Bethany and Amanda comprise Pocahaunted. They look so happy – kinda like The Carpenters (if Richard was a girl and who knows) – however most of Pocahaunted’s music is buried in a murkier, ambient sort of dark primitive experimental sound. Bethany describes it as, “Talking Heads meets Cocteau Twins thrown into a blender after smoking…
MGMT, for free!
By Promotions Director | Published July 16th, 2010MGMT, for free? That’s right! KZSC has two pairs of tickets to give away to our lucky listeners for their sold out show at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Wednesday, July 21st. MGMT puts on an excellent and energetic live show that matches their catchy electro-psychedelic rock music. If this sounds like a good…
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…
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: http://www.youtube.com/v/8lWSawPgQgQ…
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…
SCUM calengrrr
By Music Director | Published May 21st, 2010SCUM = Santa Cruz Underground Music. Here’s a calendar of all of the upcoming shows that we (so far) know about! Print it out, hang it up, hand it around, make it your desktop image!
Porterpalooza LIVE-ALL DAY on KZSC’s Online-Only Side Stream!
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published May 15th, 2010Porterpalooza is an annual event put on by Residential Life at Porter College. It’s a chance to showcase all of the talent concentrated at Porter plus innumerable bands and performers from across the UCSC campus, all of whom come out to play for free at Porter College. Ranging from acoustic indie songwriters to hip-hop ensembles…
Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair this Saturday (5/1) – Free!
By Music Director | Published April 30th, 2010The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society presents the 24th Annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair this Saturday, May 1, Noon-5:00pm at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, downtown Santa Cruz. This free event kicks off International Bluegrass Month (May) featuring performances by five bands (Harmony Grits, Mountain Drive, Down Beets, Family Hogwash, Faux Renwah) and…
Live Webcast – Thursday at 9:30 on our Second Audio Stream!
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published April 22nd, 2010UCSC’s Cafe Revolución will be hosting an Artist Spotlight Evening featuring live acoustic music. You can hear Jeremy Lyon & Thelma Thillman plus Rob Fidel & Friends on Thursday, April 22nd at 9:30 PM. Can’t make it to campus? Check the live webcast on KZSC’s second audio stream, Side Stream. Your all-access entry pass starts…