Tune in on Friday, December 10th @ 10AM to hear DJ Jon The Reptilian speak with guitarist/vocalist, Kid Congo Powers.
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Tune in to The Graduates this Tuesday @ 9AM to meet Daniella Lake, our latest host and an undergraduate in the Department of Media Studies.

On Saturday, December 4th @ 9AM, DJ Velvet Einstein speaks with award-winning performer of the 16-string đàn tranh (zither) and Emmy Award-winning composer, Vân-Ánh Võ, ahead of her live performance at Zellerbach Playhouse this Saturday evening.

Tune in on Thursday, December 2nd @ 10AM to hear DJ Cherry Pie speak with Bay Area based band, Cold Beat.
Cold Beat is Hannah Lew, Kyle King, Sean Monaghan, and Luciano Talpini Aita. Since 2012, the band has released 5 full length albums including their latest effort, War Garden.

Join DJ Velvet Einstein on Tuesday, November 30th @ 11:45AM when he speaks with prominent Persian vocalist, Mahsa Vahdat, ahead of her live performance with Kronos Quartet this Thursday evening at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley.
Tune in to learn about how Vahdat sets Iranian poetry to music, her journey from Iran to the United States, and her love of the Berkeley Rose Garden at twilight.

On Saturday, November 27th @ 12PM (noon), DJ Surface Tension airs his recent interview with singer // poet // writer // actress // icon, Lydia Lunch.
Lydia Lunch has spent decades trolling through the sub/terranean sick-home black & blues creating a schizophrenic musical legacy which loops from shrill No Wave to bludgeoning Hard Rock, from smoky Jazz Noir and illustrated word to macabre Psychedelia.

Tune in to The Graduates this Tuesday for an interview with Urte Laukaityte from the Department of Philosophy. Urte considers her views on philosophy a little outside the traditional approach to field.

Join DJ Just Like Other Girls on Saturday, November 20th @ 2PM to hear her recent interview with Joel Amey of UK rock band, Wolf Alice.
Wolf Alice is a rock band from North London, UK formed in 2010. The lineup consists of Ellie Rowsell (vocals, guitar), Joff Oddie (guitar), Theo Ellis (bass), and Joel Amey (drums).

North Gate Radio, a feature news program produced by students of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, returns to the KALX on air schedule Thursday mornings from 9:00a-9:30AM through December 9th.

On Friday, November 19th @ 6:30PM DJ Surface Tension will speak with guitarist/vocalist Alex Edkins from the Toronto based band, METZ.