"Visions of Johanna" by Bob Dylan
This song reminds KALW's Devon Strolovtich of time he spent living in Paris, which is where he first learned to play it on the guitar.
View ArticleFunny Songs this Sat. 3 pm
"Folk Music & Beyond" tickles your funny bone this Saturday (6/29) 3 pm with humorous and satirical songs by Loudon Wainwright III, the Austin Lounge Lizards, the Bobs, Richard Thompson, Two Nice...
View Article"Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited"
UnderCover Presents "Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited" Saturday (8/31) 3 pm on "Folk Music & Beyond." Executive producer Lyz Luke and music director Karina Denike talked about the songs from this...
View ArticleToday's Local Music: Highway 61 Revisited
The voice you’re hearing now is unmistakably that of Bob Dylan. No, he’s not part of the Bay Area local music scene, but a project called “Highway 61 Revisited” is. This ambitious program features Beth...
View ArticleBob Dylan's birthday
It's Bob Dylan's 73rd birthday today. We'll celebrate. We'll hear his songs sung in Women's voices, such as Joan Baez, Odetta, Nanci Griffith, and a singer from Bhutan named Lhamo Dukpa. A Patchwork...
View ArticleBob Dylan's Basement Tapes tonight on Fog City Blues
In 1967, Bob Dylan and several members of what became The Band got together in upstate New York. For months, they played and played – and recorded as they went along. It took 8 years for some of the...
View ArticleBe careful what you ask Matt Jaffe
Go ahead, ask Matt Jaffe anything. Just know that your question will likely lead the young singer/songwriter from Mill Valley on a musical detour before he gives you the answer you’re after. For...
View ArticleBob Dylan at 75: A Bay Area History on Fog City Blues
Bob Dylan turns 75 on May 24. His first formal concert in the Bay Area took place in San Francisco on November 25, 1964; his most recent was October 30, 2014 in Oakland (he and his band return next...
View ArticleFolk Music & Beyond: Joan Baez & Bob Dylan
What do Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and KALW have in common? They're all turning 75 this year! Tomorrow (Saturday) at 3 pm on "Folk Music & Beyond", an encore broadcast of an interview with biographer...
View ArticleMy Mixtape: "Blowing In The Wind," by Bob Dylan
My Mixtape asks people from the Bay Area and beyond to contribute a song that is meaningful to them. In this installment, Karen Musalo , director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies at UC...
View ArticleJewish Americans in the golden age of Rock and Roll
If you look back at the origins of rock music — or Rock and Roll, as it was known in the 1950s — you hear that the new sound borrowed elements from gospel, rhythm & blues, and country.
View ArticleFolk Music & Beyond: Farewell to Joan Baez
Legendary folk singer Joan Baez recently announced that 2018 will be her final year of touring. When her tour ends, she will retire from the road. This coming Saturday at 3 pm, Folk Music & Beyond...
View ArticleA Patchwork Quilt Today at 5 o'clock...
Joan Osborne sings songs of Bob Dylan. Also San Francisco's Cynthia Lin sings favorite standards in studio today. Her new CD is called Ukulele Days. Tune in, Enjoy, and #StepUp4KALW! Thanks!
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