KZSC Interviews Kitty Craft
By DJ Shove It KZSC's DJ Shove it interviews iconic indie-pop musician Kitty Craft about her music process and more in this exclusive interview!
Boygenius Returns With 3 New Singles and an Album on the Way
By Brooke Bernard After a 5 year hiatus since the release of their self-titled EP, supergroup boygenius has returned. The group released 3 songs this past Wednesday, teasing the debut of their first full-length album titled The Record, which is…
Live at the UCSC Recital Hall: UCSC’s Jazz Combo & Big Band
By Andrea Martinez On Saturday night, March 11, the UCSC Jazz Combo and Big Band held a performance at the Music Center Recital Hall and it was the best way to spend a night. UCSC's Jazz Combo My expectations were…
Maggie Rogers at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
By Natalie Gerber When Maggie Rogers announced her Feral Joy tour last year, I knew I had to go one way or another. To my luck, her last show took place in San Francisco. Pulling up to the venue was an…
What it means to have Pan Dulce and Communidad
Most Latinos are familiar with Pan Dulce; it is reminiscent of cold nights huddling together on the couch accompanied by a cup of champurrado. Pan dulce reminds me of begging my parents on rainy nights to go to La Favorita…
Joyce Manor and PUP at The Catalyst on March 13, 2023
By Syd Abad I saw a full house of PUP and Joyce Manor fans tonight as I walked into the main room at The Catalyst. Both left and right balconies were filled with people of all ages and edginess— everyone…
Charissa Zeigler: Jason Bajada New Music Review
Jason Bajada Makes Me Want to Escape to Canada By Charissa Zeigler Jason Bajada is a Canadian folk musician who channels Sufjan Stevens' quiet lyricism in “Carrie and Lowell” and Elliot Smith’s despair. His new album, “Crushed Grapes” released in…
How I Relate to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”
By Samuel Yep If you had one shot, or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted One moment Would you capture it or just let it slip? At times I try to have this philosophy. I want to look…
New Album Review: ‘flounder’ by quinnie
by Ryan McLean Davis Emerging bedroom pop artist quinnie released her first album at the end of last month. Every song on 'flounder' encapsulates what it means to fall in love in this generation, with underlying themes of the intricacies (and simplicities)…
Introducing Iranian-Armenian Artist Anaeis Ohanian
By Agnes Nazarian Anaeis Ohanian is an Iranian-Armenian multidisciplinary artist who creates art using issues such as environmental change, social awareness, and the imaginary. She uses her art to create an immersive experience that appeals to all of the senses,…
Audio Tapes to Pro Tools: A Sampling Story
By Roktima Godhuli As the honorable Black History Month comes to a close, there is one great musical technique that should be discussed: sampling. The Basics—What Is Sampling? Sampling, in music, is a process by which a portion of preexisting…
Mac DeMarco New Album Review
by Ryan McLean Davis “DON’T GO,” I howled after I heard the rumor this morning that our darling Mac was hanging up the towel. But not to worry, my roommate is simply gullible, unlike me. Mac is still very much…
Post-Punk Poetry: Dry Cleaning – Live at August Hall
By Brock Hrehor Few modern bands embody contrast quite like Dry Cleaning. As innovative as they are anachronistic, the London-based post-brexit band seamlessly blends instrumentals reminiscent of Joy Division and Wire with frontwoman Florence Shaw’s spoken word, absurdist vocals. Having…
NFL Divisional Round Set
The NFL Playoffs are underway and after a thrilling Wildcard weekend, the NFC and AFC Divisional round matchups are set. The San Francisco 49ers put on a dominant second-half showing as they beat rival Seattle Seahawks by a score of…
KZSC’s Top Albums of 2022
By KZSC Rock Director At the end of 2022 KZSC's Music Department and various DJs collaborated to make a year-end list of our favorite albums. Here are some of our favorite releases of 2022 in alphabetical order <33 The 1975…
La Misa Negra at Moe’s Alley – 12/02/2022
Speeding down the 1, past Dominican Hospital, next to the REI and Marshall’s parking lot, sits a tiny hut with string lights outlining its place on Commercial Way. If I wasn’t looking for it, there’s no way I would have…
MUSIC WITHOUT RESTRAINT: Interview with Henry Rollins by John Malkin
By John Malkin Listen to the interview below: Part 1 Part 2 After a successful 30-year career as a punk rock singer with Black Flag and Rollins Band, as well as being a publisher and actor, Henry Rollins has evolved…
The NFL Playoffs Are Here!
By Charlie Erdman The NFL regular season has concluded and the San Francisco 49ers are primed for a playoff push after conquering the NFC West title with a record of 13-4. After finishing their regular season with a convincing win…
The Garden at the Catalyst: Reflections on Clown Cosplay
By Isabella Balbi Going to a Garden show is an experience - one that grows increasingly more rare given the state of live music today. On KZSC alone there are already 4 separate blog posts dissecting The Garden’s past performances…
First time at the Catalyst for Gimme Gimme Disco
By Danny Villalva On November 5th, I attended a Disco party at the widely known Catalyst venue, I got invited because it was my floormate's birthday and she wanted all of us to go celebrate. It was my first time…