If you have suggestions or corrections, email me. - Tony Brooke

KUSF has revived the Local Music Show, now on Fridays! All Bay Area music, featuring live in-studio sets by local bands. KUSF also plays more local music than any other station during their "New Music" hours, midnight to 6PM weekdays.

KUSF
2130 Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA 94117

This show plays local music from all around the country, not just from the Bay Area. It used to be "cassettes only," but now also accepts self-burned CD-Rs. Host Marshall Stax has been doing it since1984!

The Next Big Thing
attn: Marshall Stax
KALX-FM
26 Barrows Hall, #5650
Berkeley, CA 94720-5650

Live in the KALX studio, local musicians of varied styles perform from 9 PM to around 10:30. Then there's a live broadcast from a local club and/or rerun of a previously taped live performance.

KALX Live Booking
KALX-FM
26 Barrows Hall, #5650
Berkeley, CA 94720-5650

WNL hosts one new artist live in KZSU's studio each Wednesday at 9 pm. Host: Big Chief.

KZSU
attn: Wednesday Night Live
PO Box 20190
Stanford, CA 94309

KZSU Music Department
PO Box 20510
Stanford, CA 94309

UPS address:
Memorial Hall Basement
Stanford, CA 94305

All underground hip-hop, featuring national and local artists. In-studio sets by guest DJs and plenty o' beats. True community... Phonies need not apply. Deftly hosted by J-Boogie, Wisdom, and Raw B.

KUSF c/o Beatsauce
2130 Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA 94117

email: crew@beatsauce.com or info@beatsauce.com

"spinning the latest in new imports, indie recordings, and local bands." Host: LIVE 105 Music Director Aaron Axelsen. Also, Wednesdays at 9pm they do "Fast Forward" with music picks by local industry people.

LIVE 105
875 Battery Street, Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

Live 105 (KITS)
105.3fm, San Francisco
12am Thursdays (After Wednesday nite Loveline)
or it might be on at 8pm Thursday?
(I guess I should actually listen to commercial radio to find out...)

A few minutes a week to local bands is better than nothing. Host: The DJ With No Name.

LIVE 105
875 Battery Street, Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

Instead of another bad Saturday nite live sketch, check out this all-locals music show.

KPOO features lots of soul, R&B and Hip-Hop. It's very community-minded, and plays local artists often, particularly during the hip-hip shows. Check out their website for the full schedule. Send Hip-Hop attention DJ X-1.

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 423030
San Francisco, CA 94142

Studios:
1329 Divisadero Street

415-346-5373
Fax: 415-346-5173
Email: info@kpoo.com

KCSM Jazz 91 is the only commercial-free Jazz station in the Bay Area. KCSM plays many local Jazz artists, and features live broadcasts from many jazz clubs in the area.

KCSM-FM Program Director
1700 Hillsdale Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94402

Studio Line: (650) 574-91FM
Operations: (650) 524-6945

"West Coast Live is a two-hour variety show that broadcasts live coast-to-coast. WCL entertains and informs its audience with music, ideas and humor from a rich mix of musicians, writers and thinkers from the Bay Area and around the country." They feature writers and roots music and feature Bay Area artists often. Host: Sedge Thomson.

West Coast Live
915 Cole Street, Suite 124
San Francisco, California 94117
(415) 252-9214