Earlier this month, we checked out the Davis music scene with a KDVS concert. One of my favorite bands from my KALX days, Casiotone of the Painfully Alone, headlined the $5 concert at on the UC Davis campus.
Casiotone at UC Davis from Kris Vera-Phillips on Vimeo.
At this KDVS concert, I was amazed at the lush sound he produced all by himself. He was wizard on the mixer, keyboard, vocals and anything that could be plugged into his show. He played a couple of songs off his 2006 album, “Etiquette.”
Lethem’s book new book: The Fortress of Solitude – is loaded up “with autobiographical sentiment”
According to this article, the writer lived 10 years in Berkeley, working at book stores and living off Telegraph. His book also highlights KALX Radio and his DJ fantasies – no, he wasn’t spinning music, but he was a fan of the station and he played on the KALX softball team – when he got the chance.
The last time I watched KALX staff play softball was a few years ago, at the annual picnic. It was amazing to watch folks attempt to bat away while puffing on their cigerattes – even more fascinating was when folks attempted to steal bases while holding on to their beer bottles – sipping them on base.
