Join us this week for a uniquely-Oregon holiday tradition, the Thursday eKLeCtiC Beatles covers-show! "Merry Beatles. A Cool Yule With The Fab Four" features two hours of Beatles covers by musicians of many different genres including Patti Smith, The Pretenders, Roberta Flack, Kate McGarry, Grant Green, and more. You’ll also hear the Beatles’ own favorite songs as well as favorites of KLCC staff.
David Gizara has been a music volunteer at KLCC since 1993. He served as host of Night Jazz from 2001 to 2021 and now hosts Thursday eKLeCtiC, where he explores music of all genres to deliver to Oregonians with big ears.
This week on Eye 5, KLCC’s independent music program, songwriting giants Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Bill Callahan collaborated remotely during quarantine and have released those songs as Blind Date Party. We’ll have a listen to that plus new music from Sara Shook and the Disarmers, Shovels & Rope, and we’ll get into a set of Swedish psych music.
This week on Eye 5, KLCC’s independent music program, after taking a full trip around the sun Khruangbin and Leon Bridges explore the vibes of the Texas Moon. We’ll also hear new music from indie titans Superchunk and the sprawling music collective Broken Social Scene dig up some true treasures from their vaults.