Aug 3 event: Cynthia Connolly on punk in L.A. and D.C.
RexxLifeRaj interview w/ riz aka rsd 6.24.17 via #NoPlatform
@rizzystaydizzy most recently hooked up with #NoPlatform, a group out of Vallejo, CA to collaborate with to premiere interviews. Via #NoPlatform: Riz delivers his latest interview with Rexx Life Raj. During this interview, Rexx Life Raj and Riz talk about being on tour with P-Lo, PSD Tha Drivah, Goonsquad, Game of…
P-Lo interview w/ riz aka rsd 6.24.17 via #NoPlatform
In another interview via #NoPlatform Riz links with P-Lo for an interview at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA. In this segment, they talk about the More Than Anything Tour, Dom Kennedy, the meaning behind his tattoos, Collie Buddz, SoSuperSam, Jammy, Filipino food & values and more. Check out the clip below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb4rT1BwjVQ&w=560&h=315
Dirtybird Campout is moving North
After two years in Southern California, Dirtybird Campout is moving up North this year making the festival only a 2 hour drive down from Santa Cruz county! The location has moved to the south section of Lake Antonio in the…
Gary Junior interview w/ riz aka rsd 6.29.17 #IMPECCABLE
I was able to interview Gary Junior, an artist from North Vallejo, who has been pushing his music since graduating from Jesse M. Bethel HS in East Vallejo 2013. Gary Junior has had a creative mind since then and has…
@highniggapies (@HNP) interview w/ riz aka rsd 6.29.17
I locked in an interview with up and coming Soundcloud producer @HighNiggaPies (@HNP) residing from Oakland CA, in Berkeley, CA on 6.29.17. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WBiivDUEHA&w=650&h=315 Follow HNP on socials: Twitter IG Soundcloud
Interview with KOOL A.D and Amaze 88 (BGLEAFY)
Interview by BGLEAFY (Updated 7/25/17) From a conversation with KOOL A.D. and Amaze 88 at Guerilla Cafe in Berkeley, where both Kool A.D. and Cult Days were showcasing work. BGLEAFY: What was your early musical background like? KOOL…
RBC Bugzy interview w/ riz aka rsd 6.28.17
Since the Spring 2017 quarter has ended, I've been doing a number of interviews, trying to help put on these upcoming musicians, especially from the Bay Area. I interviewed Rubber Band Clan's finest (RBC) Bugzy from Richmond, California. Bugzy has…
KZSC Exclusive: Mild High Club’s Alex Brettin talks microphones, Chicago jazz, and NPR
Robin Estrin and Syd the Kid interview Mild High Club's Alex Brettin at Don Quixote's International Hall of Music. Read on to see how a review of the show dovetailed into an area woman's existential crisis, and be sure to tune in…
RPM’s August Festival: HARD Summer
Destructo is back once again with a hot lineup to heat up your summer! The event will be moving to the Glen Helen Amphitheater & Regional Park this year and will be taking place over the course of August 5th-6th. The…
Jean-Luc Ponty Interview w/ Test of Time’s DJ Carol!
Carol of the Test of Time speaks with legendary violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. A virtuoso violinist, Ponty was the first musician to treat the violin like a guitar, applying the use of distortion boxes, phase shifters and the wah-wah pedal to…
Representation in Media and Music is Important
by Kimberly Balmorez (DJ AWKCUARD). Growing up I really wish I had Filipino-identified folks to look up to. Other than my own family, I wasn't surrounded by my culture at all and no one in my family was politically or…
@Remedy415 interview w/ riz aka djrsd
On 5.26.17, @rizzystaydizzy got to interview one of the hottest musicians & producers in the Bay Area right now, @remedy415 right before he opened up on day 1 of 3 sold out shows headlined by SOB X RBE at the Social Hall in his…
Lightning in a Bottle 2017: My Experience
This Memorial Day Weekend was another unforgettable Lightning in a Bottle (LIB). Festival attendees started showing up on Wednesday to set up camp and feast their eyes on the giant lake bordering the festival grounds. Thanks to Northern California's recent rains, last year's dry lake bed was now a home for hundreds of inflatables and a hand full of floating DJ structures...
The Frights at the Catalyst 05.20.2017 Interview
Written by: Serena Ozonur / Audio by: DJ Maladroit On Saturday May 20, 2017, The Frights played at the Catalyst in downtown Santa Cruz, touring with Hunny and King Shelter. As their tour came to an end, I had the…
Portside II @ UCSC’s Porter College hosted by @burgundytrees & interview w/ riz aka djrsd
Portside II is the second installment of a collaborative art show at UCSC, hosted by @burgundytrees. The goal of Portside is to bring artists of all different mediums together to display and share their passions. Portside is a free and…
Ab-Soul at the Catalyst 05.24.2017 Interview
Ab-Soul is an American rapper from Carson, California. Ab-Soul grew up in a record store his parents owned, and credits much of his musical knowledge to this experience. He points to Nas, Jay Z, and Eminem as being his…
Trio Balkan Strings, Santa Cruz House Concert Thurs May 25th
Trio Balkan Strings will be appearing at a house concert in downtown Santa Cruz at 7:30pm on Thursday, May 25th, 2017. They're a virtuosic guitar trio from Belgrade, Serbia who perform a unique fusion of Balkan music, crossing various genres…
1-O.A.K. interview w/ riz aka djrsd
@rizzystaydizzy got a chance to interview East Oakland's 1-O.A.K. when he stopped by UC Santa Cruz for the Pop Up Concert Series hosted by the Dean of Students & the Student Union Assembly (SUA) on 5.6.17. He has been making moves lately…
KZSC is going to Lighting in a Bottle
Remember how dry it was in California last year? Well, this year the festival grounds of Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) has a giant lake where last year there was none! KZSC's Crux is headed to the site on Memorial Day weekend to report back on the festival experience--follow the adventures on KZSC's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Molly Tuttle Band, Wed May 10th
Molly Tuttle grew up playing bluegrass with her family members in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is now an award-winning songwriter (first place in the Chris Austin Songwriting Competition at Merlefest) and virtuoso multi-instrumentalist. Molly has been gaining broader recognition…