KCRW to Air Live Arcade Fire Album Preview Performance
Monday, October 28 at 7pm

The band will play highlights from their highly anticipated album “Reflektor” the day before its release at Capitol Studios

(SANTA MONICA) October 28, 2013 — KCRW will air a live performance from Arcade Fire on Monday, October 28 at 7pm from Studio A at Capitol Studios here in Los Angeles, in conjunction with NPR Music.

The band will play songs from their highly anticipated new album, “Reflektor” the day before its release at the legendary music landmark, in addition to some old favorites. KCRW is one of a handful of NPR affiliates that has been selected to air this exclusive, hour-long broadcast.

Raul Campos will host this special programming, which will preempt Which Way, LA?, and Music Director Jason Bentley will be reporting live from the scene.

KCRW’s history with Arcade Fire started long before they were Grammy winners. In fact, the band performed live on Morning Becomes Eclectic in 2005 during their first trip to Los Angeles when they were in town to play the Troubadour.
This special programming is part of NPR Music’s “First Listen Live” series.

More Info.

Rachel Reynolds
Music Publicity Director
KCRW 89.9FM
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 314-4625 DIRECT
rachel.reynolds@kcrw.org
http://twitter.com/RachelRkcrw
http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/

About KCRW: KCRW 89.9FM is an NPR affiliate serving Southern California and licensed to Santa Monica College. The public radio station represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’ s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide at KCRW.com. KCRW offers an all-music channel, Eclectic24, an all news channel and on-air simulcast. . Podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances are available on our website, as well as on our smartphone apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. KCRW’s acclaimed Music Mine app for iPad is dedicated to music discovery

KCRW Presents an Outdoor Screening of
Stones Throw Documentary
“Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton”
at Exposition Park
on Sunday, October 6 at 5pm
with DJ Sets from
Peanut Butter Wolf and Garth Trinidad
+8 Food Trucks
in conjunction with
Street Food Cinema

(SANTA MONICA) Monday, September 23 — On Sunday, October 6, KCRW and Street Food Cinema will host a night celebrating one of LA’s most influential record labels, Stones Throw Records.

It will include an outdoor screening of the documentary “Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This is Stones Throw Records” and opening DJ sets from Garth Trinidad and label founder Peanut Butter Wolf.

Tickets are available now at www.kcrw.com/vinyl.

The screening event at Exposition Park will also include at least six food trucks: Hungry Nomad, CJs Wings, Phantom Food Truck, Romolo’s Truck, Beignet Truck, Southern Fried Vegan. Outside food and beverage is permitted. Also, dogs are allowed!

“Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton” is a celebration of LA, art, risk taking and, most of all, music.

The documentary film illustrates the extraordinary history behind Stones Throw Records, featuring never-before-seen archival material, inner-circle home video, commentary by the likes of Kanye West, Questlove, Common, and others.

“Stones Throw began in 1996 as a home to rich, quality hip hop music with a flare for the classic and unconventional. Wrapped around various triumphs and tragedies, Stones Throw was set on a path of constant evolution and creative growth,” said Trinidad.

“It is home to a myriad of groundbreaking artists and projects that have and continue to inspire millions of people around the world to hear and see music differently.”

Early arrival is suggested as all tickets are general admission and seating in on a first come, first served basis.

This KCRWMoves event is made possible by the Mercedes-Benz Dealers of Southern California.

KCRWMoves is an initiative to bring the music discovery found on KCRW’s airwaves out into communities via a specially wrapped music mobile.

DETAILS

WHAT:  “Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton” outdoor screening PLUS DJ sets from
Peanut Butter Wolf & KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad
WHEN: Sunday, October 6
WHERE: Exposition Park
TIME: 5:30pm: Doors, DJs 5:30-7:30p, Movie 7:30p
TICKETS: $12 (Purchase Here)
PARKING: $10
More Info: www.kcrw.com/vinyl
http://www.streetfoodcinema.com/schedule.html

Rachel Reynolds
Music Publicity Director
KCRW 89.9FM
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 314-4625 DIRECT
rachel.reynolds@kcrw.org
http://twitter.com/RachelRkcrw
http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/

About KCRW: KCRW 89.9FM is an NPR affiliate serving Southern California and licensed to Santa Monica College. The public radio station represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’ s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide at KCRW.com. KCRW offers an all-music channel, Eclectic24, an all news channel and on-air simulcast. . Podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances are available on our website, as well as on our smartphone apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. KCRW’s acclaimed Music Mine app for iPad is dedicated to music discovery

