Laboring quite contently in obscurity for the past 50 years, guitarist Kinloch Nelson is riding a minor wave of recognition with the release of Partly on Time: Recordings 1968 – 1970 on the Tompkins Square Records label. Tune in at 10 p.m. when he joins host Derk Richardson in the KPFA Performance Studio to play … Continued
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
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
Spring Fund Drive In May we had our Spring Fundraiser with the theme of The Next 70 Years, continuing the promotion KPFA’s 70th anniversary. It was a long 18-day drive that ended 100k short of the 550k goal but we kept our promise to our listeners and didn’t extend. Summer Fund Drive … Continued
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
Guest: Amitov Ghosh, author of Gun Island
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
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/
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
