KSPC CD and Record Expo This Sunday!
Remember, the 32nd Semi-Annual KSPC CD and Record Expo is happening this Sunday from 10am - 4pm at the Smith Campus Center Ballroom on the campus of Pomona College. New & used CDs, DVDs, posters, vinyl, video and more! Admission…
KSPC Top 30: 9/6 – 9/13
LA local lads the Moonhearts, formerly known as “Charlie and the Moonhearts,” are KSPC’s NO. 1 best-loved band this week! Recently released in vinyl or MP3 formats by Tic Tac Totally, critics are already calling the Moonhearts’ self-titled debut LP “delightful garagy” and “punch-you-in-the-f***in-face.”
Dig this week’s complete Top 30 after the jump.
KSPC Top 30: 8/22/10 – 9/6/10
Long Beach, CA’s Tijuana Panthers are #1 on KSPC this week! These “barbershop surfpop” partyboys totally rock our socks. You can buy their latest album, Max Baker, direct from the band at tijuanpanthers.bandcamp.com.
See the complete KSPC Top 30 for the past two weeks after the jump.
Amber Rubarth Live on 8/31 “Flowerhours”
In her six years as a professional musician, AmbeR Rubarth has won 1st Place in the International Songwriting Competition (for her song "Washing Day" in 2006), been featured on both NPR and BBC, toured all over the U.S. and Europe,…
Sadie Boo-Boo Wintermute Live on 8/26 “Flowerhours”
Tune in at 9PM tonight (yes Thursday!) to hear Sadie Boo-Boo Wintermute play on “Flowerhours.” Intriguing name, and even more intriguing songs! A tribute to Chinese poet and frequent carouser Liu Ling, and a beautiful cover of Billy Holiday’s “My…
So Many Wizards In-Studio on Gachan Gachan from 4-6 PM Today!
The adorably-monikered So Many Wizards will play in-studio on Gachan Gachan w/ DJ Space Cadet from 4-6 PM today. The band is an indie pop band with upbeat melodies and extra keyboard! They're also one of the most active, up-and-coming bands…
KSPC Charts 8/16 – 8/22
Oakland foursome the Splinters were #1 on KSPC for the second week in a row! 1. The Splinters Kick Double Negative 2. Grasscut 1 Inch/ 1/2 Mile Ninjatune 3. Candy Claws Hidden Lands twosyllable 4. Vanish…
Cap’n Jazz Review/Preview: My punk rock exorcism
Pictured: Rachel D. (bottom left, center) gazing mistily at Cap'n Jazz frontman Tim Kinsella during their 7/23 reunion show at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. (More photos at Brightest Young Things.) Today, she explains why you should definitely see…
Staff Pick Baths – “Cerulean”
Baths is the moniker of outer-LA native Will Wiesenfeld. At all of 21 years, Wiesenfeld has made his name as a producer, musician and remix master on the LA scene. That may be over-stating it just a little bit, but…
Segment 2 of Kate Reid Interview on “Claremont Straight Ahead”
Segment 2 of Larry the Fox's interview of Jazz Vocalist and Pianist Kate Reid will be aired on "Claremont Straight Ahead" at 1:00 pm on Monday, August 23. Kate will perform at a House Concert in Claremont on Saturday, August 28. For…
Nerdcore artist “Ill Gill” and “Nameless” performing live on the Video Game Music Show
This Friday (Aug 20th), Nerdcore artist "Ill Gill" and "Nameless" will perform live on the Video Game Music Show from 4 - 6pm. Tune in and nerd out to some nerdy rap, YO!
KSPC Charts 8/9 – 8/15
Kick, a brand new album by the Splinters, reached #1 on the KSPC charts on just its first week here at the station! Think riot grrrl plus garage rock... like the Raincoats! 1. The Splinters Kick Double Negative 2…
Nouns Live on 8/17 “Flowerhours”
Nouns began recording her music in Winter '09, somewhere in Orange County, CA. I saw her play at Pehrspace this summer and thought her songs were wonderful. So wonderful that I invited her to play on my radio show this summer. And now…
Good Life Radio: Field Recordings from Mexico
photo by Manuel Castro at UNAM sculpture garden Saturday 3pm-5pm (pacifico) Hola radio escuchas! Today in the first hour we will present a sonic tapestry of field recordings that were collected on my recent trip to Michoacan and Mexico City. …
Social Studies live on KSPC 8/13/2010
San Francisco indie-rock band, Social Studies will be live in-studio from 2-4pm on a special fill-in edition of Triple Word Score.Filling in for garage-psych-rockabilly madness with DJ Steve's show "Stomp and Swagger" Triple World Score!!!!! hosts DJ Scrabble and DJ…
Jazz Vocalist Kate Reid Interviewed on “Claremont Straight Ahead”
Kate Reid is a jazz vocalist and pianist who has recorded/performed with such noted jazz artists as Ron Eschete, Mark Murphy, Jon Hendricks, Joe Williams, Maynard Ferguson, Della Reese, the Manhattan Transfer, Lionel Hampton, Bobby McFerrin, Liza Minelli, Tito Puente,…
Summer Staff Pick of The Week: Twin Hand Movements by Lower Dens
Lower Dens - Twin Hand Movements Somehow freak folk singer-songwriter Jana Hunter has put out an album with her new band on Gnomonsong, Andy Cabic (of Vetiver) and Devendra Banhart’s new label, and come up with something pretty unexpected: drone…
Bear Face Live on 8/10 “Flowerhours”
Tune in at 9PM today to hear Bear Face play live on KSPC. The southern California-based quintet make extremely catchy, lovable indie-rock. It's gonna be so fun! -DJ Lilly This is Part 4 of 7 of the "Summer Songs" In-studio Series…