Did you know that 200 frog species have completely disappeared in the last 30 years? Dr. Kerry Kriger is the founder of SAVE THE FROGS!, America’s first and only public charity dedicated to protecting amphibians. California’s frog populations are under severe threat from factors such as habitat destruction, global warming, pollution and pesticides. Unless we…
KZSC’s Signal
By Michael Bryant | Published August 25th, 2010Yesterday’s heat wave at the UC Santa Cruz caused a series of power outages around the campus which had an impact on KZSC’s signal too. We are currently broadcasting at reduced power but expect to be up and running per usual later this [Wednesday] morning. The good news is that the heat wave that caused…
Jaill played on KZSC today!
By Music Director | Published August 24th, 2010The rumors are true! Jaill are in town to play the Catalyst tonight with the Hold Steady, but first they stopped by our little log cabin for a live, in-studio performance. We hope to hear more tracks from their second full-length, That’s How We Burn (Sub Pop). My faves are “On the Beat” and “Snake…
Player of the Month
By Michael Bryant | Published August 23rd, 2010Trinity thinks her dad’s pretty cool. He plays reggae music on the radio. We couldn’t agree more…but it’s spelled “Moore”. Rich Moore, aka “Daddy Spleece”, has been a reggae radio and club DJ for a long time, recently arriving in Santa Cruz and joining The Great 88 as the weekly host of “All Fruits Ripe” …
Best New Hip-Hop @ KZSC
By Hip Hop Director | Published August 19th, 2010KZSC loves Hip-Hop like a dog loves its bone. Here’s our favorite new Hip-Hop albums here at The Great 88: 1 HAJI P. AND DJ MF SHALEM Neighborhood Kid 2 KERO ONE Kinetic World 3 GOTHAM GREEN & QUICKIE MART Haze Diaries: Vol 3 4 RAKAA Crown Of Thorns 5 DANTE LASALLE Back in Blue:…
Free GIANTS Baseball Tickets!
By Michael Bryant | Published August 18th, 2010The San Francisco Giants are in a pennant race and you could be sitting in the ballpark. KZSC, in conjunction with Tom Ralston Concrete of Santa Cruz, will be giving away tickets to see the Giants at AT & T Park in San Francisco. Stay tuned for your chance win Wednesday and Thursday mornings on…
Two Streams, Twice the Fun
By Michael Bryant | Published August 17th, 2010Don’t forget KZSC has two audio streams running all the time. The older Main Stream is our live broadcast for web listeners, however the often neglected and misunderstood younger Side Stream has its good points too – tons of great music and unusual soundscapes not found anywhere else. We try not to play favorites with…
SF Ghetto-house label dirtybird hits hard
By Electronic Music Director | Published August 14th, 2010New beats! Old favorites Galen & Justin Martins’ New EP “The Cactus” out now. Listen to it here And if you like that, beatport.com has this and all the dirtybird releases like this one below. Who’s Afraid Of Detroit
College: The Best Eight Years of My Life
By Michael Bryant | Published August 12th, 2010UC Santa Cruz is getting ready to welcome back our student body. If your business is interested in reaching over 15,000 students, why not get the word out over the KZSC airwaves. Sponsorship packages are available in many sizes; you can even buy some mini-packages online or we’ll customize a campaign to fit your budget,…
This Friday night on the Rising Tide!
By Music Director | Published August 12th, 2010Santa Cruz is home to a number of venues, but one venue in particular has played host to more incredible shows during my time living in this town, and that is the Crepe Place. There are many figures who help run the show at The Crepe, but none are more prominent than Keith Petrocelli of…