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Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant Doesn't Want To Sound 'Clean And Pretty'

2:02pm January 01, 2016

McLorin Salvant first studied classical voice, but turned to jazz because it offered her more range. "In jazz, I felt I could sing these deep, husky lows," she says. Originally broadcast Nov. 4, 2015.

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Eric Mintel On Piano Jazz

10:00am January 01, 2016

The pianist's straight-ahead style has engaged audiences at the White House and the Kennedy Center.

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Toast Of The Nation 2016

9:53am January 01, 2016

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

Hear a playlist of complete jazz concerts from Clark Terry, Snarky Puppy, Anat Cohen, Wycliffe Gordon, Dianne Reeves, Wynton Marsalis and more to ring in the new year.

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The Year In Pop Music

6:26am January 01, 2016

Adele's new album 25 had record sales in its first week — selling more than 2.4 million copies. We get a check on more pop music news from 2015.

Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in It's A Wonderful Life

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Go Ahead, Sing 'Auld Lang Syne' Badly Tonight

7:55pm December 31, 2015

by Keith O'Brien

Even if you don't know the words, you know the song. Or ... do you? Is the iconic holiday staple slipping away?

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The Story Behind Mark Ronson's Hit Song 'Uptown Funk'

1:32pm December 31, 2015

The producer says there was a time when his co-writers thought, "Maybe this song wasn't meant to be." He also describes working with Amy Winehouse and Bruno Mars. Originally broadcast April 16, 2015.

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Darlingside On Mountain Stage

12:37pm December 31, 2015

Hear from the Massachusetts folk-pop band, which made host Larry Groce's favorite song of 2015.

This New Year's Eve, don't forget to dance. Alt.Latino can help.

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Ring In The New Year, 'Screwmbia' Style

11:49am December 31, 2015

by Felix Contreras

Pump up your New Year's Eve dance party with help from Alt.Latino and Texas "screwmbia" DJ Luis Espada, better known as King Louie of the Peligrosa collective.

Foals perform live at Apogee Studio for KCRW.

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KCRW Presents: Foals

11:45am December 31, 2015

by Jason Bentley

Watch the U.K. rock band perform the stadium-ready "What Went Down" live at L.A.'s Apogee Studio.

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First Listen: Hinds, 'Leave Me Alone'

11:20pm December 30, 2015

by Katie Presley

Debut album from Spanish all-girl, garage-pop quartet is the sound of youthful energy, beginners' confidence and a band settling into exactly what it wanted to be all along.