About Street Food Cinema:  Street Food Cinema summer event series presented by Moviefone is the ultimate outdoor event destination that includes movies, music, food trucks and more this summer in Los Angeles.  Street Food Cinema guarantees ALL screenings are “always on the grass” to help people transition from a picnic and concert in the park to a comfortable movie-going experience.   Movies are presented with cinema quality sound and projection on a large screen with an image more than 40 feet wide by 22 feet high.  Street Food Cinema is produced by TIL Lifestyle Marketing and Events.  For more information please visit www.streetfoodcinema.com.

KCRW to Stream Moby Acoustic Set & Interview
from Sonos Studio
*LIVE on YouTube*
Monday, September 23 – 8pm

 www.YouTube.com/KCRW

(SANTA MONICA) September 19, 2013 — Los Angeles public radio station KCRW will be live-streaming an interview with Moby, hosted by DJ Chris Douridas, as well as an acoustic performance, on their YouTube channel on Monday, September 23 at 8pm.

Sonos Studio is hosting the private listening event for Moby’s new album, “Innocents”.

KCRW recently started streaming their famed Morning Becomes Eclectic live sessions on YouTube and this is the first time they’ve extended the effort to an outside event.

The YouTube stream will be embeddable and sharing is encouraged.

Moby sought a partnership with KCRW to webcast the event as his new album, his 11th studio release, was recorded in the artist’s Los Angeles studio and is a reflection of the city he now calls home. “Innocents” is out September 30 on Mute.

Moby will perform live on Morning Becomes Eclectic on Thursday, October 3.

DETAILS:

WHAT: Live video stream of Moby acoustic performance and interview with Chris Douridas from Sonos Studio on youtube.com/KCRW

WHEN: Monday, September 23

TIME: 8pm — 9pm: Interview hosted by KCRW DJ Chris Douridas
9pm: Acoustic performance

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Rachel Reynolds
Music Publicity Director
KCRW 89.9FM
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 314-4625 DIRECT
rachel.reynolds@kcrw.org
http://twitter.com/RachelRkcrw
http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/

About KCRW: KCRW 89.9FM is an NPR affiliate serving Southern California and licensed to Santa Monica College. The public radio station represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’ s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide at KCRW.com. KCRW offers an all-music channel, Eclectic24, an all news channel and on-air simulcast. . Podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances are available on our website, as well as on our smartphone apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. KCRW’s acclaimed Music Mine app for iPad is dedicated to music discovery

Talent Announced for Masquerade:

A Halloween Costume Ball & Dance Party
Benefiting KCRW

Tickets on Sale Now at
http://www.kcrw.com/masquerade

Limited Press Tickets Available for Coverage

(SANTA MONICA) September 10, 2013 –From circus troupes, costume contests and burlesque performers to food trucks, ghost stories, and five rooms pumping music, KCRW‘s annual benefit bash Masquerade goes far beyond a traditional dance party.

Brand new spectacles await revelers in our 5th year, including Harlow Gold’s vintage burlesque revue Blind Tiger, live screenprinting by Hit + Run, a Haunted Dancehall and more to delight the senses.

The party returns on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 9pm to 2am at the Park Plaza and tickets are on sale now.  The event has sold out every year.

Tickets are $100 in advance. The event is 21 and over and proceeds support KCRW.

Music throughout the themed rooms will be provided by 16 of KCRW’s own skilled selectors, as well as Guest DJ sets from TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza and Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., mixing house and nu-disco.

Masquerade will also feature a live performance from playful provocateur Har Mar Superstar, as well as the dreamy electro sounds of Glasser and anthemic pop from one of LA’s best up and coming bands, Grizfolk.

Dub, reggae ska and more will fill the Haunted Dancehall thanks to a live set from The Lions and Dub Club‘s Tom Chasteen on the decks.

Traveling throughout the halls of the legendary venue will be the Angel City All-Star Brass Band, led by Todd Simon and paying homage to the roots of cumbia, afrobeat, soul and ethio-jazz, with some Halloween treats thrown in.

Find full details here.

