster Crespella

Lobster Hollandaise, Caviar, "Egg in a Hole"

Atlantic Fluke

Sunchoke Puree, Braised Endive, Caviar Nage

WHERE:

THE STRAND HOUSE

117 Manhattan Beach Blvd.

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

310.545.7470

www.thestrandhousemb.com

www.facebook.com/TheStrandHouse

WHEN:

Monday, March 11, 2013

Cocktails- 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Dinner- 7:00 p.m.

COST:

$200 per person including wine pairings

Price excludes tax and gratuity

RESERVATIONS: Required; can be made by calling 310.545.7470

Is Infotainment Good for Political Journalism?

KCRW.com — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

KCRW is proud to partner with Zócalo Public Square to present Big Ideas around town. On Monday, March 11, KCRW and Zócalo Public Square present “Is Infotainment Good for Political Journalism?” at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Thanks to TV and the Internet, the lines between reporters, pundits, and political consultants can seem hopelessly blurred. New York Times Hollywood correspondent Michael Cieply, former CNN anchor Aaron Brown, and TMZ co-executive producer Charles Latibeaudiere visit Zócalo to discuss whether journalists should fight the trend of news as entertainment—or welcome it. This event is free and open to the public. For details visit www.zocalopublicsquare.org.

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Jose James

KCRW.com — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:09:00 -0500

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0500

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

Dishcrawl Long Beach's Debut

KCRW.com — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Who said the fun needs to stop when the sun goes down? Located in the heart of Long Beach, Downtown Long Beach lights up the night after dark. On Tuesday, March 12th, join us as we take you to 4 Downtown Long Beach eateries to taste and smell the local food specialties from this vibrant neighborhood. Don’t wait, get your ticket now and we promise your taste buds will thank you!

For tickets and more info visit www.dishcrawl.com/dtlb.

Bernie Krause

KCRW.com — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:15:00 -0500

On Tuesday, March 12, ALOUD welcomes musician and naturalist Bernie Krause as he makes an impassioned plea for the conservation of one of the world’s most overlooked natural resources: the music of the wild. This event is free and open to the public with RSVP.

For more info and to RSVP visit www.lfla.org.

How Will L.A. Face Its Post-Immigrant Future?

KCRW.com — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

KCRW is proud to partner with Zócalo Public Square to present Big Ideas around town. On Tuesday, March 12, KCRW and Zócalo Public Square present “How Will L.A. Face Its Post-Immigrant Future?” at the Petersen Automotive Museum. The world sees Los Angeles as an ever-changing, international hotbed of migrations and immigrants. But demographics show that the city is becoming increasingly native-born. How will this change L.A.’s dynamism, culture, economy—and even its food? A panel including urban theorist Joel Kotkin and demographer Dowell Myers visits Zócalo to discuss how Southern California should cope with its post-immigrant future. This event is free and open to the public. For details visit www.zocalopublicsquare.org.

Peterson Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Jose James

KCRW.com — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:09:00 -0500

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0500

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

Pitfire Pizza Stop

KCRW.com — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0500

Follow #KCRWmoves to Pitfire Pizza in Mar Vista on Wednesday, March 13 from 5-9pm. Stop by for some KCRW swag, check out the inside of the SUV, and make new music discoveries all at this #KCRWmoves stop.

Pitfire Pizza will offer specials to KCRW members so come hungry!

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0500

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

Mohsin Hamid

KCRW.com — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:15:00 -0500

On Thursday, March 14, ALOUD welcomes Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid as he discusses his newest novel, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, with fellow novelist David Treuer. This event is free and open to the public with RSVP.

For more info and to RSVP visit www.lfla.org.

Free Screening: Phil Spector

KCRW.com — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

The HBO Films production Phil Spector (2013) brings David Mamet and Al Pacino together again. Pacino’s performance as avatar of aggression salesman Ricky Roma in Mamet’s film adaptation of Glengarry Glen Ross garnered him a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination. In Phil Spector, Mamet brings his talents as writer and director to HBO for the first time; in this production, he turns his eye to the story of the hugely successful—and equally reclusive—record producer during his trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson. Attorney Linda Kenney Baden (Helen Mirren) takes over Spector’s defense mid-trial, which led to her infamous closing statement in the case. Right and wrong—and how those qualities figure in the eye of the beholder—are often central to Mamet’s work and is also a key theme in Phil Spector as Baden is caught in the midst of the maelstrom.

Bing Theater | Followed by a Q&A with writer/director David Mamet. Film Independent, LACMA Film Club and The New York Times Film Club members can reserve their tickets starting at 5 pm on February 26. | Tickets are free | Proof of member status is required to reserve tickets during advance reservation period.

New York Times Film Club members must RSVP to www.nytfilmclub.com for this screening.

LACMA member and general admission tickets can be reserved starting at 5 pm on March 5. | Tickets are free.

For more info visit http://www.lacma.org/event/phil-spector.

Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal - Chamber Music

KCRW.com — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Don't miss the West Coast premiere of this groundbreaking collaboration between Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Ségal!

For more information, including ticket pricing and purchasing details, please visit www.skirball.org.

Street Life (Indie, Retro, Brit Club) with KCRW DJ Chris Muckley, + DJ Tobi & guest DJs - No Cover

KCRW.com — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:00 -0500

Street Life is a new indie, retro, britpop, new wave, post punk, electro, etc. dance party at Akbar in Silverlake on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. No cover. Drink specials. Come out and bring friends! 21+

March 14 Guest DJ: Kat Corbett

Drink Special: $4 vodka wells

Music starts at 10:00pm. Akbar is at 4356 W. Sunset Blvd. in Silverlake.

Street-Life.org

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Old Pasadena Happy Hour Week

KCRW.com — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0500

More info: www.oldpasadena.org/happyhourweek

Ultima Vez: What the Body Does Not Remember

KCRW.com — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0500

A thrilling revival of the 1987 work that launched the enduring partnership of prolific choreographer-filmmaker Wim Vandekeybus and Belgium-based Ultima Vez, which has become one of Europe’s most highly acclaimed dance companies. Powered by a theatrical score by Thierry De Mey and Peter Vermeersch, What the Body Does Not Remember is a feat of daring and tempestuous energy punctuated by instinctual, dangerous and precise movement. In 1988 Vandekeybus received the prestigious Bessie Award for this production, which was credited as “a brutal confrontation of dance and music: the dangerous, combative landscape of What the Body Does Not Remember.”

For more information go to:
http://cap.ucla.edu/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=268

Private Label : Tiger & Woods + Aeroplane

KCRW.com — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:00:00 -0500

Brunch Cooking Class: Border Brunch Wakes Up in Downtown LA

KCRW.com — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0500

Go beyond basic bacon and eggs and learn how to brunch it up Border Grill style with Mary Sue and Susan at their Brunch Cooking Class on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Sip spicy Bloody Marias and nosh on Guava Empanadas, Peruvian Shrimp and Grits, and Heirloom Bean and Bacon Tostadas while discovering the delicious secrets that make our Border Brunch the best brunch in Vegas, a big hit in Santa Monica, and now an exclusive cooking class at Border Grill Downtown LA. For only $75, this entertaining, demonstration-style cooking class, includes a multi-course brunch, signature cocktails, and a recipe booklet. Space is limited so please call 213.486.5171 for reservations today.

Brunch Cooking Class
Border Grill Downtown LA
Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Please RSVP to 213.486.5171

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

LA Opera Presents The Flying Dutchman

KCRW.com — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Free Screening: The Place Beyond the Pines

KCRW.com — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

In his follow-up to Blue Valentine, writer/director Derek Cianfrance reunites with Ryan Gosling. Cianfrance continues his interest in depicting hard times and the withering loss of innocence that can come as a result. Gosling stars as a down-on-his-luck motorcycle stunt rider. Starting a family with Rosina (Eva Mendes) places a monetary strain on him that forces him to turn to crime. Ambitious rookie cop Avery (Bradley Cooper) has a momentary victory that’s tainted by the discovery of widespread corruption. For Cianfrance, so much of the world revolves around a moment of passion that can set various, seemingly unrelated lives on a collision course—and how the eagerness to make a better life can often lead to tragic turns.

Bing Theater | Followed by a Q&A with director/co-writer Derek Cianfrance. Film Independent, LACMA Film Club, and The New York Times Film Club members can reserve their tickets starting at 5 pm on February 26. | Tickets are free | Proof of member status is required to reserve tickets during advance reservation period.

LACMA member and general admission tickets can be reserved starting at 5 pm on March 5. | Tickets are free.

For more info visit http://www.lacma.org/event/place-beyond-pines.

The Specials

KCRW.com — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:30:00 -0500

* Service and handling fees are added to the price of each ticket

Bajofondo

KCRW.com — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:00:00 -0500

The vibrant collective of composers, singers and artists known as Bajofondo represents an innovative blend of acoustic tango and electronic music, as well as a fusion of Latin alternative and contemporary sounds. Consisting of eight musicians from Argentina and Uruguay, the group is led by the brilliant Gustavo Santaolalla, two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning composer of Brokeback Mountain and Babe, as well as the highly anticipated upcoming film On the Road. He is also the visionary producer of more than 100 records, from rock to rap and Bajofondo’s most recent album, Mar Dulce, which features such diverse vocalists as Julieta Venegas and Elvis Costello. The group’s unique form of tango is impulsive and explosive, combined with the repetition of electronic mastery, and The New York Times says “they tip the balance toward imperfect, immediate humanity, and their drama rubs off on the instrumentals too.”

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Marisa Silver

KCRW.com — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:15:00 -0500

On Tuesday, March 19, writer/director Marisa Silver reimagines the story behind Dorothea Lange’s iconic “Migrant Mother” photograph in a conversation about her new novel, Mary Coin. This event is free and open to the public with RSVP.

For more info and to RSVP visit www.lfla.org.

Can We Fix What's Wrong With Banking?

KCRW.com — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

KCRW is proud to partner with Zócalo Public Square to present Big Ideas around town. On Tuesday, March 19, KCRW and Zócalo Public Square present “Can We Fix What’s Wrong With Banking?” at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles. Almost five years after the start of the financial crisis, comprehensive banking reform looks altogether unlikely. How did the banks survive a mess they helped make—and how dangerous do they remain to the rest of us? Stanford University economist Anat Admati, co-author of The Banker’s New Clothes, visits Zócalo to discuss how the banks got off almost scot-free and how we could reform them, if we tried. This event is free and open to the public. For details visit www.zocalopublicsquare.org.

Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
5750 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

Lianne La Havas

KCRW.com — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Nothing like Corinne Bailey Rae or Andreya Triana, but we all have similar hair.

Ivan & Alyosha

KCRW.com — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Ivan & Alyosha

There's a scene in Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov where the main characters Ivan and Alyosha discuss the existence of God. Ivan, in particular, questions the idea of God. Alyosha, on the other hand, is a monk, a believer, some may say, a holy fool.

Talk of faith and exalted things is rare in indie rock today. Enter Seattle band Ivan & Alyosha. Throughout their second release, the five song Fathers Be Kind EP, the band chart their own course between divinity and disbelief.

"I left my family and my home/to fight the battle on my own

I stole a car and drove away/but in my hate St. Paul did say

'Glorify the Lord above/with your drink and making love

Glorify the Lord my son, with your whisky and your gun."

Ivan & Alyosha began as the solo outlet for Tim Wilson but in spring 2007 the band formed after Tim met Ryan Carbary through a former band mate and mutual friend. Ryan and Tim began playing and recording together and a trip to Los Angeles to work with Eli Thompson (Richard Swift, Delta Spirit) spawned the name Ivan & Alyosha. According to Tim, Thompson is a huge Dostoevsky fan and the name stuck. With that, Wilson and Carbary released The Verse, The Chorus, their debut EP on Cheap Lullaby Records (Joan as Police Woman, The Silver Seas, Teitur). The stand out track "Easy To Love" earned NPR Song of the Day honors as "a propulsive, sweetly booming ode to love as a feat of endurance."

The name Ivan & Alyosha is apt for a band cutting its teeth. As Ivan in Brothers Karamazov moves through the novel with doubts, Ivan & Alyosha navigate the indie rock world contemplating their path as a band. Tim says he writes songs about what's current in his life. He recently married and had a son. Songs like "Living for Someone" and "Fathers Be Kind," reflect Ivan & Alyosha grappling with the idea of being in a band and trying to fashion a career. Not only to follow their dreams but to earn a livelihood and support their families; a feeling he expresses in the former song, "Expecting our first child / Amid the great recession". Despite the uncertainty, Ivan & Alyosha's soulful folk tunes suggest a band inspired, hopeful and longing; a band unafraid to probe their collective faith and doubts.

Plus, things are different this time around. Tim and Ryan are joined by two others – Tim Kim and Pete Wilson, Tim's brother. The band built a studio in a barn at Ryan's parent's house in Snohomish, 45 minutes outside of Seattle. Snohomish provides an idyllic setting with a charming main street lined by bars and little distraction. Self-recording their upcoming EP allows the guys more time together to create and perfect the new songs. Recently the band spent a week in New York playing gigs at 92Y Tribeca, Maxwell's in Hoboken and Brooklyn's Littlefield. They also took a trip to NPR Headquarters in Washington DC to record an NPR Tiny Desk Concert, and opened a run of shows for the Jayhawks' Mark Olson.

In the Brothers Karamazov, when Ivan asks Alyosha to renounce his beliefs, Alyosha refuses. Rather, he kisses Ivan on the lips. Seattle's Ivan & Alyosha are not nihilist indie rockers but a new brand of tender dreamers. And non-believers be damned! God, or no God - these guys are no holy fools. They have their music to prove it.

The Lone Bellow

Zach Williams, the Lone Bellow's lead singer and principal songwriter, can pinpoint just about exactly when the Brooklyn-based group serendipitously willed itself into being. It was around 9 a.m. one morning in 2010, at Dizzy's Diner in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where the Lone Bellows guitarist and Williams' old friend Brian Elmquist was working a shift. Williams, up to then performing as a solo artist, needed a place to try out some new songs; for a scuffling artist, the diner was as good as any rehearsal space. He asked fellow singer Kanene Pipkin, just returned to New York City from living in Beijing, to meet them at the diner and the trio did more than merely jam. With the beginnings of a repertoire and an already strong communal spirit, that fateful morning they became the Lone Bellow. As Williams recalls, "Three songs in I realized I should quit what I'm doing and just make music with these people."

