KCRW's Global Gig Guide

Festival International de Louisiane, Heineken TransAtlantic Festival, Ether Festival

KCRW — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EDT

The Festival International de Louisiane was set up in 1986 to celebrate the French cultural heritage of southern Louisiana and is the larges outdoor FREE francophone event in the US. Taking place April 22-26 the line up boasts over...

Organica and Lila Downs, Leonard Cohen and STRP

KCRW — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:59:16 EDT

UCLA Live has some great shows coming up ? April 5 Christoph Bull returns for the 10th Anniversary of Organica. Since 1999 this composer and musician has reinterpreted organ music...

The Middle East Rocks, Blue Note 7, Glastonbury

KCRW — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:19:19 EDT

The Levantine Centre in Los Angeles describes itself as an oasis of peace as it seeks to build a bridge of knowledge and understanding between western and middle eastern cultures...

SXSW in Austin, Coachella at Indio Palm Springs, V Festival in Australia

KCRW — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:14:53 EDT

KCRW?s SXSW 2009 showcase featured The Boat People & Ida Maria amongst others, & Morning Becomes Eclectic broadcasts live from SXSW with guests Peter, Bjorn & John, PJ Harvey & John Parrish. If you want a break from music...

How Sweet It Is in LA, WMC in Miami, and Snowbombing in Austria!

KCRW — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:09:20 EDT

How Sweet It Is features Kraak & Smaak, Booka Shade and Judge Jules and is produced by Insomniac who curate some of the best dance events in Southern California. It takes place March 21st in San Bernadino where the festival site will be transformed into...

GGG goes to LA, NYC and New Zealand!

KCRW — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:51:05 EDT

This week The Global Gig Guide gives you the skinny on Mariza at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Four Tet and friends at the Rose Centre for Earth and Space ? part of New York?s American Natural History Museum, and WOMAD in New Zealand, featuring Fat Freddy?s Drop, Natascha Atlas and Sa Dingding.

Global Gig Guide Aussie Special

KCRW — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:07:40 EDT

Gemma Dempsey, Host of the Global Gig Guide interviewed a variety of Australian artists and festival directors to find out about music festivals down under. Check out her conversations as she catches up with new indie bands and...

Australia, Sydney, and Mali

KCRW — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:01:22 EDT

This week we?ll head to Australia for The Falls, Pyramid and Sydney Festivals and to Mali for the Festival Au Desert.

Holiday Gig Guide

KCRW — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:20:11 EDT

Its December and for many of us that means Christmas, so I?ve got a Californian festival that combines both music and eco friendly gifts; for those bah humbugs amongst we?ll check out the Nightmare Before Christmas in the UK; Estrella Damm?s Primavera Club in Spain, to Norway for the annual Nobel Peace Prize event and finally down under for the Woodford Folk Festival.

Australia, France and India

KCRW — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:57:17 EDT

The Global Gig Guide heads to Homebake in Australia; Trans Musicales in France and Live Earth in India.