Specialty Music Programs

A Medianoche

Latin music. Every other Monday night / Tuesday morning from midnight to 1 am.

Next on air: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:00am - 1:00am

At War With Heaven

Head banging metal mayhem. Every other Thursday night / Friday morning from midnight to 1 am.

Next on air: Friday, May 24, 2013 - 12:00am - 1:00am

Discourse on the 8th & 9th

Modern, avant-garde, esoteric and rare classical. Every other Monday night / Tuesday morning from midnight to 1 am.

Next on air: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 12:00am - 1:00am

Information Overload

Difficult, experimental, avant-garde, industrial, noise, and adventurous music. Every Wednesday night / Thursday morning from midnight to 1 am.

Next on air: Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 12:00am - 1:00am

KALX 50th Throwback: Interview Archives

Bits and pieces from the KALX Public Affairs department's archives.

KALX 50th Throwback: Live!

KALX 50th Throwback: Music Interviews

A collection of interviews with musicians such as Iggy Pop, The Ramones, and others over the past five decades in KALX's history.

Midnight Express

One hour of whatever the DJ wants to play. Hear their passion. Every other Thursday night / Friday morning from midnight to 1 am.

Next on air: Friday, May 31, 2013 - 12:00am - 1:00am

Round Midnight

All that Jazz...for one hour! Every Friday night / Saturday morning from midnight to 1 am.

Next on air: Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 12:00am - 1:00am

Shortwave

Music you can -- and cannot -- dance to. Jungle, techno, house, and other electronic music with beats (or not). Every other Sunday night / Monday morning from midnight to 1 am.

Next on air: Monday, May 27, 2013 - 12:00am - 1:00am

The Next Big Thing

Showcase for demo and pre-released music. Features CD-Rs and cassette formats... no vinyl, no mass-produced CDs. Hosted by Marshall Stax. Every Monday night from 6 pm to 7 pm.

Next on air: Monday, May 27, 2013 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Why Baby Why?

A comprehensive showcase of roots, country folk, bluegrass, and acoustic blues. New music and new reissues. Tuesday nights / Wednesday mornings from midnight to 1 am.

Next on air: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 12:00am - 1:00am

Yo! KALX Raps

Underground hip-hop at its finest. Every other Sunday night / Monday morning from midnight to 1 am.

Next on air: Monday, June 3, 2013 - 12:00am - 1:00am

Featured!

KALX In The News

2012-2013 Cal Baseball

Programming Updates

Transister Sistor

DJ Profile / Recent Show Playlists


Panda Riot - "Amanda In The clouds"
Thee Headcoatees - "When You Stop Loving Me"
Petra Haden - "Tattoo"
She & Him - "I've Got Your Number, Son"
Chic Gamine - "Days And Days"
Siouxsie & The Banshees - "The Passenger"
Iggy And The Stooges - "Burn"
Iggy Pop - "Funtime"
Iggy And The Stooges - "Raw Power"
Nico - "Frozen Warnings"
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - "Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow"
Iceage - "Everything Drifts"
Shout Out Louds - "Blue Ice"
Bjork - "Crystalline (Omar Souleyman Remix)"
Cast Of " Anchors Aweigh" - "The Worry Song"
Frank Sinatrs - "Old MacDonald"
The Shangri-La's - "Out In The Street"
U.S. Girls - "Down In The Boondocks"
The Staple Singers - "Are you Sure"
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - "Score Suite"

Tom Jones
Spirit In The Room (Rounder)
Bleached
Ride Your Heart (Dead Oceans)
Erkin Koray
Arap Saci (Pharaway Sounds)
Wire
Change Becomes Us (Pink Flag)
BOYS CAN BE MEAN
Various Artists (Charly)
Lisa Leblanc
S/T (Bonsound)
Sweet Moments Of Confusion
S/T (S/R)
Bonobo
The North Borders (Ninja Tune)
Barn Owl
V (Thrill Jockey Records)
Geater Davis
Lost Soul (Ubiquity)

BOYS CAN BE MEAN
Various Artists (Charly)
Afrolicious
California Dreaming (S/R)
Charles Bradley
Victim Of Love (Dunham Records)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Push The Sky Away (Bad Seed)
Bomba Est
Elegancia Tropical (Soundway)
Bonobo
The North Borders (Ninja Tune)
Veronica Falls
Waiting For Something To Happen (Slumberland)
Warm Soda
Someone For You (Castle Face)
CHINESE ROCKS
Various Artists (Outhouse)
CHANGE THE BEAT: THE CELLULOID RECORDS STORY 1980 - 1987
Various Artists (Celluloid)