WHAT: Masquerade: A Halloween Costume Ball & Dance Party for KCRW
WHEN: Saturday, October 26, 2012
WHERE: The Legendary Park Plaza in Downtown LA– 607 South Park View Street
TIME: 9pm to 2am
DETAILS: http://www.kcrw.com/masquerade

Rachel Reynolds
Music Publicity Director
KCRW 89.9FM
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 314-4625 DIRECT
rachel.reynolds@kcrw.org
http://twitter.com/RachelRkcrw
http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/

About KCRW: KCRW 89.9FM is an NPR affiliate serving Southern California and licensed to Santa Monica College. The public radio station represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’ s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide at KCRW.com. KCRW offers an all-music channel, Eclectic24, an all news channel and on-air simulcast. . Podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances are available on our website, as well as on our smartphone apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. KCRW’s acclaimed Music Mine app for iPad is dedicated to music discovery

KCRW’s Halloween Party
Masquerade
Returns on October 26

The Benefit Bash Sells Out Every Year
Pre-Sale Tickets Available Now

http://www.kcrw.com/masquerade

(SANTA MONICA) August 20, 2013 –For the fifth year of KCRW’s annual Halloween fundraiser Masquerade, the public radio station will introduce new themed rooms at the legendary Park Plaza, as well as a myriad of sights, sounds and spectacles to delight all the senses.

The event will take place on Saturday, October 26 and pre-sale tickets are on sale now at KCRW.com with discounts for both members ($75) and non-members ($85).

Non-members who purchase tickets to Masquerade during the pre-sale will receive Membership benefits for one-year, including a Fringe Benefits card and eligibility to win ticket giveaways.

Only a limited number of tickets will be available at pre-sale prices and the event sells out every year.

From circus troops and costume contests to food trucks and ghost stories, the evening goes far beyond a traditional dance party.

Music in the five themed rooms will be provided by KCRW’s own skilled selectors and other high-profile DJs and live bands to be announced next month.

The event is 21 and over and all tickets are general admission.

Proceeds for the event support KCRW’s programming.

WHAT: Masquerade: A Halloween Costume Ball & Dance Party for KCRW
WHEN: Saturday, October 26, 2012
WHERE: The Legendary Park Plaza in Downtown LA– 607 South Park View Street
TIME: 9pm to 2am
DETAILS: http://www.kcrw.com/masquerade

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KCRW’s Free Concert Series Continues Into September

 The public radio station partners with a wide variety of cultural institutions across Southern California for free, outdoors, all-ages events.

(SANTA MONICA) August 13, 2013 — The season of free, all ages, outdoors summer shows is almost over, but KCRW’s Summer Nights series is going out with a bang.

This Saturday, the station returns to Chinatown for a dance party courtesy of KCRW DJs Raul Campos and Mario Cotto. It’s our third and final night in Chinatown’s Central Plaza and so far each one has been packed with revelers (and lots of confetti).

The public radio station will also present the season closer in the Skirball Cultural Center’s Sunset Concerts series, a courtyard performance from Afro-Brazilian specialist Dendê and Band on Thursday, August 29 at 7pm, with an opening DJ set from KCRW’s Jeremy Sole.

KCRW will host two additional shows by world music masters on Saturday, August 24. Fared Shafinury melds traditional melodies and rhythms from Iran with modern electronic beats at Grand Performances in California Plaza at 8pm, while MacArthur Park hosts an evening with reggae sensation Rocky Dawuni as part of Levitt Pavilion’s popular concert series.

The Twilight Concert Series continues at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday nights with upcoming performances from The English Beat, Nick Waterhouse, Jimmy Cliff, Trombone Shorty, Gardens & Villa and others.

Watch performances on the pier, picnic in the sand or catch the show streaming live on MySpace. Find out more info here.

For a full listing of events and details, go to KCRW.com/summernights.

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KCRW Returns as Official
Presenting Radio Sponsor
for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC)

July 9-13 in NYC – Hosted by KCRW DJ Raul Campos

 The public radio station will bring the diverse sounds of Latin Alternative music to LA while LAMC is happening in NYC.

SANTA MONICA, July 1, 2013 — Public radio station KCRW (89.9FM and KCRW.com) is once again on board as the official radio sponsor for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) and will feature special programming in Los Angeles while the event is underway in New York City July 9-13.

KCRW DJ Raul Campus will also serve as the LAMC host for his sixth year and MC major events at Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park and LAMC Central Park SummerStage. He’ll be deejaying on the Summer Stage before a performance by Lila Downs on Thursday, July 11.

He will be broadcasting his show, which airs on KCRW weeknights from 10pm to midnight, from NYC on July 11-12.

