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Photos: Happy Birthday Jason Bentley!
DJ Anne Litt snuck into the studio last night to put up streamers so Morning Becomes Eclectic host Jason Bentley could celebrate his birthday in style! Hot Hot Heat also got in on the festivities:
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Local Band We Love: Darker My Love
From DJ Anne Litt: “Maybe it’s just me, but the lazy part of the summer has me in a firm grasp. I’ve been on vacation, slowed down, relaxed… There’s a certain psychedelic haze drifting over me....
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Sean Hayes: Artist You Should Know
From DJ Anne Litt: We first discovered San Francisco artist Sean Hayes when he was featured on Mark Farina’s version of “Rattlesnake Charm (Dream Machine).” He has a new album out – “Run Wolves Run” —...
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“Going the Distance” Band The Boxer Rebellion on KCRW this Saturday
Anne Litt and Boxer Rebellion From DJ Anne Litt: UK band The Boxer Rebellion stopped by to record a live session for KCRW right in the middle of the fund drive, so we recorded it at The Village since...
View ArticleThe Boxer Rebellion’s “If You Run” Live on KCRW
KCRW DJ Anne Litt hosted a performance by UK band The Boxer Rebellion this weekend that included the live debut of their track “If You Run,” written specifically for the new Drew Barrymore/Justin Long...
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Dungen: Artist You Should Know
Nerve.com recently asked KCRW DJ Anne Litt to select “5 Albums You Should Listen To” and the new album from Dungen was among her choices. While their name is tricky to pronounce, their music has...
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Artist You Should Know: Sharon Van Etten
From KCRW DJ Anne Litt: Sharon Van Etten has made one of the most raw, honest records I have heard in awhile. There is something confessional, real and hardworking about her. Her band is tight....
View ArticleDJ Anne Litt on Henry Rollins, the Music Mentor
By DJ Anne Litt: There is something about listening to recorded music collectively, among others. Up until 18 months ago my central experience with this was clubs, festivals, and venues full of fans...
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Anne Litt’s Top 5 LA Albums of 2010
Anne Litt by Jessica Holmes photography Our friends at L.A. Record posted an interview with DJ Anne Litt about the year in music here in LA. Check out her top 5 albums by LA-based artists below and go...
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White Sea: Local Band We Love
From KCRW DJ Anne Litt: Morgan Kibby’s new project is called White Sea. If you are a fan of one of the best records of 2009, M83’s Saturdays = Youth then you’ve heard her voice. Remember the track...
View ArticleSXSW Preview: Chapel Club
I was talking to DJ Anne Litt about how certain bands hit you “below the waist” – and Chapel Club is one of those bands. (as is Anna Calvi, as artist Anne will be featuring in the weeks to come). What...
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SXSW Wrap Up From Anne Litt
From KCRW DJ Anne Litt: SXSW inspires me every year. Here are my 2011 highlights. If you are a music lover and you are looking for a way to maximize that love, you owe it to yourself to go just once....
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Anna Calvi: Artist You Should Know
From KCRW DJ Anne Litt: When the record books are closed on 2011, Anna Calvi’s debut will be in top 10’s across the board. She has the power and poetry of Patti Smith and the heartbreaking strength of...
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Anna Waronker: Local Artist We Love
From KCRW DJ Anne Litt - I didn’t set out to be the “chick record” reviewer at KCRW but somehow the records that have touched me the most lately have been the Sharon Van Etten’s, the Anna Calvi’s and...
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Alela Diane & Wild Divine: Artist You Should Know
From KCRW DJ Anne Litt: The first thing that caught me when I heard Alela Diane’s new album was her voice. It is front and center as it should be. The second thing I noticed was the warm analog...
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Photos: Twilight Dance Series at the Santa Monica Pier
The last night in the 2011 Twilight Dance Series is THIS Thursday — the theme is “A Night in Treme” and it will be hosted by KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole. Find details here! The following photos, from...
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RIP Adam Yauch. KCRW Pays Tribute to the Late Member of The Beastie Boys
Adam Yauch, aka MCA, of the Beastie Boys has been battling cancer since a 2009 diagnosis. The basement filled with heartbreak as the sad news of his passing came to us this morning. We grew up with...
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Producer Collin’s SXSW Round Up
Hotel Vegas gets an award for best original art as well For many, the theme for SXSW ’14 was the massive tipping point of huge corporate entities using even bigger pop stars to sell their products,...
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Principles of Geometry: Artist You Should Know
“Behind the simplest things lie the deepest feelings.” This is the motto behind French electronic duo Principles of Geometry’s latest aural salvo, “Meanstream“. Following a trilogy of haunting full...
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The New Basement Tapes; Video and Interview With Anne Litt
The New Basement Tapes by Paul Moore. (From L to R: Taylor Goldsmith, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, Anne Litt, Rhiannon Giddens, Jim James.) For the uninitiated, The New Basement...
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DJ Anne Litt’s Top 10 Albums of 2014
1 Ty Segall “Manipulator” 2 The War On Drugs “Lost In The Dream” 3 The Acid “Liminal” 4 Elbow “The Take Off And Landing Of Everything” 5 Beck “Morning Phase” 6 The New Basement Tapes “Lost on the...
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SXSW Wrap Up: How I Found Myself
I found myself becoming a Ting Tings fan all over again. They ripped! You know those kids who graduate college without needing to get a job right away and go backpack Europe for months on end in order...
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Show #87: A Blue Note Tribute
The iconic Blue Note Records. Last week on Morning Becomes Eclectic, I shared my longstanding musical love interest: Blue Note Records. Sitting in for Jason Bentley that day, Anne Litt asked me to give...
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What Music Do You Play After a Tragedy?
On the day after the bloodbath in Paris, I’m listening to KCRW music as well as FIP (France Inter Paris) online radio. Anne Litt started out her Saturday show with “Peace Piece”, a long, subdued, and...
View ArticleTrack Premiere: The Marías –“Déjate Llevar”
Today’s featured band is no stranger to the KCRW airwaves. Los Angeles-based artist The Marías caught the ears of Chris Douridas and Anne Litt back in 2016 when they self-released an early demo of the...
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