KCRW Summer Nights at Union Station ft. Brijean

Join KCRW and Metro Art for a night of music at the historic Union Station in downtown LA. Enjoy a languid-to-ecstatic, groovable performance from LA-based Brijean, live sets from KCRW DJs José Galván & Novena Carmel, and swing by pop-up bars as you dance the night away in one of LA’s architectural jewels.

SCHEDULE
6:00 – 7:30 PM | KCRW DJ Novena Carmel
7:30 – 8:30 PM | Brijean
8:30 – 10:00 PM | KCRW DJ José Galván

ABOUT BRIJEAN
Since their debut as Brijean, the project of percussionist/singer-songwriter Brijean Murphy (the percussive heartbeat for live bands like Mitski, Poolside, and Toro y Moi) and multi-instrumentalist/producer Doug Stuart has moved with ingenuity, fusing psych-pop abstraction with dancefloor sensibilities. Through the body and mind, rhythm and lyricism, they make sense of the worlds around and within; 2021’s Feelings celebrated self-reflection; 2022’s Angelo EP processed loss, coinciding with the duo’s first headlining tour, which doubled down on the material’s desire to move. Now, across the playful expanse of Macro, arriving in 2024 on Ghostly International, Brijean engages different sides of themselves, the paradox of being alive. Murphy’s layered percussion and hypnotic, expressive vocals coupled with Stuart’s production and harmonic palette evoked shades of disco, ‘90s house, and a sly pop sensibility. ​”A smooth, sumptuous, and soulful record,” said Bandcamp, who helped propel the group’s early following.