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Album Reviews of 2019
Albums That Graced the Station in 2019
Posted on 1/8/2020

With hundred of albums circulating through the station every week, the ones that stay get reviewed by volunteers before they make their way onto the airwaves. 2019 brought us an incredible wave of new music, along with reissues that remind us that some records are not to be overlooked. KALX volunteers Chandler Le Francis and Keesan Nam discuss 3 albums they enoyed from the past year in detail below:

Laurie Spiegel - Unseen Worlds (Scarlet Records)
Genre: Electronic Avant-Garde

Written by Chandler Le Francis

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WEBLOG
2019: A Year In Concerts//Carmen Llerena
2019: A Year in Concerts
Posted on 1/7/2020

A note from the directors:

Live music has always gifted a unique experience to every individual in its presence. As someone who frantically searches for the right answer to the question what’s the best concert you’ve ever been to and ends up listing a dozen different shows for a dozen different reasons, it has only become more apparent that it is not only impossible, but unfair, to try and find a “right” answer when the artists, the instruments, the venue, the genre, the crowd and more all take part in the ritual of attending a show.

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ON THE AIR
Amazon Watch
Amazon Watch on Method to the Madness
Friday, January 17th - 12:00pm
Posted on 1/6/2020

On Method to the Madness, Friday, Jabuary 17th @ 12PM, host Lisa Kiefer speaks with Leila Salazar-Lopez, the Executive Director of Amazon Watch, a non-profit based in Oakland that works to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin.  Just back from the COP25 Climate Summit in Madrid, she will be discussing how government policies for economic development are causing destruction, fires, and violence in the Amazon Region.

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ON THE AIR
Jeanines
Jeanines Performance & Interview
Wednesday, January 8th - 4:00pm
Posted on 1/3/2020

Join DJ Poindexter on Wednesday, January 8th @ 4PM when she hosts Brooklyn pop duo, Jeanines, ahead of their Oakland performance at The Starline Social Club later the same night.

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ON THE AIR
The Take//Heather Roberts
The Take Interview
Sunday, January 5th - 11:00am
Posted on 1/3/2020

On Sunday, January 5th @ 11AM, DJ Renee Black speaks with NYC based hardcore // punk // oi! band, The Take.

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KALX NEWS BITS
UCB Students!! It's Time to Join KALX!
Monday, February 10th - 3:00pm to Friday, February 14th - 6:00pm
Posted on 1/2/2020

Join the greatest radio station in the world! 

If you missed our informational session but you are still interested in volunteering at KALX this semester please come to one of our General Orientations, happening February 10th through February 14th. You will learn all about how KALX runs and the different departments you can work in. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

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ON THE AIR
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Topographies on KALX Live
Saturday, January 4th - 9:00pm
Posted on 1/1/2020

Tune in Saturday, January 4th @9PM for for SF-based Tophographies hosted by DJ Matsu on KALX Live!

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OUT and ABOUT
Chadwick Stokes & the Pintos
KALX Co-Announce: Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos @ Cornerstone
Saturday, January 11th - 7:00pm
Posted on 12/29/2019

KALX presents Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos live at Cornerstone in Berkeley, CA on Saturday, January 11th.

 w/ Daniel Rodriguez

 Tickets $25 In Advance / $30 Day of Show

Doors 7PM / Show 8PM

All Ages

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OUT and ABOUT
this year sucked v
KALX Co-Announce: This Year Sucked V @ 924 Gilman
Saturday, December 28th - 3:00pm
Posted on 12/26/2019

Join KALX on Saturday, December 28th for 924 Gilman's 5th annual This Year Sucked Fest.
Doors open @ 3PM.  Show goes all the way to 11:30PM.

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ON THE AIR
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Will Bernard Interview
Wednesday, December 18th - 3:30pm
Posted on 12/17/2019

On Wednesday, December 18th @ 3:30PM, The Muse hosts Berkeley native jazz guitarist & band leader, Will Bernard, for a live in-studio interview ahead of his show later the same evening at The Ivy Room in Albany.

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