tUnE-YaRds is a one-woman (Merrill Garbus) creative force. As a graduate of Smith College, she knows what us elitist liberal arts students want, and does a great job making it: unique yet instantly accessible pop music. 'BiRd-BrAiNs', recorded over 2.5…
INTERVIEW: Dr.Q of "Big Papa & the TCB" will be interviewed by "Larry the Fox" on "Claremont Straight Ahead" at 1:00 pm on Monday, March 9, 2009. Formed in 2006, "Big Papa and the PCB" have taken audiences by storm,…
This Friday, February 27th, LuxCorp, the dA Center for the Arts, KSPC and the beating heart of Pomona's underground art culture present a concert featuring: • the furious winds of Edmund Welles, the world’s only Bass Clarinet Quartet, • local…
Sure, Pitzer kids talk a lot more than they act and don't show up to awesome KSPC Blowouts like they should (granted, it's a long walk to Doms, and Pomona kids don't show up either), but let me tell you:…
On Thurs., Feb. 19, jazz bassist extraordinaire and Claremont Colleges alum Ray Drummond stopped by his old stomping grounds -- KSPC, thankyouverymuch -- to speak with Wal, host of KSPC jazz radio show "Bop, Drop and Roll." The New York-based…
Washington D.C. based singer/songwriter Benjy Ferree is back with his second major release, a concept album, 'Come Back to the Five and Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee'. The album is loosely based on the tragic life of Bobby Driscoll, the…
This is the 6th solo release from Mark Nelson, the guitarist/vocalist from the excellent Labradford, the 5th on the estimable Kranky Records. As Pan-American, Nelson makes minimalist electronic music, teetering on the brink of ambience, with an organic bent -…
This is the 6th release by David Merulla of NYC, AKA Autumn in Halifax. AiH makes mellow and homey tunes (just how I like 'em), and Merulla acknowledged this album as an effort to create a poppier release. While I…
JAZZ HAPPENINGS: Would you like to know about jazz happenings in the Inland Valley area? If so, tune in to "Claremont Straight Ahead" hosted by Larry the Fox each Monday from noon until 2:00 pm. INTERVIEW: Sandy Megas, composer, arranger,…
KSPC Presents General Profanity at the dA Center for the Arts in Pomona - this Saturday, 2/21 Doors 8 PM, Bands 9 PM FREE!! Featuring: Bambu (Los Angeles) myspace Pepe (of Pitzer College) myspace Jerms (of Pitzer College) myspace DJ…
The Brooklyn improvisational robo-psychedelia quartet, Psychic Ills, debuted in 2006 with their acclaimed album, Dins. The band just liberated their second album, Mirror Eye. The record is intoxicatingly groovy: an eclectic compilation of synth sounds and primitive beats. A notably…
M. Ward's specialty is singing about the universal and timeless theme of all music (love) with a great voice. You can just as easily imagine listening to him sing these songs while riding a train across the country in the…
DJ Cosmonaut here, and I'm going to be writing about one of my favorite musicians. Calvin Johnson, born in Olympia, WA in 1962, founded K Records in 1982 and the label has been going strong since. Chances are if you…
On Thursday, February 12, KSPC turns 53 years young! Come celebrate KSPC and its many years in your ears at a KSPC Blowout! Concert featuring FAUN FABLES! FITNESS! as well as cupcakes and merrymaking! Thursday, February 12, 2009 Show starts…
The follow-up to the excellent and highly-acclaimed 'For Emma, Forever Ago' shows that Justin Vernon (the man behind Bon Iver) could be a songwriter with some staying power. This album reveals that Vernon can consistently write good songs, yet isn't…