And that's what he did. The trio's self-titled debut disc is exuberant in its playing, welcoming in its attitude. Though the lyrics have a melancholic undercurrent, the tracks are more often rave-ups than ruminations, with swelling three-part harmonies and rousing group-sung choruses, especially on the electric guitar-driven "The One You Should've Let Go" and "Green Eyes and A Heart of Gold," a we-will-survive anthem that could be about a family or a band. Indeed, there is a strong familial feel to The Lone Bellow, a recurring theme of inclusiveness.

That sentiment lies at the heart of the album and Williams' own career to date. The native Georgian first came to songwriting via near tragedy. While still living down south, Williams' young wife was catastrophically injured in a horseback riding accident. Physicians initially told Williams that, at best, his wife would leave the hospital a paraplegic. But doctors at the pioneering Shepard Center in Atlanta thought otherwise and after months of rehab there she ultimately regained the ability to walk. Throughout the ordeal, Williams had been scribbling his thoughts into a journal; good friend Caleb Clardy, co-writer of "Teach Me To Know," suggested he turn his writing into songs. The couple's friends had rallied around them, practically living in the hospital waiting room with Williams, organically becoming the support group he needed. Williams admits, "That was the first time I really experienced somebody trying their best to carry someone else's burden. It was very moving to me. I was going to classes on how to bathe and feed my wife, and I was trying to process all the fear and anger and the numbness. I started reading my friends these journal entries. I was writing in a kind of rhyming form because it helped to keep my mind focused. Caleb said, these are songs, man, you need to learn how to play the guitar and sing at he same time."

Having experienced something close to a miracle, a revitalized Williams and his wife decided to head to New York City and pursue their creative paths in earnest. Several of their friends, equally motivated, chose to follow, and they reformed a tightly knit community in Brooklyn, where everyone settled Williams initially worked as a solo artist, backed at times by a hired band. Two years ago, following a soul-searching trip he'd taken with his wife, Williams re-emerged with a stack of deeply personal songs -- tender but frank tales of romantic rupture and hard-fought redemption -- rooted in the country, folk and gospel of his Southern youth, and that's the material he brought to the diner. Along with the core group of Williams, Pipkin, and fellow Georgian Elmquist, the Lone Bellow's recording and touring ensemble now includes Ben Mars on bass, Brian Murphy on keyboards, Matt Knapp on lap steel and electric guitar, Jason Pipkin on banjo and mandolin, and Brian Griffin on drums. After a warm-up gig at Brooklyn's Roots Café, Williams got a call from The Civil Wars, the Grammy Award Winning duo that he'd befriended while they were playing at the Lower East Side's Rockwood Music Hall. They asked if he and his new cohorts would open for them in Philadelphia: "We rehearsed for three days straight to try and get our act together and went to Philly and played our first real show as a group. It was so life giving, everything that everyone was playing had the overarching values of honesty, friendship and vulnerability, I felt like we really connected with this group of people in Philadelphia who'd never heard of us before."

Willams met with Civil Wars producer Charlie Peacock when the Lone Bellow played the Bowery Ballroom and took him to the Rockwood, the modest but well-regarded two-room venue that Williams had long considered his musical home: "When Charlie came up, I said, let's walk around the block. I want to show you the venue. The owner, Ken Rockwood, was there and they just hit it off. Charlie was walking around, snapping his fingers close to walls, looking at the glass windows in front of the large room, and he said, 'You should make your record here'. Ken gave us the room for three days and three nights. We lived there. Our eight-piece band recorded twelve songs there and Charlie magically made them something worth listening to. I will never forget that experience."

Peacock captured the spirit and the sound of these individuals, both at their most confident and their most vulnerable. Their recording of "Teach Me To Know," an infectious folk/gospel sing-along, was the by-product of some spontaneous late-night carousing, according to Williams: "We were ten songs in, I was exhausted, my vocals were completely gone, it was like one a.m and it started pouring down rain. Our piano player Brian ran outside and lied down on the sidewalk. So we all ran outside. Two of the band members started dancing in the rain and the rest of us started running around Allen Street with our shirts off. It was a beautiful moment. And while we were out there being dumb, Charlie set up the mics completely differently. When we came back inside, soaking wet from the rain, he said, we're recording 'Teach Me to Know' right now. And we laid it down. And that was the way it was making this record. It was all about capturing moments. We didn't play to a click; we were just in it. It was absolutely wonderful. I felt like the city just soaked through the windows into the recording."

Afterwards, Williams, Kanene Pipkin and Elmquist joined Peacock down in Nashville for overdubs and fixes with some additional players at his studio, the Art House – an abandoned old church he had retrofitted on a small piece of land – and that location proved to be as well-suited to the band's sensibility as the Rockwood. The results of their efforts, the Lone Bellow's debut, are earnest, inspiring and fun. Everyone listening – and undoubtedly singing and stomping along – will surely feel like part of the family too.

Daniel Ahearn & The Jones

DA+J bring love songs to life. Daniel Ahearn and Mindy Jones recently finished recording their debut record with the enigmatic producer Mocky (Feist/Jamie Lidell) and have started to resurface from their year underground writing and recording: the result is music ranging from swooning heart break to anthemic outbursts of electro infused folk rock. Clearly on their own channel DA+J, the debut record 'Sirens' will be released in spring of 2013.

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Specials

KCRW.com — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def

KCRW.com — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def performing at Belasco Theatre on March 20, 2013. This event is 18+. For more info and tickets visit http://www.ticketweb.com.

SOLD OUT: Lianne La Havas

KCRW.com — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Nothing like Corinne Bailey Rae or Andreya Triana, but we all have similar hair.

Permanence of the Theologico-Political?

KCRW.com — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Political and social theorists Jean L. Cohen and Andrew Arato deliver lectures that critically examine the permanence of political theology in contemporary thought and institutions, in particular those associated with the legacy of Carl Schmitt.

Tickets are $10 (students $5); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Sample Sale

KCRW.com — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0500

Tiny Bandit presents: Sample Sale Thursday, March 21st from 5-10pm at Palihouse. Mens and Womens 50-75% off retail. DJ's special happy hour cocktails and bites all night. No cover and free raffle. Make dinner reservations at the Palihouse Court Yard Brasserie (323)656-4100 x120.

From the Ground Up: Sustainable Coffee Culture

KCRW.com — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:15:00 -0500

On Thursday, March 21, ALOUD presents its first-ever coffee panel and tasting, bringing together local connoisseurs to discuss the complex journey of the coffee bean from seed to cup. This event is free and open to the public with RSVP.

For more info and to RSVP visit www.lfla.org.

Live Read, directed by Jason Reitman

KCRW.com — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

This season’s final installment of Jason Reitman’s acclaimed Live Read series will once again feature a surprise—and celebrated—cast reading the script of a seminal film on the Bing Theater stage. More details to be announced.

Bing Theater | $15 for Film Independent, LACMA Film Club, and The New York Times Film Club members | Members of these three groups can purchase tickets starting at 5 pm on February 28. | Limit two tickets per membership. $25 for LACMA members, students with valid ID, and seniors (62+); $40 for the general public | Members of these four groups can purchase tickets starting at 5 pm on March 5.

For more info visit http://www.lacma.org/event/live-read-5.

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Burgerama (Day 1) with Black Lips, Bleached, Nick Waterhouse, The Spits, The Pharcyde, Night Beats and more

KCRW.com — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:30:00 -0500

BURGERAMA II IS HAPPENING!!!!
March 22 & 23, 2013 at The Observatory Orange County
w/ Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, The Black Lips, King Tuff,Hunx And His Punx, Beachwood Sparks, THE PHARCYDE'S BIZARRE RIDE, Nick Waterhouse, Shannon and t

he Clams

,Natural Child, Fletcher C. Johnson, Gap Dream, Soft Pack, The Allah-Las, Bleached, Pangea, FUZZ, Audacity, Tijuana Panthers, Cosmonauts, The Orwells, Feeding People, The Lovely Bad Things, Tomorrows Tulips AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCE SOON (YES, EVEN MORE!!!!!)
TICKETS ON SALE VERY VERY SOOOOOON!!!!!!

Private Label: Rudimental (DJ) + Kidnap Kid + Special Guest

KCRW.com — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:00:00 -0500

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

A Discussion with Evan Kleiman & Peter Shire

KCRW.com — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Discussion between multimedia artist-designer and icon Peter Shire and host of KCRW's Good Food Evan Kleiman. Peter Shire & Evan Kleiman discuss how food and art have converged in their lives and work.

The Craft in America Study Center is located at 8415 West Third Street, 2 blocks East of La Cienega.

For more info visit www.craftinamerica.org/.

Burgerama (Day 2) with Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, King Tuff, FIDLAR, White Fence, Allah Las, Hunx and His Punks

KCRW.com — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0500

he Clams

LA Opera Presents Cinderella

KCRW.com — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Los Angeles Ballet

KCRW.com — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Django Django with Night Moves

KCRW.com — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Django Django consists of vocalist and guitarist Vinny Neff, drummer Dave Maclean (a brother of Beta Band’s keyboard player John Maclean), Jimmy Dixon on bass and Tommy Grace on keyboards. They met at Edinburgh College of Art but formed in Dalston, London in 2008.

The band released their eponymous debut album in January 2012, combining 80s pop rhythms with 60s Beach Boys-style vocal harmonies, a style that some, rightly or wrongly, have labelledfolktronica.

Slavs and Tatars: Friendship of Nations (Polish Shi’ite Showbiz)

KCRW.com — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500

LA Opera Presents The Flying Dutchman

KCRW.com — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presents Mostly Baroque

KCRW.com — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Indulge your passion for Mozart and the Baroque! Discover, as did Salieri in the movie Amadeus, the beauty of Mozart’s “Gran Partita." Jeffrey Kahane joins soloists Margaret Batjer and David Shostac for Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, one of the earliest concertos to feature a keyboard solo, and leads Handel's radiant Water Music from the keyboard.

http://cap.ucla.edu/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=270

UpClose: Michael Silverblatt in Conversation with Jamaica Kincaid

KCRW.com — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

On Tuesday, March 26th, join KCRW and the LA Review of Books for an evening of conversation with Michael Silverblatt and author Jamaica Kincaid. Michael Silverblatt, KCRW's host of Bookworm, will sit down with Kincaid to discuss her latest novel, See Now Then.

This will be a candid conversation about Jamaica Kincaid's new novel, See Now Then, which presents an intense portrait of an inter-ethnic marriage. The ambiguities of race and family provide a field-day for a writer of Kincaid's integrity, honesty, and ferocity. The dissolution of this fictional marriage provides a focus for a conversation about family bonds, interracial conflict and writing fiction.

The conversation will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

The evening will take place at New Roads School's Ann and Jerry Moss Theater: a brand new, state of the art theater located on the New Roads campus in Santa Monica.

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 27th at 8am

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW ROADS SCHOOL

ABOUT UPCLOSE

KCRW’s UpClose event series features KCRW on-air personalities in lively and compelling conversations with some of the leading figures in film, art, politics, literature and pop-culture. Created in 2010, each UpClose event takes place before a live audience.

ABOUT JAMAICA KINCAID

Jamaica Kincaid is a novelist, gardener, and gardening writer. Kincaid was born in St. John's, Antigua. Her books include At The Bottom of the River, Annie John, Lucy, The Autobiography of My Mother, and My Brother, a finalist for the National Book Award. Her first book, At the Bottom of the River (1983), was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. She has won many awards including the Center for Fiction's Clifton Fadiman Medal, the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, the Prix Femina Etranger, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and the Lila Walllace-Reader's Digest Award.

To listen to Michael Silverblatt's recent interview with Jamaica Kincaid on Bookworm, click here

ABOUT MICHAEL SILVERBLATT

Michael Silverblatt is the host of KCRW's Bookworm, the country's premiere literary talk-show. With more than two decade's worth of shows, Bookworm has become one of the best centers to hear the voices of contemporary writing, any time, anywhere, locally, globally and via the Internet. Silverblatt's formidable knowledge comes from close reading and analysis of a writer's entire oeuvre. As host and guiding spirit of this weekly show, Silverblatt has reinvented the art of literary conversations, introducing listeners to new and emerging authors along with writers of renown.

ABOUT KCRW

KCRW 89.9FM is an NPR affiliate serving Southern California and licensed to Santa Monica College. The public radio station represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. KCRW’s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide at KCRW.com. KCRW offers an all-music channel, Eclectic24, an all news channel and on-air simulcast. Podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances are available on our website, as well as on our smartphone apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry.

LA REVIEW OF BOOKS

The LA Review of Books LAreviewofbooks.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and disseminating the best that is thought and written, with an enduring commitment to the intellectual rigor, the incisiveness, and the power of the written word. LARB is a community of writers, critics, artists, filmmakers, and scholars committed to advanced literacy and the cultural relevance of the book review as a public institution. LARB's online publication offers a new, innovative center for the discussion and dissemination of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and mixed media work appropriate to our rapidly changing times.

KCRW THANKS SCHAFFER'S GENUINE FOODS

Schaffer’s Geniune Foods is a full service event company based in Venice, CA. Chefs Charlie and Kathleen Schaffer embrace the very best ingredients California has to offer. Schaffer’s Genuine Foods is a certified sustainable company providing unmatched food and service throughout Southern California.

TICKETS

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 27 @ 8am through kcrw.com/upclose.
$25 premium general admission / $20 general admission
Tickets are limited & available on a first-come, first-served basis.

CONTACT

Please email events@kcrw.org or contact KCRW Membership at 310-314-4635 between the hours of 10am & 5pm, Monday – Friday.

PARKING AND DIRECTIONS

The New Roads School's Ann and Jerry Moss Theater is located at:
3131 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Limited parking is available in the New Roads parking lot, located between Olympic Blvd. and Nebraska (enter via westbound Olympic Blvd.); limited street parking available is also available nearby, particularly on Nebraska.. Please make sure to read signs carefully as much of the nearby areas are restricted.

