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Poster for the 27th Annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair 2013 with illustrations of two smiling men, event details, band names, and notices about no pets, alcohol, or smoking in the park.

Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Sat May 4th

The annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held in San Lorenzo Park at the Duck Pond Stage in Santa Cruz on Saturday, May 4, 2013 from noon-5:00pm. A cavalcade of local bands will be featured: Homefire, The Earl White…

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Talkabout 05/01/13

This week on Talkabout, John has Scott Grover in to talk about the Golden State Theater in Monterey. Also: reporter Steve Palopali on local news.

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Time To Get Savage

The brutal truth is this: there's a lot of stuff in your life that needs to get moved out the door and down the road and KZSC is no exception. We have a fantastic music collection that has grown (or…

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Universal Grapevine 04/30/13

Bruce's first guest on Universal Grapevine is Julie James and Marco Baricelli talking about the Jewel Theater's two one-act Harold Pinter plays running April 25th through May 19th. In the second half hour, UCSC's Chris Wilmers discusses the research work…

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Loud Rock Charts: 4/30

With these last adds/charts comes the end of April, and the beginning of something beautiful. And metal. Can we dub this month "Metal May"? Because there are some seriously mindblowing tours coming to the Bay Area and Santa Cruz over…

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Album cover for "Yeah Right" by Bleeding Rainbow featuring a colorful, chaotic swirl of patterned strips. A translucent human figure stands in the center, with the band and album name in bold, cut-out letters at the top and bottom.

Interview with Bleeding Rainbow

Although Bleeding Rainbow was not able to come in to the studio for a live interview, KZSC managed to interview Rob Garcia and Sarah Everton from the Philadelphia-based band at the Crepe Place a few minutes right before their show…

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Story Time 4/28/2013

Local poet and therapist, Dane Cervine, joined the crew of Story Time during one profound, insightful conversation to celebrate the release of his new poetry book, How Therapists Dance. During the interview, Dane shares with us what it's like being…

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Kevin Burke and John Carty, Sat April 27th

Two members of the traditional Irish music group Patrick Street, Kevin Burke and John Carty, will be performing as a duo on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 7:30pm at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, in Santa Cruz, CA. Both are outstanding…

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Album cover for "Pelagial" by The Ocean, featuring a deep blue underwater scene with bubbles and abstract shapes, and the title text "THE OCEAN" and "PELAGIAL" in ornate white lettering.

Loud Rock Charts: 4/23

This week has been unexpectedly awesome in terms of our metal adds for the week. We've got The Ocean's highly anticipated record, which comes in two versions, one with vocals and one without. If for some reason growly vocals don't…

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Universal Grapvine 04/23/13

Bruce's first guest is Jennifer Colby talking about this year's May Day Reel World Labor Film Festival. It's happening from April 24th through May 8th. Pat Matecjek will be his guest the second half hour handling many of the political…

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Hapa April 27

Prepare to be transported to a tropical paradise in your mind as Barry Flanagan and Ron Kuala'au, collectively known as Hapa, return to Santa Cruz. Hapa founder Barry Flangan provides the shimmering guitar work that infuses all their albums over the…

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Universal Grapevine 04/16/13

Bruce has special guests Sarah Albertson, Theater Professor at Cabrillo College talking about upcoming performances. Also on the show is Cecile Andrews, author of Living Room Revolution. For more on Cecile, visit http://www.cecileandrews.com/ and for Cabrillo Theater, visit http://www.cabrillo.edu/academics/theaterarts/

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Rookie Rising

Scribecash, an emcee and songwriter from the Inland Empire, is on the rise to greatness at only 17 years of age.  Recently releasing her free EP Dauntless, Scribecash shares her vocal and lyrical talents offering original conscious and topical lyrics. …

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An illustrated figure in papal attire with outstretched arms looms over a golden-hued baby lying on straw, set within a coliseum. Radiating lines and ornate designs fill the background, with the word "Ghost" at the top.

Loud Rock Charts: 4/16

This week in new loud rock features the newest album from the band from hell Ghost B.C. with Infestissumam. We've also got the latest, and some might say greatest, from Whitechapel in The Somatic Defilement. Other interesting releases include Suicidal…

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Closet Free Radio, April 15th

On the first episode of Spring Quarter 2013, Lex and Marissa join Dj Kai Dragon to discuss Queer Youth Leadership Awards. During the episode, Closet Free Radio also discusses the National Day of Silence rally, tax Day implications for LGBT…

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Kendra Konfidential

As our spring show schedule begins, things get fuzzy at The Great 88. KZSC's April Programmer Of The Month is living proof. Kendra Yoshinaga (aka DJ Teenage Dinosaur) does a show called “Fuzz Tone” Friday nights. It’s a retro garage,…

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