Heavy Lemon Radio Hour
Heavy Lemon Radio Hour Hosted by Chris and Katie Thursdays, 7 PM – 8 PM Pirate Cat Radio – KPCR 92.9 FM Los Gatos & KMRT 101.9 FM Santa Cruz Streaming at kpcr.org
Live from San Jose’s DIY underground.
Heavy Lemon is a tight-knit crew throwing all-ages shows across San Jose—think Jade Cathay, Chromatic Coffee, and surprise sets by indie, punk, and touring bands you’ll want to brag about discovering early.
On Heavy Lemon Radio Hour, hosts Chris, Scout and Katie play tracks from local favorites and up-and-coming acts, tell behind-the-scenes stories, and preview the next packed lineup. It’s the sound of South Bay’s DIY scene in full bloom.
Tune in Thursdays at 7 PM. Then come to a show. You’ll get it.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 29
- Years Active
- 2025
Heavy Lemon Radio - Congratulations, Sharon!
We survived a ticket giveaway.
Heavy Lemon Radio - Katie, the Boss
Originally aired on 1/2/2025
Chris, Scout and Katie open up the year with a playlist of what makes Katie rock!
Heavy Lemon Radio - VS Playlist Between Chris Scout and Katie
Originally aired on 1/9/2025
Chris, Scout, and Katie create a versus playlist with each of them selecting songs they love.
Heavy Lemon Radio - New Music for the New Year
Originally aired on 1/16/2025
Chris and Katie listen to new music that has already come out in 2025.
Heavy Lemon Radio - Unrecognized by the Government
Originally aired on 1/23/2025
Chris, Scout and Katie listen to music made by people who are no longer recognized by the government.
Heavy Lemon Radio - The Christian Radio Hour
Originally aired on 2/6/2025
Chris, Katie and Scout invite the first guest selector of the Heavy Lemon Radio Hour Christian Francisco.
Heavy Lemon Radio - The show about upcoming shows
Originally aired on 2/20/2025
Chris and Katie listen to songs from bands on upcoming live music concerts.
Heavy Lemon Radio - The Scout and Katie Show
Originally aired on 2/27/25
Katie and Scout figure out how to do the radio show on their own.
Heavy Lemon Radio - Offline // On the Air
Originally aired on 3/6/2025
Chris, Katie and Scout listen to bands that will be playing in March before Chris goes on tour.
Heavy Lemon Radio - Christian Radio Hour: The Second Coming
Originally aired on 3/12/2025
Katie sits down with guest selector Christian Francisco to chat about what's been going on lately and listen to some cool tunes!
Heavy Lemon Radio - Invasion of the Worm
Originally aired on 3/20/2025
Scout sits down with guest selector Natasha Sandworms to listen to some songs and talk about being a woman in the scene!
Heavy Lemon Radio - One Pony Down; One to Go
Originally aired on 4/10/2025
Scout sits down with Aubrey of Friendship Games and Moquette to listen to some sick tunes!
Heavy Lemon Radio - Growing Up is Pun (Chris is Back!!!)
Originally aired 4/10/2025
Chris and Scout listen to bands that will be playing the epic DIY music fest Growing Up is Dumb in LA from the previous weekend.
Heavy Lemon Radio - Alec Ascending
Originally aired on 4/17/2025
Chris and Scout sit down with Alec Adams of Later Alligator as a guest selector!
Heavy Lemon Radio - Pit Policy
Originally aired on 4/24/2025
Chris and Scout talk about mosh etiquette and listen to songs they've been grooving to lately.
Heavy Lemon Radio - Maysayers
Originally aired on 5/8/2025
Chris and Scout listen to bands that will be playing shows in San Jose in May!
Heavy Lemon Radio - Return of the Worm
Originally aired on 5/15/2025
Chris and Scout sit down with local queen Natasha Sandworms herself to talk about music, life, and all things Natasha!
Heavy Lemon Radio - In Requiem
Originally aired on 5/22/2025
Chris and Scout listens to bands that are no longer with us (music of the living dead).
Heavy Lemon Radio - Sunburned // Undeterred
Originally aired on 5/29/2025
Chris and Scout listen to bands from upcoming shows and some sweet new music from friends despite some gnarly sunburns after a Great America day
Heavy Lemon Radio - Screamo' Money, Screamo' Problems
originally aired on 6/5/2025
Chris sits down with one of his co-organizers of California Kicks Fest, Violet Reed, to talk about the upcoming fest and listen to bands that will be playing during the ep…