FAQ
When and where is the show?

Tuesday, March 27th

Lobby doors: 7pm; Show: 8pm

The Ann and Jerry Moss Theatre

at New Roads School

3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, 90404

How do I purchase tickets?

Tickets are available through KCRW.com/upclose.

When do tickets go on-sale?

Tickets become available on Wednesday, February 27th at 8am.

How much are tickets and how many can I purchase?

Tickets are $25 premium general admission / $20 general admission. There is an 8 ticket limit per household.

What happens after I order my tickets online?

When your order is complete you will receive a confirmation number on the tix.com site. You will also be sent a confirmation email from tix.com within five minutes. Tix.com will send out your tickets via 1st class mail within two weeks of your purchase and KCRW will send you important show information via email by Tuesday, February 26th.

When will I get my tickets?

You should receive your tickets within 2 weeks of purchase.

What can I do if I am having trouble placing my order online?

Please call KCRW Membership between 10am and 5pm, Monday-Friday at 310-314-4635 or email events@kcrw.org.

How big is the venue?

This state-of-the-art venue seats 350 people.

Will there be food and drinks available at the venue?

Yes, there will be food and drink available for purchase before the show. Concession sales are cash only.

Is there parking at the venue?

Limited self parking is available in the New Roads School lot, with additional street parking in the nearby area. Please make sure to check signs, as most parking nearby is restricted. KCRW will send out parking instructions in an “important night-of-show information” email a few days before the event.

What is the show’s running time?

The on-stage portion of the event will last approximately 1 hour, with a book signing to follow.

Once I place an order, can I change the credit card number to be billed?

Unfortunately, once an order is processed, we cannot change the credit card number.

Can I cancel my order?

No. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.

Is the ticket price tax deductible?

Tickets are partially tax-deductible. The portion of your ticket purchase price that exceeds the fair market value of the event is tax-deductible. For more information please contact KCRW Membership between 10am and 5pm, Monday – Friday at 310-314-4635.

LA Opera Presents The Flying Dutchman & KCRW Night at the Opera

KCRW.com — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

LA Opera Presents The Flying Dutchman

KCRW.com — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series! with the authors of Mexican-American Baseball in Orange County

KCRW.com — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

March 28 will be a night of Orange County history, as the authors of the forthcoming Mexican-American Baseball in Orange County will share pictures, stories, and books from their awesome book.

For more info visit http://fullertonlibrary.org/

LA Opera Presents Cinderella

KCRW.com — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Free Screening: The Company You Keep

KCRW.com — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Robert Redford stars as Albany defense attorney Jim Grant who is trying to keep career and life from falling apart as he deals with the recent aftermath of his wife’s death. Laboring to raise her pre-teen daughter and maintain personal/professional equilibrium, Grant suddenly finds himself on the run from the law. Shia LaBeouf costars as Ben Shepard, the hard-working reporter whose investigation of a story about the arrest of a long-hidden 1960s radical sets into motion the chaos that overtakes Grant’s existence. Redford directs Lem Dobbs’s adaptation of Neil Gordon’s novel. Dobbs gives The Company You Keep the feel of an ensemble piece, with an all-star series of entrances and exits that include Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Terrence Howard, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Elliott, Stanley Tucci, and Richard Jenkins.

Bing Theater | Followed by a Q&A, guest to-be-announced. Film Independent, LACMA Film Club, and The New York Times Film Club members can reserve their tickets starting at 5 pm on February 26. | Tickets are free | Proof of member status is required to reserve tickets during advance reservation period. LACMA member and general admission tickets can be reserved starting at 5 pm on March 5. | Tickets are free.

For more info visit http://www.lacma.org/event/company-you-keep.

The Tooth & Nail Tour Billy Bragg

KCRW.com — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Billy Bragg was recently described by The Times newspaper as a national treasure. In the two decades of his career Bragg has certainly become perhaps, the most stalwart guardian of the radical dissenting tradition that stretches back over centuries of the countrys political, cultural and social history. His songs are full of passion, anger and wit, with a stark strummed electric guitar and even starker vocals with a keen sense of melody and deeply humane lyrics; a one man Clash. Bragg, however, entered the Nineties with his most political work to date. The Internationale mini-album, released in May 1990, included such tracks as The Marching Song of the Convent Battalions, Nicaraguita and The Red Flag. Running concurrently with all this political activity, however, Bragg was also working with The Blokes on his new album England, Half English. The album, which explored Braggs notions about identity and Englishness, was released on Monday 4th March, 2002 by sheer coincidence the precise 20th anniversary of Braggs first-ever solo gig, the Sociology Disco at North London Polytechnic on 4th March 1982. On the 6th October Billy Bragg celebrated his long career with a double-CD retrospective called Must I Paint You A Picture? The album features 40 of the tracks that have defined his music and approach through the years. Billy released the single We Laughed with Rosetta Life, a song Billy wrote with patients facing life-threatening illness, as part of the Rosetta Requiem project. It is still from Billys website.

Heartless Bastards

KCRW.com — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Jamie Lidell

KCRW.com — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Jamie Lidell hasn’t stopped moving. He’s like a shark. Albeit a stone cold funked-up, sonically obsessed, romantically soulful killer shark. And he isn’t going to stop. No, he won’t stop. Please don’t ask him to. Just get out of the way, enjoy the spectacle and the soundtrack. Jamie’s a genuinely restless soul. He broke out of small-town England and has been a nomad ever since. His constant desire to progress—leaping and stumbling towards new discoveries—has defined his musical journey so far; and there’s no sign of it fading away. Dig into the discography and you’ll find underground techno, two albums of Super_Collider’s fondly recalled science-funk (with Cristian Vogel), and his magnificently wigged-out solo debut Muddlin Gear. Then, in 2005, came Multiply, a surprisingly hook-stuffed, meticulously produced platter of deliciously uplifting soul and funk that won international adulation. Meanwhile, Jamie’s one-man shows were, quite literally, something else. Live, he pushed himself and his technology against the limits of chaos and control. By 2008, Jamie had become Jim—building on the foundations of Multiply to construct a warm, invitingly plush bordello of funk, disco, grooves and gospel; with secret chambers of poignant soul. The accompanying tour saw him evolve from peerless sonic manipulator into a dandy showman leading a blazingly talented four-piece across the world’s clubs, stadia and TV studios. Yet, that sense of exploration that he craves was never far away. Now it’s 2010, and Jim has left the building. So Jamie returns with a new map for these territories. Undoubtedly, Compass is his most eclectic album yet. Songs shift, chop, change and mutate genres and forms before our very ears. It’s got funk in spades; the jaw-dropping power of the vocals is stronger than ever; it rocks, it pops, it’s sweet, angry, hard, soulful and soft, often within the span of a single track. It’s the restless album that finally matches the soul of its creator. “I wrote every song in a month,” Jamie says, “It’s been an emotional couple of years, so I tapped into what I wanted to say and started writing. There was a lot to draw on.” Recorded in Los Angeles, New York and Canada, Jamie’s fellow travelers on Compass include Beck, Feist, Gonzales, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and Pat Sansone of Wilco. Musically and lyrically this is very much A Jamie Lidell Production—reflecting not only his exhilarating, diverse tastes, but also a year of change, love, longing and arrival at a new place. When he takes to the road in 2010, he’ll be bringing a band again, but stripping it back; keeping it lean. For both newcomers and initiates, this will be an experience. And no, he won’t stop.

Fol Chen, Royal Canoe - Bootleg Bar

KCRW.com — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Fol Chen
A Transmission from Fol Chen: "You know that mysterious black object that the creepy family is staring at on the cover of Led Zeppelin's "Presence" album? Fol Chen sound like that… But we don't sound like Led Zeppelin. (We actually do a little.) Instead, we sound a bit like Prince with Amon Duul II and a children's religious revival, not to mention Hot Chip, Pink Floyd, Gwen Stefani, Pere Ubu, Danielson Famile, Scritti Politti, Boards of Canada, The Blow, and Pulp. (Mostly.) We are using secret powers and the guidance of legendary DJ Donna Donna to combat our nemesis, John Shade. We are cryptic and joyful and we would like you to dance."

Royal Canoe
Royal Canoe is a group of musicians on a mission to construct ambitious, inventive music. The songs are thick with catchiness, rich in rhythm and are consistently pushing against the boundaries of pop music. They spend almost every day in a shit-hole rehearsal space writing hooks, singing through effects pedals, scrawling lyrics on scraps of paper, and constructing heavy beats in odd time signatures. They create samples by running conventional sounds through unconventional pieces of gear, drumming on bathtubs and garbage cans, listening to Big Boi and manipulating bits of old records. The band calls Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada home – the enigmatic prairie city, which has served artists as both an abundant, creative watering hole and a debilitating quagmire. The city's mood swings from euphoric summers spent biking with beers, fence-hopping residential pools and climbing abandoned roof-tops to harsh, bitter winters that are countered first with defiance, then self-loathing, then denial, then "you've got to be fucking kidding me." Royal Canoe's songs are, in part, an effort to make sense of the resentment and romanticism of the city's divergent identities. Royal Canoe releases their EP, Extended Play, on February 21.

Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra

KCRW.com — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:30:00 -0500

The Grammy-nominated Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra plays an evening of free-swinging symphonic improvisation from its latest release, Artistry—a tribute to big band leader Stan Kenton and his Neophonic Orchestra, whose kinetic Latin-style compositions are rightfully known as the original “Wall of Sound.”

Tickets are $20 (students $16); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

Daedelus with Two Fresh, Ryan Hemsworth, and Samo Sound Boy

KCRW.com — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:00:00 -0500

Born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts in Santa Monica, CA, producer/instrumentalist Daedelus wanted to be an inventor from an early age, a sentiment that led to him choosing an artistic moniker (in Greek mythology, Daedalus was known as an inventor, although Weisberg-Roberts also cites the character Stephan Dedalus in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man -- as well as the ship in the Japanese cartoon Robotech -- as equally valid reasons for his selection) when he began releasing his own work. Despite the fact that he was formally trained on double bass and bass clarinet, had studied jazz at USC, and could play additional instruments such as the guitar and accordion, Daedelus chose to go the electronica route, often incorporating samples from the '30s and '40s into his IDM and left-field hip-hop. Though Daedelus' first single appeared 2001, it wasn't until the following year that his debut full-length, Invention, was released by the Plug Research label. Daedelus proved to be a prolific composer, and the following four years brought four new albums (released via Plug Research and Mush): 2003's Rethinking the Weather, 2004's Of Snowdonia, 2005's Exquisite Corpse, and 2006's Daedelus Denies the Day's Demise. He also worked on countless singles and side projects, including a stint as a producer for his Mush labelmates. The musician's engaging live set was finally made available for fans, albeit in limited numbers, with Live at Low End Theory, which was recorded during a July 2007 performance at Los Angeles' The Airliner and released in early 2008. Love to Make Music To followed in July. Born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts in Santa Monica, CA, producer/instrumentalist Daedelus wanted to be an inventor from an early age, a sentiment that led to him choosing an artistic moniker (in Greek mythology, Daedalus was known as an inventor, although Weisberg-Roberts also cites the character Stephan Dedalus in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man -- as well as the ship in the Japanese cartoon Robotech -- as equally valid reasons for his selection) when he began releasing his own work. Despite the fact that he was formally trained on double bass and bass clarinet, had studied jazz at USC, and could play additional instruments such as the guitar and accordion, Daedelus chose to go the electronica route, often incorporating samples from the '30s and '40s into his IDM and left-field hip-hop. Though Daedelus' first single appeared 2001, it wasn't until the following year that his debut full-length, Invention, was released by the Plug Research label. Daedelus proved to be a prolific composer, and the following four years brought four new albums (released via Plug Research and Mush): 2003's Rethinking the Weather, 2004's Of Snowdonia, 2005's Exquisite Corpse, and 2006's Daedelus Denies the Day's Demise. He also worked on countless singles and side projects, including a stint as a producer for his Mush labelmates. The musician's engaging live set was finally made available for fans, albeit in limited numbers, with Live at Low End Theory, which was recorded during a July 2007 performance at Los Angeles' The Airliner and released in early 2008. Love to Make Music To followed in July.

Private Label: Breakbot + Bondax + Irfane

KCRW.com — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:00:00 -0500

Daedelus

KCRW.com — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Daedelus

Alfred Darlington isn’t your average cookie-cutter musician. From how he looks (early Victorian Dandism), to how he makes music, to how he expresses himself and views the world, his is a very individual, a ‘bespoke’ outlook.

Alfred was born in Santa Monica in 1977 to an artist mother and psychologist father. Musical from very early on, as a child he was classically and jazz-trained in a number of instruments, but his interests were broad and varied – less a prodigy than a renaissance boy whose obsessions ranged from Greek legend to the mountains of Wales. As a 15 year old he finally persuaded his parents to take him to the Principality. Whilst in a YMCA in London he flipped the radio dial, found a pirate radio station and taped some UK rave and hardcore. “It was my first ‘Eureka!’ moment in music,” he says.

Back in the US he joined local rock bands, jazz bands and ska bands, which he enjoyed but felt limited by,too. At home he was listening to Warp, Ninja and your harder electronic stuff. He started DJing out the more leftfield side of drum and bass and making his own rudimentary productions. They were meant to be drum & bass but they kept turning out different and from his outsider’s experiments his own style was born. He chose the name Daedelus as he had a childhood obsession with invention, and what was he doing, after all, if not tinkering and fiddling and experimenting like the “gentleman inventors” of old?

In 1999 he started DJing on Dublab.com for his "Entropy Sessions" and began dropping in his own early demo productions. Carlos Nino (of ammoncontact) had the show after him and usually pushed Alfred out the studio as quickly as possible as he was not so into Daedelus’ confrontational DJ style, but when he heard a tranquil Daedelus production he took, in typical Nino style, Daedelus under his considerable wing around the LA scene. Nino placed Daedelus tracks on two influential compilations and then persuaded Plug Research to release his debut album, “Invention” in 2002, Remixers included Madlib, who later took Daedelus' accordian parts and used them on the Madvillain record, closely followed by his “The Household” EP on Prefuse 73’s Eastern Developments label.

