RPM Charts – Mid-October
Top 10: 1. HUDSON MOHAWKE - Chimes [EP] / Warp 2. CARIBOU - Our Love / Merge 3. GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT - Entertainment/Bengali Cinema / BLDG5 4. SBTRKT - Wonder Where We Land / Young Turks 5. RUSTIE - Green…
Charts and Adds: Second Week of October
Charts: 1 CARMEN LUNDY Soul To Soul Afrasia 2 KIKI EBSEN Scarecrow Sessions Painted Pony 3 STANLEY CLARKE BAND Up Mack Avenue 4 JOSHUA REDMAN Trios Live Nonesuch 5 HIROMI Alive Telarc 6 JULIET GREEN Think About That Self-Released 7…
Rock Charts – 1st Week of October
This week the much anticipated new Flying Lotus record came out and managed to get both a top add from us and a spot on our top 30. Top 10: 1. GOAT - Commune 2. PURLING HISS - Weirdon 3.…
Live This Sunday: J. Lately & Rey Res
Come through and support local hip-hop talents J. Lately & Rey Res this weekend at the Catalyst! The MC duo will be backed by openers M-10, Champlu, Fabes, TANKBOYZ, and Amanda Leilani, as they continue along the west coast on…
RPM Charts – Beginning of October
Top 10: 1. RUSTIE - Green Language / Warp 2. APHEX TWIN - Syro / Warp 3. GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT - Entertainment/Bengali Cinema / BLDG5 4. REDINHO - Redinho / Numbers 5. SLOW MAGIC - How To Run Away /…
Santa Cruz Music Festival Pre-Party Ticket Giveaway!
The Santa Cruz Music Festival is back! With more than 92 hours of entertainment, 100+ performing acts, all engaging in seven venues in Downtown Santa Cruz, this event is set to surpass last years debut. You can get a little…
In My Life – A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles, Oct 20
Support KZSC and catch a multi-media musical theatre biography of the Beatles! 100% of the ticket price goes to support KZSC. Where? The Heritage Theatre in Campbell. When? Monday, October 20 at 7:30 pm. Told through the eyes of Beatles manager, Brian Epstein,…
Zion I Ticket Giveaway + Free Album
Zion I, Oakland's diverse underground kings, present a rare concert experience at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz on Saturday October 4th, 2014. Zion I will be recording their upcoming album "The Rapture: Live from Oaklandia" with a full band at…
Charts and Adds for the Third Week of September
As always, our weekly adds and charts from the world of jazz here at KZSC. Some new artists are infiltrating what has otherwise been a summer dominated by a few great artists. This week we have introduced Afro Bop Alliance,…
One to Watch: Jazz: Jon Batiste & Stay Human
Social music. This is how up and coming artist, John Batiste refers to his music and jazz music in general as during a live set of Jon Batiste & Stay Human.* At first, this phrase may seem pretentiously effusive. After…
TOKiMONSTA ticket giveaway
The TOKiMONSTA show is just around the corner! She will be playing at the Catalyst this Sunday, September 21. Tune in this weekend for a last chance to win a pair of tickets to her show. This will be in…
RPM Charts – Mid-September
Top 10: 1. RUSTIE - Green Language / Warp 2. JIM-E STACK - Tell Me I Belong / Innovative Leisure 3. FALTYDL - In The Wild / Ninja Tune 4. MNDSGN - Yawn Zen / Stones Throw 5. BASEMENT JAXX…
Charts and Adds: Second Week of September
Summer may be ending, but things are really heating up with in terms of Jazz in the area. The 57th annual Monterey Jazz Festival has come to to town as well as some great sounds to KZSC. The charts remain…
Rose’s “Most Impossible Secret Dream” wrapping up after 29 years
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.
Rock Charts – Second Week of Sept.
This week three SUB POP releases made it into our top 10 at numbers 2, 8, and 10 and we gave Death From Above 1979's first album in 10 years a top add. Top 10: 1. ALLAH-LAS - Worship The…
RPM Charts – 2nd Week In September
Top 10: 1. RUSTIE - Green Language / Warp 2. JIM-E STACK - Tell Me I Belong / Innovative Leisure 3. LONE - Reality Testing / R&S 4. FALTYDL - In The Wild / Ninja Tune 5. MARTYN - The…
Rock Charts – 1st Week of September!
This week everyone got really excited about the new Allah-Las record and Ty Segall's new album shot up to #4. Top 10 Adds: 1. ALLAH-LAS - Worship The Sun 2. TOTAL CONTROL - Typical System 3. WHITE FENCE - For…
RPM Charts – Beginning of September!
Top 10: 1. RUSTIE - Green Language / Warp 2. JIM-E STACK - Tell Me I Belong / Innovative Leisure 3. LONE - Reality Testing / R&S 4. SOPHIE - Lemonade/Hard / Numbers 5. SAINT PEPSI - Fiona Coyne/Fall Harder [7-Inch]…
Groundation’s Harrison Stafford interviewed by DJ Tiffany
Professor Harrison Stafford, the leader of Groundation, was speeding across the California desert when he connected with KZSC's DJ Tiffany on "Joy in the Morning." He lays down a history and culture of reggae music and discusses his documentary called…
Rock Charts – Last Week of August!
This week White Fence rose to the top of our charts and we added a new record from the Rentals. Top 10: 1. WHITE FENCE - For The Recently Found Innocent 2. MATT KIVEL - Days Of Being Wild 3.…
Students! Join our Environmental News team
Classes at UC Santa Cruz start on October 2nd, and KZSC is putting together a local environmental news report for the fall schedule (which starts October 20th).
We'll train a small group of UCSC students to report on local environmental news. You'll learn to research, write, and report for the radio and web and you'll quickly become an expert in the environmental history and issues facing the Monterey Bay, Salinas Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Big Sur and beyond. No course credit can be offered yet, but internship, service learning, or independent study credit may be arranged.