This Friday night, 12/30/2022, at 11:59pm, KALX's weekly jazz show Round Midnight presents an hour of jazz versions of classical compositions by Bach, Hindemith, Dvorak, Mozart, Debussy, Babbit, and more. These recordings range from 1937 till a few years ago, some lightly tweaking the compositions and some really reworking things. DJ Amazing Grace (10 years of piano lessons) curates.
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ON THE AIR
Friday, December 30th - 11:59pm to Saturday, December 31st - 1:00am
Posted on 12/26/2022
ON THE AIR
Saturday, December 31st - 9:00pm to Sunday, January 1st - 12:00am
Posted on 12/23/2022
For over a decade now, tradition has (almost always) dictated that the last KALX Live! show of the year is the RetroSpectacular— that special night when the crew takes a heartfelt look back at the impressive assemblage of diverse artists who guested on the program during the entire year.
This year the show falls on New Year’s Eve, so there’s gonna be a festive party mood!
Spend your NYE with host Cia Cia La Pirata & the KALX Live! gang as we present this 3-hour extravaganza overflowing with carefully curated, bite-sized excerpts from a ton of performances that all took place in 2022.
ON THE AIR
Saturday, December 24th - 9:00pm
Posted on 12/22/2022
Five Pines began in 2012 and is an eclectic adventure about growing up in California. The songs are visual cues that capture the grit of life's eccentricity. 'Spice of Life' is the second album in the collection that explores deeper compositional writing. The first album "The Long Hot Summer of 8-Tracks and 74 LTD' garnered appreciation from the guitar community. Songs like Bonanza in B&W, Psychic Factory and Taking Care of Business in a Wintery Minnesota show a range of styles all within each song. Kevin WIlliams is the main composer and is a music geek obsessed with all things guitar.
ON THE AIR
Friday, December 23rd - 12:00pm
Posted on 12/22/2022
Tune in on Friday, December 23rd at 12pm to hear Catatonic and DJ Beast Monster Thing in conversation with Jeff Rosenstock and Laura Stevenson before they hit the stage at Bottom of the Hill in SF on November 18th, on a tour aptly named "playing some Neil Young songs and also some other songs."
WEBLOG
Posted on 12/21/2022
Review by Lola Glendenning, Photos by Addie Briggs.
ON THE AIR
Friday, December 16th - 2:00pm
Posted on 12/15/2022
Tune in on Friday, December 16th @ 2PM to hear DJ Videosyncrasy speak with London based duo, Jockstrap.
When Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye make music as Jockstrap, the process and result has one definition: pure modern pop alchemy.
ON THE AIR
Saturday, December 17th - 9:00pm
Posted on 12/14/2022
Things are getting sticky on KALX Live this Saturday, Dec.17th at 9pm as Penny Royal hosts Oakland art rockers Gumby's Junk! This power trio will channel their surrealist sound across the KALX airwaves with a live performance and interview. Listeners can expect this creative crew to bust out songs from their latest release, Apple House.
WEBLOG
Posted on 12/14/2022
Review by Mia Call, photos by Sophia Risin.
WEBLOG
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.
WEBLOG
Posted on 12/12/2022
Review by Shae Lake, Photos by Jaida Berkheimer