“Over these few days in July, New York City turns into the mecca for Latin Alternative music,” said Campos. “Established and emerging artists from across the globe congregate here to showcase this genre that is exploding all over the world.”

Back in Los Angeles, KCRW will be presenting the diverse sounds of Latin music in a variety of ways. This includes LAMC-inspired programming on KCRW’s signature music show “Morning Becomes Eclectic” and free song downloads as part of the Today’s Top Tune program, including tracks from Grammy-nominated Venezuelan rockers La Vida Boheme and Argentinian vocalist Natalia Clavier (Thievery Corporation).

KCRW will also present a free concert at the Hammer Museum featuring Mexican songstress Ximena Sariñana on Thursday, July 11 as part of the station’s “Summer Nights” series.

LAMC founder Tomas Cookman said, “KCRW has been a constant and at times, singular voice for many of the bands that are featured at the LAMC.  We feel that there is no better radio outlet in the country to partner up with that understands the many different sounds and genres that fall under the LAMC and Latin Alternative umbrella as does KCRW.”

The 14th LAMC promises to be yet another exciting year, with an expanded focus that now includes special events dedicated to food, film, books, art and poetry. Walk up registration will be available and you can find out more here.

Rachel Reynolds
Music Publicity Director
KCRW 89.9FM
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 314-4625  DIRECT
rachel.reynolds@kcrw.org
http://twitter.com/RachelRkcrw
http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/

About KCRW: KCRW 89.9FM is an NPR affiliate serving Southern California and licensed to Santa Monica College. The public radio station represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’ s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide at KCRW.com. KCRW offers an all-music channel, Eclectic24, an all news channel and on-air simulcast. . Podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances are available on our website, as well as on our smartphone apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. KCRW’s acclaimed Music Mine app for iPad is dedicated to music discovery.

KCRW Announces Additions to Summer Nights

The public radio station is partnering with Oscars® Outdoors, the Skirball and Levitt Pavilion for additional free, outdoors, all-ages events this summer.

SANTA MONICA, June 26, 2013 — KCRW’s Summer Nights series is already in full swing and the station is proud to announce four additional events across the city.

On July 28, KCRW will partner with the Academy’s Oscars Outdoors, the gold standard of open-air film venues, to present “Style Wars”, the iconic 1983 graffiti and hip hop culture documentary.

Unlike anything KCRW has ever done before, the incredible evening will feature street artists, b-boys, a Q&A with the film’s co-director Henry Chalfant, and host KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez, who will also spin before the screening.  Actress Catherine Keener will talk briefly about her involvement in the restoration of the film.

It is a free event, but capacity is limited and reservations are required. RSVP HERE. Gates open at 6pm.

The public radio station will also present two Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Cultural Center – the highly acclaimed Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on August 8 and Afro-Brazilian Master Percussionist and Singer Dendê and Band on August 29. Both evenings will start at 7pm and include opening sets from KCRW DJs.

On Saturday, August 25, KCRW heads to MacArthur Park for an evening with reggae sensation Rocky Dawuni and host DJ Jeremy Sole as part of Levitt Pavilion’s popular concert series.

Summer Nights programming continues through September with Downtown, Santa Monica, Chinatown and Westwood.

KCRW’s concert series collaboration with the Hammer Museum, “Music for Better Living”, launches this Thursday with a performance from AM & Shawn Lee and DJ sets from Music Director Jason Bentley and Dan Wilcox.

For a full listing of events and details, go to KCRW.com/summernights.

Rachel Reynolds
Music Publicity Director
KCRW 89.9FM
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 314-4625  DIRECT
rachel.reynolds@kcrw.org
http://twitter.com/RachelRkcrw
http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/

About KCRW: KCRW 89.9FM is an NPR affiliate serving Southern California and licensed to Santa Monica College. The public radio station represents cutting edge radio at its best, presenting an eclectic mix of independent music, news, talk and arts programming. The terrestrial signal serves Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, as well as parts of San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, and Santa Barbara counties and the greater Palm Springs area. KCRW’ s programming is internationally renowned and available worldwide at KCRW.com. KCRW offers an all-music channel, Eclectic24, an all news channel and on-air simulcast. . Podcasts and archives of our locally-produced programs and live band performances are available on our website, as well as on our smartphone apps for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. KCRW’s acclaimed Music Mine app for iPad is dedicated to music discovery.