Childish Gambino
Future Islands
Bonnie Raitt
Glass Animals
KCRW Summer Nights with the Autry Museum of the American West
KCRW is teaming up with the Autry Museum of the American West for a late summer evening of music, art, food, and drink! Come over to Griffith Park and hit the dancefloor with sets by KCRW DJs Anne Litt and Dan Wilcox. The Autry will be open late for you to explore the galleries and the special exhibition Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology. Grab your friends and fam – we’ll see you there!
This event is all ages.
SCHEDULE
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM KCRW DJ Anne Litt
ABOUT THE AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST
Located in beautiful Griffith Park, the Autry features unique galleries filled with paintings, sculptures, film memorabilia, photographs, historic firearms and so much more, all related to the American West. The Autry’s more than 600,000 pieces of art and cultural objects include one of the largest and most significant collections of Native American materials in the United States.
ABOUT FUTURE IMAGINARIES: INDIGENOUS ART, FASHION, TECHNOLOGY
In Future Imaginaries, artists such as Andy Everson, Ryan Singer and Neil Ambrose Smith wittily upend pop-culture icons by Indigenizing sci-fi characters and storylines; Wendy Red Star places Indigenous people in surreal spacescapes wearing fantastical regalia; Virgil Ortiz brings his own space odyssey, ReVOlt 1680/2180, to life in a new, site-specific installation. Future Imaginaries explores the rise of Futurism in contemporary Indigenous art as a means of enduring colonial trauma, creating alternative futures and advocating for Indigenous technologies in a more inclusive present and sustainable future.
Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology is among more than 60 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART.
Additional support for Future Imaginaries is provided by the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation, the Ethnic Arts Council, The Henry Luce Foundation, The Mildred E. and Harvey S. Mudd Foundation, Caryll and William Mingst, and the Pasadena Art Alliance.
Thank you to our sponsors!
Ray LaMontagne & Gregory Alan Isakov
KCRW Summer Nights with Descanso Gardens
Wilderness dance party anyone? Don’t miss your chance to catch our Summer Nights with Descanso Gardens with KCRW DJs Travis Holcombe and Jeremy Sole. Located in La Cañada Flintridge, just northwest of Pasadena, Descanso Gardens is a unique Southern California forested landscape distinguished by its specialized botanic collections, historical significance, and rare natural beauty. Grab your friends and fam, and let’s escape to a night under the stars in LA’s magical oasis where admission is free for one night only and Bob Baker Marionette Theater puppets are on the loose!
This event is all ages.
SCHEDULE
5:30 PM Early Entry for KCRW & Descanso Members
6:00 PM Doors for General Public
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe
ABOUT DESCANSO GARDENS
Descanso Gardens is a distinctive landscape that is both curated and wild. It bridges culture and nature as well as our past, present, and future. Descanso Gardens is the only garden in Los Angeles connecting dense urban neighborhoods to wide open spaces. The story of Descanso is one of plants and the people who loved them for their life-giving utility and their great natural beauty. While the tale unfolds over centuries, the connecting thread – from the indigenous people who relied on the plentiful oaks for food and their way of life to the 20th-century entrepreneur who sowed the seeds of a cultural institution – is a deep-seated love for this evocative and distinctive place.
Thank you to our sponsors!
Fool In Love
KCRW Summer Nights with CAAM
Celebrate summer at CAAM! Enjoy a warm night and cool vibes with CAAM and KCRW, featuring live sets from KCRW DJs Novena Carmel and Francesca Harding, food trucks, a beer garden, and more! You’ll have after-hours museum access to all CAAM exhibitions, which include solo exhibitions by Simone Leigh, Paula Wilson, and Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, as well as historical looks at Black beach life and African Americans in rural California.
This event is all ages.
SCHEDULE
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM KCRW DJ Novena Carmel
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM KCRW DJ Francesca Harding
ABOUT CAAM
The California African American Museum (CAAM) in Exposition Park explores the art, history, and culture of African Americans, with an emphasis on California and the West. In addition to presenting a dynamic slate of exhibitions and public programs, CAAM houses a permanent collection of more than five thousand works of art, artifacts, and historical documents, and a research library. Admission is free.
ABOUT SIMONE LEIGH
“Simone Leigh” is the first comprehensive survey of this celebrated artist’s richly layered practice and her most expansive exhibition on the West Coast to date. Presented at the California African American Museum (CAAM) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the exhibition explores dozens of key works from throughout Leigh’s career, including pieces from the artist’s landmark 2022 Venice Biennale project. Marking the final stop in Simone Leigh’s national tour, this joint presentation offers visitors the chance to experience a range of works not shown at previous venues.
Thank you to our sponsors!
KCRW Member Perk
