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LOUD ROCK MAY CHARTS

Here are the best loud rock releases of April and May for your listening pleasure. Also, please remember to donate to KZSC's Spring Pledge drive happening right now. KZSC is unique in putting punk and metal music on the radio, where…

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RPM May 9th Charts

Here are our top 10 picks for electronic music this week - this is what we've been listening to so we hope you will check them out! RPM Top 10 for May 9th: 1. ODESZA - "Line Of Sight" b/w "Late…

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WREKMEISTER HARMONIES INTERVIEW 4/23/17

Two Sundays ago, on the 23rd of last month, I had the opportunity to interview Wrekmeister Harmonies at The Crepe Place before their set that night. Wrekmeister Harmonies is JR Robinson and Esther Shaw, an experimental project that mixes elements…

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New KZSC items for your donation!

We just added KZSC stickers and one-of-a-kind handmade KZSC buttons and newly re-issued 88 point 1 tee shirts in all sizes to our website. It's not too late to grab some of these limited edition items as a thank you for your donation to KZSC.  We'll put your gift to work, activating our volunteers and listener-sponsored studios to bring you the best local arts, culture, and news from the Monterey Bay!

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RPM’s June Festival: EDC

RPM is hyped for Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas this June... Here at KZSC we represent every genre of music and talk imaginable. This year’s Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) brings together some of the biggest and best names in…

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RPM April Music Charts

April showers bring May flowers and that's exactly what we're getting with this month's amazing releases! This time we have electronic music ranging from beautifully ambient to dark and pounding on our charts. Also make sure to check out our…

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Wobbleland Round 3

For the last three years, I have been honored to attend one of San Jose's biggest bass festivals of the year Wobbleland. Every year Vital Events brings us bigger surprises and this year was no different. The bass festival extended…

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KZSC at the Santa Cruz Music Festival

Over President's weekend, 10 KZSC staff members took to the streets of downtown Santa Cruz to interview and document the musical festival for our listeners. Throughout the day, we aired interviews and updates for those of you who could not…

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LOUD ROCK MARCH CHARTS

Top o' the mornin'! Here is your long-overdue update on the best metal that has come out recently, or out soon. Power Trip - Nightmare Logic [Thrash Metal] Pallbearer - Heartless [Doom Metal] Crurifragium - Beasts of the Temple of Satan…

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