In 2003, he was booked to play a show in San Diego by Brian Crabtree and Peter Siegerstrong and they asked him to test out an early prototype of the Monome box. "It’s a Non-traditional electronic instrument,” Daedelus explains. “Basically it allows for massive improvisation." Since then Daedelus has continued to use this revolutionary box, bringing much genuine liveness to the sometimes static world of performed electronic/dance music.

In 2003 he did "The Weather" album with Busdriver and Radioinactive and the remix album "Rethinking the Weather" on Mush records (home of cLOUDDEAD, also on Big Dada/Ninja Tune). 2004 saw the release of "Of Snowdonia" on Plug Research, the album with which Daedelus says he first “felt true artistic confidence, finding a true voice. I was finally in the right zone.”

There was certainly no let up in his creativity. Also in 2004 he released the concept album “A Gent Agent” on tiny German label Laboratory Instinct. The 2005 album "Exquisite Corpse" on Mush album featured the likes of TTC, Mike Ladd, MF Doom. Ninja signed Daedelus for UK/Europe (a relationship which has reached its full expression on “Love To Make Music To,” his first album for the label worldwide and put together with the help of their team). In 2006 “Denies the Days Demise” came out, a record showcasing his love of Brazilian music. Last year he released his first live album, “Live At the Low End Theory,” and “The Fairweather Friends EP”. Later this year will see the release of his collaboration with his wife, Laura Darling, as Long Lost!

And while his reputation has grown internationally, his place in the LA scene has also solidified. The musician that many of the hottest names in the city turn to for everything from bass clarinet licks to advice on obscure electronics, Daedelus has worked extensively with Taz from Sa-Ra, the pair of them opening for the likes of DJ Assault, Justice and Two Live Crew as well as appearing in Erykah Badu’s most recent video.

As for “Love To Make Music To,” Daedelus says that this album is “the imaginary memory of a time that never was! It’s my drug/love record, harking back to that time in the YMCA in London, when I first heard rave…”

LA Opera Presents The Flying Dutchman

KCRW.com — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Studio: Spring 2013

KCRW.com — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Each edition of REDCAT’s quarterly program of new works and works-in-progress brings together six intriguing investigations in dance, theater, music and multimedia performance for an evening that celebrates the vitality of L.A.’s next-generation artists making work for the stage.

Tickets are $15 (students $12); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

LA Opera Presents Cinderella

KCRW.com — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Studio: Spring 2013

KCRW.com — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Tickets are $15 (students $12); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org

Rhye

KCRW.com — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Rhye
Rhye is the product of two synced paths crossing at the right time and place. The two artists who comprise Rhye had been fond of each other's work for some time, and it was when one member was working on a remix for the other that they started to collaborate. They had begun talking about the remix at hand, which led them to the conclusion that maybe they should adapt that remix into a whole new song that could be done together. They had never met in person, so one told the other to meet at a train station in Norreport, Copenhagen. Upon arrival, they immediately started working on the song together. They ended up with three songs they were proud of, which would ultimately end up on their full-length. It all just clicked. Both of their styles of making music completely complimented each other and working together flowed effortlessly. Eventually, one of them moved to L.A. and the other happened to be coming out to shoot a music video. They met up with two friends from a record label and played them the songs they had made. From that point, the project took off growing into a full length album.

Free Family Night

KCRW.com — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Celebrate the history of classical Chinese. At 6:00 pm in the Stone Hollow Amphitheater, Zhiming Han and Cynthia Hsiang will perform and share the history behind the culture and music. Admission to the Museum is free from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. This event is all ages and open to the public.

For more info visit www.kidspacemuseum.org/.

Kidspace Children's Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103

Low

KCRW.com — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Low

“While driving though Chicago, on tour, we stopped finally to visit Wilco at their studio, The Loft. They had invited us to come check it out several times over the years, but this would finally be the day. It’s a great place—a sea of instruments in a relaxed, open working environment. It’s cool, but what really converted us was hearing the new Mavis Staples tracks they were working on: big, simple, raw, and intimate. Plans were made then and there.

’Don’t break my Grammy streak.’ We have worked with many of the great engineer/producers. Jeff Tweedy has been on our side of the microphone for over 25 years, however with engineer (and fellow Grammy winner) Tom Schick, he has of late become a formidable and eclectic producer. He spoke a language we understood, but then took us effortlessly into the mystery.

We’ve made many records, and you know our M.O.: slow, quiet, sometimes melancholy, and, we hope, sometimes pretty… How is this different from any other Low record? - Mimi sings lead on five of the eleven songs (she usually only does one or two, despite being a fan favorite). - Piano, lots of piano… and an acoustic guitar. - Songs about intimacy, the drug war, the class war, plain old war war, archaeology, and love.

Thank you for your time again and please enjoy what we made. I think it’s beautiful."

LA Opera Presents Cinderella & KCRW Night at the Opera

KCRW.com — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Trisha Brown Dance Company: Astral Converted

KCRW.com — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Originally performed in 1991 at the National Gallery in Washington DC, Astral Converted exemplifies Brown’s longstanding creative collaboration with iconic American visual artist Robert Rauschenberg and an embrace of experimentation with new technology. Sculptural towers designed by Rauschenberg house dynamic lighting and a John Cage score entitled Eight within a mobile set built largely from automotive supplies. Motion sensors detect the presence of dancers in the self-contained performance space that respond to the movement so that the dancers are in full control of the production cues. The design itself is the staging ground for Brown’s abstract choreography. Situated in the open air amphitheatre at UCLA’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, Astral Converted is an evening event for all ages.

For more information go to:
http://cap.ucla.edu/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=271

Bebe Miller Company: A History

KCRW.com — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Bebe Miller Company: A History
April 4-7, 2013
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday 8:30 pm, Sunday 3:00 pm

Celebrated for creating sumptuous movement that is both physically electrifying and intimately felt, Bebe Miller's latest multidisciplinary project investigates the deep creative process she has developed over more than 25 years—mining the richly complex relationships between her dancers and collaborators whose interpersonal histories serve as the very foundation of her choreography.

Tickets are $20-25 (students $16-20); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

Trisha Brown Dance Company: Program A

KCRW.com — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Trisha Brown’s most-recent work, I am going to toss my arms - if you catch them they’re yours, features a unique stage design of large industrial fans by visual artist Burt Barr and an original score by renowned composer Alvin Curran. Set and Reset (celebrating its 30th anniversary), is an exploration of visibility and invisibility with costumes/set by Robert Rauschenberg and a driving score by Laurie Anderson. The fluid quality of the movement, juxtaposed with an unpredictable geometric style, is a hallmark of Brown’s work. Foray Forêt, another collaboration with Robert Rauschenberg, is accompanied by a marching band outside the walls of the theater. This piece marks the beginning of Brown’s elegant and mysterious “Back to Zero” cycle, an investigation into unconscious movement. The solo Watermotor was originally performed by Brown in 1978.

For more information:
http://cap.ucla.edu/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=272

Bebe Miller Company: A History

KCRW.com — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Clint Mansell

KCRW.com — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Bebe Miller Company: A History

KCRW.com — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0500

LA Opera Presents Cinderella

KCRW.com — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Trisha Brown Dance Company: Program B

KCRW.com — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0500

In the 1990s, Trisha Brown began choreographing for famed opera companies of Europe. We highlight this stage of Brown’s evolution with Les Yeux et l'ame, an adaptation of Trisha Brown’s Pygmalion, a rendition of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s one-act opera based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses, which premiered in 2010 at Theater Carré, Amsterdam. Rounding out the afternoon’s program is Spanish Dance, performed by five dancers in front of the curtain and set to Bob Dylan singing Gordon Lightfoot’s “Early Morning Rain;” and Newark, a collaboration between Brown and painter/installation artist Donald Judd and post-minimalist composer Peter Zummo.

For more information:
http://cap.ucla.edu/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=273

Bebe Miller Company: A History

KCRW.com — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0500

Children Without a Shadow

KCRW.com — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:30:00 -0500

The documentary displays the resilience of the Jewish people with the story
of Shaul harel, a hidden child in Belgium who became a renowned Israeli
professor. it honors Madame andrée Geulen-herscovici, who rescued 4,000
Jewish children.

Speakers include Professor Shaul Harel, Former hidden Child and subject of the documentary,
Bernard Balteau, the film’s writer and director. Anne Griffin PhD., professor
and author, Cooper union for the advancement of Science and art.

To RSVP please email JewishStudiesProgram@lmu.edu by March 29.

For questions please call 310.338.1917

On Cities and Creativity: A Conversation

KCRW.com — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0500

CalArts President Steven D. Lavine hosts a panel discussion with Kelley Lindquist, president of Artspace in Minneapolis, and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne that centers on the question “What is the overarching role of artists in civic life and creative placemaking?”

Tickets are $10 (students $8); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

Yeasayer with Wild Nothing and Wild Belle

KCRW.com — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Yeasayer

Yeasayer’s third album, Fragrant World, is a hulking beast of a record. Keyboards clank and wheeze, tiny claps stumble against busted drum machines, and there’s very little obvious guitar. It’s an album that grapples with the schizophrenia of the modern world by gathering piles of electronics and molding them into something huge and often gorgeous.

After touring endlessly in support of 2010’s Odd Blood, Chris Keating, Ira Wolf-Tuton and Anand Wilder holed up in Gary’s Electric Studios in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to record Fragrant World, working away as the borough transitioned from fall to winter. While Odd Blood played with electronic textures and future paranoia, Fragrant World fully immerses itself in those themes, virtually dripping with worry, love, and concern for the planet we live on. Keating bleats and yammers his lyrics—sometimes, like on “Longevity,” piling so many effects on his voice that the music takes on an otherworldly sheen. In direct contrast are Wilder’s vocal contributions, which hover serenely over droning synths on “Blue Paper,” and later weave in and out of staccato hand claps, and what sounds like a vintage computer dying, on “Devil and the Deed.”

Across Fragrant World’s 11 tracks, genre mashing is taken from a broad spectrum of sources: updated takes on dusky pop, jittery funk, exotic keyboard experimentation, haunting whirs of backward organ, exuberant bass, etc. “I wanted to make a record that was legitimately, to use a bad word, funky,” Chris Keating told Under the Radar magazine. Even at it’s darkest, that statement holds true. On their first single and album centerpiece, “Henrietta,” Keating is in great form. The track is loosely based on Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cells were cultured by a doctor in the 1950s without her permission. Those cells would later go on to be the most commonly used human cell line for medical research. Keating teases out universal ideas from bizarrely specific moments in history, repeating the refrain, “we will live on forever,” referencing Lacks’ story directly, contrasted against a darkly optimistic worldview. It’s a risky move, but it pays off.

It’s a testament to their sound and the unique identity they’ve carved out for themselves in the music community. They’ve managed to grow and expand into what they are now without losing touch with what made them so compelling in the first place: their willingness to pull from every musical source imaginable. Whether it’s the warped and clipped alien-dancefloor banger “No Bones” that has strong ties to Timbaland’s most experimental work for Aaliyah and Missy Elliott, or the gothic, almost industrial pulse of “Reagan’s Skeleton,” Yeasayer are truly making 21st century music. Couched in healthy fear, yet unafraid to move forward and expand, pulling in new influences just as frequently as new worries, Yeasayer have created a difficult, dense and beautiful record. It’s as much a synthesis of the last three decades of pop music as it is a new way of grappling with the end of time.

Fragrant World was produced by Yeasayer.

Wild Nothing

Wild Nothing Nocturne is the follow up release to Wild Nothing's critically acclaimed debut 'Gemini'. Ask Jack Tatum what 'Wild Nothing' means and he'll answer: 'a contradiction'. In 2010, 21 year old Tatum released one of the finest cult pop records of the summer whilst ensconced in his senior year of college in Blacksburg, VA, a small mid-atlantic town better known for producing football fans and engineers than musicians. Tatum lives in contradictions. You'll often hear Wild Nothing referred to as a 'one man pop band'. Jack creates in the studio, alone. On the road, he's with a band. There are two Wild Nothings. The critically acclaimed debut 'Gemini' was underpinned with summery childhood longings, and shot through with the instant dichotomy of anxiety and almost whimsical paranoia. The album, which was home recorded by Tatum and rooted heavily in 80's indie-pop, quickly gained popularity throughout the internet. Tatum assembled a band of Virginia friends and hit the road for the first time. 'Gemini' showed a promising future for a songwriter who wore his influences on his sleeve while still approaching pop craftsmanship in his own way. When asked about it in regards to 'Nocturne', Jack states: I don't think it's going to be a secret to anyone that I care about pop music, but it's definitely more my sense of what pop music used to be or even what pop music would be in my ideal world. The new album 'Nocturne', is a window into Tatum's "ideal world" of pop music. Written largely while living in Savannah, GA during 2011, the songs that became 'Nocturne' speak to a new Wild Nothing where the lines between Jack's influences and personality have been further blurred. The album features some open references to past music just as 'Gemini' did, but it's also an album that feels much less rooted in anything in particular and, well, more adult. 'Gemini' was written before there were Wild Nothing fans or even a live band; 'Nocturne' is different. With an unexpected fan base to turn to, Jack spent more time perfecting his craft. The obsessiveness of 'Nocturne' is inherent in it's gentle harmonies, orchestrated synths, wandering voice, and songs that speak of his post-Gemini experiences as he explores new paradoxes of pop. And yet Nocturne' isn't obvious, it is a strange and distinctive musical beast, the product of an obsessive pop vision that creates its own reality.

Wild Belle

Wild Belle is the new duo of siblings Natalie and Elliot Bergman. The two have weaved in and out of each other's musical lives for years sharing records, tapes, sounds and experiences. Wild Belle marks their first official collaboration, finding their sound rooted on a tropical island where rocksteady rhythms, disco beats and soulful grooves shine down steadfast and abundant.

Sister Spit: The Next Generation

KCRW.com — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Legendary adventurers in San Francisco queer literary performance Sister Spit, hosted by the irrepressible Michelle Tea, comes to Los Angeles in this irreverent, wild, brainy and provocative extravaganza that guarantees a raucous evening of butch gamblers, cranky mermaids, psychic hairdressers, accordion-wielding songstresses, punk-obsessed teens and post-apocalyptic heroes.

