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…
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…
The 26th Annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards show was held last month, and KZSC will feature highlights from this event on Backroads, between 12-2pm on Sunday, November 8, 2015. Recorded live at the Duke Center for the Performing Arts,…
Jean Ritchie, long-time singer and researcher of traditional songs from her native Appalachia and their connections to British balladry, passed away last Monday at the age of 92. Jean introduced the mountain dulcimer to many, and played a significant role in the folk-music revival of…
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,…
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
UCSC will be celebrating its 50th anniversary soon and KZSC will be there to provide the soundtrack. From 12 to 2 PM on Thursday, January 15th, KZSC will be spinning the tunes of 1965--live from UCSC's Quarry Plaza!
Host of the Golden Road, Art O’Sullivan recounts his story of being the DJ on the air during the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989.
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,…
Highlights from the 25th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards Show will be featured during "Backroads" on Sunday, Nov 23rd between noon and 2pm. Lee Ann Womack and Jerry Douglas host the show that features special performances by The Boxcars, Claire Lynch, The…
Do you miss Power Through Procrastination? Do you long for the magic of the theater and the bright lights of the stage? Do you get a thrill when you hear a passionate duet, an eleventh-hour plea, a sweeping finale? Tune in…
September. The sunny season is winding down, and fall is approaching. Many proud gardeners and groundskeepers find themselves bidding farewell to blooming flowers, and preparing for seasonal change. We here at KZSC are also bracing for change. Come October, we will be saying "farewell" to the amazing programmer Rose Lobel. Rose deejays "What's New", which airs Thursdays at noon. Her program showcases the recently released music of up-and-coming artists from a multitude of genres. An earful of Rose's "What's New" proves that great music is alive, kicking, and here to stay.
August's Programmer of the Month, Henry Bertheaud, is bringing back talk radio to KZSC! Henry began his career as a programmer at KZSC this past spring on the classical music program, "Machauts Circus." An incoming sophomore at UCSC, Henry is spending…
July's programmer of the month is Keith Rozendal with one of KZSC's newest programs, Music is a Teacher. Keith is also KZSC's new broadcast advisor! Taking on a new program, an early morning time slot and a new job —…
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…
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…
She's young, talented and committed to KZSC. What's left to say about Shay? "DJ Lux" as she's known on the airwaves is now a card-carrying member of KZSC's Program Review Committee. Fun family fact: her father was one of the…
We say farewell this month to KZSC's longest-serving (suffering?) Broadcast Advisor and host of our Thursday morning Beatles show, Michael Bryant. Michael started at The Great 88 in 2001 and helped move us into the Millennium with technical changes such as bumping the signal…
Perfect Pussy's full-length first album, Say Yes to Love is a fantastic showcase of the unique, unclassifiable sound that the band has to offer. After the band's debut EP last year, several people got excited about the band's future. And…
If you weren't at Kuumbwa Jazz Center for progressive jazz-fusion group Synapse(!) last Saturday night, you surely missed out! The dynamic, sharp styling of saxophonist Nikki Mokover and trumpeter Nick Bianchini was backed by an amazing rhythm section; featuring percussion…
Arantxa Figueroa, better known to listeners as DJ Harvey, began at KZSC last spring as a guest on our sports show "Slug Talk". After talking soccer over the airwaves and sitting in on friends' music shows, she got swallowed whole…