Recently, we at KZSC had the opportunity to talk with the guitarist of the legendary Santa Cruz Skate Punk band, Mike Neider. Recently, the band put out a new EP with Dave Grohl on drums and Chuck Dukowski on bass.…
https://soundcloud.com/kzsc/interview-with-stelth-ulvang Stelth Uvlang, song writing, Lumineer membering, the piano pounding, finger picking bada** has a new album out and just kicked off a solo west coast tour with Gill Landry. He has an upcoming show on November 11th at Don…
Fonzie caught up with IamSu! to discuss his upcoming shows at the Catalyst, his newest mixtape Eyes on Me, and new music he's been listening to. IamSu! will be performing at the Catalyst with Rome Fortune, Dave Steezy, and Show Banga on April 3 and 4.…
KZSC is getting up and active on YouTube and social media again. To kick things off, we have an interview with Hutch Harris, the guitarist and vocalist of The Thermals. Hutch discusses his most recent album, Desperate Ground, Dinosaur Jr, his love of arcade games, and more!
Fonzie caught up with the Grouch to talk about his upcoming show at the Catalyst, his performance in Los Angeles at Camp Flog Gnaw a few weeks ago, and his latest triple-album with Eligh, The Tortoise and The Crow. Be sure…
Harvest of the fruits of a new fall here at KZSC. World is starting off the quarter with an interview of artist Simrit Kaur! Simrit , with her unique touch to devotional chant music, will be performing at the Santa Cruz Pacific Cultural Center…
Professor Harrison Stafford, the leader of Groundation, was speeding across the California desert when he connected with KZSC's DJ Tiffany on "Joy in the Morning." He lays down a history and culture of reggae music and discusses his documentary called…
This week on Talkabout, State Senator Bill Monning showed up with a bucket and squeegee ready to clean the windows and talk with Santa Cruz residents about the issues facing them. Bill Monning is the representative of the 17th district,…
You may have noticed while listening to KZSC that our DJs play their fair share of bands from the beloved label Burger Records. It’s almost impossible to think about Burger Records without thinking about the LA-via-Portland band The Memories. They…
Juan Wauters has quickly become one of the most likeable and sought-after musicians of 2014 since the release of his debut solo album, N.A.P North American Poetry, earlier this year. Wauters is not a stranger to this kind of reception…
Alexandra Starlight and Zachary James of Alexandra & the Starlight Band stopped by the station to do an interview with our own DJ Soul Patch during his program Not-so-distant Relatives which airs every Thursday from 2pm-4pm. Listen for Alexandra's rocking acoustic…
Thursday July 17th be sure to tune in to "Happy beyond words" with me, DJ Roux, to hear a special live poetry reading with Gabe Kittle, a local poet and teacher! He will be sharing his poetry with us as…
Fonzie caught up with Jarren Benton of the Funk Volume label on June 1 before his show at the Catalyst. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z7koTWmzlI&feature=youtu.be Watch Fonzie's other interviews on the blog and stay tuned for more coming up!
Fonzie got a chance to ask Freddie Gibbs a few questions before his show on Sunday, June 1st at the Catalyst on Tech N9ne's Independent Grind 2014 Tour! Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8RJTSQqoNU Stay tuned for more interviews with Fonzie coming…
Fonzie caught up with world-famous San Jose rapper Antwon in February. Listen to it here! You can stream Antwon's new album Heavy Hearted In Doldrums via Pitchfork advance here. Make sure to download it when it officially releases May 6!…
Fonzie, host of the Fonzie Scheme and co-host of the Illest Villains, caught up with J. Lately on Friday, April 18 to ask him a few questions. Check it out! You can hear J. Lately's new song "Roses" here: Check…
Brooklyn trio Hospitality recently released their Sophomore LP, Trouble, on Merge. They have been supporting the album with a nation-wide tour and are about to go overseas starting in May. I was lucky enough to catch up with Amber Papini (guitar,…
Parquet Courts singer and guitarist Andrew Savage once requested prior to an interview that he would not be asked about being “a Texas band”. Apparently the band didn’t exist in Texas and wasn't even an idea until they all made…
The hosts of "Stirrin' the Soup" had the pleasure of hosting two members from the Chicago-based group known as the John Hanrahan Quartet last week. John (the leader/drummer, now based in Santa Cruz) and his longtime bandmate/tenor saxophonist Brian Kephart,…