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Tune in tonight for a special At War With Heaven featuring Persion Metal, hosted by Cia Cia La Pirata!

On Tuesday, March 28th @ 11AM, Control Issues hosts Bay Area intergalactic, avant-pop artist, Spacemoth, for a live in-studio performance and interview ahead of their Eli's Mile High Club show in Oakland on Saturday, April 1st.

KALX pays tribute to musicians we lost in 2022 in this six hour special. DJ Sparkle Motion's 2022 RIP Extravaganza is available to stream, but for a limited time only. kalx.berkeley.edu/news/2022-…

KALX Co-Announce: R.A.P. Ferreira @ Bottom of the Hill on Wednesday January 11th @ 8pm! kalx.berkeley.edu/news/kalx-…

Help KALX celebrate 60 years of broadcasting at Cal by making a donation and helping us plan for the future! Donate at the following link kalx.berkeley.edu/donate!

Tune in on Friday, November 25th @ 10:30AM to hear Mr. Green Genes speak with Ambose Kenney Smith from Melbourne’s 60’s-tinged psych-rock punks The Murlocs before they play Great American Music Hall in SF on November 27th. @themurlocs @GAMH

The Berkestir presents a special edition of Midnight Express on November 22nd at 11:59 pm to celebrate the life of Nik Turner.

Tomorrow Bay Area musician and actress Yea-Ming Chen (Yea-Ming & the Rumours, Dreamdate) will be joining Tiger Lily on KALX to share a handful of records, including some that have been influential to her songwriting. Tune in from 4-5pm to hear what they are. @ymandtherumours

Tune in TODAY @ 1:30PM to hear DJ Gordita interview Mexico’s psych/garage band, Sgt. Papers, ahead of their two shows in the Bay Area this weekend. @SgtPapers @TheStorkClub @GAMH

TOMORROW at 4:30 PM Just Like Other Girls speaks with London-based musician, Alfie Templeman. In the interview, conducted ahead of Templeman's performance at Cornerstone on Wed Nov. 9th, Templeman discusses touring with his best friend, how COVID influenced his music, and more.

The energy was electric in Studio Q, a small, colorfully lit warehouse in West Berkeley. On November 6th, the venue held their first ever “First Saturday” event, headlining act and up-and-coming Berkeley indie rock quartet The Breathing Room surely stole the show. Review up now!

On Tuesday, November 15th @ 2PM, Sparkle Motion will host award-winning banjo player, fiddler, singer, and scholar, Jake Blount, ahead of his performance at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley the same evening. @forked_queer @The_Freight

On Oct. 28, the Friday before Halloween, synthpop duo Magdalena Bay took the stage at the Regency Ball in San Francisco in costume. Review and photos by Jane LaBash, up now on the KALX webblog.

Dark Entries Records founder, Josh Cheon, returns to the KALX airwaves TOMORROW @ 11AM to catch up with DJ ((echoplex)). Tune in and hear about the SF label's 13 year history, current releases, and what is in store for the future. @darkentriesrecs

Tune in TOMORROW @ 6:30PM to catch DJ Dokkaebi’s recent conversation with London-based singer-songwriter, Matt Maltese. Photo: Sebastian Garraway @matthewmaltese

Jack The Stripper recently picked the brain of Ian Astbury, from legendary British rock band, The Cult. Tune in on Mon, Nov 14th @ 2pm to hear their conversation before a show at The Warfield in SF on Nov 17th. @officialcult @ASTBURY @thewarfield Photo: Laura Ritzko

Tune in tomorrow, November 9th @ 1PM to hear Mr. Green Genes' entertaining talk with New Zealand based musician, comedian, and music supervisor, Bret McKenzie, before his Fillmore show in SF later the same evening. @bret_rospective @FillmoreSF

Tune in TOMORROW at 7pm to hear Imaginary Radio speak with singer-songwriter, musician, and producer, Ryan Gustafson of Duram, NC based project, The Dead Tongues. @thedeadtongues

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