Tshego Letsoalo

The Oakland artist talks about her latest offering, Kiss From the Balcony , which was recorded at Tiny Telephone studios.

Recently, Tshego Letsoalo, recorded a LIVE version of her series, On Repeat. It’s a mini-pod for music discovery where Tshego talks to KALW music programmers about the songs they can't stop listening to. In this excerpt, she talks to KALW DJ, J Boogie about his summer songs.

We’ll hear the surprisingly melancholic story behind the song Closing Time and how the Goo Goo Dolls went from punk to soft alternative.

A little millenial nostalgia for the era when we discovered music on blogs.

Music is the story of everywhere - every culture has traditional songs and dances - and I believe there must be a purpose for that; that for survival through troubled times, music served as a way for our ancestors to build resilience and share histories.

This week we're talking music collaborations and friendship with two young singer-songwriters.

The frontwoman of the Oakland-born punk band and KALW Music Editor Tshego Letsoalo get vulnerable talking about grief, music, and the Bay's grittiest music festival.

This week's episode features songwriters reflecting on their feelings and experiences with America.

This week we hear from the composers of some popular TV shows.

This work-themed episode celebrates hustle culture with songs like "work,work" and "Order of Operations."