Teada Sat Nov 24th
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay presents the Irish band Teada on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 7:30pm at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA. Appearing at major music festivals around the world, Teada has now grown…
Best Album Artwork of 2012
We've all been told not to judge a book by its cover, but what about albums? Imagine walking in to your local record store, pumped to flip through bins and let your eyes scan over the endless possibilities for a new…
Universal Grapevine 11/20/12
Bruce has on the show Jory Post and Julia Chiapella on Santa Cruz County Young Readers Program, as well as Wes Modes on SubRosa Collective and Coffee House! Listen below!
Closet Free Radio 11/19/12
This week on Closet Free, Kai and Richard talk about Trans* Day of Remembrance and Trans* Awareness week! Make sure you don't miss this one!
Loud Rock Charts: 11/20
To all the metalheads in the Oakland area: I sincerely hope you went to experience Neurosis live on Saturday night. I sure as hell didn't miss out. They were phenomenal. In other concert news... Dethklok and all That Remains is…
2012: The Year of Ty
It's been one helluva year for San Francisco garage rock wonderkid Ty Segall. Ty's been rockin' all over the free world spreading his gospel of scuzzy psychedelic rock 'n' roll. This year Ty recorded and released three records of his…
Brother Ali In Santa Cruz
On October 26 Brother Ali graced Santa Cruz with his presence downtown at The Catalyst. Homeboy Sandman opened, freestylin' up a storm and bringing some serious energy to the room with his conscious lyrics. Brother Ali in my opinion is…
Talkabout 11/14/12
John has on the show Richard Stockton, Vernon Bohr and Steve Splich. Press Play to listen!
Universal Grapevine 11/13/12
Bruce has on the show Jimmy Cook and Linda Bixby of CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates as well as Jim Coffis the publisher and editor of the SLVNN - San Lorenzo Valley News Network. So many acronyms! Listen Here!
Loud Rock Charts: 11/13
Finally, after all these months of waiting, Deftones' newest record, Koi No Yokan, is dropping on Tuesday, November 13th. It's one hell of an album, definitely on par with Diamond Eyes and White Pony. Other new releases include one of…
Anita Tijoux Returns to Nor-Cal
Chile's Anita Tijoux is returning to Northern California after playing here at Santa Cruz's Catalyst a few months ago. Tijoux is a Chilean rapper who grew up in France due to her parents political exile during the dictatorship of Pinochet…
Cold? Grab A Hoodie!
If you are here in Santa Cruz you know that we've had unseasonably warm fall weather...up until now. The nights are already getting longer and we expect our winter chill to last into 2013. Luckily, you can combat the cold…
The World of GWAR !!!
For the second time in my life, I have attended a GWAR show. This most recent time was also @ the Catalyst and on the eve of the election. Naturally, both candidates for president appeared as puppets in the show…
Those Children, Oh They’re Fallin’ All Around: Possessed by Possessed By Paul James
Possessed by Paul James is the project of 36-year-old musician Konrad Wert, banjoist/guitarist/fiddlist whose music blends the down-home lyin'-in-the-grass-while-the-summer-heat-buzzes-around-you-and-you-realize-just-how-big-the-world-is-so-you-decide-it's-time-to-go-explore-it feel of folk and bluegrass with the fiery passion of punk and blues to make a stunning set of songs collected…
No Love Deep Web
When my friend first introduced me to Death Grips' Ex-Military it was rough going. I never really took a liking to them. Recently, Death grips released No Love Deep Web. After spending a month with it, the album has begun…
Post-Nothing? Music, Nostalgia, and One Late-Night Rant.
Music is the cultural bundle package. It defined the identity of post-war social movements and their countercultures; it also acts as a commodity consciously bought, sold, and made marketable to prospective general audiences in the form of fads or trends. Why…
Loud Rock Charts: 11/6
In this week's edition of new metally things that you should care about, we have a group of bands that aren't quite as well known as the past few weeks' additions, but they're still just as awesome. Something noteworthy about…
Jazz Charts CMJ 1270
After an amazing week in the CMJ festival in NY it was time to come back to the redwoods of paradise. So many new artists, people, and things to do, CMJ is not an event to miss to discover new…
Bluegrass Music Awards Show on Backroads, Sun Nov 4th
The 23rd Annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards show was held several weeks ago, and KZSC will feature highlights from this show on Backroads, between 12-2pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012. Recorded live at the historic Ryman Auditorium in…
Interview with Rupa and the April Fishes
Yesterday, I had the privilege of interviewing Rupa Marya, lead vocalist of the world fusion group Rupa & the April Fishes. Formed in San Francisco, the band has a very distinct, jazz-influenced style of music, overlaid with Rupa's soothing vocals…