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    KCRW's 2019 Summer Nights concert series announced

    KCRW Presents the 10th Anniversary of Summer Nights. Free, All-Ages, Outdoor Performances Featuring KCRW-Curated Bands, and the Station’s Stellar DJs. Check the lineup!

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    By Tyler Hale • May 23, 2019 • 1 min read

    KCRW presents the 10th anniversary of its signature event series, Summer Nights, featuring free, all-ages, outdoor performances throughout the summer to communities in the greater Los Angeles area and beyond, featuring KCRW-curated bands, and the tastemaker station’s stellar DJs.

    Returning for the 2019 season is KCRW HQ Summer Nights taking place at the station’s brand-new home on Santa Monica College’s state-of-the-art CMD Campus. Three nights of exceptional music, dancing, and delicious drink and food will take place on three Saturdays – August 3, August 10, and August 17.

    KCRW HQ Summer Nights

    1660 Stewart Street

    Santa Monica, CA 90404

    Free, outdoors and all-ages

    Saturday, August 3, at 7pm

    Black Pumas + KCRW DJs Anne Litt + Raul Campos

    Saturday, August 10, at 7pm

    Y La Bamba + KCRW DJs Anthony Valadez + Valida

    Saturday, August 17, at 7pm

    Andrew Bird + KCRW DJs Chris Douridas + Novena Carmel

    KCRW’s longstanding partnerships with iconic museums and destinations across SoCal continue with the Hammer Museum, Chinatown, the California African American Museum, the Santa Monica Pier, and Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara.

    KCRW’s Summer Nights expand its SoCal reach, unveiling brand-new partnerships with POW! WOW! Long Beach, and the ever-popular Long Beach Buskerfest.

    For all dates, please go here.

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    Dates + Artists announced for our run at the Hammer Museum (July 11, 18, 25)

    KCRW’s Summer Nights

    Hammer Museum

    Happy hour at 6:30 PM, Music starts at 7:30 PM.

    10899 Wilshire Boulevard

    Los Angeles, CA 90024

    Thursday, July 11

    Pavo Pavo + KCRW DJs Anne Litt + Dan Wilcox

    Thursday, July 18

    Wild Belle + KCRW DJs Aaron Byrd + Scott Dallavo

    Thursday, July 25

    The Tracks + KCRW DJs Travis Holcombe + José Galván

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      Tyler Hale

      Digital Music Editor

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