Sing Out

Last Sing Out Show!

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In his final hosting of “Sing Out,” Larry Kelp presents two hours of music captured live over the past 32 years on “Sing Out.” Featured musicians who played and sang live in the KPFA performance studio include Vijay Iyer, Roger McGuinn, Patricia Barber, Tin Hat Trio, Pharoah Sanders, Iris DeMent, Kenny Barron, Kayhan Kalhor, Vieux … Continued


Sunday Classics

Sunday Classics – July 25, 2021

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Larry Kelp is devoting an hour to Swiss classical pianist Olivier Cave playing our piano and discussing Baroque and early classical composers (Scarlatti Ian’s Bach to Beethoven), a replay of his visit to Sing Out in 2012. The rest of show is some of his favorite “classical “ music of the moment.


Black History Month special: Tonight Sing Out salutes TOM WILSON, the first African-American producer at a major record company (Columbia Records). The Harvard grad’s role in the recording studio in the 1960s changed all of our lives and pushed musicians to change the sound of music itself, from producing the first Sun Ra album in 1957 … Continued


Sing Out

Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar

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Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar Before their Thursday Cal Performances concert at Zellerbach Hall, the acclaimed gospel choir Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar perform live on “Sing Out,” hosted by Larry Kelp Atlanta gospel sensation Trey McLaughlin and the Sounds of Zamar bring a deep experience of musical communion to every … Continued



Sing Out

Bob Dylan 78th Birthday Special

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Bob Dylan turns 78 on Friday, but at KPFA we’re not waiting to celebrate his birthday. On Wednesday (May 22) Larry Kelp hosts a two-hour “Sing Out” Bob Dylan special from 10 p.m.-midnight. Since 1991 the “Bob’s Birthday Special” has been an almost annual event on KPFA. Dylan is a unique force in modern music, … Continued


Bob Dylan 78th Birthday Special

Bob Dylan turns 78 on Friday, but at KPFA we’re not waiting to celebrate his birthday. On Wednesday (May 22) Larry Kelp hosts a two-hour “Sing Out” Bob Dylan special from 10 p.m.-midnight. Since 1991 the “Bob’s Birthday Special” has been an almost annual event on KPFA. Dylan is a unique force in modern music, … Continued


Sing Out welcomes a chat and performance by John Simon. And what stories he has to tell! Simon may not be a household name, but this musician-composer-arranger’s projects are world-famous: he produced Big Brother & the Holding Company’s “Cheap Thrills,” the Band’s first two albums, Leonard Cohen’s first album, Blood Sweat & Tears’ first, and … Continued