Free Summer Music from KCRW Continues at the Santa Monica Pier!
KCRW is partnering with a number of cultural institutions this summer to bring free, all ages concerts to venues across Los Angeles and recently joined forces with the Santa Monica…
By Rachel Reynolds • • 1 min readKCRW is partnering with a number of cultural institutions this summer to bring free, all ages concerts to venues across Los Angeles and recently joined forces with the Santa Monica Pier for the Twilight Dance Series, which is a summer ritual for the Westside of Los Angeles. We’re presenting two shows — Italian superstar Jovanotti, who will be joined byChliean rapper Ana Tijoux and singer/songwriter Jace Everett – on Thursday, July 22 and revered Indian artist Kailash Kher’s Kailasa on Thursday July 29.
See a full list of free summer music KCRW is presenting below – including a show by Parisian gypsy jazz outfit Caravan PalaceTONIGHT, Friday, July 16, in Downtown LA as part of Grand Performances.
WESTWOOD
KCRW and the Hammer Museum Present “Also I Like to Rock” Music Series
Location : 10899 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024
Thursday, July 22, 7PM
Voxhaul Broadcast + Chasing Kings
KCRW DJ: Chuck P
DOWNTOWN
KCRW Presents Grand Performances at California Plaza
Location: California Plaza at 350 S. Grand Ave. in Downtown Los Angeles
Friday, July 16, 8p
CaravanPalace
KCRW DJs: Liza Richardson & Eric J. Lawrence
Friday, July 23, 8p
The Miguel Atwood Ferguson Ensemble
KCRW DJs: Aaron Byrd & Jeremy Sole
Saturday, August 21, 7pm
Nortec Collective: Bostich Fussible, Mr. Vallenato + more
KCRW DJs: Raul Campos & Anthony Valadez
SANTA MONICA
KCRW Presents The Twilight Dance Series at the Santa Monica Pier
Location: Santa Monica Pier
Thursday, July 22, 7pm
Jovanotti + Ana Tijoux + Jace Everett
Thursday, July 29, 7pm
CHINATOWN
KCRW Presents ChinatownSummer Nights – Downtown Los Angeles
Location: Chinatown – From College to Bernard, between Broadway and Yale.
KCRW DJs will be spinning on Central Plaza (located just off Broadway at Gin Ling Way).
Every Saturday in August from 5p – midnight
Saturday, August 7, 8p-11p
KCRW DJ Raul Campos
Saturday, August 14, 8p-11p
KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez
Saturday, August 21, 8p-11p
KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole
Saturday, August 28, 8p-11p
KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd
SANTA MONICA
KCRW Presents SunSets at Santa Monica Place
Location: Santa Monica Place rooftop deck
Every Friday evening in August and September from 5-7pm
Friday, August 6
KCRW Music Director Jason Bentley
Friday, August 13
KCRW DJ Gary Calamar
Friday, August 20
KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox
Friday, August 27
KCRW DJ Mario Cotto
Friday, September 3
KCRW DJ Anne Litt
Friday, September 10
KCRW DJ Chris Douridas
Friday, September 17
KCRW DJ Raul Campos
Friday, September 24
KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole
++ ++ Also, KCRW and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association present the World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, starting June 20. Tickets are available for purchase here: http://www.hollywoodbowl.com
See the line up here: http://www.kcrw.com/worldfestival