Tickets are $15 (students $12); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

Coachella: The Stone Roses, Blur, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, and Lou Reed

KCRW.com — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500

more info at www.coachella.com

Coachella: Phoenix, The xx, Postal Service, Sigur Ros, New Order, Hot Chip

KCRW.com — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500

more info at www.coachella.com

LA Opera Presents Cinderella

KCRW.com — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Coachella: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Vampire Weekend, Social Distortion, Wu Tang Clan

KCRW.com — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500

more info at www.coachella.com

Allen Ginsberg's Kaddish: A Hal Willner Project

KCRW.com — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Kaddish is legendary music producer Hal Willner’s live staging of the Allen Ginsberg poem of the same name. The piece is directed by Chloe Webb and features Willner and Webb performing the poem accompanied by a live score written and conducted by Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, along with a visual design that features projected paintings by “Gonzo” artist Ralph Steadman incorporated into a film by Chloe Webb. An epic lament to Ginsberg’s loss of his mother and a reflection on his own estrangement from Judaism, Kaddish is a cornerstone of the Beat Generation and has been the inspiration to many artists past and present. This musical and visual journey into Kaddish showcases the unique conceptual energy of Hal Willner, whose off-kilter genius for creating multi artist concept albums and live shows over the last 30 years has made him among the most original voices in music of his generation.

For more information:
http://cap.ucla.edu/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=274

Alt-J

KCRW.com — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0500

wild Up

KCRW.com — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Known for producing visceral, convention-defying experiences, the daring Los Angeles music collective wild Up explores an eclectic range of influential contemporaries in this program presented with the Brooklyn Festival, careening from J.S. Bach to They Might Be Giants—with new works by Matt Marks, Du Yun, and David T. Little—in this musical journey into a maelstrom of experimentalism, noise and multimedia.

Tickets are $20 (students $16); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

Coachella: The Stone Roses, Blur, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, and Lou Reed

KCRW.com — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500

more info at www.coachella.com

Coachella: Phoenix, The xx, Postal Service, Sigur Ros, New Order, Hot Chip

KCRW.com — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500

more info at www.coachella.com

17th Annual Grand Butterfly Release

KCRW.com — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm each day.

Join Kidspace for its 17th Annual Butterfly Release. Over 500 butterflies are scheduled for release on both Saturday and Sunday. Two fun-filled days of butterfly activities including: face painting, eat like a butterfly in Harvest Corner, story time in the Early Childhood Learning Center featuring books by Eric Carle (author of The Hungry Caterpillar), antenna and wing making, and butterfly art.

Please note that butterflies will be released at 2:00 pm each day.

This event is all ages and open to the public. For more info visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

1st Annual Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival benefitting the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

KCRW.com — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:00:00 -0500

Festival guests will enjoy:

· Wine, Beer and Spirits “Ticketless” Tastings from California boutique wineries, craft breweries, and small lot spirits producers

· Gourmet Bites and Food Samplings from LA and local area artisanal restaurants, bakeries, chefs, and producers

· An Early Morning Vineyard Hike, with the Hike & Wine Festival Pass from 8am to 10am with Winemaker Robert Reyes into the Sierra Pelona Foothills overlooking the valley and vineyards.

· Art Exhibit & Craft Boutique including the works of Lalo Garcia, Rosa Alvarez, Luis Villanueva, Ricardo Ortega, Virginia Miranda, and Evie Cook

· Live Music from the bands Sierra Highway Music Band and Still Moving Project

· Silent Auction and Raffle including a variety of wines, gift packages, artwork, and certificates

For a complete list of sponsors and participants, please visit the event Facebook page. To purchase tickets please visit reyeswinery.com/spv-winefestival. Prepaid general admission tickets are $65.00 and $75.00 at the door. Exclusive V.I.P. Access Event Passes are sold out. Combination Vineyard Hike & Event Pass is an all-day pass offered at $100/person and spaces are limited.

The Reyes Winery is located at 10262 Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce, CA 91390.

For directions, visit http://goo.gl/maps/nZG97

DESERT DAZE feat Tinariwen, Warpaint, Chelsea Wolfe, The Entrance Band, and more

KCRW.com — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Moon Block Party is excited and proud to announce the lineup and location for Desert Daze 2013!

Tickets + Camping Passes On Sale now @ http://www.desertdaze.org

SATURDAY APRIL 20, 2013
•••••••••••••••••••••••

On 2 alternating main stages - - -

TINARIWEN • from ((( Mali )))
WARPAINT
CHELSEA WOLFE
THE ENTRANCE BAND
NIGHT BEATS
LUMERIANS
JEFFERTITTI'S NILE
DAHGA BLOOM
MATT BALDWIN
INCAN ABRAHAM
JJUUJJUU
DEATH HYMN NUMBER 9
+ special guests TBA

In the campgrounds - - -
BLACKFEET BRAVES
THE DOWNTOWN TRAIN
RUNSON WILLIS

all ages (under 18 must be accompanied by adult)
12:00 PM Camping Check-in
3:00 PM Doors
4:00 PM MUSIC STARTS

MUSIC • ART • CAMPING
FOOD TRUCKS • POP UP SHOPS • DRANKS
http://www.desertdaze.org for more info!

LOCATION - - -
SUNSET RANCH OASIS
69-520 South Lincoln Street
MECCA, CA
- - - this beautiful desert oasis near the Salton Sea is a 163 acre property surrounded by mountain ranges, lakes and miles of palm trees.
- - - A limited number of Overnight Camping Packages are available.

CAMPING - - -
Yes! There's overnight camping! Tent Camping, Lakeside Tent Camping & RV Camping is available!

***Sunset Ranch is 2.5 hrs from Los Angeles. 25 minutes from Indio

Visit http://www.desertdaze.org for Tickets, Camping Information, Lineup details, Schedules, and more.

Stay tuned for more additions to the lineup and updates to come!

EMP Pop Conference 2013

KCRW.com — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Organized around the theme “Locals Only: Pop and Politics in This Town,” the EMP (Experience Music Project) Pop Conference brings together academics, critics, performers and dedicated fans to engage music and multimedia in a rare common discussion that pays tribute to the importance of location, neighborhood and community in defining “minority majority” regions.

Tickets and time TBA; for more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

Paul Kelly

KCRW.com — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Coachella: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Vampire Weekend, Social Distortion, Wu Tang Clan

KCRW.com — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500

more info at www.coachella.com

17th Annual Grand Butterfly Release

KCRW.com — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm each day.

Please note that butterflies will be released at 2:00 pm each day.

This event is all ages and open to the public. For more info visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Kidspace Children's Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte
April 21-June 26, 2013
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 12:00-6:00 pm

Conceived as notes toward the making of a future film, The Otolith Group's Neophyte inquires into the gradual spiritualization of Capitalism, and the state of California as a test-ground for both the importation of Hindu guru culture and the ideology of post-war production in the 1960s and ’70s. Opening reception: Saturday, April 20, 6:00–9:00 pm.

Admission is FREE; for more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

Tinariwen

KCRW.com — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Tinariwen
How do you compress a thirty-year epic into a few pages? Tinariwen, whose back-story has variously been described as "the most compelling of any band" (Songlines), "the most rock'n'roll of them all" (The Irish Times), "hard-bitten" (Slate.com) and "dramatic" (The Independent), are both a dream and a nightmare for any aspiring music writer: a dream because the most superficial 'headlines' of their tale – rebellion, guns and guitars, desert nomads, Ghadaffi, the real Saharan blues – are like easy nuggets of gold to thrill-seeking journalists and literary prospectors. And a nightmare, because none of these clichés really do the band justice or even begin to describe who they are, what they feel or the music they play. The following comprises only the chapter headings, the main way markers of the long road the group have travelled from the wild empty places of the southern Sahara desert to the concert stages of the world. In the early 1960s, Mali threw off the yoke of French colonial rule and became an independent country, ruled by a new African elite from the capital Bamako. A thousand miles away in the northern desert regions, the nomadic Touareg or Kel Tamashek ('The Tamashek speaking people') had trouble recognising the legitimacy of their new rulers or accepting their socialist laws and taxes, their alien ways and demands. In 1963 there was a Touareg uprising in a large remote part of the desert called The Adrar des Iforas, around the small outpost of Kidal with its old French Foreign Legion fort. It was brutally suppressed by the Malian army. The period still haunts the local population like a nightmare. Of the many stories of suffering and incidents of callousness that survive in the collective memory, there is one that is crucial to our story. It concerns a mason and trader by the name of Alhabib Ag Sidi who was arrested in front of his family in the village of Tessalit, taken to the barracks in Kidal and executed for aiding the rebels. The army then went and destroyed Alhabib's herd of camels, cattle and goats. His young four-year old son Ibrahim witnessed this wanton act of destruction before travelling north into exile in Algeria with his family and their one remaining cow. By 1964 the uprising had been crushed, and the Adrar des Iforas was turned into a no-go zone, ruled by the Army. Ibrahim Ag Alhabib grew up in refugee camps near Bordj Moktar or in the deserts around the southern Algerian city of Tamanrasset. He hated school and preferred running wild in the bush. One day he saw a film at a makeshift desert village cinema. It was a western and it featured a cowboy playing a guitar. The instrument made Ibrahim dream. He built his own guitar out of a tin can, a stick and bicycle brake wire. He started to play old Touareg melodies on it, and modern Arabic pop tunes. After a while, he became pretty good. He was a solitary kid anyway, who kept himself to himself and was known as 'Abaraybone' or 'raggamuffin child' by the other kids and adults. At the age of 9 Ibrahim ran away from home in a cement truck, to earn some money and see the world. He grew up wandering around Algeria and Libya doing odd jobs – carpenter, builder, tailor, gardener. It was a precarious existence; made bearable by the companionship of many other young Touareg men who were living the same marginal life in exile. The northern desert regions of Mali had been struck by a catastrophic drought in 1973-4, which had almost wiped out the animal herds and the traditional nomadic way of life with it. Algeria and Libya were awash with errant exiled Touareg youth; jobless, paperless, surviving by any means necessary. They would gather together in groups and sleep rough on the outskirts of villages and towns, sharing food, cigarettes, songs and stories. The police would harass them mercilessly, shouting "Hey you! Les chomeurs! ('unemployed' in French)." In the age-old tradition of the underclass, this insult was turned into a badge of honour, and these young men became known as the 'ishumar' generation. Towards the end of the 1970s, Ibrahim began to meet other Touareg of his age who shared his passion for music of all kinds, from traditional Touareg poetry and song to the radical chaabi protest music of Moroccan groups like Nass El Ghiwane and Jil Jilala, from Algerian pop rai to western rock and pop artists like Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Carlos Santana, Dire Straits, Jimmy Hendrix, Boney M and Bob Marley. His most important early musical partners were Inteyeden Ag Ablil, his brother Liya, aka 'Diarra', Ag Ablil, and Hassan Ag Touhami aka 'The Lion of the Desert'. This group of friends got together in Tamanrasset, and began to play at parties and weddings. They acquired their first real acoustic guitar in 1979, and their reputation grew. They were new and radical inasmuch as they wrote their own poems and songs – not the old Touareg verse of heroic deeds and fair maidens – but new lyrics about homesickness, longing, exile and political awakening. In order to keep out of trouble with the law, Ibrahim, Inteyeden and their friends would often just disappear off into the desert for a night or two, to drink tea, make music and sleep under the stars. People began to call them 'Kel Tinariwen', which translates literally as 'The People of the Deserts' or roughly and more accurately as 'The Desert Boys'. In 1980, Colonel Ghadaffi put out a decree inviting all young Touareg men, who were living illegally in Libya, to come and receive a full military training at a designated camp in the southern desert. It was an opportunistic move. The Touareg had long held a reputation as brilliant bushmen and desert fighters. Ghadaffi dreamed of forming a Saharan regiment, made up of the best young Touareg fighters, to further his territorial ambitions in Chad, Niger and elsewhere. Seeing it as a heaven-sent chance to learn how to be soldiers and take back their homeland by force, Ibrahim and most of his friends answered the call immediately. Their training was very tough, and lasted only nine months. Four years later, in 1985, they were invited back into a new camp near Tripoli. This time it was run by the leaders of the Touareg rebel movement, the MPA (Mouvement Populaire de l'Azawad). Ibrahim, Inteyeden, Diarra and Hassan were joined by a whole new group of aspiring musicians, including Keddou Ag Ossade aka 'Hiwaj', Mohammed Ag Itlale aka 'Japonais', Sweiloum, Abouhadid and the young Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni. They formed a collective and built their own make-shift rehearsal studio, equipping it with basic gear bought with the money from a communal chest into which all recruits paid contributions. Their mission was to write songs about the rebellion, about the aspirations of the Touareg for political freedom, for education and development, and then to record these songs without payment for whoever turned up at their door with an empty cassette. It was a propaganda machine for a people without any other forms of media whatsoever. The cassettes were taken back to camps and villages throughout the Sahara, copied, and then copied again and again and again. It was a cassette-to-cassette grapevine and the sound quality was as atrocious as the message was powerful. Ibrahim, Inteyeden, Japonais, Diarra, Hassan and their friends never saw themselves as one-dimensional propagandists however. They were musicians and poets. Their songs spoke of deep personal struggles and of their love of their desert home, as much as they raised the flag for the rebel movement. In 1989, frustrated by the lack of progress and by broken promises, the members of Tinariwen escaped from the Libyan camp and headed south into Mali. Ibrahim found himself back in Tessalit, the village of his birth, for the first time in 26 years. And then, in June 1990, the rebellion began. It lasted about six months. The Malian government offered peace terms to the MPA in January 1991 and the Tamanrasset Accords were signed. The rebel movement split into different factions comprising those who were pro or contra the Accords. It was a confusing, desperate and often dispiriting time. Most of Tinariwen decided to leave the military life behind and go back to being musicians. And that was it…six months of open combat in a story lasting three decades or more. No wonder the group are frustrated and bored by journalists who remain obsessed with the romantic myth of guns and guitars, of rebellion and war. In 1991, Ibrahim and his friends had no doubt that they were musicians first and foremost. They had become soldiers only out of necessity, for a brief and painful period. It was all over in a flicker. The group headed home to Tessalit and Kidal, or went to seek work in Gao, Mopti and Bamako. Some, like Keddou, accepted posts in the army, the customs service or in education under a UN sponsored programme aimed at reintegrating rebels into civil society. In groups of two, three, four or more, they also began to play gigs openly. Touareg from all over the Sahara were delighted finally to encounter the group who had invented the modern Touareg guitar style, who had been the pied pipers of the rebellion and whose songs defined the story of a whole generation. Their secret was unveiled. But it was a discreet success. In 1992 some of the members of Tinariwen went to Abidjan in Ivory Coast to record a cassette at the legendary JBZ studios. They played gigs for Touareg communities throughout north and West Africa, but not that often. They were nomads at heart, and the collective was often spread out over thousands of miles. But that was the group's strength. Just two members could get together in a village with a guitar or two, a djembe or water can for percussion, and sing the songs of Tinariwen. It's often said that every Touareg from Tamanrasset to Niamey and from Timbuktu to Ghat is a member of Tinariwen, so widely are their songs known and treasured. They are more of a social movement than a desert rock'n'roll band. Then news came that a French group called Lo'Jo wanted to invite Tinariwen to Europe. This adventurous bunch of musical troubadours lived in Angers, in the Loire valley. Angers was twinned with Bamako. In 1998 Lo'Jo travelled to the Malian capital for a festival of street theatre and music, and there they met Issa Dicko and Foy Foy, two members of the Tinariwen collective, who told them all about the sufferings of the Touareg, the droughts, the rebellion, the exile. Together they came up with the idea of creating a festival based on the traditional annual gatherings of Touareg in each part of the desert, which would hopefully open up the desert regions to cultural exchange, tourism and investment. It was a crazy improbable scheme. In 1999 some of the members of Tinariwen came and did a few gigs in France under the name of AZAWAD. And then in January 2001, the first Festival in the Desert took place in Tin Essako, 60 km east of Kidal. About 1000 locals, and 80 Europeans gathered in that remote beautiful spot. Tinariwen were the stars of the show. A new international phase of their long hard journey was about to begin. Success came swiftly. By the end of 2001, Tinariwen had performed at WOMAD, Roskilde and the South Bank in London. Their debut CD, 'The Radio Tisdas Sessions', recorded by Justin Adams and Jean-Paul Romann in the studios of Kidal's only Tamashek-speaking radio station, Radio Tisdas, was released on IRL / Wayward in October. Initially lauded by the world music scene and by African music aficionados, Tinariwen's magic quickly began to work on those with little previous interest in those areas. The guitar licks, the grungy grimy desert sound, the arcane yet effortless rhythms, the striking turbans and robes, the wild rebel iconography, the scintillating exoticism of Kalashnikovs and Stratocasters, the glimpsed power of their poetry, so strange and yet somehow so thrillingly familiar…it all synched in with a general fatigue amongst adventurous pop and rock fans, exasperated with endless young drum-bass-and-two-guitars, indi-rock bands. Over the past seven years, the group have played over 700 concerts in Europe, North America, Japan and Australia. Their name has graced the bills of most of the world's premier rock and world music festivals including Glastonbury, Coachella, Roskilde, Paleo, Les Vieilles Charrues, WOMAD and Printemps de Bourges. Their 2004 CD 'Amassakoul' ("The Traveller') and its follow-up in 2007 'Aman Iman' ("Water Is Life"), have established them as one of the most popular and best selling African groups on the planet. Their ever expanding fan base includes a host of stars and legends: Carlos Santana, Robert Plant, Bono and the Edge, Thom Yorke, Chris Martin, Henry Rollins, Brian Eno, TV on the Radio. In 2005 they were awarded a BBC Award for World Music, and in 2008 they received Germany's prestigious Praetorius Music Prize. Those are the outward stats of success. Deep inside, Ibrahim, Hassan, Japonais and Abdallah gently rejoice in their improbable victory against all the odds. When they were just youths sharing a cigarette under the shade of an acacia tree somewhere in the southern Sahara, they always dreamed of travelling and seeing the world. Now they've done it. But their biggest source of pride has been in representing their music and their culture to the world and spreading the message that despite all the twisted words and propaganda to the contrary, the desert really is one of the most beautiful, most peaceful and most inspirational places on earth. Ibrahim's only real regret is that his friend Inteyeden hasn't been at his side during these payback years. The charismatic co-inventor of modern Touareg guitar rock died in 1994 from a mysterious illness. Since 2001, the founders and elders of Tinariwen have been supported and energised by a new younger generation including bassist Eyadou Ag Leche, percussionist Said Ag Ayad, rhythm guitarist Elaga Ag Hamid, guitarist Abdallah Ag Lamida aka 'Intidao', vocalists Wonou Walet Sidati and the Walet Oumar sisters. They were just children when the rebellion ravaged the north of Mali and Niger. They grew up on Tinariwen's songs. Their presence in the group brings Tinariwen in line with so many long-lasting music and theatre groups in Africa and elsewhere, who, by integrating successive generations of artists into their ranks, become self-perpetuating. In December of 2008 the old and the young gathered in the sleepy desert village of Tessalit to record Tinariwen's fourth album. It seemed like the ideal place; quiet, off the beaten track, home to Hassan and Ibrahim, blessed with a plentiful water supply and a friendly familiar populace. The group had expressed a strong desire to return to their roots and recapture the raw desert sound of their early recordings. Lo'Jo's French sound engineer, Jean-Paul Romann, who had worked with Justin Adams on 'The Radio Tisdas Sessions' eight years previously, was recruited to produce the album. He arrived with a studio in a suitcase, which was set up in a rented adobe house in the middle of the village, and powered by a chugging generator. The sessions proceeding slowly, surely, in pace with the rhythm of life in that remote corner of Africa. There were free concerts for the local populace in the village square, and recording sessions far out in the bush. There were solitary nights around the fire, under the stars, and parties here and there in the village. It was all very strange, very familiar, just like Tinariwen themselves. 'Imidiwan' is one of those big Tamashek words, to which no single English word can ever do justice. Just like 'Assouf', the name which the Touareg themselves often give Tinariwen's guitar style. 'Assouf' means the blues, loneliness, heartache, longing, homesickness and the darkness beyond the campfire. 'Imidiwan' means friends, companions, soul-brothers, fellow travellers. The juxtaposition of these two words is particularly striking. Maybe Tinariwen are coming in from the cold and recognising all those soul-friends, both living and departed, who have made their incredible journey bearable, whilst warming their hands over the camp fire and looking up at the night sky thick with stars. Andy Morgan, May 2009.

