Yo! February's off to a lovely start - continuous rain and good Jazz! Although a staple for most at this time of the year, things are really heating up here at KZSC, see for yourself: CHARTS: 1 KNEEBODY The Line…
Top 10: 1. BLOOD ORANGE - Cupid Deluxe 2. OMAR SOULEYMAN - Wenu Wenu 3. DUM DUM GIRLS - Too True 4. ARCADE FIRE - Reflektor 5. GARDENS AND VILLA - Dunes 6. HABIBI - Habibi 7. CHEAP TIME -…
Parquet Courts singer and guitarist Andrew Savage once requested prior to an interview that he would not be asked about being “a Texas band”. Apparently the band didn’t exist in Texas and wasn't even an idea until they all made…
There are many luthiers in the Santa Cruz area creating beautiful instruments, and handmade guitars are being exhibited during the month of February through March 15, 2014, as part of the very first Santa Cruz County Art of Guitar Exhibit…
Top 10: 1. SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS - Give The People What They Want 2. THEE OH SEES - Singles Collection, Volume 3 3. CHEAP TIME - Exit Smiles 4. BLOOD ORANGE - Cupid Deluxe 5. ARCADE FIRE -…
Hey folks! The first month of the new year is over, and here are your world charts for its close. Check it! 1 SULTANS OF STRING Symphony Red River-McKhool 2 BEATS ANTIQUE A Thousand Faces, Act I Beats Antique 3…
Here's what's happening with Jazz at KZSC! There's been tons of material dropping in lately, courtesy of all of our lovely promoters: CHARTS: 1 BEATA PATER Golden Lady Self-Released 2 JOHN ABERCROMBIE QUARTET 39 Steps ECM 3 MICHELLE ZANGARA Songs…
Top 10: 1. BLOOD ORANGE - Cupid Deluxe 2. THEE OH SEES - Singles Collection, Volume 3 3. CHEAP TIME - Exit Smiles 4. ARCADE FIRE - Reflektor 5. FLUME AND CHET FAKER - Lockjaw 6. SHARON JONES AND THE…
How are you doing with 2014 so far? Here's how new releases look in electronic/RPM music at KZSC: 1 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 2 POLICY Postscript 100% Silk 3 BURIAL Rival Dealer Hyperdub 4 SPECIAL REQUEST Soul Music Houndstooth…
All you garage fans will finally have something to Dwyer-yip about in the New Year. The Crepe Place is playing host to not one, not two, but three killer bands. Orange County western lo-fi outfit The Abigails top the bill…
Santa Cruz's own Ladies of Mehana hula halau are hosting a Santa Cruz movie premiere by writer/director Keo Woolford, shot on location in Hawai'i. "The Haumana" (The Student) is an indie charmer, the story of Jonny Kealoha, who is working a…
The hosts of "Stirrin' the Soup" had the pleasure of hosting two members from the Chicago-based group known as the John Hanrahan Quartet last week. John (the leader/drummer, now based in Santa Cruz) and his longtime bandmate/tenor saxophonist Brian Kephart,…
The old adage "time flies when your having fun" certainly applies to Kevin Spitzer. He first joined KZSC 14 years ago; long-time listeners will recall programs he's hosted in the past such as "Celtic Undercurrents", "Freedom Flight", "Turtle Island" and…
John McCutcheon makes his annual visit to Santa Cruz, in a benefit concert for the Resource Center for Nonviolence in their concert hall on Friday, January 17, 2014 at 7:30pm. John is a well-regarded folk musician who is a songwriter,…
Greetings! I hope your new year is off to a good roll, and I know we're all looking forward to the good things ahead! Speaking of, here's whats happening in the Jazz department at KZSC: CHARTS: 1 CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT …
Top 10: 1. THEE OH SEES - Singles Collection, Volume 3 2. BLOOD ORANGE - Cupid Deluxe 3. SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS - Give The People What They Want 4. ARCADE FIRE - Reflektor 5. CHEAP TIME - Exit…
Hey basketball fans, (is this getting old?) A big trade just went down on January 6th, namely the Cleveland Cavaliers are trading former all-star center Andrew Bynum, who is expected to be waived, and three draft picks (plus the right…
CHARTS 1 IMPENDING DOOM Death Will Reign eOne 2 NEGATIVE SKY Death Of The Sun Zenergy 3 LORDS OF RUIN Life Is A War [EP] 1605 4 LEGION OF THE DAMNED Ravenous Plague Napalm 5 EVERY MAN IS AN ISLAND …
What shock to the system for the station to be off the air at the end of 2013 for some tower maintenance. We lost track of how many people asked us why they could not get the great 88 tuned…
The year is 1973, and five German musicians, some former students of avant-garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, at least one found on a street corner, picked up at the last minute to sing at a show that night. These musicians make…
Top Played New Records of 2013: Thee Oh Sees – Floating Coffin Shannon and the Clams – Dreams In The Rat House Cool Ghouls – Cool Ghouls Toro Y Moi – Anything In Return White Fence – Cyclops Reap Fuzz…