by Nicholas Yung With the ever growing popularity of electronic dance music around the world, Illenium has left a lasting mark on this enormous community. Since 2008, Nicholas Miller has worked tirelessly on perfecting his sound and craft, releasing two…
by Alden Tackett, edited by dj saratonin There was a small crowd of people avoiding the rain beneath small overhangs at The Catalyst on November 28th. Bhad Bhabie, also known as Danielle Bregoli was getting ready to perform that night…
Three more days of Giving Week at UCSC which means it's time to support your favorite campus organization, KZSC. Any donation helps us in this very special fundraising competition with other campus orgs. Help us out at kzsc.fm/give and spread…
by DJ Fizzi Pop With so much access to the advancements in technology, it is not a surprise that dance music has blossomed and new artists are popping up all over the world. If there is one to keep tabs…
by Max Green Historically listeners would have to pick up a good old record, or even a concert ticket to listen to the absolutely groovy sounds of artists like Art Blakey or Herbie Hancock. But in today's age all you…
by Hayley Fox from latimes.com on November, 7, 2018
Overlooking MacArthur Park Lake, Jesse Thorn is recording tracks for his latest “Bullseye” podcast episode inside a recording booth that he bought off Craigslist for $3,500.
It's the time of the season where sweaters get itchier and pumpkins get spicier and suddenly a day on your couch under a weighted blanket staring at how the rain droplets on the window form a scary face doesn't sound…
by Cameron Cardwell Anderson .Paak was signed to Dre’s label in 2016 and named one of the XXL freshman the same year after releasing Malibu. Since then, .Paak’s rise to fame from his Breezy Lovejoy days has been skyrocketing. After…
Treasure Island Festival is back in the Bay Area for the first time since 2016 and since moving from its namesake in San Francisco to Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland. Transportation to festival was made easy by Bart and…
Written by: Dustin Lennin Choto I recently got to sit down with electronic dream-pop artist Adib Sin. We talk about his time working at a ramen shop, Miyazaki films, and our love for music featured in the Sonic the Hedgehog…
Robert Hauldren and Frederic Kennett make up the duo Louis The Child. Based in Chicago, Louis The Child has been producing music that blends brings the sounds of hip-hop into the electronic world. One of their most notable songs It’s…
On October 21st, the Catalyst in downtown Santa Cruz was blessed with the presence of Syd, Matt Martians, Steve Lacy, and Paige Patrick the II-- members of one of the hottest neo funk/soul bands today: the Internet. It was a…
by Paola Barreto When I heard that the Arctic Monkeys were playing in San Francisco at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on October 22nd, I jumped at the chance to see the them live. I believe the last time they…
A new volunteer named Sarah asked me what she could do to help me out. I told her to make me a playlist for the blog. I didn't know what to expect. But let me tell you about this playlist:…
with Kirin J Callinan, Enjoy, & The Jack Moves by Lily Nauta The October 13th Beach Goth lineup was an eclectic medley of everything from avant-garde, psychedelic, funk, surf, and indie rock. Despite the wide range of styles covered throughout the…
Nathan Shaw better known as Ekali took over the Catalyst on October 14. Ekali is a producer from Vancouver, Canada. He has produced tracks in various genres such as house, trap and future bass. Ekali has also collaborated with different…
If you wanted to transport into another dimension abundant of heavy dubstep, techno, psytrance, and many other eclectic electronic tunes of today...then you’d arrive at Toxic Summer. Held at The Midway in the heart of San Francisco, this event took…
by Paola Barreto Raveena Aurora’s voice is as smooth and slowly captivating as “Honey”, the title of her 2018 single. The 24 year old Sikh-American R&B singer has been gaining traction and is close to reaching one million listeners a…
KZSC and (((folkYEAH!))) Events Present Ty Segall at the Rio on Monday, October 22nd! Don't miss out on this opportunity, ticket info can be found at folkyeah.com
by Lily Nauta From the ragers in the mosh pit to those nodding and swaying on the outskirts, or those like me, in the front row-- braving the ripple effect of the pit, melodramatically screaming each lyric in visceral passion…
by DJ Hari Ah, the Fourth of July. Happy Birthday, to the great U.S. of A. Do we have a complicated relationship? Yes, yes we do. How can I possibly express this plethora of emotions I get when I think…