Rock Charts – Second Week of January
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…
New RPM in Mid-January
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…
The Abigails, Cool Ghouls & Froth Jan. 25th
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…
Hula & A Movie Jan.19th
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…
John Hanrahan Quartet & Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”
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,…
Goodbye Kevin Spitzer
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, Fri Jan 17th
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,…
Mid-Jazzuary Music Charts
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 …
Rock Charts – Second Week of Jan.
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…
To be Mediocre or to be God-Awful
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…
Loud Rock Charts January 14th
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 …
Happy New Ear!
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…
Can Do Attitude: Forty Years Later, Future Days Still Shines
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 Records of 2013!!!!!!
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…
HAPPY NEW YEAR from Promotions!
HAPPY 2014! KZSC is back on the air and it's time to kick off the new year with some sweet swag (as the kids says these days). KZSC has your share of tickets for some up and coming shows. We…
Brootalisk’s Top Ten Loud Rock Albums of 2013
When each year is over, I'm always at a loss for how to summarize what a phenomenal year it's been for metal, and 2013 was no different. It was the first year ever that a metal album was named the…
Loud Rock Charts January 7th
Happy new year! Here are the loud rock adds and charts for January 7th. ADDS 1 LEGION OF THE DAMNED Ravenous Plague Napalm 2 ICELAND Iceland Glacier 3 ATOM STRANGE The Lost Cosmonauts RayGun 4 EVERY MAN IS AN ISLAND …
Hillbillies from Mars, Sun Jan 5th
The Hillbillies from Mars will be landing at the Felton Community Hall for the first Sunday of the month Contra Dance sponsored by the non-profit Santa Cruz Traditional Dancers on January 5, 2014 at 7:00pm. The Hillbillies are a favorite dance band…
What Is A PRC?
Here's the inside scoop: all the programming you hear on The Great 88 is masterfully put together on our quarterly schedule by KZSC's Program Review Committee. The PRC reads over piles of proposals, reviews current shows and offers advice on…
End of 2013: Hot Jazz
I'd like to personally congratulate Northern California for surviving the Third Ice Age. Big cold front just passed through Santa Cruz, which made for ideal conditions to sit inside and listen to records all day. Here's what's happening in jazz…