Live Public Radio

No, not Air America -- David Barsamian, the host of the Alternative Radio show on KALW, is hosting an evening of high-falutin' discourse at the Brava Theater with New Left Review commentator Tariq Ali (the author of Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope, on Hugo Chavez and Latin America), and music by the Kronos Quartet. The event is a benefit for the Media Alliance, which is celebrating 30 years of responsible left-wing media representation.

The show is formatted like a radio program, so Barsamian will talk with Ali, and Kronos will intersperse musical interludes relating to the ideas being discussed throughout the conversation. We'll totally do the pledge breaks! Tote bag, anyone?

The performance is tomorrow, Wednesday October 25, at 7:30, at the Brava Theater (24th Street and York). Buy your tickets here ($35/$65 for reception/$15 for mezzanine seats).