Special  Bakotunes-Real Talk Crossover Episode!Andres Chavez is the Executive Director of the National Chavez Center in Keene, CA. Danny Rodriguez is founder of the longtime Lowrider car club, Classic Dreams from Bakersfield, CA. The duo stopped by Real Talk to talk Lowrider history and promote the upcoming Cesar Chavez and Classic Car Show happening August 12th, 2023 at The National Chavez Center from noon to 8pm. Over 100 classic rides, plus food and drink vendors and live music by Mento Buru. Admission is free. To get your car signed up for the show, please contact Lulu Salas at 661-201-2774 or Jose Fernandez at 661-840-2953. To be a sponsor or vendor, call 661-823-6271. All proceeds benefit the Cesar Chavez Foundation and National Chavez Center.  Catch Real Talk, every Friday from 10am to 12pm PST on FORGE 103.9FM (Kern County, CA) or stream anywhere on FORGE1039.COM.Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / Twitter / More LinksContact: [email protected]

JFP (Julie Fucking Potter!) is a highly respected voice in the LGBTQ+ hip hop world. Hailing from the conservative red city of Bakersfield, CA. She has been a student of hip hop since discovering the sounds of RUN DMC and NWA. Her skill on the mic is a testament to her dedication and passion for authentic expression. She has been producing and performing her own music for over a decade and continues making waves as a rapper, advocate, and athlete. JFP has performed at several LGBT Pride Festivals throughout the US as well as tours in Europe. In 2019 JFP performed with renowned LA DJ BreezyEZ at the L-Fest the largest Women's Festival in the UK.  In 2018, JFP toured through Barcelona, Berlin, and Montpellier, France to packed houses with legendary Toronto Rapper, Ice Tha One. This episode has it all, including music. JFP IS IN THE HOUSE!Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / Twitter / More LinksContact: [email protected]

Carmelo Alvarez is the founder of Youth Break Center, Inc., aka Radiotron in Los Angeles. Alvarez takes us through his early years in the West Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, breaking from gang life, embracing the arts, to taking on City Hall with the support of area youth who found a safe space to express themselves through hip-hop. Alvarez's story and the battle to keep the original Youth Break Center building also inspired cult classic 80s films "Breakin'" and "Breakin' II: Electric Boogaloo."  On June 24th, 2023 - Radiotron will be celebrating it's 40th anniversary with a live dance concert featuring figures from the original Radiotron days to the present at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, CA. Event info can be found at https://levittlosangeles.org/ Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / Twitter / More LinksContact: [email protected]

Liz Ohanesian is an acclaimed veteran freelance writer and DJ who knows where most of the bodies are hidden in LA. If the name sounds familiar, it's because you're one of the many who came across her byline in the coolest of the free indie rags like The Rocket and LA Weekly found stacked at countless music stores across greater LA during their heyday. Today she remains as busy as ever spinning weekly and documenting the best and coolest parts of LA life on the Web. Catch all things Liz O at these links: Liz Ohanesian LinkflyLiz Ohanesian Official WebsiteSponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / Twitter / More LinksContact: [email protected]

Bakotunes welcomes a true queen of country music, the great Pam Tillis. If you're well versed in big nineties country music and its related history, you should already know her hits and her famous dad, Mel Tillis. But that's just part of a much bigger story that continues to be written today. She's on the road with her friend and fellow country diva, Lorrie Morgan on the Grits & Glamour tour. Catch them at The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater on March 18th.Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / Twitter / More LinksContact: [email protected]

Bakotunes welcomes comedian, actor, podcaster Felipe Esparza for a 'What's Up Fool?' extravaganza. It's been thirteen years since our last interview after winning NBC's "Last Comic Standing" in 2010. Since then, Felipemania has spread across the country. We talk about everything: his shows, weird movies, George Lopez, Carlos Mencia, Fast Food Chicken, Fluffy and beyond...Let's see what happens... Felipesworld.comSponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / Twitter / More LinksContact: [email protected]

Bakotunes welcomes longtime LA ska and reggae music brethren Junor Francis, host of Reggae Connection (KSPC, Clairmont College) and The Reggae Show (KLXU), and Eric Kohler (Goldenvoice, Reggae Nucleus Magazine.) Junor Francis:After discovering his love for ska and rocksteady music by transistor radio as a youth in the lush Farm District of Manchester Parish, Jamaica, Junor Francis packed his bags landing in New York with hopes of one day breaking into radio. After grinding his way through east coast life, he found his way to the sunny LA radio airwaves to begin a respectable career spanning nearly four decades. Still heard around the globe, he's become one of reggae and ska radio's most recognized and respected figures.  Eric Kohler:A true eighties kid, Eric Kohler's affinity for live music has taken him from the independent publishing arena as the co-founder of reggae music magazine, Reggae Nucleus to the concert music industry working at LA show and mega fest promoters, Goldenvoice. In between his busy work and home life, Eric has also been instrumental in contributing to the growth of the ska and reggae legends scene, co-producing shows featuring classic Jamaican artists and up-and-coming artists. Junor and Eric also host their own Web and audio podcast, "The History of LA SKA: One on One Sessions," available on Youtube, and your favorite podcast listening outlets.SHOW ALERT! Saturday, March 18th, 2023 - Goldenvoice & Skamania present Stranger Cole (backed by The Steady 45's,) with Ocean 11, The Elysians, DJs Mila, LadyEye La & Marv Mack, and MC Junor Francis! El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. CLICK FOR TICKETS!Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / Twitter / More LinksContact: [email protected]

It's a New Year at Bakotunes! Adriana Magana is a multi-talented singer songwriter known as Shexist and also one-half of Los Angeles experimental electronic music duo, Tigercide. Includes music from her various global music collaborations. She.xistTigercideSponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / Twitter / More LinksContact: [email protected]

From the Bakotunes vault! A previously unreleased, rare interview with Casey Niccoli, the original "Classic Girl" of Jane's Addiction. Casey opens up about her romantic and creative relationship with Jane's frontman Perry Farrell, the struggles of dealing with fame, personal addictions, finding recovery, and rebirth. Recorded Oct. 4, 2012, prior to Jane's Addiction first ever show at the historic Fox Theater in Niccoli's hometown of Bakersfield, CA. Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / Twitter / More LinksContact: [email protected]

Bakotunes welcomes Shannon Harris, lead vocalist of Bakersfield/Bay Area nu metal veterans, Spike 1000. Sound familiar? Ever wonder happened to this popular local band who left the valley for the big city to get signed on a major label, play huge shows with KORN on the Family Values Tour, land national radio airplay...then suddenly disappear? It's the story most fans have never heard until now. Enjoy kids!Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / Twitter / More LinksContact: [email protected]