KALX Weblog

 

Is listening to us over the airwaves just not enough for you to meet your daily dosage of KALX? Then get ready to see original writing, artwork, and photography brought to you regularly by KALX volunteers!

The Weblog will feature content like top-charting album reviews, local event coverage, and a behind-the-scenes look into the station. Learn more about what music is vibing with our DJs, get to know our artistic side through featured designs, and get a heads up on what events we’re looking forward to in the future.

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Weblog Posts

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Berkeley-based Indie Rock Outfit Chammeili Turns Introspective with New Album Icy Blue
Posted on 12/14/2022

Album Review by Mia Call, photos by Addie Briggs.

If this Bay Area winter has taught us anything, it's that when it rains, it pours. Luckily, on December 8th, Berkeley-based indie artist Chammeili released the perfect soundtrack for an overcast East Bay Sunday. Icy Blue distills the hushed, cool quality of singer Kaamya Sharma’s voice with reserved acoustics and unsettling lyrics. Released on El-Cerrito based label Lavasocks, Chammeili’s debut takes a quieter, more haunting approach to youth than any of the band’s previous songs.

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Wallice at the Rickshaw.
Wallice Delivers a Stellar Performance at Rickshaw Stop
Posted on 12/14/2022

Review by Mia Call, photos by Sophia Risin.

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Wyatt Shears of The Garden.
Show Review: The Garden and Machine Girl at the Regency
Posted on 12/21/2022

Review by Lola Glendenning, Photos by Addie Briggs.

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Sara of Tegan and Sara at the Fillmore.
Tegan and Sara Bring Music and Community to the Fillmore
Posted on 12/12/2022

Review by Shae Lake, Photos by Jaida Berkheimer

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Jeremiah Green of Modest Mouse.
Modest Mouse Perform The Lonesome Crowded West for Oakland’s Fox Theatre and the fans loved every bit of it
Posted on 1/23/2023

Photos by Joanne Park and review by Salma Sarkis.

Modest Mouse celebrated the 25th anniversary of their album, The Lonesome Crowded West, in Oakland’s Fox Theatre on November 30th. The album was released in 1997, when the members of the band were in their early twenties. Unlike their more recent albums, the tracks themselves have a distinct youthfulness to them, filled with more angst, shouting and confusion.

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Pop-Punk Pantheon: PUP, Joyce Manor, and Pool Kids at the Regency Ballroom
Posted on 3/15/2023

Review by Walker Price, photos by Sophia Risin

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Deafhaven at the UC Theater
Fiddlehead and Deafheaven rock Homesick Fest Night Two
Posted on 1/27/2023

Review and photos by Mia Call.

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Fossora album art
From the mind of Björk spawns Fossora
Posted on 1/31/2023

Photo by Viðar Logi, review by Jackie Greene

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Steve Lacy at the Fox Theater
Steve Lacy's Performance at the Fox Falls Flat of Audience Expectations
Posted on 2/24/2023

On February 16th, alternative R&B artist Steve Lacy brought out a crowd rivaling that of the population of a small nation. Packed like sardines in Oakland’s Fox Theater, this sold-out show attracted fans from far and wide hoping to catch a glimpse of gen-z’s latest prince of indie pop. Following a tour plagued with criticism, Lacy provided not only his signature blend of jazz inspired R&B, but also a candid glimpse into the mind, ego, and personality of the icon himself.

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White Reaper
From Shoegaze to Hard Rock: A Great Wednesday Night at August Hall with Taipei Houston, Narrow Head, and White Reaper
Wednesday, February 22nd - 8:00pm
Posted on 2/28/2023

Last Wednesday, the 22nd of February, I arrived at August Hall for the White Reaper show, with Taipei Houston and Narrow Head opening. This was my first time attending a show as a member of KALX and I wanted to do my due diligence, so I showed up almost an hour early which in retrospect was probably overkill. I had just recently signed up to cover this show, so I prepared myself by listening to a couple of the top songs from each band that was going to perform. I was not disappointed.

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