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KCRW MAY HIGHLIGHTS 2006
For Immediate Release: May 1, 2006;
Media Contacts: Sarah Spitz, Debbie Adler (310) 450-5183
CONTENTS: ON AIR...
* May Bookworm Schedule
* New Commentator Frazier Moore
* Special Programming: Families of War on Memorial Day
LIVE...
* KCRW World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl
* KCRW and KCRW.com Presents
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ON AIR AT KCRW. . .
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April 2006 Bookworm Schedule
May 4 * SUSAN STRAIGHT, A Million Nightingales (Pantheon)
Susan Straight s novel about slavery has a buried theme: the commodification of the body and the fetishizing of mixed-blood children. We explore the way in which the culture of slavery re-emerges in the racial issues of contemporary American life.
May 11 * IAN MONK, Writings for the Oulipo (Make Now Press); translator of New Impressions of Africa by Raymond Roussel (Atlas)
Oulipo is the school of literature that uses linguistic constraints to create a new, playful way of writing. Some members of Oulipo restrict the number of vowels used; some never use the same word twice (quite a feat!). Here, Ian Monk, one of the two members of the Oulipo who write in English, discusses some of the unusual ground rules that generate his poems and stories.
May 18 * DEBORAH EISENBERG, Twilight of the Superheroes: stories (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
The amazing Deborah Eisenberg has written some of the most astute and funny stories about American city life. Today, she reveals the motives behind her most-recent, most-powerful collection. She examines the shift in the American sensibility after 9/11 and tries to describe the new kind of prose it requires.
May 25 * CHIP KIDD, Book One, Work 1986 2006 (Rizzoli)
Chip Kidd is one of the pre-eminent designers of book jacket art in publishing today. His designs have inspired a whole new look for books. He discloses his procedures for discovering the image that will illustrate the heart of a novel and how that image will be embodied on the jacket.
Bookworm host, MICHAEL SILVERBLATT, interviews writers of fiction and poetry -- the established, new, and emerging -- with insight and precision. Bookworm airs on KCRW 89.9 FM and KCRW.com on Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:00pm. Each program is archived online and On Demand at www.KCRW.com.
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New Commentator Frazier Moore
Mondays at 4:44pm on air, podcast and on demand online
Among Frazier Moore's earliest memories is watching Ding Dong School, one of the first TV shows for children, and sitting too close to the screen. Moore now covers TV for the Associated Press, reviewing programs, profiling performers as well as behind-the-scenes figures, and analyzing the medium. In between, he attended the University of Georgia, graduating with a bachelors degree in journalism. He was a feature writer for the Fort Myers (Florida) News-Press and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, often writing about TV. He also freelanced for publications including TV Guide, Spy, Connoisseur and Interview. He has been a Manhattan-based television writer for the AP since 1992. Despite his ongoing concerns about TV, he is happy to report that watching lots of it, even too close, hasn't ruined his eyes.
Frazier Moore airs his complaints, kudos and other observations concerning what's on TV -- and what's behind it -- on Watching Television, which grapples with the programs, the medium and the shifting definition of television in the Internet age. Mondays at 4:44pm and podcast.
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Special Programming: Families of War on Memorial Day
Monday, May 29 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm
"Families of War" is the gripping fifth program in the series Experiencing War, presented by the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress, and produced by Lee Woodman Media, Inc. This extraordinary project is the largest round-up of personal narrative since the Depression. It fills in the gaps left by the history books with intimate, highly individual glimpses into the human condition. Each story is different. But together they illustrate the universal themes of fear, hate, sacrifice, growth and love.
Former Senator Max Cleland, Vietnam veteran, hosts this show with deep personal understanding of the issues and passionate concern for veterans and their families. Families of War will air on Memorial Day from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
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KCRW LIVE EVENTS. . .
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KCRW World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl
Sun, June 25 * Sergio Mendes' 40th Anniversary of Brasil '66 featuring Sergio Mendes, Marcelo D2, Maogani Quartet, India.Arie, Herb Alpert, Lani Hall, John Legend, Joe Pizzulo, & Q-Tip. Hosted by KCRW DJ Raul Campos.
Sun, July 16 * Bollywood Night featuring AR Rahman & Musafir. Hosted by KCRW DJ Tom Schnabel.
Sun, July 23 * The Flaming Lips, Thievery Corporation & Os Mutantes. Hosted by KCRW DJ Nic Harcourt.
Sun, Aug 13 * Bob Marley: Roots, Rock, Reggae Festival 2006 with Ziggy Marley, Sinead O'Connor, and Sly & Robbie. Hosted by KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad.
Sun, Aug 27 * Gotan Project, Zero 7 featuring Sia, José González, & Herbert. Hosted by KCRW DJ Jason Bentley.
Sun, Sept 10 * Willie Nelson, Ryan Adams & Neko Case. Hosted by KCRW DJ Anne Litt.
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KCRW.com Presents
Thurs, May 4 * THE DUKE SPIRIT at Popscene in SF
Sat, May 13 * BRAZILIAN GIRLS at The Fillmore in SF
KCRW.com Presents... the following live events around Southern CA
Tues, May 2 * IMOGEN HEAP at The Glasshouse in Pomona
Tues, May 2 * SECRET MACHINES at Amoeba in Hollywood at 7pm
Wed, May 3 * ATERCIOPELADOS at The Conga Room
Thurs, May 4 * ATERCIOPELADOS at the House of Blues (San Diego)
Thurs, May 4 * THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES at The Roxy
Thurs, May 4 * SECRET MACHINES at the El Rey Theatre
Thurs, May 4 * RUN RUN RUN at the Viper Room
Thurs, May 4 * THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES at the Roxy
Tues, May 9 * QUINCY COLEMAN at the Hotel Café
Thurs, May 11 * GUILLEMOTS at The Roxy
Thurs, May 11 & Fri, May 12 * BEBEL GILBERTO at the Conga Room
Fri, May 12 * BRAZILIAN GIRLS at the Avalon
Fri, May 12 * BRANDI CARLILE at the El Rey Theatre
Fri, May 12 * VERY BE CAREFUL at The Echo
Fri, May 12 * TOM BROSSEAU at The Fold in Tangier
Sat, May 13 * THE FALL at The Knitting Factory
Sat, May 13 * MIKE ANDREWS and Friends at McCabe’s Guiter Shop
Mon, May 15 * HEM and OVER THE RHINE at the Knitting Factory
Wed, May 17 * GUS BLACK at LARGO.
Thurs, May 18 * GECKO TURNER at the Knitting Factory
Sat, May 20 * SPARKS at the Avalon
Sun, May 21 & Mon, May 22 * PREFUSE 73 at The Knitting Factory
Tues, May 23 * SUSANA BACA at The Conga Room
Tues, May 23 * THE FALL at The Knitting Factory
Tues, May 23 * GOMEZ at the Avalon
Wed, May 24 * THE DITTY BOPS at The Fold in the Derby
Thurs, May 25 * LOS LOBOS at the Conga Room
Thurs, May 25 & Fri, May 26 * EELS with SMOOSH at The Roxy
Sat, May 27 & Sun, May 28 * OZOMATLI at the House of Blues (Anaheim)
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