Penny Royal catches up with bass player cum banjo player, JD Pinkus, best known for his work with the Butthole Surfers and the Melvins. These days Pinkus is popping shrooms in his new Appalachian home, bangin' on the banjo and spending time with his wife and dog.
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Tune in to The Graduates this Tuesday @ 9AM for an interview with Emily Lam and Kaitlin Allen from the Department of Integrative Biology. Emily and Kaitlin are both members of the Vázquez-Medina lab, and they share a common interest in the physiology of marine mammals. Kaitlin wants to know why seals are so good at diving, and Emily wants to know how an increasingly stressful world is affecting the health of seals and whales.
DJ Renée Black recently sat down with singer, Amy Taylor, of Melbourne based rock band, Amyl And The Sniffers. Tune in on Friday, May 6th @ 5PM to hear their conversation about the band's new album, Comfort To Me, Sharpies subculture, and MULLETS!

Tune in on Thursday, May 5th @ 12pm (noon) to hear DJ Nickel Hardaway in conversation with author, Dan Charnas, ahead of his appearance at this year's Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley this Saturday. Together, they will discuss Charnas' New York Times bestseller, Dilla Time.

Join DJ Penny Royal this Friday, May 6th at 11:30AM as she hosts KP, singer and songwriter of Black Belt Eagle Scout.

Join DJ Little Citrus on Thursday, May 5th @ 10AM when she speaks with Adam Olenius of Stockholm based indie outfit, Shout Out Louds.

On Monday, May 9th @ 1PM DJ Rare Earth speaks with up and coming El Monte, CA based garage-rock trio, The Red Pears.

DJ Jon the Reptilian recently spoke with Bay Area based singer-songwriter, THAO (formerly of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down), ahead of her upcoming show on Saturday, May 7th at The Fillmore in SF. Tune in on Friday, May 6th @ 10am to hear their conversation.

Tune in Friday, April 29th @ 10am as Cherry Pie sits down with Bri (keyboard, synths, saxophone) from the NYC based band indie rock band Crumb. They chat Coachella, touring their latest record, working with producer Jonathan Rado (Foxygen) and Bri’s desert island record selection.

Saturday April 30 - 9:00 PM
This week on the “KALX Live!” show DJ Cia Cia La Pirata welcomes The Bye Bye Blackbirds from Oakland. The band will perform a set that includes some tunes from their Spring ‘22 release “August Lightning Complex”.