Oakland rock sextet Last Planet takes over the KALX studio on this week's edition of KALX Live! starting at 9pm on July 29th. Following up 2021's Petrichor, the band has been sampling new music all summer long with more singles on the way. Tune in to hear what else they have in the works and preview their upcoming August 4th show at Neck of the Woods in San Francisco.
News Archive
ON THE AIR
Sunday, July 30th - 3:00pm
Posted on 7/26/2023
Time to relax with your favorite libation and soak in the tropical sounds of surf, Hawaiian slack key, lounge, calypso, cumbia, highlife, samba and so much more. Join your travel guides in paradise, Poindexter and ((echoplex)) for their annual Explorer's Cove special on Sunday, July 30th @ 3pm until 6pm.
ON THE AIR
Saturday, July 29th - 3:00pm
Posted on 7/26/2023
Join Amazing Grace on Saturday, July 29th @ 3PM when she speaks with Rent Romus & Lily Taylor ahead of their performances for this year's Outsound New Music Summit at the Berkeley Finnish Hall (July 28th - July 31st).
ON THE AIR
Tuesday, July 25th - 12:00pm
Posted on 7/24/2023
On Tuesday 7/25, Taiwanese-American writer Ed Lin will be joining Tiger Lily on KALX from noon-3pm. He discovered punk rock as a teenager working at his family's downmarket New Jersey motel and will be sharing some musical selections that shaped his life on the show.
ON THE AIR
Monday, July 24th - 8:30am
Posted on 7/22/2023
On Monday, July 24th @ 8:30AM Renée Black interviews Paris oi punk band, Squelette.
The band recently completed their first US tour in support of their debut album, Fin de Partie on Primator Crew / Shoom Records. Tune in to hear their stories from the road and the music scene in Paris, France!
KALX NEWS BITS
Friday, August 11th - 12:00pm
Posted on 7/20/2023
Cal undergraduates interested in a 2-unit Berkeley Discovery Internship producing a biweekly public affairs show at KALX should apply by Friday August 11 at 12 noon for this unique opportunity. Contact General Manager Tim Lynch at generalmanager@kalx.berkeley.edu with any questions you might have, or see the course listing at https://classes.berkeley.edu/content/2023-fall-hum-197-001-int-001
WEBLOG
Posted on 7/19/2023
Once a year for the past decade, flamboyantly dressed punks, goths and hippies descend on a sleepy Oakland park. Casual basketballers and nurses on break are replaced by hipster food trucks, 2 stages, and throngs of counter-culture music lovers.
ON THE AIR
Thursday, July 20th - 4:00pm
Posted on 7/14/2023
DJ Massari recently sat down with Marc Dwyer of Sydney, Australia darkwave project, Buzz Kull. Tune in on Thursday, July 20th @ 4PM to hear their conversation.
Marc Dwyer’s Buzz Kull project has been steadily building steam over the last few years, and a new record on Avant! and an upcoming U.S. tour are doing a good job of placing the Australian-born producer in the midst of the current EBM and darkwave milieus.
ON THE AIR
Monday, July 17th - 2:00pm
Posted on 7/14/2023
Join Rare Earth on Monday, July 17th @ 2PM to hear his recent conversation with L.A. based musician, Eddie Chacon.
ON THE AIR
Monday, July 17th - 10:00am
Posted on 7/14/2023
Tune in on Monday, July 17th @ 10AM to hear Sex 14's speak with Grammy winning producer and artist, Joe Henry, ahead of his show at the Swedish American Hall in SF on July 22nd.
