It was 35 years ago this Thanksgiving that The Band performed what they called their farewell concert, “The Last Waltz”. Filmed by Martin Scorsese, it featured guests like Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and many other 70′s superstars. To get a jump on Thanksgiving specials, The Great 88 will feature…
Thanksgiving Weekend on KZSC
By Michael Bryant | Published November 20th, 2011Spending quality time with family and friends during Thanksgiving? Let KZSC be your soundtrack for the festivities. There’s a cornucopia of special music programs planned, many hosted by special guests. Keep your radio and web gadget set all Thanksgiving Weekend to 88.1 FM/kzsc.org for the fun and THANK YOU to all our listeners for joining…
Science Gone Mad
By Michael Bryant | Published November 12th, 2011KZSC is experimenting once again with a new feature on our website. It will allow you, dear website visitor, to communicate with other like-minded web users and our on-air host. A “Chat Room” will be open inside the playlist of the music show you’re listening to; once it’s open, you’ll be able to comment on…
A New Friend
By Program Review Committee | Published November 6th, 2011For the last 12 years I’ve been hosting radio programs at KZSC and I look forward to going much longer. Along the way I’ve learned a few things about myself and life which have proved to be invaluable yet what I cherish most about being at KZSC as a volunteer are the different friendships that…
Three Metre Day Live on Backroads Nov 6th
By Folk Department | Published November 6th, 2011Sonic explorers Three Metre Day from Toronto will be visiting KZSC for a live interview during the Backroads show on Sunday, Nov 6, 2011 between noon and 2pm. Three Metre Day’s original compositions are highly textural in nature, blending folk and jazz elements and their debut CD “Coasting Notes” was released a few days ago….
Slugtalk: Local High School Football
By Charlotte Gibson | Published November 2nd, 2011Slugtalk’s “Friday Night Lights” segment previewed local Santa Cruz High School football match-ups. We interviewed Andrew Matheson, sportswriter for the Santa Cruz Sentinel who is an expert on the local high school football scene. Click Here to Listen to the High School Football/Andrew Matheson Segment
Thanks To The Ladies…
By Michael Bryant | Published November 1st, 2011Breakfast in Bed, one of the longest-running programs on radio anywhere that celebrates music by women, was one of the Sunday “closers” during our Fall On-Air Fundraising Drive. The trio of Carol, Lani and LC worked their magic and their devoted male and female listeners called in with enough donations to reach our 7-day goal….
Spooks and Scares at KZSC
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published October 31st, 2011If you tune into KZSC for this spooktacular Halloween, you’ll be sure to hear some “holiday favorites” spanning all sorts of different genres, showing that the scary season is for all music lovers! Starting at 6 this morning we heard some classics like Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” and The Who’s “Boris the Spider” with…
Beatles For Sale
By Michael Bryant | Published October 27th, 2011Once upon a time Paul McCartney wrote a song called “You Never Give Me Your Money”. If Sir Paul only knew how generous KZSC listeners have been, it may have never shown up on Abbey Road. Over the 10+ years our Beatles specialty program has been on the air. Fab Four fans have always offered…
Bluegrass Music Awards Show on Backroads, Sun Oct 23rd
By Folk Department | Published October 22nd, 2011The 22nd Annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards show was held a few weeks ago, and KZSC will feature highlights from this show on Backroads, between 12-2pm on Sunday, October 23, 2011. Recorded live at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, Sam Bush hosts the show that includes performances by Steve Martin &…