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The people behind the nights

Features on the hosts, bands and organizers who keep their communities going, in English and Spanish, with their own words added as they send them.

The Night Shift · Part 1

The Night Shift, Part 1: six hosts who keep Southern California singing

They turn a bar into a stage, get strangers singing together and keep the party going until closing, often after a full day at another job. Meet six of the hosts who do it every week.

KJ Neptune · KJ Javi · Helen · Mr. Roboto · DJ Scotty · Dudley Jennings · Perla Ríos

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