Rock Charts – 25th of March
Top 10: 1. NATURAL CHILD - Dancin' With Wolves 2. ST. VINCENT - St. Vincent 3. AVA LUNA - Electric Balloon 4. BLACK LIPS - Underneath The Rainbow 5. JESUS SONS - Jesus Sons 6. TACOCAT - NVM 7. PERFECT…
Album Review: Natural Child – Dancin’ With Wolves
For the current crop of garage rockers its not 1965 anymore. Many of the bands who have been champions of scenes like the now virtually defunct San Francisco one have moved on from their raunchy roots to embrace a more…
Updates from the RPM Department
Greetings, KZSCers! There's a lot going on in the RPM department right now. We've been flooded with so many great releases in the past few weeks that some may have flown under your radar. Here's a roundup of best releases…
Tycho March 19th
Scott Hansen, also known as synth ambient electronic music producer Tycho, has just released his second LP. Once strictly a solo project, Tycho has now evolved into a three-piece band providing plenty of energy and euphoria at their live shows…
Programmer of the Month: Luisa Cardoza
In January 2004, Luisa Cardoza (aka DJ LC) started spinning music on The Great 88. It all started when she enrolled in our broadcast class while working at the UCSC Ticket Office. Luisa loved our Friday afternoon "Not So Distant Relatives"…
RPM Charts – March 17th
Top 10: 1 TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 2 ILLUM SPHERE - Ghosts Of Then And Now / Ninja Tune 3 WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 4 JEROME LOL - Deleted/Fool [EP] / Friends of Friends 5 HASTA…
Upcoming Hip-Hop To Cop
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata (Madlib Invazion) Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs is set to release his fourth collaborative project on March 18 with critically acclaimed producer Madlib, known primarily for his work with MF DOOM (Madvillainy) and…
Mid-March New Indie Rock
End of the quarter finals are facing UCSC students, including yours truly. Here are 10 new indie rock releases that will help anyone concentrate: 1. CHERRY GLAZERR - Haxel Princess 2. TACOCAT - NVM 3. HABIBI - Habibi 4. DAMAGED…
Ambrose Akinmusire Does it Again
Ambrose Akinmusire (ah-kin-moo-sir-ee) and his new album The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint really cooks! His second release on Blue Note records since his debut in 2011, Ambrose truly takes you on a auditory exhibition for over an…
Jazz Charts – 2nd Week of March
I hope your week is going well! Is spring in the air, or is it just me? Oh well, Here's what's happening with Jazz @ KZSC: Top Ten Charts: 1 KRIS BOWERS Heroes + Misfits Concord Jazz 2 ANTON SCHWARTZ…
RPM Charts – March 10th
Top 1o: 1 ILLUM SPHERE - Ghosts Of Then And Now / Ninja Tune 2 LEE BANNON - Alternate/Endings / Ninja Tune 3 ACTRESS - Ghettoville / Werkdiscs-Ninja Tune 4 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - R Plus Seven / Warp 5…
Newest World Music
The Ides of March turned out to be a bummer for Caesar, however it also marked the beginning of the new year for the Romans. It's a new season of world music releases at KZSC including station favorites from the experimental fusion…
Extra Large March 15th
"Extra large what?" Well, this isn't a "what", it's a "who". Local favorites Extra Large have been called "uniquely Santa Cruz” by serving up their supersized sound of reggae, Latin, hip-hop, funk, and rock for years. Voted "Best Band" for…
Hospitality Interview at Rickshaw Stop
Brooklyn trio Hospitality recently released their Sophomore LP, Trouble, on Merge. They have been supporting the album with a nation-wide tour and are about to go overseas starting in May. I was lucky enough to catch up with Amber Papini (guitar,…
Año Nuevo Bluegrass Festival, March 7th-9th
The weekend-long Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival has moved 25 miles up the coast from Santa Cruz to Pescadero, CA, north of Año Nuevo State Park on Highway 1 to the Costanoa Lodge. Concerts start at 5:00pm on Friday evening March…
RPM Charts – March 4th
Top 10: 1 MACHINEDRUM - Fenris District [EP] / Ninja Tune 2 HASTA - Floral [EP] / Apothecary 3 CASHMERE CAT - Wedding Bells [EP] / LuckyMe 4 BURIAL - Rival Dealer / Hyperdub 5 LEE BANNON - Alternate/Endings / Ninja Tune 6 ACTRESS -…
Loud Rock Charts March 4th
Whats good metalheads? Here are the charts and adds for this week from KZSC! Yay new Hirax!! ADDS 1 BLACK EXPLOSION Elements Of Doom Metalville 2 VANDEN PLAS Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1) Frontiers 3 CHRYSALIS Focus On…
Rock Charts – 1st Week Of March
Top 10: 1. NATURAL CHILD - Dancin' With Wolves 2. PHANTOGRAM - Voices 3. TACOCAT - NVM 4. CHERRY GLAZERR - Haxel Princess 5. DUM DUM GIRLS - Too True 6. HABIBI - Habibi 7. TOGETHER PANGEA - Badillac 8…
The Jazz Charts: First Week of March
CHARTS:1 BRAD MEHLDAU AND MARK GUILIANA Mehliana: Taming The Dragon Nonesuch 2 TAKUYA KURODA Rising Son Blue Note 3 BEN FLOCKS Battle Mountain West Cliff 4 DANILO PEREZ Panama 500 Mack Ave. 5 ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ The Invasion Parade Mack Avenue…
Bloomfield Box Set Revisits 60’s Icon
In the 1960's there were few guitarists more prolific and higher profile than Michael Bloomfield. Cutting his teeth with blues masters like Muddy Waters, session playing for Bob Dylan's famed Highway 61 and backing him up at the legendary "electric"…
Loud Rock Charts February 25th
Greetings Santa Cruz! Here are the CMJ loud rock charts for this week. ADDS 1 BLACK EXPLOSION Elements Of Doom Metalville 2 VANDEN PLAS Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1) Frontiers 3 CHRYSALIS Focus On The Center Self-Released 4 …