Good Food on KCRW’s Neighborhood

If you are in or near Europe for the next two weeks then head to Switzerland for the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival. And if you aren't that into jazz but love music in a great setting (near Lake Geneva) then you should check it out as the bill is very eclectic with names such as Babyshambles, Angelique Kidjo, Billy Cobham, Camille, Buddy Guy, Concha Buika and many many more. So treat yourself and head to the land that has so much more to offer you than cuckoo clocks and chocolate!

Hello, I'm in LA so can't hop over to Roskilde in Denmark for the last day of the fest but maybe you can ?! Artists on the bill include Hot Chip, Cat Power, Jay-Z (hot from his much debated/anticipated Glasto gig last w/end) Digitalism and local chanteuse Tina Dico.  Let me know what your Roskilde highlight was for this year or send us a pic...gD

Tally Hall at KCRW

On Wednesday, July 9 we are putting on a KCRW.com Presents Showcase at the Knitting Factory Main Stage with Tally Hall, Little Jackie and Salt & Samovar, hosted by KCRW Music Director and MBE host Nic Harcourt. You heard them first on KCRW and now we are bringing them to you live! This is going to be an incredible evening of music – don’t miss it.

Tickets to the showcase are $12 in advance and available at the Knitting Factory website. We want nothing more than to fill this room with KCRW fans. We also have some ticket giveaways so check the box on the bottom right at KCRW.com.

You can find more details at www.kcrw.com/lamc and below.

If you can’t make it out, don’t forget to tune in to Morning Becomes Eclectic on July 10 and 11 as we broadcast live from New York, with performances by Alla and Ximena Sarinana.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 9

WHAT:        KCRW Showcase - hosted by Nic Harcourt

WHO:          Tally Hall, Little Jackie and Salt and Samovar

WHERE:      Knitting Factory – Main Room (SoHo)

                    74 Leonard St
                   New York, NY 10013-3437

TIME:          Doors open at 8pm

TICKETS:    Tickets on sale now, $12 in advance

This is an all ages show!

More about the artists:

Nic Harcourt played Ann Arbor quintet Tally Hall years before they signed to Atlantic, who released their CD “Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum” in April. The band has been compared to everyone from the Beatles to the Beastie Boys, with charming pop, upbeat melodies and whimsical lyrics.  Little Jackie received their first-ever radio airplay on KCRW and will be celebrating the release of their new album “The Stoop,” which blends old-school R&B sound with a quirky hybrid of hip-hop and pop. Salt & Samovar recently made their second Morning Becomes Eclectic appearance, debuting brand new bluesy, foot-stomping songs. The band’s revival-like performances are striking and they sound just as good on record -- their 2007 release was among Nic’s favorite CDs of the year.

We are headed to the East Coast for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) and we’d love to see you while we are there!

First up, a Happy Hour Meetup at Botanica on Tuesday, July 8 from 5 to 8pm. Music Publicity Director Rachel Reynolds will be there and is bringing lots of goodies to give away. Also, t-shirt artist Dan Rollman will be “teejaying” -- creating personalized shirts based on brief conversations with attendees. Check this out! Snerko.com

There will also be great drink specials and, of course, the music you love courtesy of DJ Raul Campos. It’s a free event with a cash bar. Come meet fellow KCRW fans in the city!

DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 8

WHAT: Happy Hour Meet Up

WHERE: Botanica
47 E Houston St
New York, NY 10012 
Cross Street: Between Mulberry Street and Mott Street

TIME:          5 to 8pm
 

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Duffy made her U.S. debut on Morning Becomes Eclectic during SXSW earlier this year and since then it has been an upwards climb on the charts for the Welsh soul singer who has drawn comparisons to Dusty Springfield, among others.

Her album “Rockferry” is a solid debut and almost every DJ at KCRW has been spinning it for the last few months. She has won over our hearts for sure and if you check out her live performance from SXSW, she might win over yours too.

