KALX-FM (Berkeley, CA)

5 days ago | kalx.berkeley.edu | Mike Chouinard

Saturday,  May 10th, Bartleby will be hosting your weekly dose of KALX Live! with Killer Couture. Killer Couture are an industrial band founded and based in Sacramento, CA. Though starting from influences such as Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Einstürzende Neubauten, and more, Killer Couture have fused synthesizers and sampling, scrap metal and drum machines, bellowing vocals and machine-gun guitars, to create a driving and dynamic sound that is uniquely their own.

3 weeks ago | kalx.berkeley.edu | Mike Chouinard

Sometimes dreamy, sometimes psychedelic indie rock – sometimes jazz?? Fieldress is all over the place, and they embrace it. This Oakland-based band creates dynamic, melancholic music with haunting melodies. The five-piece is currently working on their debut album, It’s a Lot, set to be released on June 27th. Prepare yourself for this week’s edition of KALX Live! where Good Juju takes control of hosting duties with Fieldress.

1 month ago | kalx.berkeley.edu | Mike Chouinard

Oakland’s Fox Theater thumped like a giant beating heart on the night of Wednesday, March 5th, when it hosted Belarusian post-punk doomers Molchat Doma, along with Los Angeles-based synth-punk duo Sextile. I was thankful to have my earplugs in when the show started — Sextile was LOUD. The soundwaves of bass boomed across the concert hall and pulsated through my body like mini explosions. Sextile’s brand of post-punk involved high-energy beats and bouncy dancing, not unlike goth-infused EDM.

2 months ago | kalx.berkeley.edu | Mike Chouinard

It’s Tuesday night at Horsies Saloon, which means Carly Scena takes the stage. She opens her notebook, lyrics penciled in, and welcomes us all into “Tender Tuesdays.”We’re lined up almost single file down the long, wooden bar. In the hole-in-the-wall on 19th Street, with a certain equestrian hint. There are horses crocheted over the door and oil paintings of stallions along the walls. Chili pepper-shaped string lights bathe everything in a red glow.

2 months ago | kalx.berkeley.edu | Mike Chouinard

As Tuesday ends and Wednesday begins, the weekly Midnight Express show brings you one hour conjured up from the mind a KALX DJ. You might get rare remixes of an artist, great covers of bad songs, or the top ten tracks about bears. Tune in on Tuesday, February 18th, at 11:59pm for a two hour Midnight Express show. The Berkestir will present a tribute to Michael Ratledge; keyboardist extraordinaire.