Coming Attractions

Join Charley Varrick on Thursday, May 21st at 4pm when he speaks with singer // guitarist, Chip Kinman, ahead of his upcoming show at Bottom of the Hill in SF on May 29th. Chip Kinman (Dils, Rank and File, Blackbird,

Musician, author, and performer, Lol Tolhurst, returns to the KALX airwaves on Thursday, May 21st at 2pm for an in depth conversation with Massari before Tolhurst appears at The Chapel in SF later that same evening for a night of

Tune in on Thursday, May 21st at 11am when Sparkle Motion hosts Bay Area composer, multi-instrumentalist, and improviser, Matthew Evan Taylor, for a live in-studio interview. Dr. Matthew Evan Taylor has “…wrestled with the societal boundaries of Black artistry only to blast

On Monday, May 18th at 4pm, Test Pattern welcomes Bay Area drummer / percussionist / improvisor / composer / conductor / bandleader, Jordan Glenn, to the KALX studios for a live interview. Jordan Glenn spent his formative years in Oregon drawing

On Sunday, May 17th at 7pm, (boy)wife airs a recent interview with Vilhelm Strange and Andrea Johansen from Copenhagen based band, Snuggle. Many guitar riffs and voice. Flip flop between reality and magic. Drums, wood, plastic, dreamlike scenarios. Intimate conversations. Woman lake. Love in the summer while the

Tune in on Thursday, May 14th at 11am when Robyn Hitchcock and Emma Swift return to the KALX studios for a live interview with Berkestir and Sparkle Motion ahead of their show at The Chapel in SF later that same

Tune in on Tuesday, May 12th at 1pm to hear Moldy Fig speak with veteran publicist, talent manager, and film producer Alan Eichler. Working in entertainment since the late 1960s, Eichler has spent decades championing legendary performers and preserving the

What is the San Joaquin River? Where is the San Joaquin River? WHO is the San Joaquin River? At 1pm on Sunday, May 10th, Frontal Lobe welcomes to the KALX studio Fluvial Reckonnections, a class of UC Berkeley's Environmental Science,

World class drummer and Bay Area luminary, Scott Amendola, returns to the KALX studios for a talk with Test Pattern on Monday, May 11th at 4pm.  Tune in to hear what Scott is currently up to along with more info on his

On Sunday, May 10th at 7pm, Figureskater speaks with London-born, NY-based singer-songwriter Cornelia Murr, ahead of her SF performance at Rickshaw Stop on May 13th. Cornelia Murr is tethered to no place but has designed her own sky, a spiritual

Join D!SCOT!ERRA on Wednesday, May 6th at 11am when she speaks with Canadian songwriter, Ora Cogan, ahead of her upcoming show at Thee Stork Club in Oakland on May 15th. Ora Cogan's approach to songwriting melds traditional, experimental, and psychedelic

This Saturday, May 9th, at 9PM, The Genderwave will be hosting a collection of local sound makers improvising on the airwaves for KALX Live! Tune in to learn just what we have in store with The Reliant Twister Exporter.

Since the 2022 Dobbs decision, the legal and social fabric of reproductive rights has shifted dramatically. On the next Fiat Lux Redux, Tuesday, May 12 at 9 AM, Arneta Rogers, Executive Director of UC Berkeley Law's Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice

On Thursday, April 30th at 2pm, Dog Gamut speaks with Swedish singer-songwriter, José González, ahead of his two upcoming sold out Bay Area shows at The Castro Theatre on May 3rd and Bimbo's 365 on May 4th. González's latest album, Against the

Join Sex 14's on Thursday, April 30th at 11am when he speaks with Oliver Wood of Grammy-nominated progressive Americana trio, The Wood Brothers, ahead of their show at The Fillmore in SF on May 5th. If you’re searching for insights into

On Sunday, May 24th, join KALX at Sweetwater Music Hall for a night with Jamaican dancehall reggae pioneer; King Yellowman. Additional event information can be found at the venues website here. Yellowman was born Winston Foster in Negril, Jamaica, in

Tune in on Sunday, April 26th at 1pm PST to hear a conversation between Frontal Lobe and JustinTuân Smith, executive producer on the feature documentary, Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon. Making its long-awaited Bay Area premiere at Doclands Film Festival in San

Tune in, turn on, and freak out on Saturday, May 2nd at 9pm when Durty Whyte Boots play KALX Live! Since 2016, San Francisco’s Durty Whyte Boots have been keeping one of rock ’n’ roll’s greatest traditions, the “girl group”, alive

Polly Vinyl is your host for the May 16th round of KALX Live! featuring The Vaxxines who will throw a performance at you, followed by an interview, with stops in the Live! archives throughout the show. The Vaxxines are a

Dog Gamut recently sat down with Nashville based singer-songwriter, Devon Gilfillian, ahead of his performance at The Warfield in SF on April 24th.  Tune in on Thursday, April 23rd at 4pm to hear their conversation. Forged through the extreme highs