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…
The Band Rings in 1972
In 1971 the band played a four night run at New York's Academy of Music that culminated in a powerhouse New Years Eve show. In 71' the tightest band in rock n' roll was at an apex, ripping through their…
Chris Webster and Nina Gerber Live on Backroads Sun, Dec 15th
Chris Webster and Nina Gerber will be visiting the Backroads show live on KZSC on Sunday, December 15, 2013 between noon and 2pm prior to their concert appearance at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA at 7pm that evening. They'll be…
Rock Charts – LAST OF THE YEAR!!!!!! WOO!
Top 10: 1. LA LUZ - It's Alive 2. SWEARIN' - Surfing Strange 3. BLOOD ORANGE - Cupid Deluxe 4. WHITE FENCE - Live In San Francisco 5. ARCADE FIRE - Reflektor 6. FUZZ - Fuzz 7. NIGHT BEATS -…
RPM Charts – Mid-December
Before KZSC leaves our spot on the FM dial until January, here's a quick look at the most popular Electronic/RPM New Releases featured mid-December on The Great 88: 1 GESAFFELSTEIN Aleph Bromance 2 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 3 IMAMI…
December Loud Rock Charts
Hello everyone, here are the top charts and adds for December. Here's looking forward to a new year of loud rock! Have a wonderful holiday. ADDS 1 AFTER THE BURIAL Wolves Within Sumerian CHARTS 1 PROTEST THE HERO Volition Razor…
Peter Rowan Fri Dec 6th
Grammy award winning singer-songwriter Peter Rowan will be performing at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA on Friday evening, December 6, 2013 at 8pm. Peter has had a long history as a bluegrass performer, starting out professionally as a singer, rhythm…
KZSC JAZZ – First of December
The new year is fast approaching! I can't believe that it's already December. Here's the adds and charts for this week at KZSC: CHARTS: 1 ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT Black Radio 2 Blue Note 2 AHMAD JAMAL Saturday Morning JazzVillage 3 …