Nic Harcourt

Kaatsbaan will host the return of The Listening Room series, an intimate music salon featuring singer/songwriters in an intimate setting.

 KCRW announces today Anne Litt as Program Director of Music – the fifth for the station – with past Music Directors being Jason Bentley, Nic Harcourt, Chris Douridas, and Tom Schnabel. 

The Ford Theatres today announced the 2019 season of events at the John Anson Ford Theatres. The 2019 season will open on Saturday, April 27 with The Spring Quartet: Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Esperanza Spalding and Leo Genovese, who The Arts Desk described as "an expansive, freewheeling rampage, ideas flying out like sparks from a roaring fire," and will conclude on October 19 and 20 with a Dia de los Muertos Concert and Community Celebration. These bookend performances are both part of the third season of the IGNITE @ the FORD! series. Tickets can be purchased at FordTheatres.org or by calling (323) 461-3673.

Seven years since the critically-hailed Between the Devil And Two Black Hearts (their last studio release), Los Angeles-based 8MM returns to the forefront of the orchestral alternative scene with their stellar new EP HEART-SHAPED HELL, which is out now and can be streamed here. When talking about the new EP PureGrainAudio noted, '[Heart-Shaped Hell] is helping to establish both Sean and Juliette as one of the most experimental and diversely gifted musical duos that pushes the boundaries of the many sub-genres that their music covers.' To help celebrate the release, 8MM will be playing an EP release show February 27 at Los Angeles' Soundcheck Live at Lucky Strike. You can RVSP for the show here.

Seven years since the critically-hailed Between the Devil And Two Black Hearts (their last studio release), Los Angeles-based 8MM returns to the forefront of the orchestral alternative scene with a stellar new EP HEART-SHAPED HELL which will be released on February 22, 2019.  Featuring Grammy-nominated producer/mixer and multi-instrumentalist Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, Thrice, No Doubt, Slayer) and multi-faceted wife/vocalist Juliette Beavan, 8MM has grown and evolved since their last release.  “In the past few years, we've found some really cool and interesting new artists putting out very cool work that reminded us of the vibe of our first EP, Opener,” Sean explains. 'It gave us the itch and inspiration to get back to our moody, cinematic roots. So, when one of our outside projects got pushed back, we found ourselves with a month free so we sat down and banged it out. It's our favorite collection of 8MM songs so far.”

Acclaimed veteran radio host and music supervisor Gary Calamarwill join 88.5FMLos Angeles beginning this Sunday, October 7. His show will debut from 5:00-7:00 PM in its weekly time slot.Calamar previously manned the helm on-air at KCRW-FM on Sundays for 25 years.

For the sixth consecutive year, 88.5 FM will host SXSW Radio Day Stage performances at the annual SXSW Music Festival with sets from Field Report, Mt. Joy, Courtney Marie Andrews, Frank Turner, Kyle Craft, and Gordi. Set for Thursday, March 15 at theAustin Convention Center in Ballroom D, the live performancesare open to all SXSW badge holders and will be broadcast live on the air at 88.5 FM and at 885fm.org. Field Report will kick off more than six hours of live music beginning at12 Noon (CT)/10:00 AM (PT), with Gordi wrapping the day with a 5:00 PM performance.

As 2018 kicks off, The New 88.5 FM has published their Los Angeles 2017 Top Albums Listener Poll results. Led by The War On Drugs' A Deeper Understanding, the list is a mix of the station's commercial-free blend of rock, alternative, soul, blues and Americana.

Get a first listen to a new track from Brooklyn buzz band Dead Leaf Echo. The track is one half of a split cassette released on the Moon Sounds imprint.

A brand new episode of WorldArts 'TRANSMISSIONS premieres next Today, April 19th at 12PM PST, featuring bluesy rock'n'rollers The Record Company.

A brand new episode of WorldArts 'TRANSMISSIONS premieres next Tuesday, April 19th at 12PM PST, featuring bluesy rock'n'rollers The Record Company.

WorldArts, the interactive network that provides musicians a platform to engage with fans, peers and industry professionals, has announced a brand new undiscovered artists and band contest.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Devotchka with Special Guests at the Boulder Theater this weekend, October 30th & October 31st, 2015.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Devotchka with Special Guests at the Boulder Theater on Friday, October 30th & Saturday, October 31st, 2015.

Tonight, July 24th at 9pm on DIRECTV's Audience Network (channel 239) award-winning series Guitar Center Sessions will feature singer-songwriter Jason Mraz.

This Friday, July 24th at 9pm on DIRECTV's Audience Network (channel 239) award-winning series Guitar Center Sessions will feature singer-songwriter Jason Mraz.

Tonight, June 26th at 9pm on DIRECTV's AUDIENCE Network (channel 239) award-winning series GUITAR CENTER SESSIONS will feature pop star Nick Jonas. Check out a behind-the-scenes clip below!

Tonight, June 26th at 9pm on DIRECTV's Audience Network (channel 239) award-winning series Guitar Center Sessions will feature pop star Nick Jonas. Check out a behind-the-scenes clip below!

Guitar Center and DIRECTV have announced season 10 of the retailer's award-winning music television series Guitar Center Sessionspresented by JBL.

Boston, MA based electronic-pop quartet Bearstronaut have been named the winner of Guitar Center and Converse's second annual Get Out of the Garage.