Watch Vampire Weekend play new songs from Modern Vampires of the City and more in a 12-song set for KCRW at Apogee’s Berkeley Street Studio.

Poolside on a picnic table under the blazing California sun at the Ace Hotle in Palm Springs, watch Cayucas perform the bittersweet single “High School Lover.”

Filmed with KCRW.

Hanni El Khatib’s take on rock is equal parts dive bars and skateboards. Watch the L.A.-based guitarist showcase his doo-wop inspired single, “Penny,” on KCRW’s Mornings Become Eclectic. 

Watch James Blake and his live band bring the brooding “Retrograde” to life at Apogee’s Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica for KCRW.

Almost 30 years and two reunions later, Dead Can Dance is still at it. Watch the band bring its ancient ambiance to Santa Monica’s Village Studios for a recording session with KCRW.

Phoenix has finally released a follow-up to its 2009 smash Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Watch the French pop band perform “Entertainment” — the first single from its new album Bankrupt! — on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic.

The members of Rhye wouldn’t allow KCRW to film their faces during the duo’s visit to Morning Becomes Eclectic. But when you’re dealing with a song like “Open,” visuals hardly matter.

Few can put on a one-man show like tech-savvy producer and soul singer Jamie Lidell. Here, he visits the Morning Becomes Eclectic studio at KCRW to perform the funky “Don’t You Love Me.”

Watch Matmos’ Drew Daniel and Martin Schmidt tweak laptops and synths on “Aetheric Vehicle” at KCRW.

Watch 19-year-old British boy wonder Jake Bugg play his international hit “Lightning Bolt” at KCRW.