Rock Charts First Week of Spetember
Top 10: 1. NO AGE - An Object 2. TY SEGALL - Sleeper 3. COKE WEED - Back To Soft 4. MALLARD - Finding Meaning In Deference 5. JACUZZI BOYS - Jacuzzi Boys 6. HUNX AND HIS PUNX - Street…
The War and Peace Tour
September 6th I had the great pleasure to attend the War and Peace Tour at the Catalyst here in Santa Cruz, Ca. The tour had all-star underground headliners Immortal Technique and Brother Ali speaking their mind about the injustice and…
B. Ruby Rich on New Queer Cinema, 20 Years Later
A Conversation with B. Ruby Rich on New Queer Cinema: Two decades ago, B. Ruby Rich coined the term "New Queer Cinema" in a Sight & Sound essay to describe the movement of emerging independent queer films at film festivals…
New Jazz for September
Our jazz department at The Great 88 has received some great new music, especially the latest release from Derrick Hodge. Here's what's happening in early September: DERRICK HODGE Live Today (Blue Note) APERTURISTIC TRIO Truth And Actuality (Inner Circle) CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE TRIO…
Rock Charts Last Week of August
Top 10: 1. COOL GHOULS - Cool Ghouls 2. TY SEGALL - Sleeper 3. NO AGE - An Object 4. THE MALLARD - Finding Meaning In Deference 5. COKE WEED - Back To Soft 6. HUNX AND HIS PUNX -…
September’s New RPM
This month begins with "Body Music", great new RPM/electronic music from AlunaGeorge (of Disclosure collaboration fame) as well as a new Tiesto! Here are some of the latest late night sounds you'll be hearing on KZSC: MODERAT: II (Mute) ZOMBAY:…
Win Concert Tix in September!
As good as it sounds on the radio, there's nothing like seeing live music...especially for FREE! KZSC will be giving away tickets to some great September concerts in Santa Cruz and beyond such as Ty Segall in Big Sur September 4th, Blonde…
Flamenco Fest Begins Sept. 22
Flamenco is Spanish folk music and dance from the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. With its colorful costumes, high energy and rhythmic combination of singing, playing, dancing and hand clapping, it's an amazing experience to witness in person. The 8th annual Bay Area Flamenco Festival comes…
Keeping Tabs on Ty Segall
2013 has already been an extremely exciting year for fans of the Bay-Area rock god Ty Segall. Not only have we been given the Sabbath-inspired powerhouse trio that is FUZZ, but we have also been gifted with a brand new…
Valley of the Moon Annual Concert, Fri Aug 30th
Scottish fiddling master Alasdair Fraser hosts a week-long Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School every year, culminating with an annual concert which this year falls on Friday, Aug 30, 2013 at 8pm at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Performances showcase the exceptional…
NIRVANA – IN UTERO reissue, Sept. 24
Nirvana's seminal masterwork and final studio album In Utero, originally released via Sub Pop in 1993, will be born again next month thanks to Universal Music. The album's 20th anniversary edition will arrive in a delectable collectible format, featuring the remastered album,…
Reggae On The River Review
August got off to a sizzling start as the Mateel Community Center hosted the 29th annual Reggae on the River Festival in Humboldt County. With all the lawsuits settled, Reggae on the River finally returned to its original location, French's Camp…
Rock Charts – End Of August
As we end August and summer swings slowly into September, here are the new sounds spinning on KZSC: 1. COKE WEED - Back To Soft 2. BASS DRUM OF DEATH - Bass Drum Of Death 3. THE MALLARD - Finding…
Universal Grapevine 08/20/13
This week on Universal Grapevine, the legendary Bruce Bratton has Santa Cruz County Supervisor Greg Caput discussing the issues and news from Watsonville and our South County. In the second half hour, Bruce interviews game inventor and world traveler Robert…
Loud Rock Charts: 8/20
This week in new metal music is one of the more diverse in recent memory. You've got extreme metal in Watain, electro-deathcore with Born of Osiris, and a huge epic album from Fleshgod Apocalypse. Speaking of which, they're coming to…
From MJ to MJ: Take a Chance on “Acid Rap”
Chancelor Bennett is not old enough to buy alcohol. Chances are (heh), he probably doesn't remember when mixtapes were actually tapes. Despite all of this, Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, recently released his highly-anticipated second tape Acid Rap. Following…
Punky Prima Donna!
Once again the punky pop prima donna is back and better than ever! After the large success of her intimately emotional yet rough 2008 album, 'Fun House,' P!nk continues to pour even more soul into her newly released album, 'The…
Rock Charts – Mid-August
HUNXXXX! We've been loving the new Hunx and His Punx album at The Great 88. Here's our current Top 10: 1 HUNX AND HIS PUNX Street Punk 2 SMITH WESTERNS Soft Will 3 COOL GHOULS Cool Ghouls 4 MALLARD Finding Meaning…
Rock Charts – August 6th
Top 10: 1 HUNX AND HIS PUNX - Street Punk 2 SMITH WESTERNS - Soft Will 3 BASS DRUM OF DEATH - Bass Drum Of Death 4 COOL GHOULS - Cool Ghouls 5 KING TUFF - Was Dead 6 BOOKER…
Sculpture IS 2013
Looking for adventure right before summer comes to an end? Sierra Azul Nursery & Garden has joined up with the Pajaro Valley arts council and put together the 7th annual show Sculpture IS 2013. Walk through and enjoy over 100…
MGMT still finding ways to out-weird themselves
MGMT's self titled third album won't be released until September but they have come out with one trippy new music video for their new single "Your Life is a Lie." What I love about MGMT is that they always find…