Album: Moscow Artist: Moscow Label: Self-Released Deliciously dark, melodic post-goth rock from local all-girl band, Moscow! Strong, echoey vocals layered just under some great musicianship, punctuated by driving bass. As for this writing, they currently have a residency at local…
Click here to listen online now to a KSPC exclusive interview with Douglas Rushkoff -- Doug shares his vision of the Media Squat radio show, his views on media and media studies, as well as his views on emerging local…
As a non-commercial, educational radio station and community service, KSPC endeavors to inform and inspire the people of our local community -- it is in that spirit that media theorist and author Douglas Rushkoff will return to the KSPC airwaves…
Barry Mosley & Stephan Oberhoff of the Barry Mosley Quartet will be guests on "Claremont Straight Ahead" hosted by Larry Fox at 1:00 pm on Monday, June 1, 2009. Barry is a fine valve trombonist who has played with such…
Future Static and HMS presents image via Azalia Snail myspace Azalia Snail Virginia Reed Mothers of Gut Brian Walsh White Marsh Saturday, May 16, 2009 at the Pharaohs Den 3579 University Avenue Riverside 5 dollars, doors at 8pm
JAZZ INTERVIEW: Tim Gill is a 25-year old award -winning LA-based trumpeter, vocalist, composer, and arranger. He is leader of The Tim Gill All-Stars, a high energy 10-piece big band. Mixing vintage, rump-shaking groove with exuberant youthful energy, this one-of-a-kind…
Wha wha wha? WHALES… is Ryab Adlaf and John Nixon of Highland Park, California. This wet debut pours progressive rock, sonar sounds, and kiddy electro-weirdness into a stellar sea of five tracks that free thinkers and Free Willy can equally…
If you didn't catch the in-store performance by Claire Cronin this past Sunday afternoon at Rhino Records, you missed out! There is still hope for you: we will be playing excerpts of her performance soon on KSPC, and she's also…
Mandy’s Performance Quality Scale- C+
I have seen many shows during my two years at the Claremont Colleges. There have been highs and lows in terms of performance and band personality, and after many months I have created a Performance Quality Scale in my mind. Ponytail at The Smell on 10/10/08 being at the high end of the scale and Band That Shall Remain Unnamed on 11/22/08 in Dom’s Lounge, Pomona College at the other end of the scale. On this scale, Nathan “Wavves” Williams lands somewhere in the middle.
On the front side, spinning five tracks wide, BIPOLAR BEAR, LA’s own fuzzy punks. On the flip, spinning four tracks deep (and into your eardrums they seep) Seattle’s psychedelic marching miscreants, Talbot Tagora. Bipolar Bear has once again birthed some…
Saturday, April 18th is Record Store Day across the US -- here in Claremont, KSPC highly recommends that you go to Rhino Records in the Village and/or in Riverside, go to the Mad Platter and show your love for independent…
Covina Cali’s transcendental roots band, Orem (the sink) has re-freed Planets, a geo-biologically aware, lo-fidelity 2007 LP. Forget contemporary lo-fi indie hipsteria. Orem (the sink) goes beyond the yonder with timeless yet timely lyrics- “One thing about your planet is…
Local heroes Refrigerator will be playing at Ecoterra this Friday as part of the store's "Village Beat" series of concerts and exhibitions! Refrigerator have been longtime friends of KSPC and they were a featured artist on the KSPC Basement Tapes…
Mandy’s Performance Quality Scale – A+
On March 26th, 2009 The So So Glos and pals Alma Mater landed at Pomona College. At approximately 8 pm out on The South Lawn, they put on one of the best live shows I have ever seen at the Claremont Colleges.