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.

The Hear and Now

The Hear & Now – December 13, 2007

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Derk and Bonnie continue with their favorite songs and CDs of the past year. After 11, Derk ventures into more outward-bound territory with some of the best jazz and avant-garde releases of 2007.

The Hear and Now

The Hear & Now – December 6, 2007

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Mushroom, the Bay Area’s premier "psychedelic kraut-rock, indie-jazz experimental band" performs live, with veteran free-jazz trumpeter Eddie Gale at the fore. Since sprouting from the Bay Area’s loamy cultural soil 10 years ago, from diverse musical spores that progressive jazz, folk, and rock (electric Miles Davis, Pentangle, Traffic, Soft Machine, Can, King Crimson), Mushroom, anchored … Continued

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The Hear & Now – November 29, 2007

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Singer-songwriter Larry Gallagher performs live in a duo with bassist Rob Riddell.What kind of music would you expect from a New York-born California transplant who wrote horn charts for Joey Cheezhee and the Velveeta Underground, wrote for Details, Esquire, and the New York Times (covering L.A. rock, Indian yoga, and psychedelic toads, among other scenes), … Continued