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KZSC at Shaky Knees!

It’s been a little over a week since Shaky Knees has come to an end so it’s time to look back at all the great bands that played in the humble city of Hotlanta. I flew across country to check…

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KZSC Show Reviews: Mikal Cronin

The notion that Monday’s are destined to terminally suck, no matter what you do, can be quickly unraveled by a mad, impulsive dash up the Highway in search of adventure and rad tunes. Luckily for me, a surprise stop by…

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KZSC Album Reviews: Ceremony – The L-Shaped Man

Ceremony, the very well celebrated punk band of Northern California (Rohnert Park to be specific) has put out their fifth studio album “The L-Shaped Man” on Matador Records. I must say, I was really impressed by this album especially in relation to how much of a departure “The L-Shaped Man” seems from their previous album “Zoo”.

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Album to Hear Now: The Epic

Millennials everywhere, beware! The word "epic" has finally found its rightful place in the modern world and it has little to do with your festival experience or favorite burrito joint. Kamasi Washington Dectet, a tight-knit jazz regiment headed by the…

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KZSC Interviews: The Relationship

The members of the Relationship are an all-star team of band members coming together to create some very catchy, upbeat rock music. The Relationship features Brian Bell from Weezer, Nate Shaw from U.S. Bombs and Die' Hunns, Anthony Burulcich who…

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Here comes Record Store Day!

Either you have heard of it or you have been living under a rock. Record Store Day will take place April 18th nationwide this year. A day that advocates we all go out and support local business, or more importantly…

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Loud Rock Charts 4/7

Hey metal fans! Here's the top ten and newly added music for the week. TOP TEN: 1 ALL THAT REMAINS The Order Of Things Razor And Tie 2 MOONSPELL Extinct Napalm 3 ENSIFERUM One Man Army Metal Blade 4 AGONIST…

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DakhaBrakha playing Kuumbwa Jazz April 13th

Ukranian quartet, DakhaBrakha will be playing at Kuumbwa Jazz April 13th as part of their United States tour This Ukrainian “ethno-chaos” band creates a world of unexpected new music. Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian traditional instrumentation, the quartet’s…

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KZSC Show Reviews: Whirr/Nothing

Alternative punk, shoegaze band Whirr joined their friends, Nothing to put on a show at Bottom of The Hill February 3rd, 2015. Bands Whirr and Nothing put out a split via Run For Cover Records late of last year, as well as their album Sway through Graveface Records, leaving much to be anticipated for this show.

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KZSC Show Reviews: A Place to Bury Strangers

At the beginning of every quarter at UCSC, I always create a list. On this list are all the shows that are coming up during that quarter that I know I just have to see. On March 13th as I took the overcrowded 16 bus down from Crown College to the forsaken depths of the Santa Cruz Metro Center and crossed the streets to the Catalyst, there was one last concert I had to cross of my list. It was a concert to perfectly wrap up the Winter quarter at UCSC. That concert was A Place to Bury Strangers.

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Late February Charts!

Hey loud rock fans! This is the top ten chart for the last week of February. Top Ten Artists: 1. VENOM - From The Very Depths 2. COLOSSUS - Drunk On Blood And The Sepulcher Of The Mirror Warlocks 3.…

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Hip-Hop Charts February 24, 2015

Top 10 Releases: 1. DOOMTREE - All Hands (Doomtree) 2. SIDEWALK CHALK - Shoulder Season (Ropeadope) 3. CHIMURENGA RENAISSANCE - Kudada Nekuva Munhu Mutema (Brick Lane) 4. SWAMP THING - Outer Limits (Urbnet) 5. FDAMUSIC - Fame (Self-Released) 6. BOBBY CAPRI…

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Jazz Charts 3rd week of February

Hello you lovely listeners and netizens, Here are the top ten albums and adds for the jazz dept at KZSC! Top Ten: 1 BILL FRISELL Guitar In The Space Age! OKeh 2 HOT CLUB OF THE AMERICAS Federico Presents Hot…

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