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May 29 KZSC Presents: Sugar Candy Mountain w/ Luke Sweeney and Jackie Zealous

Sunday May 29: KZSC Presents tropical psychedelic pop band, Sugar Candy Mountain from Joshua Tree, California. Playing with Santa Cruz's surf garage rock band, Jackie Zealous and San Francisco's psychedelic soul pop band, Luke Sweeney. "If Brian Wilson had dropped acid on the beach in Brazil and decided to record an album with Os Mutantes and The Flaming Lips, it would sound like this— featuring space-age sounds and far-out frequencies from the tripped out tropics," then you would have Sugar Candy Mountain. Hope to see you there!
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Show Review: Luke Sweeney @ SXSW 2016

SXSW was filled with some great bands this year, one of them being Luke Sweeney from San Francisco, who played the inside stage of Cheer Up Charlie’s, a colorful venue that serves fancy cocktails and kombucha on tap. Luke Sweeney…

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Esperanza Spalding at the Rio: Saturday, March 12th @ 8:00 p.m.

Esperanza Spalding caused KZSC's phones to ring more than usual this week, after airing a ticket giveaway for Spalding's highly-anticipated Santa Cruz show this Saturday. In case if you missed the news, GRAMMY® award-winning jazz singer, composer, and bassist, Esperanza Spalding will perform…

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Local Artist of the Week: Solar Glory

We are officially kicking off the "Local Artist of the Week" blog series here on the world-famous KZSC Website! To start off strong, we will be showcasing Solar Glory, a Santa Cruz-based space rock/experimental/drone/post-prog/psychedelic group! Check out their Facebook Page…

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Feb 24: KZSC, College 8 & Oakes Present: West Fest 2016 Music Festival!

KZSC Santa Cruz 88.1FM , College Eight, and Oakes College bring you a free music festival, on Friday February 26th from 4 to 7 pm. West Fest 2016 on the UCSC's College Eight Upper Lawn, incorporates music from psychedelic space rock and gameboy tunes to a Grammy-nominated cellist Rushad Eggleston. The line-up features acts who have years of experience and some that have only gotten their start in recent months. Check out the long-awaited release of the line-up below!  Also, see the Facebook Event link for more information.
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Ticket Giveaway of the Week: Wobbleland 2016 Music Festival!

KZSC is known for having the freshest ticket giveaways  for our dear listeners every week (several times a day)! This week's spotlight giveaway is for Wobbleland 2016, a two-day EDM Festival (Friday February 26th- Saturday February 27th) at the San Jose Civic!  Listen to Cr8 Diggers Anonymous (Tues 3 pm) and Eclectic Avenue (Wed 10 pm) KZSC this week for your chance to win a pair of weekend passes to this event (ages 16+)!
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KZSC Presents Surfer Blood & Cayucas

The Catalyst Atrium | January 13, 2016 About a month ago, KZSC teamed up with the Catalyst to present indie hotshots Surfer Blood in The Atrium. Attendance was high for a weeknight and the audience's energy was palpable. The sound of…

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Dry Diggings Festival Ticket Giveaway!

Trying to find tickets to next weekend's Dry Diggings Festival (Sept. 25th-26th)? Tune into the Great 88.1 KZSC this weekend for a chance to win a pair of tickets to one of the premier reggae festivals of the season! Brought…

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My Experience at Lightning in a Bottle 2015

This past Memorial Day weekend, DoLaB's Lightning in a Bottle captivated its largest audience to date. More than 20 thousand people came to the town of Bradley, CA to attend this magical gathering. This was my first year attending LiB…

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FYF 2015 Ticket Giveaway!

As you may know, FYF Fest delivered yet another amazing lineup this year. The two day music festival will take place at the L.A. Memorial Sports Arena and Exposition Park in Los Angeles on August 22nd and 23rd. Frank Ocean and Morrissey…

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Lightning in a Bottle Ticket Giveaway

Lightning in a Bottle is just around the corner! The 5-day camping festival will take place in Bradley, CA over Memorial Day Weekend (May 21 - 25, 2015). This year LIB will be featuring a stellar lineup with artists including Flume, SBTRKT,…

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