At this time of year, each day there is more light. Though hardly noticeable, gradually we have longer days. So with any changes we make. Often whether making change in the structures of our society or in our personal lives, we need to start small. Host Marlena Willis explores how working with small changes can … Continued
By Lucy Kang, with help from Amanda Bloom KPFA News December 20, 2018 This is Part 2 in a series exploring the influx of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border in Tijuana. Check out Part 1 here. The current American legal framework on asylum and refugees has its roots in 1975, when … Continued
On Friday evening, December 14th, long-time KPFA gospel music programmer Emmit Powell passed away. Born in Tallahassee, Florida, Powell came to the San Francisco Bay Area after serving in the United States Air Force. His radio career began at KPOO-FM in San Francisco in 1973. By 1975, Powell had became the gospel music programmer on … Continued
By Lucy Kang, with help from April Newman KPFA News December 12, 2018 (Names have been changed and/or omitted to protect the security of the migrants.) Central American migrants line up outside a car carrying bags full of clothes. The car pulls up outside the gates of El Barretal, a nightclub venue on … Continued
Stayed tuned in to KPFA at 10 p.m. after Bonnie Simmons and Derk Richardson co-host a two-hour fund-drive special that starts at 8 p.m., and hear singer-songwriter Scott Hirsch perform live in the studio. Familiar to Bay Area indie rock fans for his multi-instrumental work with The Court and Spark and Hiss Golden Messenger, Scott … Continued
Minutes 10-27-18
ELECTION TIMELINE Jan 18, 2019 Ballots sent to members. Mar 5, 2019 Election Period Ends. Mar 20, 2019 … Continued
Tune in to The Hear and Now at 10 p.m., right after The Bonnie Simmons Show, and listen to a conversation with, and dazzling fingerstyle guitar music by, Peppino D’Agostino. The Sicilian-born musician, a longtime Northern California resident, is widely recognized as an instrumental master, and he’ll play a few pieces live in the studio that … Continued
Myra Melford is one of the most important composers, pianists, and bandleaders in contemporary music. Tonight she discusses, with host Derk Richardson, the inspirations, strategies, and collaborations that shape her jazz-rooted music, especially as it manifests in her Snowy Egret ensemble, which has a new recording, The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12 Records), and will appear at … Continued
