KCRW Presents update: Korey Dane & Jenny O. & Dia De Los Muertos
Bomba Estereo Have you heard? RAC’s November 20th KCRW Presents show has been moved to Club Nokia. If you bought tickets to the Shrine show, they’ll be OK for use at Club Nokia. It’s a “live” show,...
View Article7 Must-See KCRW Presents Shows: New Year’s Eve, Martin Courtney, more
EL VY live at KCRW (photo by Larry Hirshowitz) Did you over do it on Halloween? Me neither. That’s why I’m already thinking ahead to New Year’s Eve. KCRW is presenting the Prohibition NYE party at...
View ArticleKCRW Presents will lure you to Hollywood with Hermitude, Café Tacuba
It’s been a slow week in the Presents world. No new show confirmations to share with you, but there are a handful of shows (listed below) happening tonight and next week that you need to have on your...
View ArticleKCRW Presents predicts your weekend: RAC, Mr. Little Jeans
The week before Thanksgiving tends to be a quiet one over here in the KCRW music bungalow and this year is no different. No new Presents confirmations to share with you, but there are two KCRW Presents...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: From jazz to classic house: Kamasi Washington and A Night at...
Think of this as an end-of-the-year-blowout post. There are only two shows left on our 2015 Presents calendar (minus 2 NYE parties, the details of which I’ll post later) so here it goes: Tonight,...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: New Year’s Eve & KCRW DJs Out on the Scene
NYE!!!!! Congratulations, you’ve made it to the end of 2015! We’re presenting two top notch events on opposite sides of town and here they are: Prohibition NYE at Union Station...
View ArticleTop 10 Live Shows of 2015 according to KCRW Music Promotions Manager Mary...
Year round I am the keeper of the KCRW Presents calendar, as well as manager of all things ticket giveaway related. So yeah, my job does not suck. Here are, in monthly order, my Top 10 live shows of...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: The Start of a New (Concert) Year!
Okay, we’re back! I mean, I’m back. Back in the music bungalow and right back to music promoting, ticket giveaway-ing and such. This week we confirmed two KCRW Presents show: Brazilian Girls at the...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: The Antidote to Your Blue Monday
Blue Monday is upon us, and I ain’t talking about the New Order song! Apparently ‘Blue Monday’ is the most depressing day of the year, and it takes place the third Monday of January. Chalk it up to...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: It’s All About That Kaiyote
This is going to be a shorty post because there’s really only one thing to tell you about, and that’s Hiatus Kaiyote. We just confirmed a KCRW Presents for their show on February 11th at the El Rey and...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: February Is the New January
Ack, January is over. OVER! Let’s forget about how quickly it went by and focus on February. Mainly the first week, because there are three KCRW Presents shows I want to tell you about. Next Tuesday,...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: Courtney/Fever
We confirmed two KCRW Presents shows this week: Courtney Barnett at the Glass House on April 14, and Dengue Fever at the Regent on March 26; both are on sale now. And now, your 10 day music planner via...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: Moja Moja, No Editors
Last week we confirmed a KCRW Presents show with Quantic at the El Rey on March 31. He’ll be performing live with a full band and I already know it’s going to be a party. If you saw him perform at our...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: St. Germain & St. Pete
It’s been a very light week over here* and I don’t have too much to share with you except our newly confirmed KCRW Presents show with St. Germain at the Fonda on April 21. His latest album landed on...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: Brazilians & a Bird
Two local shows gained official KCRW Presents status last week – Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil at the Microsoft Theatre on April 10, and Andrew Bird at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on May 14 (and both...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: From San Diego to LA to Santa Barbara
We are all over SoCal this coming week and weekend with shows at UCSB’s Campbell Hall, UCLA’s Royce Hall and San Diego’s Waterfront Park. First up, it’s Lucinda Williams at Royce Hall. With a new...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: Mea Culpa with Josh Rouse & Escondido
Guyssssssszzzz. I’m not going to SXSW (again). I like to uphold tradition and I remain resolute on that! Last week’s post wasn’t all that entertaining. Apologies. I was out of town and out of my...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: Big Black Delta & Rhymin’ Simon
We recently confirmed a KCRW Presents with Big Black Delta at the Regent Theatre on May 28. It’s been some time since Jonathan Bates has toured with a full band and I vividly remember his show at the...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: No Fooling
Okay, let’s get straight to it. We just confirmed a KCRW Presents with Animal Collective at the Observatory on September 21. They sold out two shows at the Fonda earlier this month, so don’t lag on...
View ArticleKCRW Presents: A Double Dose of Quantic & Death By Books?
There’s a double dose of Quantic shows heading your way – Thursday night in LA at the El Rey, and Friday night in Santa Barbara at Velvet Jones. April Fool’s Day (does anyone really pull pranks on this...
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