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Tyler Ballgame: Live From KCRW HQ
Tyler Ballgame's rise feels almost mythic: five years ago he was in Rhode Island fronting a scrappy indie band, and now he's arrived in Los Angeles with a debut that swings big and wears its influences proudly. During a recent session at KCRW's Annenberg Performance Studio, Ballgame brought his signature theatricality (think David Bowie and the emotional force of Roy Orbison) filtered through a sun-soaked California lens. 2026 debut For The First Time, Again leans into a richly analog, '70s rock