Before we head into the holidays we have a bit of news about the Natural History Museum’s all ages, after hours series First Fridays, presented by KCRW. The series kicks off on January 6 with headliner Mariachi El Bronx and we can now announce the lineup through March:
February will feature the entrancing, hypnotic and slightly gothic tunes of The Soft Moon alongside Light Asylum (February 3) while March will spotlight the unmistakable vocals of songstress Zola Jesus, who graced the Hollywood Bowl stage earlier this year (March 2).
Tickets for January …

Tickets are on sale now for the first show in the Natural History Museum’s First Fridays 2012 series, presented by KCRW.
This is the 8th season of the after hours series, where the museum doors are open until 10pm and packed with music lovers eager to see some of today’s best up and coming buzz bands. The event is all ages and tickets can be purchased in advance here. (details below)
KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez will be the resident DJ for each of the six shows, with one additional KCRW DJ joining …

I just got the scoop that more advance tickets will be released tomorrow for the final First Fridays show of 2011 with indie collective Gayngs and opener Dirty Beaches. First Fridays is the fantastic music series at the Natural History Museum (presented by KCRW!) where you can enjoy some of the best bands around in a truly unique setting.
Tickets are usually available at the door as well but, if you’re anything like me, you like to plan ahead. Especially when a great band like Gayngs comes to town.
Gayngs started …

I remember first reading about Crystal Stilts some time in the late part of 2007.  It was on the Seattle-based indie focused blog Three Imaginary Girls.  They were recommending this band from New York that had been recommended to them by Kip Berman, the front man of soon to be indiepop break out stars The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.  He described it as “What it might have sounded like if Joy Division were an indiepop band.”
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By KCRW Volunteer Taryn Olsen
KCRW DJs Anthony Valadez and Eric J. Lawrence, and opener Crystal Stilts will be getting the crowd pumped for a new headliner next Friday, May 6th at the Natural History Museum for the May installment of First Fridays.
Moving Units was announced yesterday as the headliner to rock the Diorama Hall this month. Their brand of funky, dance-punk has been a favorite of some of the DJs here at the station. I was sad to have missed them out in the dessert for their Coachella set on …

Photos by Jeremiah Garcia

The resident DJ for First Fridays at the Natural History Museum, KCRW’s Anthony Valadez, got a great crowed going during his DJ set this past Friday, with some help from DJ Chuck P. There was even some break dancing!
Down the hall, local band Abe Vigoda and Virginia’s Wild Nothing ended their national tour together and showed the crowd what time on the road can do for a band’s live performance (good things!).
Check out Anthony’s video below as well as photos from Jeremiah Garcia.

There will still be tickets available at the door for tonight’s First Fridays show with Wild Nothing. But if you’re hoping to get ahead for April, online tickets go on sale TODAY for the April 1 edition of the Natural History Museum series, which will feature The Pinker Tones from Barcelona.

We’ve hosted the electro-pop duo of Professor Manso and Mister Furia on KCRW a few times and they’re always really fun – even at 11am! They will throw a great party in the Diorama Hall and will be joined …

(Photos by Jeremiah Garcia. Review by KCRW volunteer Taryn Olsen)
The Natural History Museum showed everyone last Friday night that they plan to keep everybody guessing. They proved that no First Fridays can be missed without missing out.
As always, the Hall of African Mammals offered its wow factor with KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd following DJ Anthony Valadez on the turntables. Aaron always brings a unique flavor to the places he DJs and his soulful rhythms brought new life to the crowd, who come with high expectations for musical exploration.
The rest of …

First Fridays continues THIS Friday, February 4, with multi-instrumentalist and composer Miguel Atwood-Ferguson leading an ensemble of musicians and sets from KCRW DJs Anthony Valadez and Aaron Byrd.
Gaslamp Killer, Anna Wise (Sonnymoon) and Peanut Butter Wolf, with special guest Anika, (DJ set) have also been added to the line up.
Pre-sale tickets are sold out but there will be tickets available at the door so get there EARLY!  Another benefit of arriving early – check out a discussion about immortality. That’s right, if you’ve been seeking eternal youth, you might …