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…
Interview by DJ Jet Jaguar, Dr. Funkenstein, and DJ Fodderstompf KZSC's DJ Jet Jaguar, Dr. Funkenstein, and DJ Fodderstompf interview Tropa Magica on the band's background and recent show at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz.
Interview with Vieux Farka Touré - May 11, 2022 - "Transformation Highway" with John Malkin - KZSC 88.1 FM / kzsc.org AFRICAN ROOTS OF THE BLUES: Vieux Farka Touré Releases “Les Racines” and Plays Felton Music Hall…
"KZSC’s DJs DJ Shove It and Goose interview musical artist Shannon Lay about her Santa Cruz current tours and musical inspiration"
Tricking Power Into Performing Acts of Love: New Book Celebrates Playful Disruption of Dominant Paradigm By John Malkin --- Shepherd Siegel’s new book “Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love: How Tricksters Through History Have Changed the World”…
More often than not, some of the best live performances are the ones you prepare for the least. On a comfortably cool Monday night, Girlultra performed in the atrium of the Santa Cruz Catalyst–the more intimate stage. My experience with…
By Charlie Erdman On June 11th, the UFC will host its sixth Pay-Per-View of the year, UFC 275. The action will take place in Singapore, marking the UFC’s first Pay-Per-View event in Southeast Asia. The fight card is stacked with…
Photo by Pitchfork The Far Side (Formerly of the Pharcyde) Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of their First Album, the Bizarre Ride, at the Catalyst, May 5, 2022 Written by Annicka and Tallulah Annicka: In Santa Cruz, despite all better…
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…
Written by Charlie Erdman After two years of missing the playoffs, the Golden State Warriors are back in business. The Warriors began their playoff push with a dominant series win against the Denver Nuggets. Following their first-round win, the Warriors…
Written by William Coolidge For the NBA and basketball world, and similar to the phrase my friend wants to get tattooed on his chest, "This Is It". Sticking to the NBA though...there are only two teams left standing in the…
Written by Sebastien Balembois In the 2010s, it appeared that Pusha T, formerly a part of rap duo Clipse with his brother No Malice, was going to undeservedly fly under the radar. That all changed with the release of Daytona…
Interview by Angelo Claure, KZSC News Department "I don't think I can represent you, which is why I told people I want to organize alongside with you." - SUA President, Alfredo Gama Salmeron . …
By William Coolidge As of this writing, the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors have yet to begin their battle against each other in the Western Conference Finals, game 1 of the series is tonight. Unlike the Eastern Conference,…
By William Coolidge This time of year is bittersweet for me...on the one hand, we're approaching the end of the playoffs with four high-caliber teams remaining, duking it out with each other in hopes of advancing to the biggest stage…
Reporting by Alyce Thornhill, Talk Director Alyce Thornhill 0:00 My name is Alyce, I am the Talk Director at KZSC, which is our campus radio station. My first question is just a preliminary introduction. So if you all want…
Written By Sandrine Bekono Jack Harlow currently reigns as the white boy of the moment, move over Timothée Chalamet, a new white boy has emerged to steal the hearts of many and maybe the culture. On May 6, 2022,…
By Charlie Erdman On May 7th of this year, the UFC will host the highly anticipated pay-per-view event UFC 274 in Phoenix, Arizona at the Footprint Center. Headlining the action is the stacked lightweight division's championship fight between current champ…
By Mia Duisenberg If you are at all into country or folk music you are going to want to read this, but if you are too lazy to read, simply go listen to Ian Noe on Apple music or Spotify…
Interview by John Malkin British post-punk band Gang of Four returned to North America for a twenty-eight-day tour that included shows in New York, Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles, Vancouver, British Columbia and at The Independent in San Francisco on Monday,…
By William Coolidge The second round of the playoffs has commenced and last night, the Phoenix Suns won the first game of a best of seven series against the opposing Dallas Mavericks. The final score was 121-114, but the game…