Talkabout 08/22/12
John has Katie Purcell, Max & Kimberly Spooner on the show talking about open gardens and sailing adventure.
Wiggin’ Out: The Endless Cycle
As you probably are aware, the Olympics just happened in London. All eyes were on the British athletes, who wanted to demonstrate their abilities on their home turf. As a cycling fan, I was most interested in the road race…
The Woodstock of Jazz: MJF55
You don't want to miss this concert. Ever. It's not just a concert, it's a weekend of concerts. A full weekend of the world's finest jazz artists performing at the Monterrey Jazz Festival including: Trombone Shorty, Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra, Jack DeJohnette,…
Loud Rock Charts: 8/21
Our thoughts here at KZSC go out to both Baroness and Periphery. We hope for a quick recovery for Baroness, and that everything is okay for Periphery and their family. You will be sorely missed on the rest of the…
Darol Anger and The Furies, Sun Aug 19th
An all-star string extravaganza will be led by fiddler Darol Anger at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA on Sunday, August 19th, 2012 starting at 7pm. Darol has been pushing the envelope of modern American string music by combining elements of…
channel ORANGE
Frank Ocean, a member of Odd Future (OFWGKTA) recently released his second album, channel Orange, on July 10. His first album was quite successful, and I look forward to seeing where this album leads him. Along with his new album…
Kate Bornstein in Santa Cruz!
Gender theorist and activist Kate Bornstein will be at Bookshop Santa Cruz to promote her new book, A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir. The book is described as "The true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the…
Universal Grapevine 08/14/12
Bruce sits down with Audrey Stanley about Shakespeare Santa Cruz and Becky O'Malley about "The Berkeley Daily Planner" Online.
Closet Free Radio 08/13/12
GLBT Public affairs; Olympics wrap-up; news & notes; community calendar & announcements.
Loud Rock Charts: 8/14
Is it just me, or is it getting HOT AS BALLS? (Cue Nelly) Summer is getting fairly close to ending, so it should not be getting this damn hot. Speaking of hotness, my interview with The Contortionist's lead singer is up…
New Rock In August
August means getting ready to start another year of academics at our fine University. It's been a wild summer at The Great 88 with stacks of knockout new releases hitting the airwaves. Right now, Nashville's favorite bros Jeff the Brotherhood…
Interview with The Contortionist’s Jonathan Carpenter
Every now and then, a band comes along that just blows everyone out of the water with each musical piece that they write. Right now, that band is The Contortionist. I recently got a chance to sit down (or rather,…
UC & The Olympics
Athletic competition is over at the 2012 Summer Olympics with the University of California well represented amongst the elite athletes in London. A contingent of nearly 100 UC affiliated student and alumni athletes, coaches, trainers, doctors and staff are proudly…
Outside Lands Fest
It's easy to forget how good we have it here in Santa Cruz. There's the obvious: beaches, redwoods, meadows, radio (duh)... but there's also our prime location. Santa Cruz is exactly 73.4 miles from San Francisco, home to the 2012 Outside Lands Music…
Talkabout 08/08/12
John has Andrew Tuckman on the show talking about recycling and the great city of Santa Cruz.
Johnny Cash Special Saturday
Set your alarm early Saturday morning to hear a special honoring Johnny Cash. "The Man in Black" recorded some of the greatest early rock & roll records for the Sun label, followed by more hits for Columbia as a country…
Aesop Rock’s New One
Any Aesop Rock fans will be happy to hear that he has recently dropped a new album, Skelethon. This is the San Francisco-based rapper and producer's sixth studio album and first self-produced project. Skelethon contains a multitude of playful and…
Jovanotti’s “Italia 1988-2012”: A 24-Year Retrospective
Through ATO Records, Italian singer-songwriter and rapper Lorenzo Cherubini, better known as Jovanotti, has finally issued his first U.S. release after over two decades of being in the business. This compilation album that includes the greatest hits of his career so…
The 50th Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival
You only have less than 5 days to catch some of the "here and now" of contemporary works for Orchestra! The 50th Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival is here again in Downtown Santa Cruz. Taking place through this upcoming Sunday August…
Universal Grapevine 08/07/12
Bruce has an interview with Denice Macy about Land of the Medicine Buddah as well as Joe Ferrard about "Atlantis Fantasyworld."