KCRW Around Town This Weekend – World Festival, Grand Performances

KCRW’s World Festival is proud to present Ray LaMontagne (w/ the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra), Jenny Lewis and Blitzen Trapper in their Hollywood Bowl debuts THIS Sunday, July 12! It’s going to be a fantastic show and as of this moment, there are still tickets available.

TONIGHT, July 10 is the beginning of KCRW sponsored shows at Grand Performances, the free multi cultural series at California Plaza starting at 8pm.  Join KCRW DJ’s Jeremy Sole and Garth Trinidad as they host acoustic world reggae and rai inflected electro pop, courtesy of Rocky Dawuni and MC Rai. On Saturday, July 11, KCRW’s Tom Schnabel hosts Buika performing her unique mix of jazz, bolero and funk and Perla Batalla fusion of traditional Mexican music and alt folk.  (also mark your calendars for July 25 -- it’s “muy caliente” as KCRW’s  Raul Campos and Anthony Valadez host an evening with Curumin and Novalima bringing you Latin America’s 21st century sounds.)

Lastly, a handful of KCRW DJ’s will be spinning as part of the Funk Rumble Block Party in Chinatown's Historic Central Plaza this Saturday, July 11. The all-day event is hosted by our very own Jeremy Sole and features live performances by Breakestra, The Lions, Orgone and more.

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