KCRW’s scaled-back Summer Nights series: free shows with Madame Gandhi, Nation of Language, more

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Madame Gandhi (Photo by Sajna Sivan)

As Southern California slowly rebounds from the COVID-19 lockdown, KCRW Summer Nights, the radio outlet’s annual series of free concerts, returns in a scaled-back way later this month.

KCRW today announced five free, all-ages shows at outdoor venues for Summer Nights’ 11th season — a far cry from recent years when the series encompassed more than 20 dates at as many as eight venues. But it’s a start.

The shows include both live performances and DJ nights, highlighted by September’s headlining gig by Madame Gandhi at Grand Performances at California Plaza.

Here’s the schedule — RSVP here:

July

30: KCRW DJs Aaron Byrd and Novena Carmel at the California African American Museum (7 p.m.)

August

14: James Francies and KCRW DJ LeRoy Downs at One Colorado in Pasadena (7:30 p.m.)
21: Nation of Language and KCRW DJ Travis Holcombe at One Colorado in Pasadena (7:30 p.m.)

September:

3: KCRW DJs Raul Campos and Anthony Valadez at Descanso Gardens (6 p.m.)
24: Madame Gandhi and KCRW DJs Anne Litt & Valida at Grand Performances at California Plaza (6 p.m.)