The circle nears completion. The one item remaining, as I see it, would be the Joe Frank weekly. From KCRW’s DJ Wire…

Garth Trinidad Returns to Weeknights on KCRW from 8 to 10pm

Starting December 1, KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad returns to weeknights, hosting a music show from 8 to 10pm PST, the slot previously occupied by new Music Director and Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic Jason Bentley.

Garth has been on the air at KCRW since 1996 and hosted a weeknight show, formerly known as “Chocolate City.” His exploration into urban rhythms and soul created a new home for a demographic that wasn’t served anywhere else and he was the first DJ in the country to play both Macy Gray and Jill Scott.

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KCRW Announces New Music Director Jason Bentley

The longtime KCRW DJ will leave his current evening time slot to host Morning Becomes Eclectic starting in December.

KCRW announces the appointment of Jason Bentley as Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, effective December 1. Bentley will leave his current evening time slot to take over KCRW’s signature music program from 9am to noon PST, Monday through Friday.

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KCRW’s Music Director Steps Down

Nic Harcourt will continue with the station, hosting a 3-hour show on Sundays from 6 –9pm

After 10 successful years as host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW’s signature music program, KCRW Music Director Nic Harcourt is stepping down November 30 to pursue several independent projects. Harcourt will continue as a KCRW deejay, hosting a 3-hour show on Sundays from 6-9 pm.

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Kaiser Chiefs @ Echo Wed 11/12 (No tickets for sale - win tickets from us below)

The Kaiser Chiefs are returning to the Fonda next Tuesday. The following day (11/12), they will be performing at the Echo for a special taping of “Rockville” … wait…what the hell is “Rockville”?

TheWB.com - a premium, ad-supported, video-on-demand, interactive and personalized network - today announced the cast and the first group of bands to be featured on “Rockville, CA,” the music-themed scripted web series created by Josh Schwartz (”Gossip Girl,” “Chuck,” “The O.C.”). Production on the show began earlier this month at The Echo, a popular club and indie music venue in Los Angeles.

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Maybe you’ve seen these ShockHound ads on the site–maybe there’s even one up there right now, 6 inches above this very sentence–and wondering what the hell it is. To be honest, even we weren’t completely sure until today, as news comes fresh off the wire from beautiful City of Industry:

ShockHound is a one-stop, genre-spanning music site loaded with millions of MP3s, a vast selection of band merchandise, the latest music videos, unique programming, and exclusive and compelling editorial content.

Got that? Good. Check out the site for the full experience.

Now, onto the free shows.

Who more appropriate than our city’s finest No Age to lead the launch for this LA-based venture with a series of 4 free shows across the States. The tour kicks off in early November in NYC and goes on to Chicago, San Francisco and, of course, right here Los Angeles. Jersey’s Titus Andronicus joins them on the tour.

As the exclusive web partner to the LA show, we’ll have the full details right here soon, including how to score the free tickets. Check back early and often in November.

Beck’s new album Modern Guilt, produced with Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, will be released July 8th on DGC Records in North America and July 7 on XL Recordings in the UK and Europe.

The new album contains 10 new songs, and with the exception of last year’s Grammy-nominated, digital-only single “Timebomb”, Modern Guilt is the first new material Beck has written since the prolific stretch that produced 2005’s platinum Guero and 2006’s universally acclaimed The Information.

Modern Guilt is a tightly assembled group of songs that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor. Musically, the album’s ten tracks vacillate between economy and experimentation, hybrid and pop classicism, while consistently manifesting Beck and Danger Mouse’s shared interest in psych-rock, folk, electronic minimalism and orchestration.

The complete track listing for Modern Guilt is:

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