Don’t let summer get you down. Tune in to The Great 88 for flashbacks, throwbacks and more during our summer quarter program schedule. Tastier than a deep-fried Boardwalk Twinkie, KZSC’s got rock on vinyl from the 60′s, folk & bluegrass tunes, Brazilian music, film scores and tons more music and local talk shows. And since…
KZSC Back On The Air Today @ 4 PM
By Michael Bryant | Published June 21st, 2012As many die-hard fans of The Great 88 know, we’ve been part of a campus electrical upgrade project for the last several days. Looks like we will be returning to our usual unusual summer program schedule at 4 pm California time today. Thanks for your patience; stay tuned for the fireworks!
Summertime Schedule
By Michael Bryant | Published June 21st, 2012Starting June 18th, KZSC begins our longest programming quarter of the year. Tastier than deep-fried Twinkies, our summer program schedule features the premiere of new folk and bluegrass shows, Brazilian music, film scores and more. And since the days are longer, many of your long-standing favorites have expanded timeslots. Take a peek at the outstanding…
KZSC Off The Air Until Thursday
By Michael Bryant | Published June 18th, 2012It doesn’t seem that long ago that The Great 88 went from being a perky little 10-watt station that you could barely hear even on campus to the 20,000-watt flamethrower we know and love today. Every now and again we need to upgrade our electronics, power supply and whatever else needs attention (yes, we’ve had…
Hello
By Michael Bryant | Published June 18th, 2012Good news folk fans; KZSC’s former “Heaven’s Bar & Grill” host Clytia Fuller returns to the airwaves. After a much-needed break, Clytia is back as part of the rotation on Friday mornings between 9 AM and noon doing what she and the folk collective do best: highlight new singer/songwriters, play some of your favorites from…
Return To Graceland June 18
By Michael Bryant | Published June 14th, 2012In 1985 Paul Simon traveled to South Africa in search of sounds that had captivated him. The journey resulted in a cultural exchange that sparked the Grammy award-winning album “Graceland” and opened the door to collaborative world music projects for thousands of musicians. This month a new expanded version of “Graceland” has been released along…
Stories from Santa Cruz Youth Tonight on KZSC
By New Media Director | Published June 13th, 2012Students from Santa Cruz’s Natural Bridges High School will present a one-hour program of stories from their experiences as young people tonight on KZSC. Celestino Rodriguez traces the history of his Mayan family from the 16th Century to today; Anastasia Welch shares the stories of four young runaways; Thairie Ritchie recalls moving from San Francsico to Santa Cruz…
Goodbye Seniors!
By New Media Director | Published June 7th, 2012At The Great 88 we see many students walk in and out of our doors. As much as we would like to keep them locked inside to do all of our busy work for us, they (un)fortunately graduate and leave us. This year I have had the pleasure of working with all of these wonderful…
Here Comes Summer!
By Michael Bryant | Published June 6th, 2012As most UC Santa Cruz students leave town and the tourists arrive, we know it’s time for program schedule changes. The Great 88 will unveil our super summer line-up this month. You’ll find a few old favorites in the usual lineup along with waves of new music shows. Your chance to surf KZSC’s 2012 summer …
Heart Giveaway On Friday
By Michael Bryant | Published May 31st, 2012Friday during KZSC’s Test of Time program, we’re giving away our Hearts. Ann & Nancy Wilson’s band Heart has a new career-spanning box set coming out in June and The Great 88 has a few copies of a “best of” compilation from the collection to offer. We’ll also be airing a Heart Radio Special beginning…