KVMR: Live On-Air

Philip Wright, host of KVMR's High Flight, speaks with Texas guitarist Eric Johnson. Eric Johnson will be performing at the Center For The Arts in Grass Valley, CA on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026.More Info on Eric Johnson Available Here.

Laurie DesJardins, host of KVMR's New Brick Road, speaks with Aidan Moodie of the Scottish Folk Band, Gnoss. Gnoss will be performing at KVMR's annual Celtic Festival & Marketplace - May 1st-May 3rd 2026 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. More info and tickets available here.

KVMR Broadcasters Felton Pruitt, Jerianne Van Dijk, and local musician Brendan Phillips present a tribute to local Nevada County sage, Joanna Robinson. Featuring live music from Brendan Phillips, voicemails from friends and loved ones, and recorded tales from Joanna Robinson.

Susie Rex, host of KVMR's The Playground, talks with local band Auburn Ravine Revival about their new album, The Dusty Road Sessions. Auburn Ravine Revival will be performing a fundraiser for the Auburn State Theatre and CD release party at Auburn Odd Fellows Hall on Friday, March 20th, 2026.Auburn Ravine Revival CD Release Party + Auburn State Theatre Fundraiser - March 20th, 2026More Info On Auburn Ravine Revival Available Here

An In-studio performance and interview with musician Richard March. Originally aired March 7th, 2026 on KVMR's County Line Bluegrass hosted by Eric Rice.Richard March will be performing at 1849 Brewing Company in Grass Valley on Friday March 20th, 2026.More info on Richard March available here.

On Monday, January 19th, the MLK Community Choir celebrated Martin Luther King’s legacy with a free gospel concert at the Nevada Theatre. The choir was led by Stan Thomas-Rose, bringing back the traditional program that was led by Zenobia Brokenbrough and the Bethel AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Choir for forty years, and including them along with about 50 local singers who are seeking to celebrate and strengthen our community and our nation.The MLK Day noon concert tradition was started in 1982 when Rosa Lopez and Ken Crow invited the Bethel AME Church Choir to broadcast a live performance on KVMR from the Miner’s Foundry, and over the next 40 years the event became a celebrated community tradition which sometimes included local high school choirs and others.In 2012, an AME choir member, Helena McDaniels, who was also singing with the Trinity Community Chorus (directed by Stan Thomas-Rose) made a connection between the two choirs, and within a few years the two groups became so closely bonded that both directors independently began thinking of the group as “The MLK Choir” instead of as two combined choirs. The noon concert tradition lapsed after the 40th annual concert in 2022, but now Paul Emery, who produced many of the concerts for KVMR, is reviving the tradition with Stan Thomas-Rose as the “official” choir director, but still fully involved with Zenobia and the Bethel AME Choir. Singers from many local churches, the Music in the Mountains and InConcert Sierra choruses and other local groups are represented in this year’s choir.This year's concert was aimed at building community and uniting our nation peacefully. The program includes speakers and poetry as well as singalongs led by local musicians, patriotic songs, hymns, spirituals, gospel songs, and an original song that’s become our traditional closing. Come and join us as we seek to remember our great legacy and walk together into “that shining city on a hill.”

Davis Memes, host of KVMR's A Higher Lonesome, talks with musician Andres Miguel Cervantes + in-studio performance.More info on Andrés Miguel Cervante

KVMR Broadcaster Bill Segers, host of Ride Along Radio Flyer, talks with blues musician Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. Kingfish will be performing at Center For the Arts in Grass Valley on Monday October 20th. More info on Christone "Kingfish" Ingram available here.

Big John, host of KVMR's Monday Morning Show, talks with KVMRx Program Director, Jai Hanes, about the 2nd annual X-Fest at the Miners Foundry on Friday October 3rd. More information & tickets available here.2nd Annual X-FestFriday October 3rd, 2025, 3pm-9pmMiners Foundry, Nevada City, CAAll Ages

KVMR Broadcaster Sabrina Blackburn, host of The Beat Bizarre, talks with legendary Hip-Hop artist & painter Chali 2na. Chali 2na will be performing at Unit J in Nevada City on Friday September 5th. More info on Chali 2na available here.

Johnny Gallagher, host of KVMR's Tuesday Music Magazine, speaks with San Francisco Bay Area's own accomplished Elvis impersonator Randy Demartini.

April Miranda, host of KVMR's Mountain Beat Music, live broadcasting from the Nevada County Fair featuring a live performance and interview with Caroline Aiken & Liz Melendez of the Yes Ma'am Family Band. More info on Yes Ma'am Family Band available here.