If you have some free time over the weekend, dig into our archives and check this one out.

Duffy

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Patriotism; Is Obama Shifting to the Center? John McCain's Campaign Shakeup

 A substantive discussion amongst the panelists about what patriotism means. Bob Scheer expounds on George Washington’s farewell speech; Tony Blankley talks about how the theme plays out politically; Matt Miller shares thoughts by Peter Beinart in Time Magazine that the right says “America’s great,” the left says, “Here’s what would make America great;” and Arianna Huffington mentions the USA Today poll that says 2/3 of Americans think that protesting is patriotic. Are Barack Obama’s moves to capture the hearts of swing voters going to win him votes or just the animosity of his base? And will John McCain’s campaign recover its footing with new guy, Steve Schmidt, at the helm. That's him, pictured above

HI - here you go - sorry I couldn't get the set list for the other bands that night...thanks to Phil at ESL for this! GD

1    Sound the Alarm    03:34
2    Facing East    03:48
3    Lebanese Blonde    04:56
4    Revolution Solution    03:43
5    Shadows of Ourselves    04:21
6    Sol Tapado    04:45
7    Hare Krisna (Seu Jorge)    03:39
8    Liberation Front    05:53
9    Illumination    04:43
10    Exilio    05:24
11    The Heart’s a Lonely Hunter    04:45
12    Radio Retaliation    03:17
13    Assault on Babylon    04:30
14    Warning Shots
15    Ponta De Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma) (Jorge Ben Cover)
16    Richest Man in Babylon 03:54
17    Coming from the Top    04:42

Matt mentioned Peter Beinart's piece, The State of Patriotism, in Time Magazine; here's the link:

Bob spoke about George Washington's farewell address, with some pithy quotes that define his idea of patriotism: find the whole speech here:

http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/farewell/text.html

(This is an excerpt he read on air:)

In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression I could wish; that they will control the usual current of the passions, or prevent our nation from running the course, which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations. But, if I may even flatter myself, that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good; that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigue, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism; this hope will be a full recompense for the solicitude for your welfare, by which they have been dictated.

Tony wrote about Obama and McCain this week, it appears in the Washington Times:

BLANKLEY: Barack Obama's patriotism

Arianna offered free campaign advice to Obama at Huffingtonpost.com, here's the link for that:

And here's that USA Today poll about patriotism that she also mentioned:

Okay, your turn!

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“Hancock” Director Peter Berg dropped by our Santa Monica studios a few weeks ago and shared his favorite songs with KCRW DJ Liza Richardson. I was really impressed. He not only admitted he had a “man crush” on a musician (Paul Westerberg --  I mean,  who wouldn’t! ), he also chose two bands based out of Austin (I went to college there so I’m totally biased about them having the best music scene) and was the first guest to include a hip hop song. His selections truly were “eclectic”and you should check them out if you haven’t already.  

KCRW’s Guest DJ Project w/ Peter Berg

Happy 4th of July!

RR

Garth Djing

GLOW is a FREE, all-night event taking over the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, July 19 from 7pm to 7am. From the sand to the sea up to the Pier and Palisades Park, there will be 20 multi-media art installations, music by KCRW DJs and much more.  

GLOW is the ONLY event to have ever received permission to use the historic Santa Monica Pier and beach as an all-night venue – this is an INCREDIBLE event and you won’t want to miss it. DJs Garth Trinidad, Raul Campos, and Jeremy Sole will provide the soundtrack on the Pier from 10pm to 4am.

Internationally-recognized artists will create engaging sights and sounds from dusk till dawn. The solar-powered Ferris Wheel will host a revolving orchestra, “tumbleweeds” of recycled material will float on the ocean illuminated by LEDs, SASSAS with dublab will take over the carousel to present Tonalism, an ambient sound and projected image environment, and Shih Chieh Huang will turn the path under the Pier into Neptune’s Net.

Details on ALL the art projects can be found at www.glowsantamonica.com. See you there!

RR