Set List: Landscape Painter (0:00) Slow Realization (3:15) Second Decade (6:21) Background Deal (11:41) The 101 (15:31) Strange Insistence (18:11) Originally from Olympia, Washington, Gun Outfit is now a five-piece LA band featuring Claremont's Henry Barnes (Amps for Christ, Man is the…
Meet DJ Slava of "Americana." DJ Slava has been a loyal KSPC volunteer since his first year on campus, acquiring his own show by only his second semester.  DJ Slava’s show began as an underground show; however, when he started…
Big Horn Music Festival:Â Mt. Baldy While everyone down in Claremont was sluggishly slurping podges and smoothies while melting away in the 100+ degree heat, I escaped to the peak of Baldy for the Big Horn Baldy Bluegrass Festival. A bunch…
So THAT’S what Americana is. This is the first album I have heard that truly seems to invite me to witness the home life of a family. Growing up, the Haden Triplets were surrounded by old country songs, Yiddish songs,…
We’re all familiar with the image of leprechauns, four leaf clovers, and lots of beer on St. Patrick’s Day. But there’s so much more to Celtic identity that’s worth celebrating! Tune in to KSPC from 2 to 4pm on Wednesday,…
Chris Cuates stopped by KSPC to play americana-twinged punk on guitar and drum/tambourine during The Barnyard with Abby, which you can hear on KSPC Thursday's 2-4pm. Hear more of their music here. Mama Should've Known Better Lying Circle Poon Hound…
As far as bands go, Blitzen Trapper has become one of my favorite traveling companions. Don’t worry–I’m not harboring any delusions about having spent a wild month on tour with them, rattling across the country one dimly lit bar or crowded nightclub at a time. I’m talking about the way their songs create a sense of adventure, a narrative that leads you on a journey through a distinct environment—usually past a woodsy creek or through a sleepy mountain town. The band has proved they are gifted raconteurs and American Goldwing, their sixth full-length album, is no exception to this.
She Keeps Bees plays smoldering, gorgeous, alt-folk rock with a bluesy, rhythmic feel. This powerful, Brooklyn-based duo creates an incredibly resonant, full sound with only guitar, drums and vocals. Jessica Larrabee’s raw, beautiful voice emotes plaintive bitterness, and echoes in aching harmonies across the methodical roll of Andy LaPlant’s drums.
Tune in to "Flowerhours" tomorrow, Tuesday August 3rd, to hear a two band Americana in-studio extravaganza. Local musician/former Sugar Mountain Mama/proud Claremont Ukelele Club member Katy Stone will be playing live on-air with her band at 8PM. The Los Angeles-based trio…
Tune in at 8PM tonight to hear Olin & the Moon's live in-studio right here on KSPC!
All of Us, featuring KSPC favorite Katie Ferrara, will be performing live on KSPC at 5PM on Tuesday, 3/30. Tune in at 88.7FM or kspc.org to hear their set!
Frontier Ruckus stops by the KSPC studio to play songs from both their newest album "The Orion Songbook" (Quite Scientific) and the soon to be released "Deadmalls and Nightfalls" (Ramseur Records) on "Flowerhours" this Tuesday, 3/23. The Michigan-based Americana band…
LA-based musician Rachael Cantu talked to DJ Lilly outside of her Feb. 11th show at the Motley Coffeehouse on Scripps College about her new album “Far and Wide,” touring with B.B. King, and why playing coffeehouses make her nervous. Tune…
Photo courtesy of myspace.com/thepolkadotdotdot Tune in TODAY from 4PM-6PM to hear DJ Lilly and DJ Orangutan's interview with the oh-so-lovable Polka Dot Dot Dot. Their newest album "Syzygy" is discussed, as well as playground equipment, New Zealand, and how to…
You may have seen our recent blogpost about Polka Dot Dot Dot's newest album, Syzygy. Just before Thanksgiving, DJ Lilly (of Flowerhours) and I had an epic experience seeing PDDD at Historical Monument 157, an old Victorian house next to…