KROQ ALMOST ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS 2009 BENEFIT ALBUM
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES
Net Proceeds from Multi-Artist Live Compilation Going To Charity
KROQ’s annual flagship holiday concert, Almost Acoustic Christmas 2009, took place earlier this month featuring the best and hottest acts in rock. Whether or not you were able to attend the show, beginning today, music fans across the country will now be able to purchase and download performances from their favorite artists including 311, Phoenix , The Bravery, Vampire Weekend and Rise Against, exclusively on iTunes (www.itunes.com). Net proceeds from the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2009 benefit album will go to Para Los Niños, a foundation for aiding and educating challenged children in inner cities, and the Al Wooten, Jr. Heritage Center, a group which keeps children busy and productive in order to keep them engaged.
KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas 2009 benefit album will be offered for sale through mid-February. The full digital album is available for $7.99, with individual tracks at 99 cents.
Complete Artist/Track listing is as follows:
Rise Against “Savior”
Phoenix “1901”
311 “India Ink”
Metric “Help I’m Alive”
Anberlin “Feel Good Drag”
Vampire Weekend ” Oxford Comma”
Three Days Grace “Never Too Late”
Cage The Elephant “In One Ear”
Dead By Sunrise “Let Down”
White Rabbits “Percussion Gun”
The Bravery “Hatef–k”
Slightly Stoopid “Comb 4 My Dome”
KROQ, broadcasting out of Los Angeles, is the nation’s most listened to rock station. Audiences can hear the station on-air at 106.7 in the Los Angeles area, online at https://kroq.radio.com/, through a variety of mobile devices including the iPhone, iPod Touch. Additionally, the station can be heard on HD Radio in the San Diego area via KSCF-FM HD2 (103.7).
Almost Acoustic Christmas has been a staple concert for KROQ since its debut in 1990. KROQ’s 2009 Almost Acoustic Christmas’ two day show took place Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City , CA . The lineup included 311, AFI, Alice In Chains, Anberlin, Cage The Elephant, Dead By Sunrise, KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Metric, Muse, Phoenix, Program Guide, Rise Against, Slightly Stoopid, Sublime, The Bravery, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Three Days Grace, Vampire Weekend, and White Rabbits.