The Black Keys just released news that their new album titled “El Camino” will be coming out December 6th. This will mark their 7th studio album and the second time they work with Danger Mouse as producer. This has been said to be one of the most anticipated albums of the year, following the success…
October Birthdays in Music
By Jazz and Blues Boss | Published October 10th, 2011October is here. which means at the end of the month the biggest holiday of the year in Santa Cruz arrives: Halloween. October is the best fall month, especially when you take a look at how many Music Genius Babies were born. Paul Simon on the 13th (70 this year), Tom Petty (61) on the…
New Album a Dramatic Change of Pace for Opeth yet again.
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published October 6th, 2011With Fall came a shit ton of big new metal albums. Mastodon, Machine Head, Dream Theater and Trivium, among others, released new albums in the span of two months, forcing me to dub Fall 2011 as the Season of Metal (or Metal’s Fall, I can’t decide which is cheesier). However, one particular album has made…
Elektrafone
By World Music Director | Published October 4th, 2011With Beats Antique being one of my personal favorite bands, I am delighted to announce that they just released their sixth album, Elektrafone. Their ability to incorporate modern elements of electronic programming with traditional instruments from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and beyond creates a world fusion in their music with an irresistibly edgy vibe….
Girls Return!
By Station Manager | Published September 23rd, 2011Girls have returned with their second full length album, “Father, Son, Holy Ghost,” and it has already had some major air time here at KZSC. More mature that their previous releases, Girls have created a beautiful album, full of new elements for the band (check out the metal elements in “Die” and the gospel back-up…
Santa Cruz Symphony Director’s Final Season
By PSA Director | Published September 9th, 2011John Larry Granger will be conducting his final season with the Santa Cruz County Symphony after 20 years serving as the Symphony’s Music Director. The season opens the first weekend of October with Sheryl Staples of the New York Philharmonic. Further information on this season is available at SantaCruzSymphony.org
FYF Fest Recap
By Rock Director | Published September 7th, 2011I am not the music festival type. One too many bruised, sun-burnt, dehydrated days in front of a stage may have led to this conclusion, but the bands at FYF Fest this past weekend drew me out into the heat and dust of downtown Los Angeles, and I regret nothing! I’ll tell you how it…
Space Oddity For Kids
By Promotions Director | Published September 6th, 2011Bowie fans can now rejoice the fact that Space Oddity has been turned into a book. Illustrator Andrew Kolb’s idea for this book was to take the lyrics from the iconic song and turn it into something that Bowie fans can read to their children. The story revolves around Major Tom and his adventure in…
The Last Hurrah of Summer 2011
By Jazz and Blues Boss | Published September 5th, 2011The summer has been littered with great music across the country. Music festival after music festival, maybe I saw you at one. With the summer coming to close (a summer in Santa Cruz means a foggy one.) where are you going to get the last music festival fix? How about the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass one…
The 5 Bands DJ Brootalisk Would Do ANYTHING To See Live
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published September 4th, 2011Yeah, I’m doing another top 5 list, so what? It’s easy to write, and quite frankly it’s more interesting to read than me rambling on about how much my mouth hurts from whoever stole my wisdom teeth (I WILL FIND YOU). Also, it should be noted that I didn’t include any bands I’ve already seen…