Plastic bags are an eyesore, yet some people use them to haul their stuff to the beach. We call them “tourists”. Show your smarts by using a KZSC Tote. This earth-friendly beach bag has plenty of room for your towels, sunscreen and of course your portable radio. To get your hands on a KZSC Tote…
KZSC Welcomes: Nite Jewel & Harlequin Baby
By Station Manager | Published June 27th, 2010Woah- what a killer lineup! This Wednesday, June 30th, KZSC Welcomes: Nite Jewel & Harlequin Baby at The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz. Nite Jewel is Ramona Gonzalez, a composer and songwriter from Los Angeles, CA. Nite Jewel’s music has been said to be a part of the new electronic chillwave genre. Joining Nite Jewel…
Noise Clinic on The Rising Tide tonight!
By Music Director | Published June 25th, 2010Tune into The Rising Tide tonight for a live, on-air performance and interview with Noise Clinic! Noise Clinic are a Santa Cruz multi-national noise-and-experimental rock music act that have travelled the world over, where they have perfected their genre-bendling blend of art, rock, psychedelia, no wave, new wave and noise. They have often shook things…
Featured PSA: New High School Project
By PSA Director | Published June 20th, 2010The New High School Project at Chartwell invites community members to attend the 2010 TNHSP Retrospective on Friday, June 25th from 1 to 5 PM. This event will be a chance to speak with students about the work they have done during the very first school year at The New High School Project, which is…
KZSC Welcomes: The Growlers & The Entrance Band – June 23rd
By Station Manager | Published June 19th, 2010Next Wednesday, June 23rd, KZSC Welcomes: The Growlers & The Entrance Band at The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz. The Growlers are a pop and rock band from Long Beach, California and put on one hell of a live show. The Growlers play a variety of different styles including 1960′s influenced rock and roll and…
Seahorses EXPO’d
By Music Director | Published June 17th, 2010Wolf Parade just picked the world up and dropped it on my head. An advance copy of their latest Sub Pop release, Expo 86, just landed at our station, and our pet seahorse is still recovering from the impact. We don’t really have a seahorse, I just needed an excuse to embed this video: Firstly…
KZSC Welcomes: Magic Bullets, Good People, Hermit Convention – June 19th
By Station Manager | Published June 16th, 2010This Saturday, June 19th, KZSC Welcomes: Magic Bullets, Good People, and Hermit Convention at The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz. Magic Bullets is an indie pop/rock six-piece hailing from San Francisco. They have played shows with bands such as The Walkmen, Perry Farrell, Voxtrot, and Cold War Kids. Both opening bands, Good People and Hermit…
Morning News Update
By Michael Bryant | Published June 15th, 2010Thanks to everyone who phoned, emailed and posted to our blog regarding the KPFA Weekday Morning News updates. Although there was a very vocal group of listeners who could do very easily without it, the majority of you spoke up in favor of keeping the weekday updates as is. You want it? You got it!…
Aural Communique from the Beyond
By Music Director | Published June 15th, 2010Sound artists/musicians/ambassadors-from-the-beyond Miguel Frasconi and Denman Maroney met in a Brooklyn recording studio one afternoon to record some improvisational jams. Compiled into the album Gleam, set to release today, each recording presents a terrifyingly fascinating, alien expression of not only otherworldly sounds but also moods and atmospheres beyond the purview of our ordinary Earthbound existence….
Surf Our Summer Schedule!
By Michael Bryant | Published June 9th, 2010KZSC launches into our new summer program schedule June 14th. We had to keep our surf music show on Monday mornings along with a few of your other favorites, but listeners will be stoked to hear the new voices with a fresh take on music too. Check out KZSC’s schedule page, playlists or just tune…