Christian Wolff

KCRW.com — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Working for 60 years at the center of composing’s avant-garde alongside such figures as John Cage, Merce Cunningham and Cornelius Cardew, Christian Wolff pays tribute to fellow great Elliott Carter, followed by Nick Deyoe’s Lullaby 3 played by the Formalist Quartet and cellist Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick; and a second don’t-miss evening of groundbreaking music curated by Michael Pisaro that includes Changing The System (1974), John Heartfield (2003), and the touching Trio V for James Tenney (2006).

Tickets are $20 (students $16); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Bat for Lashes

KCRW.com — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:00:00 -0500

Bat for Lashes will release her long awaited third album The Haunted Man on 15 October 2012 via Parlophone. A richly layered and accomplished record, it pulls Khan’s distinctive creative vision into sharper focus, confirming her as a true innovator and an established UK artist. Album number three. In the trajectory of any recording career, it’s a milestone. But it’s one with a mythology so powerful it’s become a syndromic cliché, around which swirls a dread that threatens to swallow its (supposedly) panicking creator. For plenty of artists, the “difficult third album” can loom like a hurdle of K2-scaled monumentality. How the hell might you tackle it, is the question. The answer, if you’re Bat for Lashes, is you simply climb higher and through that, conquer your fears. The creation of Natasha Khan, Bat for Lashes first captured hearts way back in 2006 with a set of distinctively haunting and rich, darkly phantasmagoric songs ripe with magic realism. Her sensual and gilt-decorated dream world was opened up in two Mercury Music Prize nominated albums, the atavistic, reverb-drenched Fur and Gold (2006) and 2009’s more electronically poppy Two Suns. The latter featured the irresistible Daniel – which won Ms Khan an Ivor Novello award for Best Contemporary Song – and was recorded in London and across America. In the wake of its success, Khan was left in a migratory, unfixed state and a not altogether certain frame of mind. Coming off a heavy tour and after the end of a trans-Atlantic relationship, she decided some self-nurturing was in order and resolved to take as much time as was needed to make her third album. “I felt quite drained and tired, creatively,” Khan remembers, “so I decided to get back to this really domesticated existence in my flat in Brighton. I felt like I needed to be immersed in nature and have a quiet, reflective time.” That involved working on dance films, writing a script, children’s book illustrations, a spell of volunteer gardening at Charleston House in East Sussex (the Bloomsbury Group’s country retreat) and going back to Brighton University for some informal tutorials with her old art teacher and reading recommended books. One of these, ‘The Enchantment of Art’ provided a small epiphany and planted a seed of change in her approach to what was to become The Haunted Man. “I found it interesting,” she says of the book, “because I’d felt quite disenchanted myself and needed to find the magic again. It’s about how modernism is all to do with the individual, and the fact that your worth is measured in how different and inventive you can be. The more we get into post-modernism, the harder it is to feel that you’re doing something that hasn’t been done before. I was trying to navigate fresh waters and find something new to say with the third record, and a lot of the book talks about getting back to nature sacred spaces and about communal, collaborative activities.” Khan invited Scott Walker and Yeasayer to contribute to Two Suns and worked with Beck on Let’s Get Lost (from the 2011 soundtrack to ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’), but collaboration isn’t something she has fully embraced until now. On The Haunted Man she racks up a co-songwriting first with Laura. This devastating, tear-stained swoon of a piano ballad, which tips its hat at the ’70s pop greats – Elton John, Neil Diamond, The Carpenters – and features seductively sombre horns and strings (arranged by Natasha) was co-authored by Justin Parker, best known for his work on Lana Del Rey’s chart-topping Video Games. Khan’s aim with that song was “to learn something about writing a standard, because my chord progressions are naturally more subversive. The concept of a middle-eight is really foreign to me! It was like doing a workshop in songwriting, and I think it’s really helped me see where you can go. I’ve always been a bit snobbish about the idea of writing with somebody else, but when I looked back at a lot of artists I admire and respect, it turned out they had often co-written their songs.” Relinquishing her idea of “ownership” a little isn’t the only change Khan has made with this record. She’s also upped the contemporary beats ante (she’s as big a fan of Lil Wayne, Rihanna and OutKast as she is of Kate Bush and Steve Reich), turned up the volume on her vocals, experimented with harmonies and production, and at times opted for unusual contrasts over straightforward complements. It’s a bolder, more direct album that’s achieved Khan’s aim of “clearing away a lot of the fog”, without sacrificing any of her trademark sensuality or emotionalism. Autoharp and piano again feature, alongside strings, horns and synths/samplers, but they are used in a more expansive and jubilant manner. Lilies ignites a gorgeous conflagration of strings, through which Khan’s triumphant “thank God I’m alive” cuts like a freshly sharpened scythe through long grass. Horses of the Sun moves to a more tribal and incantatory beat and All Your Gold dazzles with its mix of electronic beats, echo-laden synths, strings and sudden blurts of electric guitar. The fx-heavy Marilyn is the album’s most romantic, playful track and features Beck, who was the first person Khan took her new songs to for feedback in May of last year, when she stayed with him and his family in Malibu. Most intriguing is Oh Yeah, which meshes a male voice choir with grimy hip hop beats, psychedelic synths, flanged guitars and a piano outro, without once losing its way. The title track is one of the album’s two pole stars. Khan sees it as the record’s “godfather”, representing the trauma of loss and miscommunication (with the other being the more hopeful ‘Lilies’, exploring creative resurgence, love and sensuality). ‘The Haunted Man’ is an overwhelmingly lovely song, poignant and ghostly, but with a strong restorative charge and was inspired by David Lean’s movie ‘Ryan’s Daughter’, which is set in 1916 against the backdrop of the Irish conflict. Explains Khan: “I thought: What if all the soldiers came back from war and yours was the only one who didn’t return home? I wondered, if your soldier did come home, how as a couple would you cope with the experience of being tender again. It’s about women waiting, and carrying the weight of men’s mistakes and it’s about our desire to communicate, even though we sometimes speak different languages.” This was one of several songs she worked on with Rob Ellis, when they and other players decamped to a house in Perugia last summer, and it involved projecting massed male vocals across a canyon with an amp, then recording the slapback – a sonic metaphor for the men returning over the hill from war. The Italian sessions were – like her trip to LA, where Khan also spent a couple of days swapping ideas with producer David Sitek about finding a way forward for the album, “a collage-like process” which lasted for over a year. The Haunted Man was co-produced by Khan with David Kosten (as were both previous LPs) and Dan Carey, who she says did “an amazing job, setting up old drum machines and putting them through a load of old amplifiers and mic’ing those up around the room.” Further contributors include guitarist and producer Adrian Utley and venerable arrangers John Metcalfe and Sally Herbert, who both worked on orchestrations alongside Khan, for the recording session at Abbey Road. Other changes Khan effected ran deeper than the album’s sonics, and involved her making important bloodline connections and observing generational patterns, leading to an exploration of her own ancestry. The idea of place – geographical, emotional and spiritual – has always been important in her music and the nomadic Two Suns was very much to do with America. This time, Khan decided to put her roots down in her homeland, resulting in a very English record. With this rediscovery of her roots and beloved home, The Haunted Man is the most autobiographical of Khan’s records so far. “On this album there are more jubilant, overwhelmingly ecstatic songs and I don’t think I’ve really accessed that part of myself before. I feel those things all the time, but hadn’t really expressed them in a musical way. It’s always been easy for me to be atmospheric and look at the darkness – and I do love that side of art and music – but I think it’s much harder to be unabashedly joyous and vulnerable and happy. I wanted to challenge the creative patterns I’d set myself in and also to just surprise myself. I’d bored myself. So, out of that came some very lovely and some very challenging moments for me as an artist. But I think it’s very important to be challenged. It’s a good sign to be scared, I think!” Surprised. Challenged. Scared. That might sound like the very definition of a “difficult third album.” But it’s only in the telling of this confident and openly expressive record, not in the listening. And it’s clear that Natasha Khan wouldn’t have had it any other way. July 2012

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series! with Pilar Marrero

KCRW.com — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:00:00 -0500

April 25 is an evening with Pilar Marrero, the legendary political reporter for La Opinión and a scourge of KFI's JohnKen--which means she's an eternal chingona. Her first book, Killing The American Dream: How Anti-Immigration Extremists are Destroying the Nation, is sure to give the bluehairs in the audience the heebie jeebies!

