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Album cover for "Amanecer" by Bomba Estéreo, featuring vibrant, psychedelic colors and a blurred image of a person on a beach. The album title and band name appear in white text.

New World Charts- start of September

When will the weather cool!? Here I remain with a craving for sweet, cold ice cream at the beach and the shops are prepping for spooky nights yet to come. What a mismatch! Well, in the meantime, you can enjoy…

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Loud Rock Charts — Third Week of August

Top Ten: AHAB — The Boats of the Glen Carrig REANIMATOR — Horns Up WORRIERS — Imaginary Life KINGS DESTROY — Kings Destroy ACRASSICAUDA — Gilgamesh DOG PARTY — Vol. 4 DELETIST — 3rd Class Cover Songs CEREBELLION — Regeneration PRONG — Songs from the Black Hole CHEMICAL BURN…

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Poster for the Dry Diggings beer, camping, and music festival in Placerville, CA, happening September 25–26. Performer names like Tribal Seeds, Collie Buddz, and Zion I are listed below the event details.

Dry Diggings Festival Ticket Giveaway!

Trying to find tickets to next weekend's Dry Diggings Festival (Sept. 25th-26th)? Tune into the Great 88.1 KZSC this weekend for a chance to win a pair of tickets to one of the premier reggae festivals of the season! Brought…

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Rock Charts – Mid September

Did you know that the score to Love & Mercy was inspired by The Beatles' Revolution 9? Well now you do! Revolution 9 was released almost 47 years ago, but the new Shannon & The Clams album, Gone by the Dawn,…

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September 2nd, 1838, Birthday of Lili’uokalani

On Wiki Wiki Wednesday, a musical tribute to the music and songs of Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands, we celebrate the birth of Queen Lili'uokalani. Lili'uokalani ascended to the throne January 29th, 1891, after the death of her brother, King David Kalakaua, known as the Merrie Monarch, for his revival of the hula, surfing and other Hawaiian arts.  Queen Lili'uokalani was an accomplished author, composer and musician. She composed "Aloha 'Oe," or "Farewell to Thee," a popular lover's goodbye, which later became imbued with mourning for the loss of her country after the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom. We keep the Queen and Hawaiian Kingdom in heart, in part through the music.

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Loud Rock Charts – Last Week of August

Phew! The end of summer is in sight, and the dawn of a new school year is draws nigh. But KZSC's dedication to bringing you brutal, thrashy, turn-the-speakers-up-and-melt-your-face-off tracks is like a snake made of airwaves that is constantly eating…

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Programmer of the Month: David Anton Savage

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David Anton Savage, The Savage, as he is warmly known by at the station has been a big part of the KZSC Community for 16 years now. Best known for his work on Unfiltered Camels, a show which began in the Fall of 1989; he became the host in June of 1999 (and the show hits its 26th year this Fall) !   Savage has also gone above and beyond the call of duty as a volunteer at KZSC, and he has created or shaped many other shows at the station, including The Savage Bistro, Insect Agony, Talkabout, and Musikal Jewz, contributing--as DJ Goy Boy-- "Did Jew Know?" a  2 to 4 minute segment of Jewish knowledge.

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Album cover for Archer's "Culling the Weak," featuring a man with a target on his back, standing before a fiery, ruined temple with demonic statues and a large full moon in the background.

Loud Rock Charts – Third Week of August

KZSC is your one-stop shop for goth, metal, and punk rock! Check it: Top Ten: ARCHER — Culling the Weak DELETIST — 3rd Class Cover Song DOG PARTY — Vol. 4 MUTOID MAN — Bleeder KORPIKLAANI — Noita HIGH ON FIRE — Luminiferous SONICK PLAGUE — Sonick…

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New World Charts- Third week of August

This week's world music top 10 are steady, with last week's adds picking up well. Cuban son and song coming from Dayme Arocena and Quarter Street are perfect for this unexpected summer heat. Chico Trujillo also come with their new style…

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Rock Charts Mid-August

Hey you! Check out some cool new tracks below and never stop listenin' to The Great 88.1FM for your source of rad music, old & new. Top 10: Mac DeMarco - Another One La Luz - Weirdo Shrine Tame Impala…

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Loud Rock Charts – Second Week of August

Whew! It's that time of the week again. Rest assured, the new releases gracing our air-room are as hot as the mid-August sun. Check 'em out! Top Ten: MUTOID MAN — Bleeder ARCHER — Culling the Weak HIGH ON FIRE — Luminiferous ANGRA — Secret…

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New World Charts- second week of August

Well it's already August! Some kids are already heading off Back-to-School (because we all know this magic event deserves a hyphenated proper noun) and us on the quarter system are in the second half of our summer sessions. For driving…

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Loud Rock Charts – First Week of August

Whether your August so far has been sleepy and warm, or a frenzied blur of summer school, it's natural that you may be starting to tune most things out. But something something loud rock something something feel awesome! Something our DJs something…

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Loud Rock Charts – Last Week of July

It's the second week of the second summer session, and some exhausted students may be regretting signing up for classes that are hurtling along at a break-neck pace. But at least our DJs are playing choice tracks that would tickle anyone's fancy--whether…

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New World Charts: End of July

This week's new world chart for your summer soundtrack! In our top spot we have Mexican pop-rock star Natalia Lafourcade, with her new and more mellow album, with a more traditional instrumentation. Mbongwana Star with their debut has a wonderfully…

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