On the plate yesterday: more bagels, EXTREME pizza on Bedford in Brooklyn, The Knitting Factory and college music awards! Yesterday CMJ gave away a slewww of prizes and awards at their annual College Music Awards. While KZSC is only winning at home (and with you) right now, our neighbors KSSU Sacramento took home a mountain…
CMJ Day 3: UUVVWWZ, Little Teeth, and college music awards!
By Music Director | Published October 23rd, 2009
Update deux from CMJ: High Life, Duck Tales, War Paint!
By Music Director | Published October 22nd, 2009Last night on the outskirts of CMJ land I met an excccelllent all ages venue called Monster Island. What started as a quick stop just to see Best Coast turned into an all-night adventure involving whisky runs, water-front park benches, and, jesus– was it SEVEN bands at this one venue? There was also a pumpkin…
CAITLIN JEAN HANNAH AT CMJ!!!))
By Music Director | Published October 20th, 2009Friends! It’s that CMJ time of year again– that’s right, College Music Journal’s festival of vital festivities in nyc and guessss who’s here? That’s right, KZSC! Well, Caitlin to be specific. Caitlin is in New York to play at CMJ and if you have an insatiable desire to live vicariously through anyone, this blog is…
KZSC Co-Presents: The Box Elders & Fresh and Only’s!!
By Music Director | Published October 16th, 2009Oh it’s that time again for you to see some personally KZSC-recommended live music! On Saturday, October 24th KZSC will be co-presenting a show at The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz. The acts? Amazing, of course. The Fresh and Only’s will be playing, number one. And they are incredible. You might’ve heard them on The…
Loud Rock Charts by Mistake
By Alec Howard | Published October 15th, 2009The first week of new programming has come to a close and what a week it was!! If you didn’t tune in, or haven’t heard, the metal shows this quarter are Satan’s Palace, The Sledge, and Ad a Dglgmut; Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights, respectively from 10:30pm-12:30am. Tune in to get to the head bangin’!!
Hot Coco: The Essential Coco Montoya
By Michael Bryant | Published October 13th, 2009John Mayall’s got some pretty good ears. For his band The Bluesbreakers, he hand-picked Eric Clapton (before Cream), Peter Green (before Fleetwood Mac) and Mick Taylor (before he joined The Rolling Stones). So when he chose a young Coco Montoya in the early 80′s for his reformed Bluesbreakers, you figured he was destined for greatness….
KZSC Welcomes Kid Congo + The Pink Monkeybirds Monday!
By Michael Bryant | Published October 8th, 2009Underground rock has changed forever thanks to the gigantic tone of Kid Congo Powers. If you liked Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in the 80′s, you probably already have your tickets. If not, check him out Monday, October 12th at the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz. Showtime is 9 PM.
Electronic Music Weekly + Charts!
By Electronic Music Director | Published October 7th, 2009Now is a good time for Electronic Music at KZSC. We have a bunch of new stuff goin’ on goin’ on, including the New Boys Noize, Metronomy, as well as some home-brewed local electro/experimental/psych from New Bengal Spice…
Loud Rock the CHARTS
By Alec Howard | Published October 5th, 2009In the works this week: Our metal library is full to bursting. We have decided that a good ole purging is in order. We will be going through our Loud Rock section in the library and putting music in the bin to be sold at the cd sale!! If you would like to help with…