Celebrating the release of Sprig, his latest album of solo guitar (and ukulele), Gyan Riley performs in the KPFA studio, hosted by Derk Richardson. Tony Ferro will engineer the live concert-and-interview broadcast. The son of legendary composer/pianist Terry Riley, Gyan recorded this new work at Harrison House in Joshua Tree, CA, a studio renowned for its … Continued
Host Derk Richardson welcomes the return of fingerstyle guitarist Duck Baker–to the Bay Area, where he lived for many years before moving to England, and to KPFA. Stefan Grossman, who knows a thing or three about playing the instrument, says, “Duck Baker is a true genius of the guitar.” Over the past year or two, Baker … Continued
Guitarist John Schott, bassist Dan Seamans, and drummer John Hanes are the Actual Trio, and they’ll be celebrating the release of their second CD, Act II, with a concert at the Back Room in Berkeley on Friday, February 23. First, they’ll perform their original jazz, based on Schott’s compositions, live on The Hear and Now, hosted … Continued
It’s week five of The Hear and Now’s six-week marathon of live music from the KPFA studio, and we feature the Berkeley Choro Ensemble–flutist Jane Lenoir, clarinetist/saxophonist Harvey Wainapel, percussionist Brian Rice, and guitarist Ricardo Peixoto. The ensemble will celebrate the release of its album, The View from Here, in a concert Saturday, Feb. 10, at … Continued
In the fourth installment of a six-week marathon of live in-studio concerts on “The Hear and Now,” Jenna Mammina, vocals, and Rolf Sturm, guitar, return to KPFA to share the intimate magic of their duets. They’ll perform songs from their two albums, “Spark” and “Begin to Dance,” and perhaps throw in some surprises. In … Continued
The East Bay indie rock band Felsen is celebrating the release of its fifth album, Blood Orange Moon, with a show at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco on Friday, February 2, at 9 p.m. KPFA listeners get a sneak preview with a live in-studio concert on “The Hear and Now,” hosted … Continued
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
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
In advance of her concerts at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, Dec. 29 & 30, singer-songwriter Vienna Teng will perform live on The Hear and Now in the KPFA performance studio, hosted by Derk Richardson. The Northern California native and former software engineer has recorded five albums, plus collaborations with Alex Wong and Tanya … Continued
On the winter solstice, after a few appropriate songs for the changing of the seasons, host Derk Richardson will remember beloved man-of-all-reeds (and other instruments) Ralph Carney, who died last Saturday at the age of 61, after a fall at his home in Portland, Oregon. The Akron, Ohio native, and San Francisco resident for 28 … Continued
