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Portland-based Blitzen Trapper created a new album with the help of bandleader Eric Earley’s innermost thoughts: his dreams. “In 2022 I kept a dream journal for about seven months, in which I chronicled my nocturnal journeys; this song is the result. Each verse is from a different dream that I recorded during that period,” explains Earley...

From the moment you hear that signature baritone, you know you are about to enter the realm of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds . While prepping for the release of their 18th studio album due in August, we share the title track “Wild God.”

Welcome to a new week. We’re kicking it off with an optimistic, meditative instrumental moody piece by Melbourne’s four-piece Mildlife . These cats don’t have a designated leader; instead they band together via their love of ‘70s psychedelic and cosmic sounds. Let’s blast off with nine minutes of bliss via the title track to their third studio album, Chorus.

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project . We drew five finalists, and Yorba Linda’s Kaiden Surti may be the youngest of the group. Kaiden, now in 8th grade, began playing the tabla at 5 years old, inspired by his grandparents. Kaiden says: “I love expressing my Indian voice through tabla and American voice through violin...

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project . We whittled it down to five finalists, and if we told you that this song was written and performed by older, seasoned artists, you’d agree. But we’re talking about The Lemonfrogs, an outfit from the Valley who were actually thrown together by the “Join the Band” program at school...

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project . We drew five finalists, turning our focus today on Great Big Cow . These guys mainly grew up and went to high school together, meeting in the school’s jazz combo in Los Angeles. Now in college, they say the Valley and Laurel Canyon will always be their home...

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project . We narrowed it down to five finalists, from whom we turn the spotlight on 19-year-old jazz pianist, percussionist, and composer Veritus Miller. Based in the Crenshaw District, Miller hails from a musical family and assembled an array of first-rate musicians to showcase some serious chops...

This week we celebrate the undiscovered musical talent (under 21) in the greater LA area culled from a couple of hundred submissions to KCRW’s Young Creators Project . We whittled it down to five finalists, and are kicking off the week with Slideshow . This quartet of musicians seem to have it all. They sling a direct hit on abusive relationships with “By The Way,” a provocative yet punchy rocker that a seasoned band would be happy to have in their arsenal.

One of our favorite Finnish crooners, Bobby Oroza declares his love for the ladies who grew up in the Latin barrios, wards, quarters, and districts around the world with “Queen of the Barrio.”

Canadian-born, Kansas-based artist Heidi Lynne Gluck is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a knack for nuance. Known for her ‘70s-style folk rock, Heidi employs the warm glow of a Wurlitzer on “Severance (Remix).”