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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Drab Majesty by Alex Brown
Interview Highlight: Drab Majesty
Posted on 7/2/2019

Last year, DJ Carlos Kowalski sat down for a chat with Deb DeMure and Mona D, the darkwave duo also known as Drab Majesty. After two years of near-constant touring, they recently retreated to Greece to record their upcoming album, Modern Mirror. It will be released in July 2019.


What were the origins of Drab Majesty?

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Show Review: Iceage @ The New Parish on 4/23
Posted on 7/9/2019

 Even the uncharacteristically hot weather could not keep Danish punk rock band Iceage away from the Bay Area for long. These post-punk rockers made a stop at The New Parish in Oakland, California on April 23, 2019 after playing two weekends at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Iceage has been touring since the release of their fourth studio album Beyondless, released on May 4, 2018 by Matador Records.

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Lavinia Sfetcu
Featured Design: July 2019
Posted on 7/19/2019

This month's Featured Design was created by new KALX volunteer Lavinia Sfetcu! 

Artist's Statement: This is my first design I've created since starting my journey as a KALX Volunteer! Essentially, my design is a self portrait. All the colors represent my pure excitement to start my volunteer work, along with the endless opportunities of friendships, new music, and creative productivity.

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Cage the Elephant by Carmen Llerena
Cage The Elephant Show Review @ Shoreline Amphitheater 7/16
Posted on 7/20/2019

On Tuesday, July 16th, the Shoreline Amphitheater presented a gift to the city of Mountain View.

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PUP Show Review and Interview Highlight @ the Fillmore 6/22
Posted on 7/13/2019

On Saturday, June 22nd at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Toronto-based punks PUP took to the Bay with loud catchy riffs, self-deprecating humor, and more than a little bit of a smug attitude regarding the outcome of the NBA finals. Here’s KALX volunteer Kat’s take after speaking with PUP’s guitarist Steve Sladkowski and watching/moshing the show.

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Bowling For Soup by Jessely Serrano
Show Review: Bowling For Soup @ UC Theater 7/25
Posted on 8/17/2019

Self-described as “Older, fatter, but still the greatest ever,” Bowling for Soup surged back from the 90s to hit hit Berkeley’s UC Theater.

Written By: Jessely Serrano A.K.A Reverend Twitch on the air

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BOCC by Noelle Fa-Kaji
Show Review: Better Oblivion Community Center @ Independent 8/11
Posted on 8/28/2019

Better Oblivion Community Center is as much a performance art piece as a band.

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Ceremony
Show Review: Ceremony, Pissed Jeans, Marissa Nadler, Choir Boy @ August Hall 8/23
Posted on 9/17/2019

Can Hardcore Have Keytar?

By Nick Tietjens

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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Interview Highlight
Posted on 9/20/2019

Hailing from the same place as Pond and Tame Impala, the Perth, Australia-based, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are an established psych-rock group whose trippy, electric riffs are about as distinct as their name.

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Sharon Van Etten: The Indie Rock Queen We Need
Posted on 9/26/2019

On a typical sleepy Thursday, Sharon Van Etten performed a powerhouse opening set before Bon Iver took the stage at the Chase Center on 9/12.

Written by Makaila Heifner

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