A WORLD WITHOUT POLICE: An Interview with Geo Maher
Art by Hannah Rouland, @hannah.tor.art “This is what the police try to do every day. They naturalize their existence. They did not always exist. And yet we act as if this is an eternal force. We…
THE SILENT MIND IS OPEN: Swiss Pianist Nik Bärtsch Explains Ritual Groove Music in New Book
. . . . . . . . Art by Hannah Rouland, @hannah.tor.art THE SILENT MIND IS OPEN: Swiss Pianist Nik Bärtsch Explains Ritual Groove Music in New Book October 26, 2021 Photo by Claude Hofer “Listening: Music, Movement,…
Your New Favorite Beach Band: KATZ
Story and Interview by Dalila Ramirez Surf rock is a notorious ode to coastal lifestyle and the beauty of storytelling through music. It’s unique in the guitar riffs and the groovy tunes it carries. It’s evolved over the years spreading…
Beat Banter: Christian Hell
Story and Interview by Ben Goldstein I happened upon Hong Kong Fuck You when they shared a bill with Machine Girl Christmas 2019. And thank fuck I did then because their three releases the following year pretty much got…
JAZZ AND JUSTICE: An Interview with Jazz Drummer, Bandleader, and Educator Terri Lyne Carrington By John Malkin
Terri Lyne Carrington began playing drums when she was five years old, beating out rhythms on her grandfather’s drumkit. Her father was also a saxophonist and drummer and her musical aspirations were supported by family and friends. If others admonished,…
In Session: Sir Froderick (Feature Interview)
Story and Interview by DJ Mixolydian DJ Mixolydian is back with another feature interview for In Session. This time, KZSC presents to you: Sir Froderick. A laid-back beatmaker, record store (and label) owner, hip-hop connoisseur, and king of the tape…
Artist Spotlight – Hook
By : DJ Honey Bucket Hook is an up-and-coming rapper from Riverside, California. (Shoutout to Queen Beats (on KZSC Tuesdays at 10 pm) for enlightening me.) Her stepdad was a rapper and encouraged Hook to pursue music by helping her…
In Session: David Hood
By DJ Mixolydian For this week's In Session feature, we're traveling to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to acknowledge the terrific bass work of Mr. David Hood. Hood was a member of Rick Hall's "Swampers", a group of studio musicians in the Muscle…
In Session: Ron Carter (Feature Interview)
By DJ Mixolydian For this installment of In Session, KZSC was blessed to sit down (via Zoom) with legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter. Hailing from the greater Detroit area, Carter began his career as an upright bassist by playing gigs at…
In Session: Bob Babbitt
By DJ Mixolydian For this week's In Session feature, KZSC presents to you the music of Bob Babbitt. A legendary studio bassist who traded off sessions with James Jamerson of Motown Studios, Babbitt spent considerable time with both the Funk Brothers…
In Session: David T. Walker
In Session: By DJ Mixolydian Did the sound of the albums Innervisions, Let's Get It On, and Black Byrd leave a lasting impact on your ears and mind? Then you are a fan of the sweet sounds of David T. Walker's guitar…
DJ Dolce’s Entrevista con la banda Mundaka
By Audrey Peshkam Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to interview three out of four members of the band Mundaka. The band is based in Lima, Peru and is a part of the city’s small underground rock scene. The band…
KZSC Jazz&Blues 8/9-8/17
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KZSC Jazz/Blues 7/27-8/3
Check back every Sunday for a playlist full of our jazz and blues spins of the week!
Club Penguin X Soccer Mommy Live Show Review
By DJ Honey Bucket On April 16, the year of our lord, two thousand and twenty, indie rock quintet, Soccer Mommy, graced the virtual Club Penguin Rewritten stage to perform their newest album in its entirety to an audience of…
Slow Hollows at Café Du Nord 2.29.20
by Madeline Carpou You get to Café Du Nord through a descending stairway under a neon-lit awning. It’d been so long since I’d been to a show, I didn’t really know what to expect, but I should have been expecting,…
Noisepop Presents: Good Morning! + Interview 2.28.20
By DJ Melanchollie Shrouded in pink smoke and enveloped by beams of blue light, the experimental bedroom pop duo Good Morning graced the stage of the Starline Social Club this past Friday and filled the intimate space with their jangly…
Interview with The Devil Makes Three’s Pete Bernhard
DJ Mixyolydian Listen below to an interview with bluegrass guitarist Pete Bernhard of The Devil Makes Three. The bluegrass trio formed in Santa Cruz in the early 2000's and will be coming back to the Catalyst for a homecoming show…
Album Review: Green Day’s Father of All Motherfuckers
by Nicolas Ruiz Despite being a lifelong Green Day fan, I think I was only able to stomach Father of All Motherfuckers because I was tired of stomaching the same material since ¡Uno!. Up until now, this seminal group was…
Noisepop x KZSC Presents: Chastity Belt Live at The Catalyst
All photos by Henry Thomas By Henry Thomas Chastity Belt Show Review. Febraury 9, 2020 I went into this show knowing absolutely nothing about Chastity Belt except for a 60 second clip of their music video for “It Takes Time”…
Terminal Aggressor II EP Review
By Nicolas Ruiz Silently creeping out of the mysterious dungeons where they lurk, the death/doom metal band Dragged into Sunlight is back after half a decade with a new release. Known for their dark, twisted experience that was their 2009…