10:00 PM Pacific Time: Thursdays
A freeform mix of music, ranging from singer-songwriter folk and surprising back-catalog rock ’n’ roll to avant-garde jazz and improvisation, with unexpected forays into everything in between and beyond. Bits of comedy, international sounds, and contemporary and postmodern classical composition crop up now and then, and local and touring musicians stop by frequently for conversations and fully produced in-studio concerts. Hosted by Derk Richardson.
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Singer-songwriter Monica Pasqual joins host Derk Richardson in the performance studio, with Tony Ferro engineering. At the piano, she sings five songs, including several from her new album, You Can’t Kill Light. The album and tickets to Pasqual’s October 19th CD release concert at the Freight & Salvage are among the thank-you premiums offered for pledges … Continued
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From singer-songwriters to avant-garde jazz; old faves, new voices, and live performances. With host Derk Richardson.
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From singer-songwriters to avant-garde jazz; old faves, new voices, and live performances. With host Derk Richardson.
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Grex — Karl Evangelista and Rei Scampavio — play seven original songs in the KPFA performance studio. And music explorer and producer Ian Brennan talks about his latest projects, including a new album by The Good Ones from Rwanda, and a new book, Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth.
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
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Bay Area singer-songwriter Ariel Wang and her band–Lewis Patzner, cello; Terrell Liedstrand, mandolin and vocals; Tim DeCillis, drums; Kevin Gordon, bass; Matt Montgomery, violin; Vicky Perenyi, violin; Jacob Hansen-Joseph, viola–perform live in the KPFA studio. Singer-songwriter Briget Boyle (True Life Trio, Kitka) sings three songs as well. Wang’s new album, Bridges, will be issued on September … Continued
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
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From singer-songwriters to avant-garde jazz; old faves, new voices, and live performances. With host Derk Richardson.
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From singer-songwriters to avant-garde jazz; old faves, new voices, and live performances. With host Derk Richardson.
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The Hear and Now 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 by founding drummer Jon Krosnick, … Continued
