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The Indians Who Rocked the World

Mark your calendars for a screening of Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World on Friday, February 8, presented by KZSC and the UCSC American Indian Resource Center. In the meantime, listen to a playlist inspired by the film below!…

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GIVING WEEK

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…

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A singer performs energetically on stage under purple and blue lights, with a band playing instruments in the background and an audience member recording on a phone in the foreground.

The Growlers Concert review on 10/13

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…

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A dark concert venue filled with silhouetted people, illuminated by bright blue and white laser lights projecting from the stage through a hazy atmosphere.

DJ Fizzi Pop Attends Toxic Summer 2018!

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…

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A musician with a beard plays an acoustic guitar and sings on stage under purple lights, with another person visible in the background near electronic equipment. The stage is dark with a spotlight on the performer.

AJJ + Kimya Dawson at the Regent (LA)

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…

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Poster for Verve Coffee Roasters’ 6th Annual Record Swap, with bold black and yellow text, abstract shapes, a vinyl record, and the Verve Coffee Roasters logo on a speckled off-white background.

Sat 9/1: Vinyl Swap Meet at Verve Coffee Roasters in Seabright

Load up on vinyl records at the 6th Annual Verve Coffee Record Swap on Saturday, September 1st! Co-promoted by KZSC and Metavinyl Join KZSC and other local music vendors and discover new music and old favorites—all on glorious vinyl! The record swap starts at 9 am at Verve Coffee’s Roastery and coffee bar at 104 Bronson Street, in Seabright – a few doors down from the Pacific Edge climbing gym. KZSC will be there till 4pm and there will be food trucks, live music, and a local yard sale going on, too! Admission and neighborhood parking are both free

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DJ Hari’s All-American Playlist

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…

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Rhylli Concert Review 6.18.2018 by Melcriada

On Monday June 19, 2018, I attended a local show at the Humanist Hall in Oakland near Broadway to kick off the summer. Before entering Humanist Hall, they told us that partial proceeds would be going to survivors of the…

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Three musicians perform on stage with futuristic, illuminated setups and dramatic lighting effects, surrounded by smoke and large circular lights, while an audience and camera operator are visible in the foreground.

DJ Fizzi Pop Interviews Boreta from The Glitch Mob!

by DJ Fizzi Pop You may have heard their other-wordly remix of The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army”, or their iconic collaboration with Daft Punk. You also may have heard their brand new album, “See Without Eyes” that breaks the…

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Surfing radio waves

Congrats to KZSC listener Phillip from Vallejo! Phillip was surfing the radio waves and heard about the opportunity to own an awesome surf board and support student-run community radio and dropped in for an epic ride. KZSC is grateful to the Santa Cruz Boardbuilders Guild on the Westside of Santa Cruz for supporting locally-grown radio. Phillip's new 9'2" long board was hand-shaped  by Jefferey Devine and glassed by the talented and dedicated craftsmen of the Guild. We're proud to have inspired this brilliant yellow board with black rails, sporting the KZSC logo—hand-crafted by surfers in Santa Cruz, California! Hey, did you see the surfboard they made for KZSC's Wiki Wiki Wednesday? What a work of art!

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NIKI’s Debut Project ZEPHYR Review by DJ iEHOA

NIKI has just recently entered the music scene, a 19-year-old R&B artist from Indonesia. I first discovered her with her singles, “See U Never” and “I LIKE YOU”. In 2018 she has finally released her debut project ZEPHYR under 88rising, which…

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