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Story Time, 4/26/13

On this week's episode of Story Time, host Kendra Yoshinaga sits down with a few more members of the Kinetic Poetics Project as well as local poet and writer, Kevin Devaney.

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The Clams Have Come Back!

One of KZSC's favorite Oakland four piece bands, Shannon & The Clams, have just released Dreams in the Rat House. We haven't heard anything from them since the Gremlin Crawl 7" so this is a HUGE DEAL. Best of all:…

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Ceremony June 7th

Ceremony is a hardcore punk band from Rohnert Park. They have been recording with Madator Records for a few years now and their latest release, "Zoo," came out last year. Ceremony is set to play the Catalyst in downtown Santa…

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Sea Wolf Drops by KZSC

KZSC's Program Director Lois Rosson had a chance to sit down with Alex Brown Church of Sea Wolf to discuss their latest album, Old World Romance. Sea Wolf played at Moe's Alley on May 21st, the 3rd stop on a…

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Loud Rock Charts: 5/21

After getting beaten and bruised at the Dillinger Escape Plan show, it was nice to take some time off and relax to some of the new releases slated for this week. Fans of Orchid (Doom Metal band not Screamo band,…

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CMJ Top 30

This week's charts at KZSC are a classic case of "tell me something I don't know." What we do know is that Thee Oh Sees are the most badass band on the planet. San Francisco's prolific garage crew has delivered…

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Story Time 5/19/2013

On May 19th, the Kinetic Poetics Project bunch joined us in the air room for a good thirty minutes of slam poetry and rhymes. You can check out KPP by clicking on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KineticPoeticsProject During the second half…

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Beck @ The Rio & Coping With Not Going

Like me, you're most likely disappointed that you didn't get your ticket to see Beck at the Rio tomorrow night (and if you're not you're one lucky ticket holder). I'm sure you planned on laying in bed numbly, wondering how…

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Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole May 22nd

Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole is the eldest son of Kekuhi Kanahele and descends from a distinguished hula family. "Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai" (a Wiki Wiki Wednesday favored song) was composed by his great grandmother, Edith Kanahele Kanaka'ole; his family's music traditions…

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Darol Anger and The Furies, Thurs May 16th

An all-star string extravaganza led by fiddle master Darol Anger will be performing at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:30pm. Darol has taken acoustic string music into territory which fuses elements of jazz, bluegrass,…

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Universal Grapevine 05/14/13

Bruce's first guest is Saundie Isaak director of Lifespan, who'll tell us the kind of services they provide in the county. In the second half of the hour Pat Lerman describes what the town of Aromas is doing after being…

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Album cover for "One of Us Is the Killer" by The Dillinger Escape Plan, featuring a black ink splatter forming the shape of a bird on a plain white background, with text in the upper left corner.

Loud Rock Charts: 5/14

Greetings all! Decisions are in and the people have spoken, KZSC's new Loud Rock Director is I, DJ trev_gore! I'm hoping I can fill in the shoes of your former overlord Brootalisk sufficiently. As first order of action, check out…

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Story Time, 5/12/13

Cabrillo College professor and local poet was our guest during the first half hour of Story Time on May 12th. James Maughn is in charge of the local poetry series, A New Cadence Poetry Series, and is also a professor…

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Talkabout 05/08/13

Sleepy has local attorney Ben Rice on the show to discuss medical marijuanna as well as guest Ted Quaday, Gerardo Marin and Doron Comerchero on local food.

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Universal Grapevine 05/07/13

Bruce has Rebecca Jackson in studio to discuss "Music in May" concerts. Followed by Santa Cruz County Treasurer Fred Keely on Santa Cruz County funds and local politics.

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Loud Rock Charts: 5/7

Sodom's Epitome of Torture dropped on our (metal)heads two weeks ago. What the hell? How did I miss that? More importantly, who's the assbag that forget to send me a memo and do my job for me? Also, if you have yet…

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Story Time, 5/5/2013

Len Anderson, poet and physicist, and Michael Curtis Hilde, novelist, join hosts Jesy Odio and Kendra Yoshinaga this week for a conversation on their latest book releases.

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Colleen Green May 17th

Self described "stoner punk" Colleen Green is on tour promoting her new album, "Sock it To Me." I picked up the new record at Streetlight Records over the weekend and the fuzzy, lo-fi scathing guitar, Best Coast lyrics and Vivian…

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