A part of the LA backyard, teen music scene, Kim Theory is an emerging punk group featuring Audrey Cymone (vocals), Lucy Fraser (bass), Lula Seifert (guitar), and Zoey Su (drums). On March 6th, KSPC 88.7 FM Claremont hosted them at…
We were joined in the studio by Amps for Christ and/a.k.a. Two Ambiguous Figures for a live set and interview -- listen and ascend!
It is with a heavy heart that we share that Larry Fox aka “Larry the Fox” passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at the age of 91. Larry was a KSPC DJ who hosted “Claremont Straight Ahead”, later the…
I remember getting the phone calls, the many phone calls. I’d been a DJ at KSPC for nearly two decades and was used to callers making requests or just wanting to talk jazz. But nearly all of the calls on…
POSTPONED 3/12/20: Due to increasing concerns over public health, and the weather predicted today for heavy thunderstorms, we unfortunately will need to postpone the celebration planned tonight for Tony. Please feel free to post your memories of Tony and messages…
I was probably no older than 12 when I first heard Tony Palkovic's show. I called him on the KSPC request line to talk to him about jazz, perhaps his favorite subject in the world to converse on, though I…
Hey, all you jazzcats and others interested in jazz, on September 15, from 3 – 5pm the Old Jazz Spinner, Larry the Fox, came out of retirement to host the Fifth KSPC Jazz Roundtable. The show featured interesting jazz-related discussions,…
It is with a heavy heart that we share that Tim Moore, host of "Going For Baroque" passed away on Friday, August 17th, 2018. You can find his obituary, and information about upcoming services here: http://forestlawn.tributes.com/obituary/show/Timothy-Frank-Moore-106355968 Tim was a volunteer…
On April 25th Erica from the "Making Space" show spoke with Azalia Snail about her new album "Neon Resistance" and about Azalia's background as an artist coming up in New York in the 90s and her experiences being now based…
Each year during Pomona College's Alumni Weekend KSPC hosts special alumni broadcasts -- this Saturday, April 28 from 11am - 2pm you will hear alumni DJ sets featuring the music alumni played when they had a show years ago, all…
The 6th Annual Pomona College Pow Wow will take place on Saturday, March 24th. The Powwow at Pomona College in Claremont began in 2011 to honor the ancestors and the tribal homelands on which the college is located. This intertribal…
On KSPC's newest program, "Making Space", we spoke with Stacy Russo, author of the book "We Were Going To Change The World: Interviews With Women From The 1970s & 1980s Southern California Punk Rock Scene". Stacy tells us about her…
KSPC recognizes October 9th as Indigenous People’s Day and acknowledges the displacement of Indigenous populations and knowledges through colonialism and its many iterations. KSPC and the Claremont Colleges are placed on stolen Tongva land. On October 9, through interviews, lectures,…
The concept of jazz drummer as a band leader often conjures images of a conspicuous, flashy stick wielder, largely placed in the forefront of the song, as a sometimes ostentatious reminder of whose name appears in the biggest font on…
Hammond B3 legend Brian Auger returns to Tony Palkovic's Jazz Show on Tuesday, March 7 from noon to 2pm.