For more info visit http://fullertonlibrary.org/

Guillermo Calderón: Villa + Discurso

KCRW.com — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Guillermo Calderón: Villa + Discurso
April 25-28, 2013
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday 8:30 pm, Sunday 7:00 pm

Chilean director Guillermo Calderón’s literary works grapple with the nation's unwanted history at the blood-soaked Villa Grimaldi, a site where hundreds were "disappeared," and deliver an imagined farewell speech from recent president Michelle Machelet, abandoning diplomatic parlance to reveal a leader’s aspirations, failures and humanity amid the mechanizations of political life.

Tickets are $20-25 (students $16-20); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Guillermo Calderón: Villa + Discurso

KCRW.com — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Shuggie Otis

KCRW.com — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Shuggie Otis is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist. Otis' composition "Strawberry Letter 23" topped the Billboard R&B chart and reached #5 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977.

Guillermo Calderón: Villa + Discurso

KCRW.com — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Guillermo Calderón: Villa + Discurso

KCRW.com — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Clinic

KCRW.com — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500

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Claude Lefort, Thinker of the Political

KCRW.com — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:30:00 -0500

French philosopher Claude Lefort’s legacy as a political theorist and literary critic—whose oeuvre includes the phenomenological notions of "power as an empty place" and "the modern dissolution of the markers of certainty"—are debated in a panel with Bernard Flynn and Claudia Hilb as liberal democracy’s obligatory reference and an unparalleled knot of intellectual confluence.

Tickets are $10 (students $8); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sat, 04 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Chef Jacques Pépin

KCRW.com — Sat, 04 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Flex Eight Subscription Jacques Pépin is an internationally-recognized French chef, television personality, and bestselling author. His ebullient personality and charm and, of course, his deft talent at crafting impeccably delicious food has won him many fans worldwide. Pépin serves as Dean of Special Programs at the French Culinary Institute in New York City. Join us for an insider’s view of the fascinating world of the culinary arts.

For tickets and more info visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B0048C4F4AF7B19?brand=vpac

Valley Performing Arts Center
18111 Nordoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330

Brad Mehldau Trio and The Bad Plus with special guest Joshua Redman

KCRW.com — Sat, 04 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500

For the past 12 years The Bad Plus — bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson, and drummer David King — have created an uncompromising body of work by shattering musical convention. Rolling Stone called their amalgam of jazz, pop, rock and avant-garde "about as badass as highbrow gets," while The New York Times said the band is "better than anyone at mixing the sensibilities of post-'60s jazz and indie rock." Few groups have amassed such acclaim, and few have generated as much controversy while audaciously bucking trends. Joining the trio is brilliant composer and inimitable saxman Joshua Redman. Jazz pianist and composer Brad Mehldau has recorded and performed extensively since the early ‘90s as sideman and bandleader — with everyone from Pat Metheny and Wayne Shorter to Renée Fleming and John Mayer. With bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard, Mehldau’s brilliant improvisatory outbursts underscore his structured musical language.

For more information go to:
http://cap.ucla.edu/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=278

Bonobo with El Ten Eleven

KCRW.com — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:00:00 -0500

It's been almost three years since the release of Bonobo's masterful, mould-breaking Black Sands, an album that saw him touring a hypnotic live show across the world for well over a year. Now, in 2013, he stands ready to take things up yet another notch. 'The North Borders' is a long stride forward - both a natural evolution and a continuation of the electronic palette of Black Sands. Thematic, resonant, addictive and perfectly formed, it's a thrillingly coherent statement piece. The first track to be unveiled from the album is ‘Cirrus,' which can be downloaded for FREE at www.bonobomusic.com. Be sure to also check out the Cyriak directed video.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sun, 05 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

A Window Between Worlds' Art in the Afternoon Stop

KCRW.com — Sun, 05 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Follow #KCRWmoves and join A Window Between Worlds, the only national nonprofit dedicated to healing the emotional wounds of domestic violence through art, for their annual community art event Art in the Afternoon. Event features hands-on art workshops, games, Aquarium of the Pacific on Wheels, Color Me Mine, a silent and live auction, and much more! The #KCRWmoves Mercedes-Benz will be there to support with a chance for music discovery. Stop by for some KCRW swag!

To purchase tickets to the event visit: http://bit.ly/YBu7NJ

Sunday - May 5, 2013
12:00pm to 4:00pm

Venice Skills Center

611 5th Avenue

Venice, CA 90291

Beer Belly Stop

KCRW.com — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:00:00 -0500

Follow #KCRWmoves to Beer Belly for a Cinco de Mayo celebration from 6-10p! The #KCRWmoves Mercedes-Benz will be on hand for your dose of music discovery and KCRW swag.

Come thirsty & hungry for these delicious Beer Belly specials:

Select $5 craft beers on draft
$5 Duck Fat Fries: Smoked Salt, Sweet Onion Sugar, Crispy Duck Skin Cracklins, Raspberry Mustard (Death by Duck: add duck confit $2)
$5 Pork Belly Chips: Pork Belly, Sweet Onion Sugar, Tabasco Aioli
$5 Deep-Fried Cheddar: Beer & Bacon Battered, Jalapeño Aioli
$5 Deep-Fried Provolone: Beer & Basil Battered, Marinara

VLN & VLA, featuring Malcolm Goldstein

KCRW.com — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Sounding improvisations that received accolades worldwide for extending the range of the violin’s tonal qualities, Malcolm Goldstein reveals new dimensions of expressivity in an epic concert for solo, ensemble and concerto violin and viola, including a new concerto by composer-to-watch Andrew Tholl with parts composed for turntable, and music by Gaudeaumus-winner Andrew McIntosh.

Tickets are $20 (students $16); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Free Family Night

KCRW.com — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Enjoy free admission to Kidspace from 4:00 to 8:00 pm and a feature performance from Manipuri Dance Vision at 6:00 pm in the Stone Hollow Amphitheater.

This event is free and open to the public. For more info visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Kidspace Children's Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103

Marina & the Diamonds featuring Charli XCX

KCRW.com — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Marina and the Diamonds, really just Marina Diamandis, was born in Wales to Welsh and Greek parents in 1986, although she has often claimed to be from Ancient Greece. After dropping out of four different music courses at four different universities, Marina decided to make her own way in music, and began writing her own unique brand of left-field pop songs under her new stage name. Early on, she claimed that her inspirations were Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani -- who she often covered at live gigs -- but her songs have a soulful edge pointing to a deeper source of influence. Her piano/keyboard-driven songs vary from melancholic ballads to out-and-out glam-pop, but her unique voice and melodic style are omnipresent in her music. Essentially a solo artist, Marina wrote the bulk of her early material alone, arranging it for a band to ensure her live shows carried the full energy of her studio recordings. Quick to distance herself from comparisons to the rest of the female solo artists who broke through in 2009, Marina was also open about voicing her opinions on more established musical peers including Lily Allen and Kate Nash. In interviews she often showed a dislike of being grouped together with other emerging artists, especially when she had nothing in common with them except gender. The variety in her music made it hard to classify or pigeonhole, and comparisons were made with artists as diverse as Regina Spektor and Elvis Costello. The startling "cuckoo!" refrain of "Mowgli's Road" and the introspective balladry of "Obsessions" could not be more different, but it was the ever-present charm in Marina's music that brought her cult success in the early part of her career. Her first single, "Obsessions/Mowgli's Road" was issued by indie label Neon Gold in the U.S., also home to electro-indie Americans Passion Pit, and was followed later in 2009 by The Crown Jewels EP, which contained three new songs, including an electronic remix of fan favorite "I Am Not a Robot." After playing the exhausting British festival circuit in the summer of 2009, Marina briefly retired to the studio to polish off her debut album, 2010's The Family Jewels, before quickly hitting the road again. ~ Jack Semmence, Rovi

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

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The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sat, 11 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

David Derrick Book Signing

KCRW.com — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:00:00 -0500

Illustrator and author David Derrick will be visiting and will read his latest picture book, perform an illustration demonstration, and draw with the kids.

This event is open to the public. For more info visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Kidspace Children's Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103

Jim James with Cold Specks

KCRW.com — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Jim James has spent the better part of almost two decades as the lead singer and songwriter of My Morning Jacket. Through six studio albums, My Morning Jacket has grown into one of the most acclaimed rock and roll bands in the world. Alongside the band's recording and touring, James has maintained a steady, bordering on voracious, flow of work. In 2009, he released the Tribute to EP, with his versions of six George Harrison songs. He has also lent his voice to albums by the likes of the Decemberists, the Roots, America, Booker T. Jones, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and recorded and toured with the Monsters of Folk—which teamed him up with Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis—and participated in the Woody Guthrie tribute album New Multitudes alongside Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, and Anders Parker. In 2013, James will release his debut solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God. The album demonstrates James' soulful songwriting, his captivating voice and showcases his talents as both a producer and engineer.

Marina and the Diamonds with Charli XCX -- VENUE CHANGE

KCRW.com — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Thundering, stellar electronic... magnetic, glacial vocals...whip-smart, womanly, lyrical wit... jokes as good as 'The Valley of The Lolls'... Marina and The Diamonds second album, 'Electra Heart', is not so much a creative leap forward, more an Olympian pole-vault over the bar of talented-newcomer into the global amphitheatre of a cultivated Classic. Two years on from her top 5 debut 'The Family Jewels' (300,000 copies sold), the self-styled avant-garde "D.I.Y artist" has detonated her own experimental past and landed feet first in the future with 'Electra Heart', a stunningly ambitious, seamless, cohesive and confident sonic pulsar spinning between electro-pop euphoria and come-down melancholia. The album is produced by a cache of old school and A-List producers: Dr Luke (Katy Perry) and Liam Howe (Sneaker Pimps) but mostly (9 out of 12 songs) Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Kylie) and Rick Nowels (Madonna, Stevie Nicks, Lykke Li). A hook-packed stunner with the sonic ambition of a one-woman Depeche Mode, her onetime theatrical vocals now effortlessly soar between spectral, commanding and towering power-pop, finding her vocal identity in an album about a loss of it. "I wanted to challenge myself, I have consciously done everything I set out not to, originally" saysMarina. "Sing about Love. Work in the world of American Pop. Co-write. It was a really enjoyable period in my life. The music has energy and aggression and my vocals are much more controlled and detached... It's lyrically quite bitter, but comically so. I love black humour". 'Electra Heart' is a thematic riot, a British Eccentric, 21st Century concept caper where the album title represents a series of female archetypes, not so much an alter-ego as a beautifully-constructed prism, through whichMarinaprojects a series of meticulously-realised female characters as a foil for telling her story, the one about mismatched lovers. "'Electra Heart' is an Ode to dysfunctional love," she explains. "I based the project around character types commonly found in love stories, film and theatre. I guess it was a way of dealing with the embarrassment that, for the first time in my life, I got 'played'. Rejection is a universally embarrassing topic and Electra Heart is my response to that, creating character types to enable me to express personal experiences I would never confess in real life. Weakness and defeat in love are things I don't particularly want talk about, so I guess I've written a whole album about it. Whatever an artist does not want to admit, that is what the artist writes about. It's a very frank album but hopefully funny too" The songs, mostly recorded in L.A in 2011, were written on-the-road through America in 2010, teased into life on Marina's £100 keyboard or sung into her lap-top in the back of her tour-bus bedroom, "watching the corn fields flying by and making sense of the message that American culture employs; that you can be anyone and do anything, go anywhere and lose yourself- start afresh and forget whatever the truth is". The song titles tell the story -- from throbbing first single 'Primadonna' to the robo-pop of 'Bubblegum Bitch' to the haughty spoken-word soliloquies of 'Homewrecker' -- a fantasy roll-call of "fairly vengeful characters". These are inspired by her love for American Pop culture's artifice, "I am attracted to emptiness, to the fake in us. Aside from love, perception and deception are central themes in "Electra Heart", that's why I changed my hair- because the archetypal star is always blonde". She says " I used to think of the female superstars, Marilyn, Madonna, Britney Spears, and wonder if they would have had the same career paths if they had been brunettes" and her uncharacteristic behaviour in a brief but life-altering relationship, where she changed herself to comply with a boy's ideals to win his heart. "The type of girl who maintains a level of artifice and illusion in order to hold his intrigue. I am nothing like that. I was sad to pretend I was someone else all the time". Hence the many faces of 'Electra Heart' and her revolving door persona. It's also a visual project, with vast, camp and cerebral touchstones as befits her analytical brain: "Cindy Sherman, Jenny Holzer, Dolly Parton, Chuck Pahlaniuk, Madonna, Jayne Mansfield'sPinkPalace, Valley of the Dolls, Pierre Et Gilles, Britney Spears, Love... Boys... Fear." She's also created a website, 'The: Archetypes', featuring images of 'Electra Heart' split into four character-type categories: "The Homewrecker", "Su-Barbie-A", "Teen Idles" and "Stars & Queens". All fabulous hair, kitschy 50's costumes and a pun-tastic way with a caption, from "Miss Shellfish Beach 1985" and "Mother's Ruined" to "VALLEY OF THE LOLS." Welsh by birth, kaleidoscopic by nature, Marina Diamandis is a serial college drop-out who once dressed up as a boy to audition for a reggae boy-band, hoping to amuse the record label into signing her. After further failed auditions (girl bands, musicals), in a fit of ambitious pique, she taught herself piano and created Marina and The Diamonds in 2005 (it's just her, the Diamonds are the audience). She was a MySpace generation D.I.Y powerhouse who hand-made and sold her own CDs to Rough Trade until being signed to Warner Music Group's '679 Recordings' in 2008. Acclaimed overnight as an intriguing, confrontational and theatrical amalgam of Kate Bush and PJ Harvey, she was nominated in 2010 for both the Brits Critic's Choice Award and the BBC Sound of 2010. She looks back on her early years, now, with some ambivalence. "I experimented with my voice a lot, I was young, amateurish and ambitious" she decides. "I feel different now. My voice is far more controlled and my writing style has matured. For me, it's a real, coherent step-up. I would love to one day be a great artist." 2012, then, sees her reach her potential as an outstanding British song-writing talent and dazzling pop performer, an uncompromising spirit and pop-art intellectual who singlehandedly fashions the ideas for her art-work, videos, website content and striking live performances. In 2012 she embarks on both aUKheadline tour and as support to the mighty Coldplay, jet-packed onto the mainstream stage on their colossal European Stadium Tour, at the band's personal request. The concept of 'Electra Heart', meanwhile, below its multi-fold messages, is deceptively simple. "It just about love" she concludes. "Every one of us relates to love songs. To being hurt. But I wanted to chronicle it in a raw and truthful way, almost make a (visual) gimmick out of the thing I feared most. Everything else is just based around my love for photography, sharp humour and a fascination with transient identities. If you are who you are, then why do you change around certain people? Why do we spend our entire lives trying to become ourselves, when we are born as no one else? I always want to try and cement who I am. But I never can. That's why I write songs" She also, incidentally, enjoys a curious neurological condition called synaesthesia which means associating musical notes, numbers and days of the week with colour. So what colour is Tuesday? "Tuesday is green," she assures, as befits a proper pop star.* Service and handling fees are added to the price of each ticket

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

LA Opera Presents Tosca

KCRW.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:30:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Cold War Kids with Superhumanoids

KCRW.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:00 -0500

Member Appreciation Days

KCRW.com — Sat, 25 May 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Saturday, May 25, to Monday, May 27, Kidspace members receive 20% off merchandise in the Busy Bee Learning Store during this weekend only and enter the Members Only Raffle to win a basket full of books and toys!

