On Friday, October 11th @ 12PM, Method to the Madness host Lisa Kiefer speaks with Ashley Grosh, COO of PIPS Rewards (Positive Impact Points), a benefit corporation using a tracking platform that rewards users with points that are converted to an earned 'currency’ of change, redeemable for verifiable daily life behaviors that benefit the planet, community
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ON THE AIR
Wednesday, October 2nd - 6:00am
Posted on 9/30/2019
On Wednesday, October 2nd @ 6AM, your travel guides in paradise, DJ Poindexter and DJ ((echoplex)), bid a fond farewell to summer as they embark on their fourth annual Exotic Expedition. Tune in and soak up the tropical sounds of exotica, surf, Hawaiian slack key, calypso, cumbia, and so much more.
Illustration Credit: Evan Crankshaw
ON THE AIR
Saturday, October 5th - 9:00pm
Posted on 9/28/2019
Tune in Saturday, October 5th @ 9PM for a live performance and interview with local emo outfit Adult School on KALX Live! hosted by DJ yan yan.
ON THE AIR
Sunday, September 29th - 11:00am
Posted on 9/26/2019
DJ Helen Earth recently hung out with Fort Lauderdale, FL based hardcore punk band, Gouge Away, when they passed through Oakland as part of the Vans Spirit Of DIY tour. Tune in on Sunday, September 29th @ 11AM to hear the interview.
ON THE AIR
Sunday, September 29th - 2:00pm
Posted on 9/26/2019
On Sunday, September 29th @ 2PM, DJ Nickel Hardaway speaks with Dutch singer-songwriter, Benny Sings.
Benny Sings released City Pop, his sixth album and first for Stones Throw in February 2019. With his signing to Stones Throw, he joins the label’s roster of artists — such as Jerry Paper and Mild High Club — in making music at the intersection of jazz, AOR, R&B and soul.
WEBLOG
Posted on 9/26/2019
On a typical sleepy Thursday, Sharon Van Etten performed a powerhouse opening set before Bon Iver took the stage at the Chase Center on 9/12.
Written by Makaila Heifner
ON THE AIR
Friday, September 27th - 12:00pm
Posted on 9/24/2019
Tune in to Method to the Madness on Friday, Setptember 27th @ 12PM as host Ali Nazar interviews Larry Norris, cofounder of Decriminalize Nature, the organization behind the recently passed Oakland city council measure that decriminalizes magic mushrooms.
WEBLOG
Posted on 9/23/2019
Last July, KALXer Kat attended Burger Boogaloo with a notebook and a camera. Here's her take on where the festivals falls within the social and political landscape of Oakland in 2019.
ON THE AIR
Saturday, September 28th - 5:30pm
Posted on 9/22/2019
Tune in to Film Close-Ups this Saturday, September 28, @ 5:30PM when we welcome animator and effects legend Phil Tippett (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) to the studio to discuss his animated shorts, "MAD GOD" parts 1-3, which will be screening as part of the Drunken Film Fest Oakland. Additionally, he will be joined by festival director Arlin Golden to discuss the background and philosophy of the Drunken Film Fest.
ON THE AIR
Saturday, September 28th - 9:00pm
Posted on 9/22/2019
Pull on your boots for another edition of KALX Live! This Saturday, September 28th @ 9PM for San Francisco based Oi!/ street punk/ hardcore band, The Complicators, hosted by Renee Black. Since their burst onto the scene in 2016, these guys have played hard and fast with an "in your face" attitude, blasting the struggles of the working class and fighting back with words of strength, which can be heard
