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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Quartet San Francisco performs live and talks with Derk Richardson about their latest CD, QSF Plays Brubeck, nominated for two Grammy awards, violinists Jeremy Cohen and Alisa Rose, violist Keith Lawrence, and cellist Michel Djokic plays their extraordinary extrapolations of string quartet repertoire. Catch Quartet San Francisco at its pre-Grammy Awards show at Yoshi's San … Continued
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Tim Lynch sits-in for Derk Richardson with a free form mix of folk to jazz and rock to world beat.
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Guitarist Gyan Riley [ http://www.gyanriley.com/ ] visits with Derk Richardson in the studio. A versatile, idiosyncratic guitarist with classical chops and an improvisatory imagination, Riley, son of composer and minimalist pioneer Terry Riley, will play a few pieces live, share some recorded music, and talk about his upcoming show, Tues., Dec. 22, at Yoshi's San … Continued
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Tune in for a preview of next week's Pomegranates & Figs shows at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse. Kaila Flexer talks with Derk Richardson about this two-night "Feast of Jewish Music" and plays music by Teslim and Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Express.
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Guitarist Duck Baker joins host Derk Richardson in the studio. A prime mover and continuing creative influence in acoustic fingerstyle guitar playing, Baker, who now lives in England, returns to Berkeley with two new albums in tow: Everything That Rises Must Converge, a collection of solo pieces and improvisations, and The Waltz Lesson, a trio … Continued
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McCabe and Mrs. Miller perform live in the studio. Derk Richardson hosts.Victor Krummenacher (Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, Monks of Doom) and Alison Faith Levy (Loud Family, The Sippy Cups, Mushroom) are McCabe and Mrs. Miller. They rock their deep, dark folk roots with the help of such band members as Doug Hilsinger, Paul Oguin, John … Continued
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Beth Custer, Sheldon Brown, Ben Goldberg, and Harvey Wainapel are Clarinet Thing, four distinct musical personalities, four clarinets. The group celebrates its 20th anniversary with a new CD, Cry, Want, a show at Yoshi's in San Francisco and an in-studio concert tonight, with host Derk Richardson.
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Americana-noir singer-songwriter Mark Growden will preview songs from his new CD, Saint Judas, joined by bassist Seth Ford-Young and cellist Alex Kelly. His CD release show is Fri., Nov. 13 at the Cowell Theater in S.F. Then, guitarist/composer Bill Horvitz will talk about and play recorded samples from his new major work, "The Long Walk: … Continued
