The Big Dig
Welcome to the Big Dig! This is DJ Ignatz, delivering some treasures I’ve found lurking in KSPC’s miraculous vinyl library… First up, a song from Final Countdown, a compilation of garage mod groups. The track I was most drawn to…
Special Feature! BOOK REVIEW: The Black Hills
A KSPC listener, Rod Thompson, recently sent me a copy of a western novel he wrote which was published last year by the Penguin Group Division of Berkley Books. I had never read a western novel, but felt obligated to…
SHOW PREVIEW: Furious Hardcore on a Tuesday Night
Next Tuesday there's a show in LA that's probably going to be one of the best hardcore shows of the year. It's a benefit show for the heart surgery of the daughter of ACxDC, one of the bands playing the…
DON’T MISS: Exclusive interview with organist Christoph Bull
Tune in tomorrow, February 10, 2012, at noon to “Variations on a Theme†with DJ Karin to hear an interview with organist Christoph Bull. The interview will focus on his newly released recording, “First and Grand: Music from the Disney…
SHOW REVIEW: Triple Feature at The Echo
Okay okay, I just saw Twin Sister at The Echo on Friday February 3rd:  pace yourselves because the lineup was so great that I have a lot to say about each band and the entire experience. Talkdemonic was an excellent and…
INTERVIEW: DIANA SHOLLEY TO BE GUEST ON “CLAREMONT STRAIGHT AHEAD
Diana Sholley, Humor Columnist and Staff Writer for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, will be a guest on Larry the Fox's straight ahead jazz show "Claremont Straight Ahead" at 1:00 pm on Monday, January 23, 2012.
KSPC’S FAVORITES: Listener & Staff Poll Results!
Last week I posted a poll asking you KSPC listeners/blog readers about some of your musical favorites of the year, and since then I’ve been pulling in results via the comments here, email, and personal interview. Overall, the consensus has been that 2011 was a great year for music. Find out about the most-loved song, album, new artist, KSPC in-studio, concert, and more after the jump!
Love, your Fall 2011 KSPC Executive Staff
POLL: KSPC listeners’ favorites of 2k11!
Everyone on the Internet gets to have an opinion, and right now I want to know yours about this year's best albums! What have been your favorites overall? Favorite KSPC plays? Favorite shows/DJs on the station? Let us know in…
SHOW REVIEW: Jon Brion at the Largo
Photo by Lincoln Andrew Defer/The Largo LA.
The Largo at the Coronet is a venerable LA-nightlife institution, as evidenced by the photos of star comedians like Zach Galifianakis and Sarah Silverman in the lobby and, of course, by the great Jon Brion�s status as an essential artist-in-residence there. He has played the Largo monthly since 1996, often bringing friends and surprise famous guests. As an independent musician, producer for artists including but not limited to Aimee Mann, Elliot Smith, Fiona Apple, and Kanye West, and composer of the score for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I Heart Huckabees, and Boogie Nights, Jon Brion has connections and talent enough to be distributed equitably between at least five or six people. Though his set a couple weeks ago on November 18 was more acoustic and mellow than I had been led to expect, I still came away satisfied and impressed by Brion and a certain special surprise guest.
IN STUDIO: Geoff Geis on From Sea to Space this Thursday!
Tune into an extra special edition of From Sea to Space with DJ Neptune this Thursday, December 1st, featuring a live in-studio set and interview with local celeb Geoff Geis. In addition to playing some old favorites from his bands…
SHOW REVIEW: Blind Pilot at El Rey
Photo by Shannon Lubetich.
Saturday November 19, 2011 1:30 AM
I just got back from one of the most amazing concerts of my life: Blind Pilot, with Point Juncture, WA, at the El Rey Theatre in LA on Friday, Nov. 19.
First up was �Point Juncture, WA from Portland, OR.� When asked after the show about the origin of their name, they said they were obsessed with the TV show �Twin Peaks,� and wanted to create their own imaginary town. This puzzled me, because I actually am from Washington, and was wondering where the heck Point Juncture was. Apparently, the band has had several people from Washington come up to them and claim they go to �Point Juncture� all the time� false. Not a real place.
IN-STUDIO: So Many Wizards on Lost @ Sea Tomorrow!
Tune in to "Lost @ Sea" with DJ Maru tomorrow, Tuesday 11/29 from 8-10pm to hear a live in-studio performance and guest DJ set with KSPC favs So Many Wizards! They'll be playing new songs, talking about upcoming shows (check…
FMLY FEST Jam Session on “Flowerhours” Tomorrow!
Tune in to "Flowerhours" tomorrow, Tuesday 11/29, from 4-6pm to hear a special guest DJ set with Andy Thacker Todryk (aka Vacation Dad and an organizer of FMLY Fest 2011). Two hours of hot jams from those performing at the…
KSPC Charts 11/8/11-11/15/11
Bradford Cox’s project Atlas Sound recently released a new album, Parallax, on 4AD, and it was a favorite at the station this week! Check out the rest of the Top 30 at KSPC below!
SHOW PREVIEW: Athenafest tomorrow on the Scripps Bowling Green Lawn!
Tomorrow, Scripps Live Arts presents Athenafest, a punk music festival and benefit for Rock n Roll Camp for Girls LA! The show goes from 1pm-7pm, is free (though donations are welcome) and open to the public, and will feature all sorts of awesome bands. Peep the lineup and band info after the jump!