Best of 2023: Press
From spoken word poetry jams, to touching tribute concerts to lost LA legends, and even special appearances from international artists representing Iran, Gambia and Sudan, our 2023 Summer Season had so many unforgettable moments.
Luckily they were documented by music and culture journalists from across the city - with coverage ranging from local bloggers to mainstream TV, from cutting-edge radio to established newspapers.
Here’s a sampling of top stories about Grand Performances from this past year:
TELEVISION
ABC7 Eyewitness News (8/13/23)
Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop At Grand PerformancesKCAL (8/12/23)
”Grand Performances celebrates 50 years of hip hop”
CBS (8/3/23)
”Art Laboe Birthday Tribute Concert”ABC7 Eyewitness News (7/23/23)
”GP’s Afro Funke’ show with KCRW Summer Nights”
Estrella (6/2/23)
”Grand Performances' 37th Summer Season”
KCAL9 (6/1/23)
”Grand Performances”
RADIO
NPR All Things Considered (6/12/23)
”Grand Performances 37th Season”KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic (8/12/23)
”Honoring Art Laboe at Grand Performances”LAist Air Talk with Larry Mantle (6/12/23)
Grand Performances Summer Concerts
Los Angeles Times (De Los) - August 25th
”DannyLux talks new album 'DLux' and going viral on TikTok”
LA Weekly - August 23rd
”All About It: Arts Calendar August 24-30 - LA Weekly”
Los Angeles Times (De Los weekend guide) - August 3rd
”Things to do in Los Angeles: August 4-6”Los Angeles Daily News - June 27th
“More Fun, Mostly Free, Check out these summer music and movie series across Southern California”
”12 free summer concert series events in Southern California – Daily News”
Los Angeles Downtown News - May 22nd
”A Complete Guide to LA Summer”
