KPFA LSB minutes Nov 4 2017
KPFA LSB minutes Nov 4 2017
Front Country Performs Live Wed. 2/14/18 on KPFA’s Dead To The World
Now based in Nashville, Front Country began in the East Bay and quickly gained national notice by winning the band contests at RockyGrass in 2011 and Telluride Bluegrass 2012. Their 2014 release Sake of the Sound and their 2017 release Other Love Songs, both wound up on many Top Ten albums of the year list. They return … Continued
RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRATION AND ICE RAIDS
RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRATION AND ICE RAIDS Rapid Response Phone Numbers A reminder to ONLY use these numbers for CONFIRMED raids or personal attacks. These numbers were put out by the National Lawyers Guild SF Bay Area Chapter: Alameda County-(510) 241-4011 San Francisco County- (415) 200-1548 San Mateo County- (203) NOMIGRA (203-666-4472) Santa Clara County- (408) … Continued
Rapid Response Phone Numbers for ICE Raids
RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRATION AND ICE RAIDS Rapid Response Phone Numbers A reminder to ONLY use these numbers for CONFIRMED raids or personal attacks. These numbers were put out by the National Lawyers Guild SF Bay Area Chapter: Alameda County-(510) 241-4011 San Francisco County- (415) 200-1548 San Mateo County- (203) NOMIGRA (203-666-4472) Santa Clara County- (408) … Continued
Lewis Sawyer 1930 ~ 2018
Our colleague Lewis O. Sawyer Jr. has died at the age of 87. His health had been deteriorating of late and he died at a doctor’s visit. Lewis was a dedicated KPFA apprentice and music programmer. He hosted Early Morning Music with The Experience Collective previously titled, The Lewis Sawyer Experience. Lewis had a magnificent voice and … Continued
Tom Heyman performs live on The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, January 18
Singer-songwriter/guitarist Tom Heyman makes a return visit to the Hear and Now on the heels of the release of his fourth solo album, the pub-rock-inspired Show Business, Baby. Heyman launched his music career in the 1980s in Philadelphia, in the band Go to Blazes. Since moving to San Francisco in 1998, he has played with … Continued
Cognitive Disabilities
An informative program about the distinct disabilities of autism and cognitive disorders with two disability advocates. Austin Tam will discuss his observations and insights about cognitive disorders and disability in the Asian/Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community. Tam attended the California Renters Power Assembly and helped organize the “Making the Invisible Visible” Disability Summit in Alameda … Continued
Darren Johnston’s Bye Bye Bartok performs live on The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, January 11, 2018
Darren Johnston, the iconoclastic Canadian-born Bay Area trumpeter has appeared on The Hear and Now in the past with The Nice Guy Trio and his Broken Shadows band. Tonight he returns with his Bye Bye Bartok quartet, which includes Matt Renzi (clarinet, English horn, tenor sax), Adam Shulman (piano), and Eric Vogler (upright bass). The … Continued
The Fate of KPFA
First and foremost we want all our supporters and listeners to know your donations over the last few years have been used to improve KPFA’s operations and to update our website and the technical tools of the trade. KPFA is reaching its goals, paying our bills and expanding our operation. It is your support that … Continued