KCRW Music Director Jason Bentley to Host Inaugural EDMbiz Conference
 The event will unite industry leaders and businesses to discuss the growth and impact of Electronic Dance Music
Las Vegas – June 5-7
www.edmbiz.com
SANTA MONICA, CA, May 29, 2012 KCRW Music Director Jason Bentley will serve as host of the inaugural EDMbiz conference at The Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas June 5-7 prior to the 16th annual Electric Daisy Carnival, which takes place the following weekend. In addition to hosting, he will assist with programming and curation for the Insomniac event, which aims to unite industry leaders and pioneers with businesses to focus on moving …

KCRW’s Free Concert Series Summer Nights Is Back!
 The public radio station’s all ages, outdoor
live music series kicks off in June.
SANTA MONICA, CA, May 24, 2012 KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) is bringing back its signature free, all ages, outdoor concert series Summer Nights, with live shows across Southern California, starting in June.
As a public radio station devoted to serving the community and LA’s premiere music tastemaker, KCRW is pleased to present a wide range of artists out in the sun and under the stars from June until September.
The series kicks …

“THE BUSINESS” RECIEVES COVETED 2012 GRACIE AWARD
KCRW Program Wins Award for “Outstanding Talk Show
SANTA MONICA, CA, May 23, 2012 – KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) radio program The Business has received a 2012 Gracie Award for “Outstanding Talk Show” in the entertainment and information categories among the local, public, online and student winners. The weekly show was recognized by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation for its excellence in programming for, by and about women. Winners were recognized at the Annual Gracies Luncheon, held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Led by …

KCRW and the Annenberg Space for Photography
Announce
WHO SHOT ROCK & ROLL
LIVE
with
Raphael Saadiq, Moby, Band of Skulls, Portugal. The Man
and More
 Free Summer Concert Series
at the Annenberg Space for Photography
July 14, July 21, August 4
RSVP HERE

SANTA MONICA, CA, May 16, 2012 Los Angeles public radio station KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) is proud to announce a series of free live summer concerts at the Annenberg Space for Photography to accompany the Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present exhibit.
Staged on the outdoor plaza adjacent to the Photography Space, …

 KCRW Returns to Pasadena for TWO Free Concerts
Bahamas + Delta Rae
June 9 and June 23
7:30pm 
SANTA MONICA, CA, May 10, 2012 Tastemaking public radio station KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) is bringing two of our favorite new bands — Bahamas and Delta Rae — to the One Colorado Courtyard in Old Pasadena to kick off a season of summer concerts. The shows, on Saturday, June 9 and Saturday, June 23, are free and open to the public.
Bahamas is the musical pseudonym of Toronto-based songwriter Afie Jurvanen, who first gained attention as …

WHIST RESTAURANT DEBUTS NEW SPRING MENU FOR KCRW DINNER DATE
Executive Chef Tony DiSalvo and KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole Entertain Guests in Sold Out Evening
SANTA MONICA, CA, May 1, 2012 – KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com), in partnership with dineLA, last night joined forces with Whist Restaurant as part of the ongoing KCRW Dinner Date series. Seventy-five diners were made privy to the debut of Whist’s new cuisine concept – a globally-influenced menu sourced from local Santa Monica markets and farms. The new spring menu debuts at the restaurant today. The ongoing, …