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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Photo of Triathalon. Credit: Elle Henriksen
Show Review: Triathalon @ Swedish American Music Hall on 11/3
Posted on 11/13/2018

Lo-fi pop dream world

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The Gooms at The Yard (October 26th)
Interview Highlight: The Gooms
Posted on 12/5/2018

On the weekend of October 25th/26th, L.A.-based garage/surf rock band The Gooms came up to the Bay Area, playing back-to-back shows at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco and at The Yard in Berkeley. I had a chance to catch up with them on a sunny Sunday morning after they were riding high from two incredible shows.

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Photo of The Internet. Credit: Elle Henriksen
Show Review: The Internet @ Fox Theater on 10/22
Posted on 12/7/2018

Everyone’s Family at The Internet

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Photo of Overcoats. Credit: Adrienne Lee
Show Review: Overcoats @ The Warfield on 11/3
Posted on 12/5/2018

New York’s Overcoats blanket the Warfield with soothing harmonies and billowing beats.

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Photo of Hablot Brown. Credit: Elle Henriksen
Show Review: Hablot Brown @ Slim's on 11/11
Posted on 12/7/2018

Forget the overdone DIY lo-fi and surf punk grunge scene because neo soul band Hablot Brown is about to take over.

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Show Review: Justus Proffit & Jay Som @ Starline Social Club on 11/30
Posted on 12/11/2018

An excited buzz lingered in the air as a large and bustling crowd waited for Oakland native Jay Som, aka Melina Duterte, and Los Angeles based musician Justus Proffit to take the stage for a sold out show at the Starline Social Club in Oakland on November 30th, 2018. This was the first stop on Duterte and Proffit’s tour together to promote their new collaborative five-track EP titled Nothing’s Changed.

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Interview Highlight: East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest
Posted on 12/11/2018

KALX volunteer Elie Katzenson had the opportunity to interview East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest (EBABZ) organizers Maira McDermott and June Hong on Method to the Madness before the event took place. Get the scoop on their discussion of the importance of zines and zine-making, inclusive art events, and the ins and outs of organizing the festival.

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Show Review: Tenacious D @ the Fox Theater on 12/17
Posted on 1/4/2019

On December 17th, 2018 KALX volunteer Stormy Phoenix saw Tenacious D at the Fox Theater in Oakland. Read her take on the eccentric performance the group put on.

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Yonatan Gat Bandcamp Photo
Interview Highlight: Yonatan Gat
Posted on 1/10/2019

The Pencil Sharpener spoke with a possibly maybe majorly gifted guitarist heretofore known as Yonatan Gat on the shores of Lake Perris on a stormy Friday during the Desert Daze festival in October of 2018. This is what they talked about:

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Interview Highlight: Meg Remy (U.S. Girls)
Posted on 1/12/2019

Earlier this Spring, Velvet Einstein interviewed Meg Remy from U.S. Girls during her tour stop in San Francisco. Together they discussed Remy’s evolution of her creative process, the influence of Springsteen on her work, as well as a theory for plastic surgery resulting from fear of death.

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