The Hear and Now – November 14, 2013 at 10:00pm
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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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Halloween becomes a fright-filled, extended OTE featuring lots of lesser known Halloween novelty songs recorded in the 60’s, an extended view of Satanism from Anton Levey who created the Church Of Satan during the 60’s, as well as excerpts from his Satanic Mass, an H.P. Lovecraft story, a 15 minute simul-play of two versions of … Continued
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Celebrating the release of a new CD, “Pacific Premieres: New Works by California Composers,” the eclectic, non-traditional Quartet San Francisco will appear at Yoshi’s in Oakland on Sept. 26. But first, the wide-ranging string quartet–Jeremy Cohen and Matthew Szemela,violins; Chad Kaltinger, viola; and Kelley Maulbetsch, cello–performs live in the KPFA studio and chats with host … Continued
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As a preview to the CD release concert at The Jazz School for her new album, “Lovely Days,” singer Sherri Roberts performs live in the KPFA studio in a duo with pianist Bliss Rodriguez. Tune in for live jazz. Plus a Bill Frisell ticket giveaway, previews of other upcoming concerts, and much more.