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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Bay Area jazz vocalist Laurie Antonioli (http://www.laurieantonioli.com/) talks with Derk Richardson about–and plays selections from–her new CD, “American Dreams.” Next Monday, Aug. 23, she performs at Yoshi’s in San Francisco (http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco) in her CD-release show, with her band: Matt Clark, John Shifflett, Jason Lewis, Dave MacNab, and Sheldon Brown.
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Bay Area-bred singer-songwriter Noe Venable makes a brief homecoming from the East Coast, where she’s been studying at Harvard Divinity School. Her live in-studio performance at KPFA, with violinist Alan Lin, precedes her August 14 concert at the Berkeley Hillside Club, with Monica Pasqual opening. More information at: http://www.noevenable.com/tour.php
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The Bay Area band Mushroom, known for its psych-prog-jazz-funk hybrid, takes a more acoustic approach to material drawn from its new CD, Naked, Stoned, & Stabbed. And Victor Krummenacher, of Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, Monks of Doom, and McCabe & Mrs. Miller, provides a glimpse of his solo retrospective show. Check the respective websites — … Continued
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Joining me are Trademark G. of The Evolution Control Committee, Otis Fodder of The Bran Flakes, Phineas Narco of The National Cynical Network, and Wobbly for a live mix of improvised Money Music. Mostly, it’s a continuous and unending mega-mix of noise, just like money, all about money. 3 Hours.
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Saxophonist George Brooks (http://www.georgebrooks.com/) shares music from his new George Brooks Summit CD, “Spirit and Spice”; and reed player Dan Plonsey (http://www.plonsey.com/) previews his new multimedia piece, “Dan Plonsey’s Bar Mitzvah.” Both have Bay Area concerts in the coming week.
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Dave Marguiles, one of the producers of the High Sierra Music Festival, talks about this year’s 4th of July weekend event (in Quincy, CA), www.highsierramusic.com, and previews the music. Then, guitarist-composer Bill Horvitz, www.billhorvitz.com, previews the June 25 concert (at 21 Grand, Oakland) with his all-star expanded band; Horvitz’s son, Asa, will be along to … Continued
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A new compilation of guitar virtuosos, “Beyond Berkeley Guitar,” arrived in stores this week, curated by Sean Smith. He talks with host Derk Richardson about putting together the CD, describes the upcoming showcase concert, June 29 at Amnesia in San Francisco, and plays a few tunes live in the KPFA studio. Sean Smith: http://www.myspace.com/seansmithlives; “Beyond … Continued
