KZSC Interviews Career Woman
Interview by DJ Shove It KZSC's DJ Shove It interviews local artist Career Woman on the Santa Cruz music scene, musical influences, and more in this exclusive interview!
KZSC Interviews Nnena
Interview by DJ Fodderstompf KZSC's DJ Fodderstompf interviews Cleveland-based R&B and rap artist Nnena on her journey through comedy skits in college, musical storytelling, and debut album to be released in 2023!
KZSC Interviews Ambrose Kenny Smith of the Murlocs
Interview by DJ Fodderstompf and DJ Nefesh KZSC's DJ Fodderstompf and DJ Nefesh interview Ambrose Kenny Smith of the Murlocs on the Murlocs' recent show at Moe's Alley, touring and recent albums!
The Garden at the Catalyst: Reflections on Clown Cosplay
By Isabella Balbi Going to a Garden show is an experience - one that grows increasingly more rare given the state of live music today. On KZSC alone there are already 4 separate blog posts dissecting The Garden’s past performances…
KZSC Interviews Tennis
Interview by DJ Buddha Hannah and DJ Shove It KZSC's DJ interview DJ Buddha Hannah and DJ Shove It interviewed Alaina Moore of Tennis in 2021 on Tennis's tour, musical influences, and their song created for Rick and Morty!
Interview with Girl Talk
Interview by DJ Fodderstompf KZSC DJ Fodderstompf interview Girl Talk on his tour, musical journey, and sampling in this KZSC-exclusive interview.
KZSC Interviews Thee Sacred Souls
Interview by DJ Swum and DJ Fodderstompf KZSC's DJs DJ Swum and DJ Fodderstompf interview Thee Sacred Souls on the band's name, origin, musical inspirations and more in this KZSC-exclusive interview.
Untidy Soul: Samm Henshaw
By Angelo Claure Introducing London-based singer songwriter Samm Henshaw with his debut album arrival Untidy Soul. As the son of a reverend, Sam's exposure and participation with gospel music was unsurprisingly introduced to him very early in life as he…
folkYEAH! Presents Beach Fossils at The Chapel – 10 Year Anniversary Show
By Isabella Balbi Brooklyn garage pop group Beach Fossils, known for their dreamy lo-fi sound and candidly relatable lyricism, played a three night residency from October 17th through the 19th at The Chapel in San Francisco as part of the…
Dia De Los Muertos event at the Quarry Amphitheater on November 2nd, 2022
There will be a Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos event taking place at the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater on November 2nd, 2022! Registration for the event is available at the following link: bit.ly/DiaDeMuertos2022
KZSC Interviews Kate Bollinger
KZSC's DJ Shove It interviews indie-folk singer Kate Bollinger about her new releases, album covers, musical inspirations, and upcoming tour! Kate Bollinger is performing on October 18th at The Catalyst Atrium.
KZSC Interviews STS9
Interview by KZSC DJs Jet Jaguar & Dr. Funkenstein KZSC's DJs Jet Jaguar and Dr. Funkenstein interview STS9 on the band's inspirations, recording process and performance at the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater.
STS9 Concerts at the Quarry Amphitheater August 12th and 13th
KZSC is excited to announce that STS9, a Santa Cruz-based electronic band, is set to perform August 12th and 13th in the Quarry Amphitheater located within the UC Santa Cruz Campus. Tickets can be purchased at the links below! Links…
KZSC Interviews Folk Punk Musician Shannon Lay
"KZSC’s DJs DJ Shove It and Goose interview musical artist Shannon Lay about her Santa Cruz current tours and musical inspiration"
Bedouine Interview with KZSC
Photo: Courtesy of Polly Antonia Barrowman Interview by DJ Shove It and DJ Goose KZSC’s DJs DJ Shove It and Goose interview indie folk musical artist Bedouine about her Santa Cruz show at Kuumbwa Jazz and the rest of…
Best Songs for When You’re Stressed
Photo by Rawpixel/Unsplash By Heidi Bitsoli Music has been part of human culture since time immemorial. The oldest surviving music notation, known as the Hurrian Hymn, is an enchanting and relaxing lyre melody that is over 3,400 years old and…
Yellow Days – Live at the Catalyst 11.15.21
Written by Kate Marsden I started listening to Yellow Days (the musical alias of alternative music star George van den Broek) in high school and his gravelly, pining sound became a part of the soundtrack…
Dinosaur Jr. – Live at The Fillmore
By Sebastian Gonzalez Watching Dinosaur Jr. perform has always been at the top of my list of must-see live acts, so when it was announced that the band would be playing the legendary venue The Fillmore in San Francisco for…
This Day in History: Summer of Love ’67
The Human Be-In promotional poster. Photo: Casey Sonnabend Fifty-five years ago on this day, in 1967, the dramatic initiation to the Summer of Love occurred in the polo fields of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. A now iconic…
Beat Banter: Erik Ratensperger
Photo Credit: Jonathan Velazquez Erik Ratensperger has lived two lives as a drummer. In Jeromes Dream, he played unhinged hardcore, surrounded by a ring of raging punks who didn’t give a shit about anything but the energy, the catharsis…
Brothers in the Beloved Community: An interview with Marc Andrus by John Malkin on Transformation Highway / KZSC
Art by Hannah Rouland (IG: @hannah.tor.art) John Malkin speaks with Marc Andrus about his new book that was recently released by Parallax Press, “Brothers in the Beloved Community: The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr.” In…