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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While Derk does his part at the benefit all-star night of music put on by Irene Sazer’s Restoration Crew at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, the inimitable, intimate, and inspirational Betty Beasley sits in to program two hours of breathtaking music in the Hear & Now.
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Rock en Rebelion will presents a very special 50th Anniversary Exploration of the History of Rock in Mexico: Everything from its beginnings as groups covered American rock songs in the 1950s, the 1960s, and 1970s psychedelia, Festival de Avandaro, its relationship with literature and film, government repression and right through the 1980s "rock en tu … Continued
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Nevada City-bred guitarist/songwriter Noah Georgeson performs live in the on-air studio, joined by Peter Newsom on percussion. Although he grew up playing music with fellow guitarist Gyan Riley (for intimate audiences that included Gyan’s father, Terry Riley), studied guitar under classical virtuoso Pepe Romero, and received his Master’s degree in music from Mills College, Noah … Continued
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with Derk Richardson
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Guest host Big Will fills in for Derk
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Pollyanna Bush The deep and dazzling North Bay singer previews her upcoming show at the Larkspur Cafe Theater by performing new songs and material from her debut CD, Dying to Be Born, live in the studio, with guest accompaniment.
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Guitarist/composer Bill Horvitz Offering a preview of the concerts he’ll be presenting in tribute to his late brother–writer/director/actor Phillip Horvitz–guitarist/composer Bill Horvitz visits the studio to discuss his new music. Phillip passed away suddenly in early 2005 at age 44, and Bill writes: "At some point, I began hearing the beginnings of new compositions that … Continued
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10 p.m. — Violinist/vocalist Carla Kihlstedt, best known for her role in Tin Hat, performs live in the KPFA studio with her trio, 2 Foot Yard, featuring cellist Marika Hughes and guitarist/percussionist Shahzad Ismaily. 11 p.m. — Don Byron, acclaimed as the premiere jazz clarinetist of this era, renowned for such recordings as The Music … Continued
