Category: Programming

Three Metre Day Live on Backroads Nov 6th

By Folk Department | Published November 6th, 2011

Sonic 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 Justin Tam | Published November 2nd, 2011

Slugtalk’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, 2011

Breakfast 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, 2011

If 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, 2011

Once 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, 2011

The 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 &…

Artists on Art with Tandy Beal

By Public Affairs Intern | Published October 17th, 2011

Tandy Beal talks about her contribution to the theater performance “Here After Here: A Self-Guided Tour of Eternity” with KZSC’s Nada Miljkovic on August 15th. Listen Here. Nada hosts “Artists on Art”, which airs live every Monday at noon on KZSC.

Mondays on KZSC

By Michael Bryant | Published October 17th, 2011

Do you need a cup of coffee this big to begin your work week? Try tuning in to KZSC for some audio stimulation on Mondays. Start the day at 6 AM with “It’s All Good”, a musical mix so tasty you won’t need cream or sugar. This is chased with classic country on “Saddle Up…

Weekends & KZSC

By Michael Bryant | Published October 16th, 2011

KZSC is the Big Dipper of Broadcasting in Santa Cruz. Where else on a weekend can you wake up to trash, twang and rhythm mayhem (“Moon Twist” with Mr. Earl  Saturday mornings at6 AM), check out women in jazz (“Jazz Kitty” noon Saturdays), chill to reggae (“Strictly Rockers” Saturday nights at 6:30) or have an…

Hip Hop at KZSC

By Hip Hop Director | Published October 14th, 2011

Finally it’s fall! Along with the changing colors of the leaves also come new music shows on KZSC. So attention all hip hop heads: we have not one, but three hip hop shows with themes that range from all female to gangster to underground to international. Yea, KZSC is bringing it this season. Tune in…