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Celtic Fiddle Festival Sun April 13th

Masters of traditional Celtic fiddling converge for a performance at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA  on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 7:00pm. The Celtic Fiddle Festival band features Irish fiddler Kevin Burke (Bothy Band, Patrick Street), Breton fiddler Christian Lemaitre (Kornog)…

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Loud Rock Charts 4-8

Here are this weeks CMJ charts for your viewing pleasure.  I had to give Behemoth number one after seeing them slay on Sunday in San Francisco.ADDS 1    OFF!    Wasted Years    Vice 2    BLACK LABEL SOCIETY    Catacombs Of The Black Vatican   …

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RPM Charts – April 8th

Top 10: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. PANTHER GOD - Golden Changes / Outside 3. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 4. EVIAN CHRIST - Waterfall [EP] / Tri Angle 5. S-TYPE - "Billboard (Lido Remix)"…

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Solas, Sun April 6th, 2pm

Acclaimed Irish-American band Solas will be presenting traditional and original Irish tunes and songs at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 2pm. This matinee show will feature the story of "Shamrock City," about a mining…

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Rock Charts – First of April!

Top 10: 1. TACOCAT - NVM 2. ST. VINCENT - St. Vincent 3. BLACK LIPS - Underneath The Rainbow 4. ANGEL OLSEN - Burn Your Fire For No Witness 5. NATURAL CHILD - Dancin' With Wolves 6. AVA LUNA -…

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Loud Rock Charts 4-1

Greetings metal community.  Here are the charts and adds for this last week of march.  Sorry for the slightly delayed notification, I have been sleeping off a mean bangover from seeing Exmortus last night. ADDS 1    RONNIE JAMES DIO    This…

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RPM Charts – April 1st

This is no joke! Top 10: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 3. THOMAS WHITE - Ariose [EP] / Paradisiaca 4. WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 5. GIGANTA - Force…

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Latest World Music

How's your spring break? If the pollen count and your allergies are keeping you inside, you can still sit back and travel the globe like a jet setter with new releases discovered by the KZSC World Music Department. Tops this…

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RPM Charts – March 25th

Top 10: 1 TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 2 CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 3 WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 4 ACTRESS - Ghettoville / Werkdiscs-Ninja Tune 5 PATTEN - Estoile Naiant / Warp 6…

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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…

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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"…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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