By Serafina Holzer and Amelia Foster PRE SHOW On October 28th, DJ Foz and DJ Key were killed by the power of rock. The up and coming Brooklyn-based band Geese performed to a sold-out crowd at The Fillmore this past…
by Bugs "I Love My Boyfriend" by Princess Chelsea. Closing my eyes, thinking of her. Uneven walks on cobblestone. Coming out of a parallel park. A long time with a straight face. "Child Psychology" by Black Box Recorder. Leaves…
By Peyton K. Every so often, a subgenre will seem to be revived out of nowhere, with new bands creating music that brings you right back to tunes from the genre’s conception. Over the past few years, I’ve seen…
By Kyler Salameda With the release of Molly Tuttle's lastest album on August 15, 2025, she begins an exciting new musical journey. The genre of the songs in "So Long Little Miss Sunshine" is labeled as Singer-Songwriter, and when listening…
By Peyton K. 2025 Alternative Music Releases 5 months into 2025, I want to reflect on all the exceptional music released this year. From the first day of this year, new and old bands have dropped singles, EPs, splits, albums,…
by DJ Bugs This playlist is inspired by my (somehow) 12-hour roadtrip from Santa Cruz to LA. I had a 3 hour detour on the 1 (there was a rock slide near Big Sur and I had to turn…
Beautiful covers for classics we all know and love. By: Alex Lund Landslide by The Chicks (Fleetwood Mac cover) Coat Of Many Colors by Sierra Ferrell (Dolly Parton cover) Just Like Heaven (feat. Shamir) by Christian Lee Hutson (The Cure…
by Ryan McLean Davis Springtime is approaching and so are finals. Take a break from everything and listen to some music! If you're looking for a relaxing playlist of oldies for spring, look no further... Two Winters Long by Irma…
By Ryan Davis The winter weather is settling in, and as the nights begin to get longer and the days become shorter, a lot of people experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The lack of sunlight can take a toll on…
By Lindsay Rule Here are the top 10 songs with "rain" in it, in no particular order. Except for "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" because it is my all time favorite song with "rain" in the title. I…
By Jules Champion 2018 was an insane year for music. With the rise of Bedroom Pop and the peak of SoundCloud rap there was a new song every minute and a new artist every week, but just as quickly as…
By Evan Jones For those uninitiated with the city pop genre, it is a loose label describing Japanese music from the late 70s & 80s featuring heavy western influences from rock and funk to jazz-fusion and disco. In an effort…
“Save the Children,” Gil Scott-Heron “We've got to do something, yeah, to save the children/ Soon it will be their turns to try and save the world” Gil Scott-Heron’s spoken-word lyrical style and blending of genres such as jazz and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Celebrate the birthday of the late Alice Coltrane by enjoying some spacey, complex psychedelic jazz!
Soothe your soul with some of the best female voices of R&B from the 80's and 90's!
A curation of hits, rarities, and similar sounds of the one and only Mothership Connection, Parliament-Funkadelic!
Check back every Sunday for a playlist full of our jazz and blues spins of the week !