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KPFK
Pacifica Radio 90.7 FM Presents
CLASH OF THE POCHOS
Sunday, July 27th at 8:00 PM
At the Ford Amphitheatre
Benefit Performance for KPFK
Culture Clash ~ The Pochos
Kicking
off KPFK’s 50th Golden Anniversary 1959-2009
Tickets
for the benefit show in support of KPFK are on sale now at $35 and $25
per person. For ticket information, please call (323)
461-3673 or visit: www.kpfk.org .
For reservations to attend the Pre-show Celebrity Reception, please call (818)
985-2711 ext. 214.
A rollicking evening of
political satire under the stars with Culture Clash in a benefit performance
for KPFK featuring rare and
indelible works from Culture Clash's historical
anthology, and KPFK's Pocho
Hour Of Power
at the Ford
Amphitheatre.
Enjoy
performances by exciting Artists who are generously donating
their creative time and extraordinary talent to support KPFK.
KPFK 1959-2009 ~
50 Years of Public Radio Powered by the People
Imagine, KPFK Pacifica Radio will reach its 50th year of
continuous noncommercial community service in 2009. To kick-off our
50th anniversary year celebrations, KPFK presents Culture Clash, the
hilarious and potent satirical trio (www.cultureclash.com) , on July
27 in a benefit performance for KPFK at the John Anson Ford
Amphitheatre in Hollywood, also featuring KPFK’s own Pocho Hour of
Power led by Lalo Alcaraz, creator of the daily comic strip "La
Cucaracha" and the music of MEZKLAH. KPFK is immensely grateful that
the artists are donating their time and talent for the evening as a
benefit for KPFK.
CULTURE CLASH ,
WORLD CLASS CHICANO THEATRE TROUPE, HEADLINES KPFK RADIO’s 50th
ANNIVERSARY KICK-OFF ON
JULY 27 AT THE FORD AMPHITHEATRE
CULTURE
CLASH, internationally renowned Chicano political theatre troupe, will
headline a benefit performance for KPFK Pacifica Radio 90.7FM Los
Angeles on Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 8pm at the John Anson Ford
Amphitheatre in Hollywood. The evening kicks off the 50th anniversary
year of celebrations for KPFK, a non-commercial, listener-sponsored
radio station broadcasting since 1959.
CULTURE CLASH (www.cultureclash.com) will feature rare
and satirical works from their historical anthology. Joining the
comedic rambunctiousness will be Lalo Alcaraz, creator of the daily
comic strip, “La Cucaracha” and co-host of KPFK’s “Pocho Hour of Power,
heard weekly on Fridays on KPFK at 4pm. In the spectacular outdoor
historic Ford Amphitheatre in the Hollywood Hills, attendees can expect
a night of satire and great vibes under the stars sparked by the
alternative rock music of MEZKLAH. CULTURE CLASH, POCHO HOUR OF POWER
AND MEZKLAH are donating their time and talent to commence KPFK’s
anniversary activities as it reaches the 50th year of continuous public
radio broadcasting in 2009, primarily sponsored by its dedicated
listeners.
Founded in 1984 in San Francisco's Mission District,
CULTURE CLASH is Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza.
Dubbed the “missionaries of mayhem, activists and all-around
troublemakers,” CULTURE CLASH uses "performance collage" to bring
history, geography, "urban excavation," "forensic poetry" and
storytelling together in a contemporary, movable theater narrative
through a Chicano point of view--what Guillermo Gomez-Pena describes as
"reverse anthropology."
CULTURE CLASH’S work has been produced by the nation's
leading theaters including the Mark Taper Forum, Lincoln Center, The
Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The
Huntington, The Alley Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Seattle
Repertory, The Goodman Theatre, among others. They have also toured and
lectured at major universities and colleges including Syracuse
University, Yale University, Stanford University, and Universities and
state colleges of California. CULTURE CLASH’s theatrical work includes
The Mission, A Bowl of Beings, S.O.S.-Comedy for These Urgent Times,
Unplugged, Capra Clash, Radio Mambo: Culture Clash Invades Miami,
Bordertown, The Birds, Nuyorican Stories, Anthology, Mission Magic
Mystery Tour, Anthems: Culture Clash in the District, Chavez Ravine,
Senor Discretion Himself, Culture Clash in AmeriCCa, Zorro in Hell and
Water and Power
Raucous, irreverent and politically smart radio talk
show, the L.A.-based Spanglish-slinging "Pocho Hour of Power" on KPFK
radio is Lalo Alcaraz, creator of the daily comic strip, “La
Cucaracha;” writer/satirist and internationally recognized Ambassador
of Aztlan Esteban Zul; voice impersonator and filmmaker Patrick Perez;
stand up comedian Jeff Keller; and the music of DJ Boxy Dee. The Pocho
Hour of Power has its roots in the notorious underground zine, Pocho
Magazine, the seminal magazine of the 90’s of post-Chicano satire
founded by Lalo Alcaraz and Esteban Zul in 1990 offering a hilarious
yet uncompromising perspective on the Latino experience. On any given
“Pocho Hour of Power,” listeners can hear satirical radio sketches,
politically charged parody songs and even serious public affairs
segments with Dr. Dolores Huerta as well as guests including Ry Cooder
(Buena Vista Social Club), The Blasters, Dave Foley (Kids In The Hall,
Brain Candy), and Aaron McGruder (Boondocks) and Quetzal.
Described by the Los Angeles
Times as “one of L.A.’s most powerful and promising alt-Latino bands”
and “talented and visionary, projecting an appealing confidence” by
Music Connection, MEZKLAH blends alternative rock with touches of
reggae, salsa, and cumbia layered over with elements of trip-hop, drum
and bass beats, creating and defining their own genre of music. On
their debut album SpiderMonkey, the group expanded the barriers of
music, melding language and song structure with tracks that seamlessly
switch between English and Spanish. MEZKLAH is Angel Garcia, Greg
Hernandez, Matias Pizarro and Juan Carlos Ramirez. The group has toured
the world in support of their critically acclaimed release, playing
shows throughout Europe, Latin America, North America and Japan and
bringing their distinctive brand of Latin music.
Tickets
for the benefit show in support of KPFK are on sale now at $35 and $25
per person. For ticket information, please call (323)
461-3673 or visit: www.kpfk.org . For reservations to attend the
Pre-show Celebrity Reception, please
call (818) 985-2711 ext. 214.
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