KXSF is welcoming Spring 2021 with open arms – albeit still six feet away – but it’s the vibe that counts. If it’s fresh, fascinating and forward facing – KXSF is ON it sonically. We’re so fired up about the future that we came up with a new mission statement:

In keeping with the “socially aware” portion of our mission, KXSF has been actively involved in issues impacting our community by providing a platform for underserved voices. KXSF’s efforts were recognized this week when The People’s Life Fund awarded San Francisco Community Radio a grant to continue working to combat racism, hate and violence.

PSICOSIS is KXSF’s first virtual DJ night—and the first on our new KXSF Twitch channel. The show was filmed at San Francisco’s legendary club The Make Out Room, and features a diverse universe of local DJs, including Bianca Jiménez, Elisse Locomotion, Martha Reyna, Sounds of Paradise, José Trujillo and Walkin' Love. 

PSICOSIS will also blow your mind with trippy, psychedelic visuals courtesy of lighting artist Zachary Rodell. For ticket access go to KXSF.fm/PSICOSIS and donate $10 or more. Proceeds from all our shows filmed at local venues are split with those venues, so you’re supporting the local music scene as well as San Francisco Community Radio. (If you haven’t used Twitch before, it’s just like YouTube and you don’t need an account to watch. The link is twitch.tv/kxsf1025fm.) See you there!

PSICOSIS: SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 6–11 p.m. (video preview!)

BEHIND THE MIC: PSICOSIS was produced by Elisse Locomotion along with husband José Trujillo, the Oakland duo behind the KXSF program Caja Mágica, which airs Tuesdays from 4–5 p.m. Their awesome show, featuring vintage sounds from Latin America and beyond, started in “Before Times” as a vinyl DJ night at The Chapel in San Francisco. They’ve opened for touring bands like Altin Gün and Maston in The Chapel.

Elisse grew up on the outskirts of Mexico City in a family that loved music of all genres and generations. Eventually, she channeled her amazing energy into hosting and producing massive DJ parties in Mexico City, traveling the world and spinning vinyl from Lima to Bogota, Jakarta to Singapore, and New York to New Orleans. José is a SoCal native who grew up with Latin music in his house and in his neighborhood. He credits his parents for literally giving him his love for music by giving him their record collection! KXSF is so lucky to have such a talented team on our airwaves.  

KXSF DJ Gregorio Figueroa, aka Walkin’ Love, is also a featured artist on PSICOSIS.

Gregorio with Bolero! on KXSF Live Sessions, August 2020.

You can hear his KXSF show Freak Flag Radio, Friday nights Midnight to 2 a.m., spinning mostly vinyl LPs and 45s from the 60s, 70s and beyond with a special focus on groove, hard funk, psych and rock. Gregorio was raised in a SoCal household filled with salsa, Afro-Cuban jazz, boleros, and rumba, mirroring the influences of his Cuban mother and his guajiro musician grandfather. When he’s not spinning vinyl, Gregorio is the frontman for the SF band Bolero!. Thanks, Walkin’ Love, for sharing your music with KXSF!  

In mid-April San Francisco Community Radio launches its annual Spring Fundraising Drive. KXSF needs your help to blossom into the kind of radio station you deserve, but to do so it needs nurturing. You can donate right now.

Donate at the premium level ($50 or more) and get this awesome new KXSF T-shirt as a “thank you." In a year where inclusion and diversity are more important than ever in our lives, DJ Fari designed a T-shirt that includes all of our diverse shows from A to Z and celebrates our 130+ volunteers. The shirts are printed locally by our underwriting friends at Babylon Burning.