Rock Charts – Early December
Top 10: 1. WHITE FENCE - Live In San Francisco 2. ARCADE FIRE - Reflektor 3. LA LUZ - It's Alive 4. NIGHT BEATS - Sonic Bloom 5. DUCKTAILS - Wish Hotel [EP] 6. TENNIS - Small Sound [EP] 7…
Early December’s Spins-RPM
Call it RPM, call it Electronic Music...whatever you call it, here's what we're calling early December's Top 10: 1 M.I.A. Matangi N.E.E.T.-Interscope 2 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 3 LAUREL HALO Chance Of Rain Hyperdub 4 D33J Gravel Anticon 5…
The Dairy and the Dead
On August 27, 1972, The Grateful Dead played a legendary set on Ken Kesey's farm in Veneta, Oregon. This show has long been traded among Dead Heads but has never been available as an official release. Until now. The Dead…
KZSC Jazz, the Charts and Adds – End of November
Whether you're eating tofu or turkey this year, its normally a time when people from most any background can reflect upon what they're thankful for. As for me, I'm thankful for having Coltrane's A Love Supreme to enjoy on vinyl,…
Rock Charts – End of November
Top 10: 1. LA LUZ - It's Alive 2. NIGHT BEATS - Sonic Bloom 3. NOBUNNY - Secret Songs: Reflections From The Ear Mirror 4. WHITE FENCE - Live In San Francisco 5. DUCKTAILS - Wish Hotel [EP] 6. SWEARIN'…
November Loud Rock Charts
Our top chart for November, Protest the Hero, is playing in San Francisco on Friday at Slim's. If you're a fan of good music, definitely check them out! They put on great live performances. 1 LEAVES' EYES Symphonies Of…
Rock Charts – Mid November
Top 10: 1. COSMONAUTS - Persona Non Grata 2. LA LUZ - It's Alive 3. AUDACITY - Butter Knife 4. NIGHT BEATS - Sonic Bloom 5. CRYSTAL ANTLERS - Nothing Is Real 6. NOBUNNY - Secret Songs: Reflections From The…
Mid-November New Jazz Releases
What's happenin' in jazz? Here it is: Top New Jazz Releases: 1 BEATA PATER Golden Lady Self-Released 2 ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT Black Radio 2 Blue Note 3 BILL MAYS AND THE INVENTIONS TRIO Life's A Movie Chiaroscuro 4 DAVID SILLS …
November RPM Charts
Top 10: 1 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 2 RANGE Nonfiction Donky Pitch 3 BOOKA SHADE Eve Embassy Of Music 4 MOUNT KIMBIE CSFLY Remixes [EP] Warp 5 DECO Timescales Deceast 6 SPECIAL REQUEST Soul Music Houndstooth 7 SHIGETO No…
2nd Annual Calif Banjo Extravaganza, Sun Nov 17th
The last stop of the 2nd Annual California Banjo Extravaganza tour will be at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA for a 2pm matinee show on Sunday, November 17, 2013, led by Tony Trischka, Sammy Shelor, and Bill Evans, who are well…
Programmer of the Month: DJ Amanda Rose
This month's Programmer of the Month is the mighty Amanda Timoney (otherwise known as DJ Amanda Rose) of the beloved Power through Procrastination show. Ever since the show's debut in January of 2013, Amanda has developed a cult following by featuring soundtracks from…
WIN PRETTY LIGHT TICKETS ON KZSC
The electronic music producer Pretty Lights will be performing back to back shows November 29 and November 30 at The Bill Graham Auditorium in San Francisco. Each night has a stacked line up of top artists. On Friday November 29, Tycho, The Grouch…
Sukhawat Ali Khan November 16th
This talented 11th generation Sufi singer followed custom and tradition; he was trained at a young age by his father. After working with many different musicians while touring around the world, Ali Khan has skillfully blended Western influences into his traditional…
Hip Hop Charts: First Week of November
New month, new Hip-Hop Charts, but it starts with something entitled "Old." 1. DANNY BROWN - Old (Fool's Gold) 2. RJD2 - More Is Than Isn't (RJ's Electrical Connections) 3. DJ RASHAD - Double Cup (Hyperdub) 4. GAS-LAB AND…
The Creole Belles, Sun Nov 10th
The Creole Belles from the SF Bay Area will be playing traditional Cajun and Creole music for a matinee dance at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA starting at 2pm on Sunday, November 10, 2013. A five-piece version of the band…
Artist Penny Framstad’s CD Release Party
Santa Cruz born song writer and singer, Penny Framstad, left the beautiful half moon-bay twelve years ago to seek a music career in Los Angeles. By a stroke of luck, she found herself immersed in the soundtrack industry for film…
New Rock Releases For November
Thanksgiving may mean turkeys to many people, but here are some new Rock releases for early November that are anything but: 1. NIGHT BEATS - Sonic Bloom 2. AUDACITY - Butter Knife 3. VARIOUS ARTISTS - Red Hot And Fela…
YUPPIES – s/t
Boredom. It's all around us -- in our classrooms, at the park, in our bedrooms, choking up our thoughts and actions like static on the TV screen. Disaffected youth toss cigarette butts into the streets in front of the local…
Loud Rock Concerts in November
Raise your Satan Horns, because IT'S TIME TO ROCK! There is a Thanksgiving bounty of ridiculously good shows lined up in November, including one in Santa Cruz! Thee Parkside in San Francisco on November 7th: Doors @ 9:00pm - Scale the…
Makana Nov. 5th
You may have heard his music on the soundtrack to the TV series "Hawaii 5-0", the movie "The Descendants" or from one of his many albums already, but now you'll get the opportunity to hear him live. Santa Cruz is…
Early November RPM Charts
Thanksgiving is approaching...spare any of these new RPM/Electronic Music releases from your "turkey list". You'll hear them live late nights on KZSC. 1 FOUR TET Beautiful Rewind 2 MACHINEDRUM Vapor City Ninja Tune 3 DECO Timescales Deceast 4 DISCLOSURE Settle…