December 18, 2009

KROQ ALMOST ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS 2009 BENEFIT ALBUM

AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES

Net Proceeds from Multi-Artist Live Compilation GoingTo 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 ( 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 "OxfordComma"

Three Days Grace "Never Too Late"

Cage The Elephant "In One Ear"

Dead BySunrise"Let Down"

White Rabbits "Percussion Gun"

The Bravery "Hatef--k"

Slightly Stoopid "Comb 4 My Dome"

KROQ, broadcasting out ofLos Angeles, is the nation’s most listened to rock station.Audiences can hear the station on-air at 106.7 in theLos Angelesarea, online at through a variety of mobile devices including the iPhone, iPod Touch.Additionally, the station can be heard on HD Radio in theSan Diegoarea viaKSCF-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 placeSaturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13at the Gibson Amphitheatre inUniversal City,CA.The lineup included311, 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.

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About KROQ:

KROQ is owned and operated by CBS RADIO, one of the largestmajor-market radio operators in theUnited States. A division of CBS Corporation, CBS RADIO operates 130 radio stations, the majority of which are in the nation's top 50 markets. In addition to KROQ, CBS RADIO owns and operates KNX-AM, KFWB-AM, KAMP-FM, KCBS-FM, KRTH-FM and KTWV-FM inLos Angeles.For more information on KROQ, the nation’s most listened to rock station, please visit

ParaLos Niños(“For the Children”) was founded so that no child would be forgotten. It takes in children from 6 weeks to 21 years old that are born in LA’s challenged inner cities. These children are left home alone and never attend school, or are locked in hotel rooms while their parents work, and some even wander the streets with nowhere to go. Para Los Niños gives these kids an education and hope for the future.

Al Wooten, Jr. Heritage Centerwas started by Myrtle Faye Rumph, Al Wooten’s mother, after he was killed in a drive-by gang shooting. The goal of the charity is to give kids confidence, keep them busy, and change attitudes. “If somebody had taken more time with the person who killed my son, maybe my son would still be alive.”