For Immediate Release: June 20, 2006;
Media Contacts: Sarah Spitz, Morgan Wells (310) 450-5183
CONTENTS:
ON AIR...
* July Bookworm Schedule
* Program Schedule Changes
* Special Programming: Independence Day
LIVE...
* KCRW and Grand Performances Present Sounds Eclectico
* KCRW World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl
* KCRW and KCRW.com Presents
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ON AIR AT KCRW. . .
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July 2006 Bookworm Schedule
July 6 * ALICE QUINN, Edgar Allan Poe and the Juke-Box: uncollected poems, drafts, and fragments by Elizabeth Bishop, edited and annotated by Alice Quinn (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Alice Quinn, the poetry editor of the New Yorker, assembled this volume of drafts and fragments from Elizabeth Bishop s notebooks and archives. The result is an extraordinary free association about Bishop: her childhood, her sexuality, her influences. We continue the process of free association with this conversation, which includes a rare recording of Bishop herself.
July 13 * IRVING FELDMAN, Collected Poems: 1954-2004 (Schocken)
During our conversation, Irving Feldman talks about everything from religion to cannibalism, from poetic diction to the structure of families. This intense discussion explores the poet s imagination and convictions, while revealing his passionate intellect.
July 20 * DAVID MITCHELL, Black Swan Green (Random House)
David Mitchell, one of the younger generation of British writers, provides a jolt of energy to the coming-of-age novel. First off, this novel ends just when the rite-of-passage traditionally begins. Here, we discuss those familiar curses of adolescence the bully, the stammer, the fearful first kiss to all of which Mitchell brings his special luminosity.
July 27 * T.C. Boyle, Talk Talk (Viking)
When T. C. Boyle sits down to write a thriller, none of the usual rules apply. He starts with a young deaf woman, a computer animator and an identity thief and creates a novel about communication. We explore some of the buried connections that take him beyond the thriller form into an exploration of the things that keep human identity intact.
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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Please note the following changes to our program schedule,
beginning Friday, June 23, 2006.
Fridays 7 to 7:30 pm: Special edition of To the Point with Warren Olney (replaces rebroadcast of Left, Right and Center)
Sundays 11 to 11:30 am: Rebroadcast of Left, Right & Center (originally airs Fridays at 2:30 pm)
Sundays 11:30 to noon: The Business with Claude Brodesser (repeated Mondays at 2:30 pm)
Sunday programming replaces This American Life repeat. This American Life airs Saturdays at 10 am.
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Special Programming: Families of War on Independence Day
Tuesday, July 4th from 9am-10pm
On July 4, 2006, KCRW will present a day of music by American artists who embrace the spirit of independence. (Produced by Joyride Media.)
9 to 11 am Bob Dylan: No Direction Home
This official bootleg radio companion to Martin Scorcese s famed PBS documentary features exclusive music, interviews and other materials from Dylan s personal archives. Hear Allen Ginsberg, Dave Van Ronk and Dylanologist Sean Wilentz, plus music you ll fall in love with all over again.
11 am to Noon Bruce Springsteen: Seeger Sessions
Rocker Springsteen pays homage to legendary folk singer, Pete Seeger, joyously singing out Seeger's songs of social justice. Features rock critic Dave Marsh, Studs Terkel and band members talking about the power and history of the music.
Noon to 1 pm Roy Orbison
The rock legend, in his own words and music, featuring interviews with artists inspired by him including Bruce Springsteen, Don Was, Chet Atkins, the BeeGees and more.
1 to 2 pm Patti Smith: Horses 30th Anniversary Special
Patti Smith s debut album was a mix of poetry and wild rock and roll, as influential today as it was in 1975. Newly remastered tracks and interviews with collaborators Lenny Kaye and John Cale, and live Horses songs include performances by Tom Verlaine, Flea and more.
2 to 3 pm The Dixie Chicks: Taking the Long Way
Their first studio CD since a political statement in 2003 changed them from country music s most popular band to its most controversial. They discuss deep emotions explored in their new songs to the more rock-oriented musical direction inspired by collaborations with producer Rick Rubin, Mike Campbell, Dan Wilson, Pete Yorn, Neil Finn, and more.
3 to 7 pm NPR s All Things Considered
7 to 10 pm Repeat Bob Dylan: No Direction Home and Bruce Springsteen: Seeger Sessions
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KCRW LIVE EVENTS. . .
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KCRW and Grand Performances Present Sounds Eclectico
SOUNDS ECLECTICO 1: Saturday, July 1, at 7 PM with KINKY and SIDESTEPPER
SOUNDS ECLECTICO 2: Saturday, July 29, at 8 PM with NORTEC COLLECTIVE
KCRW and Grand Performances present Sounds Eclectico on July 1 and July 29, featuring Latin alternative bands championed by the station in free live concerts at California Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles. On July 1st at 7 PM, KCRW DJs Ariana Morgenstern and Liza Richardson will host an evening with KINKY and SIDESTEPPER. On July 29 at 8 PM, KCRW DJ Raul Campos will host an evening with NORTEC COLLECTIVE. Sounds Eclectico 2 will be the first major live performance by NORTEC COLLECTIVE with a live backing band.
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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 Presents
Sat, July 1 * SOUNDS ECLECTICO 1 with KINKY and SIDESTEPPER at California Plaza
Sun, July 2 * SIDESTEPPER at Temple Bar
Mon, July 3 * SARA TAVARES at the Temple Bar
Thurs, July 6 * KCRW is media sponsor for BELLE AND SEBASTIAN at the Hollywood Bowl with special guests THE SHINS
Thurs, July 6 * GREYBOY ALLSTARS at The Avalon
Fri, July 7 * KRIS KRISTOFFERSON at The Grove in Anaheim
Sat, July 8 * Z TRIP at the Canyon Club
Sat, July 8 * JULIETA VENEGAS and MALDITA VECINDAD at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Sat, July 8 * A DIFFERENT GIRL (EVERY NIGHT) featuring MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO with MIKE SEVERSON, MARK KELLEY, DANA HAWKINS, DANIEL JONES and GILMAR GOMES at Temple Bar
Wed, July 12 * LYLE LOVETT with THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA at the Greek Theatre
Wed, July 12 * HALOU at The Troubadour
Fri, July 14 * BITTER: SWEET at the Temple Bar
Sat, July 15 * Z TRIP at the Vault 350 in Long Beach
Wed, July 19 * CAMERA OBSCURA at the Troubadour
Wed, July 19 * THE CHURCH at The Music Box at The Henry Fonda Theatre
Tue, July 25 * JURASSIC 5 at House of Blues- Sunset
Sat, July 29 * SOUNDS ECLECTICO 2 with NORTEC COLLECTIVE at California Plaza
Mon, July 31 * BETH ORTON at The Avalon
KCRW.com Presents
Sat, July 1 * PERSEPHONE'S BEES at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco
Thurs, July 6 * BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE at Prospect Park in New York City
Fri, July 21 * THIEVERY CORPORATION at 4th and B in San Diego
Mon, July 24 * OS MUTANTES at The Fillmore in San Francisco
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