Out and About
KALX Co-Announce: Groundation at Great American Music Hall
On Sunday, October 4th, KALX and Great American Music Hall welcome Groundation. With nearly three decades in reggae music, 11 studio albums, and countless world tours, Groundation has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of conscious roots reggae. Blending deep
KALX Co-Announce: Sweeping Promises at Rickshaw Stop
On Friday, September 18th, KALX, and Rickshaw Stop announce Sweeping Promises with Fake Fruit and System Exclusive. This is an all-ages show, and the venue is wheelchair accessible. For event details head here. Sweeping Promises is an American post-punk duo
KALX Co-Announce: SF Bay Popfest 2026
The SF Bay Popfest makes its inaugural debut, in San Francisco at the legendary Bottom of the Hill. Over four days, August 20th through 23rd, twelve indie pop bands from all over North America will grace the stage including a different
KALX Co-Announce: Mosswood Meltdown 2026
Oakland’s beloved festival Mosswood Meltdown is returning July 17th through 19th, 2026 to Mosswood Park. Acts are listed below, and of course, the festival would not be complete without the inimitable and esteemed John Waters, who celebrates his 12th year
KALX Co-Announce: King Yellowman at Sweetwater Music Hall
On Sunday, May 24th, join KALX at Sweetwater Music Hall for a night with Jamaican dancehall reggae pioneer; King Yellowman. Additional event information can be found at the venues website here. Yellowman was born Winston Foster in Negril, Jamaica, in
KALX Co-Announce: Kevin Carducci at Ashkenaz
On Saturday April 25th, KALX presents Kevin Carducci with Ismay at Ashkenaz in Berkeley. Additional event information can be found at the venues website here. Kevin Carducci, the self-described Time Traveling Troubadour from the Late 1900s...or Spaghetti & Western Songwriter,
KALX Co-Announce: Homeboy Sandman at Bottom of the Hill
On Tuesday April 14th, KALX and Bottom of the Hill welcome Brooklyn, New York's underground rapper Homeboy Sandman back to the Bay Area. Additional event information can be found at the venues website here. These Titles Are Getting Pretty Silly
KALX Co-Announce: L.A. Witch at Cornerstone
On Friday, April 3rd, KALX and Cornerstone announce L.A. Witch! L.A. Witch have always exuded an aura of effortless cool, whether it manifested as the Americana noir and laconic back-to-basics rock n’ roll of their self-titled debut or the blistering
KALX Co-Announce: Trough and Rip Florence at Eli’s Mile High Club
On Saturday, February 28th, KALX and Eli's Mile High Club announce Trough with Rip Florence, Bat Noise, and Intentionally Blank. Crise de Foie by Trough Trough is a band from Oakland, CA, originally formed in 2017. They play a self-proclaimed
Cal Performances Student Reception for Midsummer Night’s Dream
On Friday, April 17th, Cal Performances will host a reception for UC Berkeley students attending the The Joffrey Ballet: Midsummer Night’s Dream. Straying far from Shakespeare’s familiar path, the peerless Joffrey Ballet returns to Berkeley with Alexander Ekman’s daring and
Cal Performances Student Reception for La Belle et la Bête
On Friday, March 13th, Cal Performances will host a reception for UC Berkeley students attending the Opera Parallèle performance of La Belle et la Bête by Philip Glass. This astonishingly original presentation of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast blurs the
Cal Performances Student Reception for Chris Thile
On Friday, February 27th, Cal Performances will host a reception for UC Berkeley students attending the performance of Chris Thile. A dazzling virtuoso and musical shapeshifter, the “extroverted, stellar, and spectacular mandolinist” (Los Angeles Times) Chris Thile brings the full
KALX Co-Announce: clipping. at The UC Theatre
Join KALX at UC Theatre for clipping., the critically acclaimed West Coast-based experimental hip-hop trio, fronted by Tony and Grammy winning actor, rapper and writer, Daveed Diggs along with producers Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson. They initially rose to prominence
Cal Performances Student Reception for Cécile McLorin Salvant
On Thursday, February 5th, Cal Performances will host a reception for UC Berkeley students attending the performance of jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant. Hailed as “her generation’s most imaginative and thrilling jazz interpreter” (Spin), vocalist and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant
KALX Co-Announce: Souls of Mischief at Sweetwater Music Hall
On Sunday, December 7th, join KALX at Sweetwater Music Hall for a night of Golden Era Hip Hop with Oakland-based Souls Of Mischief. Additional event information can be found at the venues website here. Souls of Mischief is a hip-hop
KALX Co-Announce: The Dream Syndicate at Bottom of the Hill
On Thursday, November 6th, KALX and Bottom of the Hill welcome The Dream Syndicate, when they perform their classic 1984 album Medicine Show. Additional event information can be found at the venues website here. The Dream Syndicate – Medicine Show:
Cal Performances Student Reception for the Philharmonia Orchestra
On Saturday, October 18th, Cal Performances will host a reception for UC Berkeley students attending the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Currently celebrating its 80th birthday, London’s stellar Philharmonia Orchestra returns to Berkeley with Finnish maestro Santtu-Matias Rouvali—one of the
KALX Co-Announce: Guerilla Toss at The Chapel
KALX invites you to kick off October with Guerilla Toss and Still Depths at The Chapel in San Francisco. Additional event information can be found at The Chapel's website here. You're Weird Now by Guerilla Toss When NYC-based experimental dance punks Guerilla
KALX Co-Announce: Sonido Gallo Negro at The Chapel
KALX invites you to a night of tropical psychedelia on September 14th with Sonido Gallo Negro at The Chapel in San Francisco. Additional event information can be found at The Chapel's website here. Hailing from San Juan de Aragón, a
KALX Co-Announce: Rose Blood Festival at Neck of the Woods
Join KALX on Saturday, August 30th for the Rose Blood Festival, where a variety of femme-fronted bands will converge on Neck of the Woods in San Francisco, to fill up the night with raw, unapologetic sound. Headliners include the Tenderloin