For more info visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Kidspace Children's Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103

Make Your Mark

KCRW.com — Sat, 25 May 2013 10:30:00 -0500

Saturday, May 25, to Monday, May 27, 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Become a permanent part of Kidspace by purchasing and painting a ceramic tile to be mounted on the wall of the S. Mark Taper Climbing Towers at Kidspace.

For more info visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Kidspace Children's Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103

Rubber Duck Races

KCRW.com — Sat, 25 May 2013 11:00:00 -0500

Saturday, May 25, to Monday, May 27, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Purchase a rubber duck from the Busy Bee Learning Store, then decorate, and race your rubber duck down the Interpretive Arroyo in the Kidspace Gardens.

For more info visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Kidspace Children's Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Cold War Kids

KCRW.com — Sat, 25 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Casbah presents

Member Appreciation Days

KCRW.com — Sun, 26 May 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Make Your Mark

KCRW.com — Sun, 26 May 2013 10:30:00 -0500

Rubber Duck Races

KCRW.com — Sun, 26 May 2013 11:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sun, 26 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

LA Opera Presents Tosca

KCRW.com — Sun, 26 May 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Member Appreciation Days

KCRW.com — Mon, 27 May 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Make Your Mark

KCRW.com — Mon, 27 May 2013 10:30:00 -0500

Rubber Duck Races

KCRW.com — Mon, 27 May 2013 11:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Fleetwood Mac

KCRW.com — Tue, 28 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Fleetwood Mac, one of rock’s most enduring, beloved and successful bands, will include Honda Center as a stop on a major 34-city US Tour after a three-year break. The tour was announced by the group and Live Nation, the tour’s national promoter. Fleetwood Mac Live 2013 arena tour includes stops in Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Anaheim and more, as well as a special appearance at the historic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale to the general public Monday, December 17 at 10 AM at www.ticketmaster.com. American Express cardmembers can get advance tickets for all tour dates. For the Los Angeles and Anaheim performances, the American Express pre-sale will run from Monday, December 10 at 10 AM through Saturday, December 16 at 10 PM. Live Nation mobile app users will also have access to presale tickets beginning Friday, December 14th at 10:00 AM. Multi Grammy-winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Fleetwood Mac last toured in 2009 with the sold out Unleashed tour. The new tour also marks the 35th anniversary of the release of their classic Rumours album (1977), one of the most successful albums in recorded history with sales exceeding 40 million copies. Rumours planted itself at the top of the pop charts for over 31 weeks and had four top ten singles. To coincide with the tour and anniversary, a new deluxe reissue of Rumours with previously unreleased studio and live tracks will be released in early 2013 from Rhino. More details on the set will be announced soon. The current Fleetwood Mac lineup includes Mick Fleetwood and John McVie – both original members since 1967, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks who joined the band in 1975. “Having started Fleetwood Mac with John McVie in 1967, it has always been so gratifying that despite the various incarnations, the band has survived. Throughout the years, though, the one thing that has remained constant is our fans. I am looking forward to getting back behind the kit, reconnecting with the fans and sharing the stage with my fellow band members,” commented Mick Fleetwood. “After spending four days at Lindsey’s house working on music and one really fun day doing a crazy photo session, I am quite excited about next year. Everything seems to be falling into place. 2013 looks like the ‘year of Fleetwood Mac”, commented Stevie Nicks. “I’m really looking forward to hitting the road with Stevie, Mick and John in 2013. It’s been over three years since we’ve toured together and happily the break allowed me to explore a lot of uncharted territory as well as experience tremendous growth creatively. I’m excited to bring that back to the band. When everyone in FM wants the same thing at the same time, it’s cause for celebration. Long Live Fleetwood Mac!” added Lindsey Buckingham. “I’m really looking forward to going back on the road”, commented John McVie. Nicks has just completed a two year tour coinciding with the release of her critically acclaimed In Your Dreams CD which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Pop Charts. In Your Dreams was released on Reprise Records in 2011, and was co-written and co-produced by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Nicks also produced and co-directed a documentary film of the recording of In Your Dreams which has received rave reviews at the Hamptons International Film Festival along with several other film festivals. Buckingham has been touring to sold-out crowds over the last year in conjunction with his critically acclaimed September 2011 release of Seeds We Sow, his 6th solo studio album and first independent release, which debuted at No. 6 on Billboard’s Rock Album Chart. He was recently honored with ASCAP’s Golden Note Award, and has also received the prestigious Les Paul Award. In August, Mick Fleetwood opened his brand new restaurant, Fleetwood’s On Front Street, in Lahaina on Maui. The grand opening included musical performances by Mick, Steven Tyler, Jonny Lang and more. Mick also founded Mick Fleetwood’s Private Cellar, which has produced over 20 vintages and varietals earning multiple medals in international tastings. Mick’s band, The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, was nominated for a Grammy in 2010 for their album Blue Again. John McVie has spent the past three years enjoying his family and solitude at home in Hawaii.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte
April 21-June 26, 2013
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 12:00-6:00 pm

REDCAT | 631 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles CA 90012

Conceived as notes toward the making of a future film, The Otolith Group's Neophyte inquires into the gradual spiritualization of Capitalism, and the state of California as a test-ground for both the importation of Hindu guru culture and the ideology of post-war production in the 1960s and ’70s. Opening reception: Saturday, April 20, 6:00–9:00 pm.

Admission is FREE; for more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Gustavo's Awesome Lecture Series! with Otto Santa Ana

KCRW.com — Thu, 30 May 2013 19:00:00 -0500

May 30 goes to UCLA professor Otto Santa Ana, perhaps the nation's premier analyst of representations of Latinos in the American media. We'll be talking about his career, and especially his latest book, Juan in a Million: The Representation of Latinos on Network News, which will have you rooting for the destruction of the MSM for good.

For more info visit http://fullertonlibrary.org/

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Ludovico Einaudi

KCRW.com — Fri, 31 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Studio: Summer 2013

KCRW.com — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:30:00 -0500

For each edition of Studio, REDCAT invites a team of guest curators to join in crafting an interdisciplinary program of six experimental performance works, giving adventurous audiences a glimpse at the newest creative visions from emerging Los Angeles artists.

Tickets are $15 (students $12); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

KCRW.com — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

LA Opera Presents Tosca

KCRW.com — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Studio: Summer 2013

KCRW.com — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Free Family Night

KCRW.com — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Admission is free from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., at 6:00 p.m. the award-winning Pasadena Scottish Pipes and Drums will perform and march through the Central Courtyard.

For more info visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Kidspace Children's Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

LA Opera Presents Tosca & KCRW Night at the Opera

KCRW.com — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:30:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Partch: Eroica Dances

KCRW.com — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:30:00 -0500

The Grammy-nominated ensemble devoted to the works of American composer and maverick musician Harry Partch performs a program centered on the Marimba Eroica—a custom-designed instruments weighing in at 847 pounds and eight-feet in length, and generating tones even lower than the bass marimba—that includes the works "Plectra and Percussion Dances" and "Dance Pantomime (King Oedipus)."

Tickets are $25 (students $20); for tickets or more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

LA Opera Presents Tosca

KCRW.com — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Partch: Eroica Dances

KCRW.com — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:30:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Share Our Strenght's Taste of the Nation Los Angeles

KCRW.com — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:00:00 -0500

Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation Los Angeles is from 1-4 p.m. on June 9 at Media Park in Culver City.

Taste of the Nation Los Angeles turns 25! Come and check out the latest and greatest from the sizzling culinary scene in Los Angeles. Taste over 50 different yummy tidbits from the best Chefs in town - and meet them. Indulge, have fun and help end childhood hunger in America.

Through ticket sales, a culinary competition, and amazing live and silent auction items, we raise funds to support our local recipients, which this year include Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, St. Joseph’s Center, California Association of Foodbanks, and California Food Policy Advocates.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

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The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte
April 21-June 26, 2013
Galley Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 12:00-6:00 pm

Conceived as notes toward the making of a future film, The Otolith Group's Neophyte inquires into the gradual spiritualization of Capitalism, and the state of California as a test-ground for both the importation of Hindu guru culture and the ideology of post-war production in the 1960s and ’70s. Opening reception: Saturday, April 20, 6:00–9:00 pm.

Admission is FREE; for more information call 213-237-2800 or visit www.redcat.org.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

She & Him, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

KCRW.com — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, aka She & Him, make music for an eternal spring, when the temperature is warm enough to go riding with the windows rolled down and the radio turned up. Grammy-winners Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell collaborate once again, celebrating their February 2013 release Old Yellow Moon.

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

The Otolith Group: Neophyte

KCRW.com — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0500

4th Annual Bug Fair

KCRW.com — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Insect enthusiasts, educators, and bug professionals will offer dynamic presentations, conduct demonstrations, and sell insect specimens (living and prepared).

For more info visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Kidspace Children's Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103

Fleetwood Mac

KCRW.com — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Multi-Grammy-winning artists Fleetwood Mac will play the STAPLES Center as part of the Fleetwood Mac 2013 Tour. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees last toured in 2009 with the sold-out "Unleashed" Tour. The current lineup includes Mick Fleetwood and John McVie – both original members since l967-- as well as Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks who joined the band in l975. In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the release of their landmark "Rumours" album and in conjunction with their tour, Fleetwood Mac will also be reissuing an expanded and deluxe version of "Rumours" on Rhino Records on January 29th.

Queen Latifah, Roy Ayers

KCRW.com — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Movie star, rapper, Grammy-winner, Emmy-winner and Oscar-nominee Queen Latifah is also an entrancing vocalist known for singing cool sophisticated standards and swinging soul classics. Returning to the Bowl after her triumphant 2007 concert, she brings a charismatic blend of sass, easy-going humor and a voice reminiscent of jazz greats Etta, Nina and Ella. Funky jazz vibesman Ayers opens.

Rodrigo y Gabriela

KCRW.com — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Known for exhilarating live shows, Mexico’s internationally acclaimed acoustic guitar duo displays an impressive mastery of shredding, suggesting influences ranging from Pink Floyd to Paco de Lucía to Tool.

Pink Martini

KCRW.com — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Transporting audiences from a samba parade in Rio to a 1930s French cabaret, the Portland-based, internationally loved Bowl favorites return for a fanciful romp with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The playfully chic and wildly diverse members of this 12-piece band are the musical diplomats of our time!

Pink Martini

KCRW.com — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Pink Martini

KCRW.com — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 19:30:00 -0500

HARD SUMMER

KCRW.com — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 15:00:00 -0500

www.hardfest.com
Tickets on sale now, more info coming soon...

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

KCRW.com — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ carousing live shows draw on eclectic influences, rich 12-piece arrangements, and a communal vibe to great acclaim. The Sun Ra Arkestra’s innovative cosmic vibrations transport us with infectious free-form grooves. Zimbabwe’s Mtukudzi opens with his captivating “Tuku” music.

Steve Martin, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Madeleine Peyroux

KCRW.com — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Iconic comedian and accomplished instrumentalist Steve Martin brings his love of bluegrass and the banjo for a humorous and spirited set with the Steep Canyon Rangers and special guest Edie Brickell. New Orleans' Pres Hall play vintage jazz and Peyroux opens with her Billie Holiday-tinged vocals and poetic, eclectic repertoire.

An Evening with Willie Nelson & Family

KCRW.com — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 20:00:00 -0500

Country music star, activist, songwriter, American music legend, and 10-time Grammy-winner Willie Nelson is one of the world’s most famous troubadours and a unique interpreter of the Great American Songbook. With hits such as “Crazy” (made famous by Patsy Cline) and “Georgia on My Mind,” Nelson returns with his sly humor and winsome vocals to share the stage with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

An Evening with Willie Nelson & Family

KCRW.com — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:00:00 -0500

M83 with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

KCRW.com — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 19:00:00 -0500

A blend of shimmering synths, ambient pop and progressive textures, L.A.-based, French-born M83 (Anthony Gonzalez) makes his Bowl debut, with orchestra. The NY Times called his successful Grammy-nominated Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, “vibrant, elegant and unpredictable.” N.Y. electronic pop duo Phantogram opens.

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KCRW.com — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 15:00:00 -0500