The Hear and Now

The Hear and Now

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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The Hear and Now Presents Todd Sickafoose’s Tiny Resistors – April 10, 2014

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Led by bassist/composer Todd Sickafoose, Tiny Resistors includes violinist Jenny Scheinman, clarinetist Ben Goldberg, cornet player Kirk Knuffke, guitarist Adam Levy, pianist Erik Deutsch, accordionist Rob Reich, and drummer Allison Miller–an all-star band of New York and West Coast musicians versed in jazz, folk, pop, and improvised music. Hosted by Derk Richardson, they perform live … Continued

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Undercover Presents Graceland visits the Hear and Now – April 3, 2014

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Producer Lyz Luke and musicians Bill Baird, Fely Tchaco, and members of Afrofunk Experience and Midtown Social visit “The Hear and Now” and talk with Derk Richardson about Undercover Presents and Faultline Studios’ latest cover-version production, Paul Simon’s Graceland. Tune in for interviews, live in-studio performances, music from the CD (and the artists’ CDs), and … Continued

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The Hear and Now Presents Patchy Sanders – March 20, 2014

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Following its Wednesday-night gig at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Patchy Sanders hangs around Berkeley and plays a live set on The Hear and Now, with Derk Richardson. The neo-folk band’s members include: sisters Dani (banjo, harp) and Jacqui Aubert (vocals), their partners Ian Van Ornum (mandolin, bouzouki) and Dan Sherrill (guitar, banjo, mandolin), and friends Sara Wilbur (violin, viola), Eric Jones (upright bass), and Alex Patterson (drums & percussion). There’s … Continued

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The Hear and Now Presents the Broken Shadows Family Band – February 27, 2014

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What do you get when you combine trumpet, upright bass, tambura, global percussion (tupan drum, derbekki, riqq), and vocals? It’s the Broken Shadows Family Band, brought together by trumpeter, composer, singer Darren Johnston (The Nice Guy Trio, Cylinder, Meklit Hadero, Brass Menazeri, The Gonifs). And since their “internationalist folk songs” can’t be pigeonholed, you’ll just … Continued