For 10 years, Dillon O’Bannon has been performing extravagant live shows, captivating audiences with daring guitar excerpts and stunning vocals. Over the years he has contributed to many bands and artists respectively. He is currently touring with Elegant Trash and the Funkanauts, as well as his solo project. Working on his second studio album, Dillon is hitting the road this summer with some amazing shows lined up. Full tour information available here.
Saturday, July 27th at 9pm O’Bannon hits the KALX Live! show. Hosted by Polly Vinyl, the live performance will be followed by an interview and surrounded by a grab bag of KALX Live! archives taking you all the way to midnight.
Julia Phillips Interview on Arts In Review
This Thursday July 25th at noon on Artsinreview, Gregory Scharpen talks with author Julia Phillips about her new novel Bear. Her first novel, the best-selling and National Book Award nominee Disappearing Earth, revolves around locations and landscapes, and about pants (albeit this last topic only very, very briefly.) Julia is a 2024 Guggenheim fellow, and her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Paris Review.
Learn more about Bear here.
LAHORKA on KALX Live!
Jimmy Touzel In-Studio Interview
With his soaring tenor vocals and vintage 6-string bass guitar with surf inspired twang, Jimmy Touzel has crafted a unique concept album and signature solo country act. His debut full length album, Lonesome Lullabies, was released last year by Belle Isle Records and to much fanfare. Drawing on influences such as 50’s rock,Twin Peaks, 60’s spaghetti westerns, and the 50’s Nashville Sound, Lonesome Lullabies is drenched in plate reverb, tremolo, and slap back delay. These sounds of the 50’s and 60’s help Jimmy paint a picture with Lonesome Lullabies that is sad, dreamy, and ethereal. Early reactions to the album have drawn comparisons to Eddie Arnold, Elliot Smith, Ennio Morricone and Hank Williams.
Tune in Friday, July 19th at 1pm as Penny Royal brings Touzel into the studio to discuss all this and more. You can witness Jimmy Touzel live next the following night on Saturday, July 20 at Bottom of the Hill with Sarah Shook at the Disarmers and Ismay. More details on the upcoming concert here.
KALX Co-Presents: Chris Cohen at The Chapel
On Thursday, July 25th, hang out with KALX as we welcome Chris Cohen and his sonically dynamic and
titillating pop music at The Chapel in San Francisco.
Throughout his career, Chris Cohen held stints in Deerhoof and as a lead for his art-rock act The Curtains, and has also worked in production and session work capacities for Weyes Blood, Kurt Vile, Le Ren, and Marina Allen.
Cohen is touring his first new album in 5 years titled ‘Paint a Room’ which releases on Hardly Art, his debut for the record label. ‘Paint a Room’ vocalizes deep vulnerabilities eschewed in casually complicated pop sensibilities for an enriching listening experience. Cohen’s newest album catapults him from laying down tracks on his own to actualizing his compositions with a band in real time and recording as a collaborative unit with others. This has resulted in some of Cohen’s most open and assured sounding songs that ebb and flow reality and imagination in a freeing and gentle manner.
The Chapel is located at 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110.
All ages & wheelchair accessible.
Doors at 7:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
Grace Sings Sludge on KALX Live!
Grace Cooper is an Oakland artist and songwriter who has been recording, mostly at home, under the name Grace Sings Sludge. She is now joined by Katie and Maggie Dilley of Another Shitty Day in Paradise with You for live shows. Their sound has been likened to “50s housewives meet Jandek on quaaludes”.
All this and more as Sly Ida hosts this upcoming week’s edition of KALX Live! on July 13th. Tune in at 9pm for an intimate performance with Grace Sings Sludge.