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By Audrey Dilling on January 19, 2012 - 9:02pm
Starting in 2012, you can find Crosscurrents and KALW News at www.kalw.org, along with all of the other KALW programming you've come to love. Just click on the "NEWS" tab. There you'll find audio from the day's show, daily news updates, and more. This new site is a big step for KALW. You can expect...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Jan 4 2012 - 12:09pm
      The music is by The Secret Identities, composed of three East Bay performers who have teamed up to sing three-part harmony on each other’s songs. They’ll be at the Bazaar Café in San Francisco on Saturday, January 7th along with Daryl Scariot.  Music starts at 7pm....
Artery
By Steven Short on Dec 13 2011 - 12:57pm
Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park is set to become Hellman Meadow if the Recreation & Park Department approves the plan unanimously passed last week by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors. The name change would honor Warren Hellman, the financial and spiritual force behind the three...
Local Music
By Crosscurrents Producer on Dec 13 2011 - 12:28pm
In the audio clip above, you can listen to Misisipi Mike Wolf, a prolific San Francisco singer-songwriter, who plays in – as he says – “as many bands as it takes to rock your socks off.” If you missed his sold-out show at the Great American Music Hall back in the summer, you have a chance to hear...
By Brian Pelletier on Dec 12 2011 - 6:42pm
Brewing beer is a complete sensory experience. I can feel the heat on the stove top as the grains and water are boiled to make the wort, the smell of hops fills the kitchen. Later, I can hear yeast feasting on the freshly brewed wort and see the release of the gaseous bubbles that result. Making...
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