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…
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 /…
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…
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, 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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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]…
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…
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.…
The charming and personable BOLO Mikiela Rodrigues plays Hawaiian Latin Classical Fusion, and he will be performing locally at the end of August! Here, overlooking the soft green seas of the Monterey Bay, Bolo hopes to come on up to our little redwood-grass shack on…
The Verve Coffee / KZSC Summer Music Sale is THIS Saturday, Aug 30! We're selling an eclectic mix of LPs and CDs for just 25 cents each. Groove to live music by Pyromids, Palmz, Burnt Palms, and others while you dig through rare and collectible music from many…
The Monterey Jazz Festival is held every September on the Monterey County Fairgrounds, where the event was first presented in 1958. Holding the title of the longest running jazz festival in the world, The Monterey Jazz Festival presents the best of…