Guest: Andrej Grubacic, former teacher at the University of Rojava and is the founding Chair of Anthropology and Social Change at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Andrej talks with Mitch about Rojava the autonomous, mostly Kurdish region of Northeastern Syria. From Dissent magazine: “Turkey’s invasion of Rojava is not only a source of … Continued
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Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar Live on Sing Out with Larry Kelp
Sing Out, Wednesday Oct. 2, 10 p.m. on KPFA 94.1 FM and kpfa.org Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar Before their Thursday Cal Performances concert at Zellerbach Hall, the acclaimed gospel choir Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar perform live on “Sing Out,” hosted by Larry Kelp Atlanta gospel sensation Trey McLaughlin and … Continued
Oakland art-rock duo Grex performs live on The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, Sep. 19
Karl Evangelista (guitar, voice, percussion, electronics) and Rei Scampavia (keyboard, voice, percussion, electronics) are Grex. Their most recent album is Electric Ghost Parade, so you’ll probably hear some of that music as they play a live-broadcast in-studio concert, but they also promise to debut “some brand new slabs of explosive art rock and electronic sound.” … Continued
A Conversation on Climate Change, Bengali Folktales and Literature
Guest: Amitov Ghosh, author of Gun Island
Ariel Wang and Briget Boyle perform live on The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, September 12
Bay Area singer-songwriter, guitarist (and classical violinist) Ariel Wang is about to release a new album, Bridges, and celebrate it with a show at the Starry Plough in Berkeley on Saturday, Sep. 14. As a preview, she and her band–Lewis Patzner, cello; Terrell Liedstrand, mandolin and vocals; Tim DeCillis, drums; Kevin Gordon, bass; Matt Montgomery, violin; … Continued
Living/Dying project with Dale Borglum
Kris Welch speaks with Dale Borglum of the Living/Dying project about the new documentary on Ram Dass, Becoming Nobody and about Dale’s work offering spiritual support to people who are dying and that means all of us. More info at: https://www.livingdying.org/intro/
Talk It Out Radio, Sun, 9/1, 7pm: COMPANIONSHIP AND CONNECTION
Non Violent Communication can help us connect across differences but it can also help us more deeply experience the companionship and understanding that comes with being heard by others in similar situations. Host, Marlena Willis, is joined by members of her Chronic Illness and Disability Non Violent Communication Practice Group that happens on a conference … Continued
Tod Dickow with Charged Particles Play the Music of Michael Brecker on The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22
The Hear and Now, hosted by Derk Richardson, welcomes the Northern California jazz trio Charged Particles, with guest saxophonist Tod Dickow, to the KPFA performance studio for an in-studio concert, broadcast live and engineered by Tony Ferro. Formed in the early 1990s, and taking its name from a Chick Corea composition, the trio is anchored … Continued
Skip the Needle performs live on the air: The Hear and Now, 10 p.m., Thursday, August 15
The hard rocking, all-women Bay Area supergroup Skip the Needle joins host Derk Richardson in the KPFA performance studio for a live concert broadcast, with Tony Ferro engineering the sound. Katie Cash (guitar and vocals), Shelley Doty (guitar and vocals), Kofy Brown (drums and vocals), and Vicki Randle (bass, percussion, and vocals) [pictured above L-R] … Continued