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Mosswood Meltdown returns to Oakland with Pavement headlining the festival's pre-party

Lorisa Salvatin

Oakland's Mosswood Meltdown announces that Pavement will headline the pre-party lineup, with support from Wednesday and Vivian Girls.
GUITAR GIRLS: Lianne La Havas, Mitski + Brittany Howard

Tshego Letsoalo

This week's episode features singer-songwriters and guitarists, Lianne La Havas, Mitski, and Brittany Howard.
Fog City Blues

Bob Dylan: Through the Open Window

Devon Strolovitch

The Bootleg Series Vol.18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963
“Black music is jazz” Theo Croker re-draws the boundaries on “Dream Manifest”

Tshego Letsoalo

The Grammy-nominated trumpeter talks about his latest album and how a residency in Shanghai helped him shed his inhibitions about genre.
Margarita Azucar’s top 5 music documentaries of 2025

Margarita Azucar

KALW Music's, Margarita Azucar, shares her favorite music documentaries of 2025. The list includes It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy, and Lillith Fair: Building a Mystery.
Fog City Blues

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Devon Strolovitch

What's on offer for live New Year's Eve blues, plus a countdown of our Top 10 albums of 2025 — Sunday, December 28 at 4 pm.
On Repeat: Best of 2025

Tshego Letsoalo

Tshego Letsoalo, Maria Yates, Patrick King Most, Sarah Cahill, and Emmanuel Nado come together to talk about the music from their Best of 2025 albums.