Coming Attractions

On Monday, February 9th at 11am, SF based vocalist, songwriter, and composer, Meklit, returns to KALX for a live in-studio interview with Last Will and Petra Core. A Piece of Infinity, the latest album by Meklit, is an invitation to think, to love, and

On Saturday, February 28th, KALX and Eli's Mile High Club announce Trough with Rip Florence, Bat Noise, and Intentionally Blank. Crise de Foie by Trough Trough is a band from Oakland, CA, originally formed in 2017. They play a self-proclaimed

On Friday, April 17th, Cal Performances will host a reception for UC Berkeley students attending the The Joffrey Ballet: Midsummer Night’s Dream. Straying far from Shakespeare’s familiar path, the peerless Joffrey Ballet returns to Berkeley with Alexander Ekman’s daring and

On Friday, March 13th, Cal Performances will host a reception for UC Berkeley students attending the Opera Parallèle performance of La Belle et la Bête by Philip Glass. This astonishingly original presentation of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast blurs the

On the next Fiat Lux Redux, Tuesday, February 17 at 9 AM, a panel moderated by UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons discusses how UC Berkeley became a powerhouse for innovation and startups. Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Ana Claudia Aria, Professor of Engineering Ken

Join Excuse My French on Wednesday, February 4th at 12:30pm to hear his recent conversation with Chicago based composer, vocalist, guitarist, and poet, Hannah Frances. With latest release, Nested In Tangles, Frances solidifies herself as an artist of insurgent emotional clarity, committed

On Valentine's Night, you've got a hot date with shrimp mocktail and experimental ska dreamboats Feral Dream on KALX Live!   Feral Dream is both a ska band and not a ska band at all, combining punchy upstrokes with grunge and psychedelic blues to pioneer a

DJ Penny Royal hosts KALX Live! on Saturday, February 7th featuring OMINESS. The night will showcase a live performance, interview, and our host's selections from the Live! archive til midnight. Catch the band in person next in Sacramento at Cafe

On Friday, February 27th, Cal Performances will host a reception for UC Berkeley students attending the performance of Chris Thile. A dazzling virtuoso and musical shapeshifter, the “extroverted, stellar, and spectacular mandolinist” (Los Angeles Times) Chris Thile brings the full

Join KALX at UC Theatre for clipping., the critically acclaimed West Coast-based experimental hip-hop trio, fronted by Tony and Grammy winning actor, rapper and writer, Daveed Diggs along with producers Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson. They initially rose to prominence

On Thursday, February 5th, Cal Performances will host a reception for UC Berkeley students attending the performance of jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant. Hailed as “her generation’s most imaginative and thrilling jazz interpreter” (Spin), vocalist and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant

NYC punk-chic, discodelic band Say She She recently sat down with Ears of Maize to discuss the origins and development of their sound, the messages behind their songs and videos, and the music they are currently enjoying. Tune in on Monday,

On the next edition of Fiat Lux Redux, Tuesday, February 3rd at 9 AM, Nobel Laureate Randy Schekman,  professor of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley, shares the story behind his 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery

On Friday, January 23rd at 4:15pm, dahlia airs her recent conversation with Los Angeles based artist, Mareux, ahead of his show at San Francisco’s August Hall for this year's Homesick Fest on January 31.  Tune in to hear about angry goths, internet virality,

On Wednesday, January 21st at 11am, Sex 14's welcomes renowned choreographer Mark Morris to the KALX studios to discuss the West Coast premiere of his latest creation, MOON. MOON is presented by Cal Performances and will be at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley for three performances from Friday, January

Another edition of KALX's Best Of Week has arrived! Tune in from January 19th through January 26th, to bear witness to your favorite DJs unveiling their favorite, weirdest, and everything in between songs, albums, and artists of last year. While

Join Ears of Maize on Monday, January 19th at 4pm when he speaks with Charles Moothart of California based trio, Fuzz, ahead of their SOLD OUT show at the Great American Music Hall in SF on January 24th. Charles Moothart (vocals, guitar), Ty Segall (vocals,

Tune in on Thursday, January 15th at 11am when The Genderwave hosts Toussaint St. Negritude for a live in-studio performance followed by an interview. Launching the 2025/26 Fabulous Fugitive Freedom Tour, in direct defiance of the current occupation of artistic

Join Ears of Maize on Monday, January 12th at 4pm to hear his recent conversation with eclectic producer, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist, Ted Feighan aka Monster Rally, ahead of his upcoming live performance at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco

On Friday, January 9th at 8:15pm, Slava airs a recent interview with Zac Sokolow of Los Angeles based trio, LA LOM.  Tune in to hear more about the trio's roots, live show, and what's to come next in their musical journey.