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Category: Live Performances

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Live at the UCSC Recital Hall: UCSC’s Jazz Combo & Big Band

  • April 13, 2023
  • Campus News, Live Performances, Music News

By Andrea Martinez On Saturday night, March 11, the UCSC Jazz Combo and Big Band held a performance at the Music Center Recital Hall and it was the best way to spend a night. UCSC's Jazz Combo My expectations were…

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Mustard Service at The Catalyst 10.30.22

  • February 28, 2023
  • Concert Reviews, Live Performances, Main, Music Charts, Music News

  By Kate Marsden                                                                          …

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Post-Punk Poetry: Dry Cleaning – Live at August Hall

  • February 4, 2023
  • Concert Reviews, Events, Live Performances, Main, Music News

By Brock Hrehor Few modern bands embody contrast quite like Dry Cleaning.  As innovative as they are anachronistic, the London-based post-brexit band seamlessly blends instrumentals reminiscent of Joy Division and Wire with frontwoman Florence Shaw’s spoken word, absurdist vocals.  Having…

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Babe Rainbow – Live at Moe’s Alley 10.2.22

  • November 22, 2022
  • Concert Reviews, Live Performances, Main, Music Charts, Music News

By Kate Marsden Since high school, I’ve been listening to the Australian indie-psychedelic-surf rock group Babe Rainbow (comprised of. Angus Dowling, Jack Crowther, Elliot O’Reilly, and Miles Myjavaec) so I was rather stoked to hear that they were performing in…

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A Compelling Introduction to Santa Cruz: The Sun Room live at The Catalyst

  • October 10, 2022
  • Concert Reviews, Live Performances

Written by Rebecca Oregel  During my first full week of Santa Cruz, I won a pair of tickets to Sun Room, a band complete with four guys from Southern California who play indie rock with a youthful surf sound. Having…

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ONE LAST RIDE: Interview with OLIVER TREE

  • October 3, 2022
  • Events, Interviews, Live Performances, Music News, News & Public Affairs, Podcasts

  INTERVIEW WITH SANTA CRUZ'S OWN OLIVER TREE BY JOHN MALKIN 9/15/22   ONE LAST RIDE: OLIVER TREE COMES HOME WITH COWBOY TEARS By John Malkin Oliver Tree has gone from DJing at local Santa Cruz parties to performing in…

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Yellow Days – Live at the Catalyst 11.15.21

  • March 18, 2022
  • Concert Reviews, Live Performances, Main, Music Charts

Written by Kate Marsden            I started listening to Yellow Days (the musical alias of alternative music star George van den Broek) in high school and his gravelly, pining sound became a part of the soundtrack…

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Alice Phoebe Lou – Live at the Chapel in San Francisco

  • March 14, 2022
  • Concert Reviews, Live Performances, Main, Music News, Record Reviews

  By Anna Tarasova After discovering Alice Phoebe Lou, I immediately fell in love with her sound and lyrics. It felt like she took the little thoughts in my brain about yearning for love and put them behind some of…

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Dinosaur Jr. – Live at The Fillmore

  • February 21, 2022
  • Concert Reviews, Live Performances

By Sebastian Gonzalez Watching Dinosaur Jr. perform has always been at the top of my list of must-see live acts, so when it was announced that the band would be playing the legendary venue The Fillmore in San Francisco for…

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Festival Review: Outside Lands 2021

  • November 27, 2021
  • Concert Reviews, Live Performances, Main, Music News, On the Road With KZSC

Written by DJ Melanchollie In the land of laser lights, camel backpacks, and body glitter, time exists outside linear reality. The evening autumn air is sickly sweet with sweat and clouds of cherry flavored vape. Neon beams of blue, orange…

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DZR Live On Local Brew

  • February 20, 2019
  • Live Performances, Main, Music News

    DZR's Local Brew session is up on KZSC's SoundCloud NOW!!! Link in @localbrewkzsc bio, go check it out!!! Photography by @yourcameraguy  

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On Assignment: Treasure Island Fest as reviewed by DJ Fizzi Pop, DJ Sap and Kathy

  • November 11, 2018
  • Music News, Live Performances

Treasure Island Festival is back in the Bay Area for the first time since 2016 and since moving from its namesake in San Francisco to Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland. Transportation to festival was made easy by Bart and…

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J Boog Concert Review by riz aka djrsd of KZSC Santa Cruz

  • March 10, 2017
  • Main, Live Performances, Music News, Programming

On Thursday, February 24, 2017, I attended the Grammy Award Nominee and Island Reggae artist J Boog’s concert for his “Washhouse Ting” Tour here at The Catalyst in downtown Santa Cruz. I was unable to get an interview with J…

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SOB X RBE Interview & Concert Review by riz aka djrsd of KZSC Santa Cruz

  • February 9, 2017
  • Music News, Events, Interviews, Live Performances

I caught up with the hottest artists on the block right now, from my hometown Vallejo, located in the North Bay Area, SOB X RBE. The group was on tour with Platinum recording artist and producer Sage The Gemini, and…

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Richard Smith & Steve Palazzo Live on Backroads Sun Apr 10th

  • April 8, 2016
  • Programming, Live Performances

Extraordinary guitarists Richard Smith and Steve Palazzo will be stopping in for a live interview and performance during the KZSC folk and country show "Backroads" this coming Sunday, April 10, 2016 between noon-2pm. Catch them in concert later that day at Don Quixote's…

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Los Primos of Santa Cruz on Backroads Sun March 6th

  • March 4, 2016
  • Live Performances, Programming

Los Primos of Santa Cruz will be visiting the KZSC studios during the "Backroads" folk show on Sunday afternoon, March 6, 2016. This trio excels in the performance of traditional Mexican music, including boleros, polkas, valses, mariachi and other styles. They'll…

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Santa Cruz Percolators Live on Backroads, Sun May 24th

  • May 24, 2015
  • Live Performances, Programming

The Santa Cruz Percolators will be on the air at KZSC during the Backroads folk show on Sunday (5/24/15, between noon-2pm) for an interview and some live music. The Percolators play a variety of traditional dance music from around the world, featuring melodies from Appalachia,…

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Beautiful track from Kauflin’s latest album

  • January 23, 2015
  • Live Performances

Hey everyone. Listen to this beautiful, dexterous solo by Justin Kauflin. This sweet song is dedicated to Kauflin's mentor, Clark Terry. Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu5w4zBGPiY

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“Irish Christmas in America” guests on ShamRock, Wed Dec 3rd

  • December 1, 2014
  • Live Performances, Programming

Oisin Mac Diarmada, All-Ireland Fiddle Champion and one of the producers of the "Irish Christmas in America" traveling show, now in its 10th season, will be joining DJ Sophaloaf in a live interview on KZSC's "ShamRock" show this Wednesday, December 3,…

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Interview with Alexandra & the Starlight Band

  • July 16, 2014
  • Interviews, Live Performances, Music News, Podcasts

Alexandra Starlight and Zachary James of Alexandra & the Starlight Band stopped by the station to do an interview with our own DJ Soul Patch during his program Not-so-distant Relatives which airs every Thursday from 2pm-4pm. Listen for Alexandra's rocking acoustic…

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Gabe Kittle

Poet Gabe Kittle, Live on KZSC–Thurs July 17 at 7PM

  • July 14, 2014
  • Interviews, Live Performances, Programming

Thursday July 17th be sure to tune in to "Happy beyond words" with me, DJ Roux, to hear a special live poetry reading with Gabe Kittle, a local poet and teacher! He will be sharing his poetry with us as…

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