Special Consensus, the mighty four-person acoustic bluegrass band from the Chicago area, will be in concert Tuesday, January 24th, 2012, 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s in Felton, CA, performing songs from their CD “35,” named after the band’s 35th anniversary, and more. While band members have changed over the decades, they’re still led by ace banjo…
Jim Malcolm Wed Jan 25th
By Folk Department | Published January 24th, 2012Scottish singer-songwriter Jim Malcolm will be performing at Don Quixote’s in Felton, CA on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Former lead singer of the well-respected band Old Blind Dogs, Jim has been touring the world with his guitar and harmonicas, singing the traditional songs of Scotland along with his own originals. He’s a master interpreter of…
New Program Schedule Begins
By Michael Bryant | Published January 23rd, 2012The Maya were right. The culture that invented drainage systems, numeric calendars and perfected chocolate are getting a lot of attention these days for their 2012 predictions (or lack thereof). One thing they nailed for sure – a great new program schedule on KZSC. How they knew is still a mystery; what you’ll find on…
A Smorgasbord Of Ska
By Program Review Committee | Published January 20th, 2012There seems to be a surfeit of ska music in the coming months. This bounty of musical nourishment will satisfy the ska-starved and the dance-deprived. Some of the bands coming to town include: Friday, January 20th – DAN POTTHAST – The Catalyst Saturday, January 21st – VOODOO GLOW SKULLS – The Catalyst Thursday, January 26th…
Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton, Wed Jan 18th
By Folk Department | Published January 17th, 2012From chilly Minnesota comes Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton to the Backstage Lounge (next to the Rio Theatre) in Santa Cruz, CA on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 8:30pm. A true master of the much maligned squeeze box, Dan’s repertoire covers a wide swath of original and traditional material, including influences of Gypsy Swing, French Musette,…
UCSC’s 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation
By Michael Bryant | Published January 17th, 2012World-renowned poet, writer and activist Nikki Giovanni will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation. Still committed to the struggle for civil rights and equality today, her talk will cover “The Privilege of Serving: Art and the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr”. The event takes place Thursday, February…
Paul Simon Special 1/24
By Michael Bryant | Published January 17th, 2012“Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.” This mindset is part of the reason why Paul Simon still matters. Not content with reminiscing about Simon & Garfunkel, “Rhymin’ Simon” has continued to change and grow as a songwriter with a signature style. You can…
Coachella Madness
By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published January 13th, 2012If you haven’t heard of this art-and-music packed festival before, Coachella is a three-day festival in Indio, California that for the first time is being held over two weekends. These weekends have an identical lineup of bands, including well-known acts like The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Cat Power, Radiohead, Miike Snow, and Dr. Dre &…
The Fire Went Wild
By Station Manager | Published January 11th, 2012Calling all Johnny Cash fans! Ring of Fire, arguably one of the most famous Cash songs, is also the title track of a “best of” album released by Columbia in 1963. On this day, January 11th, in 1964, Ring of Fire became the first country album to reach the #1 position in the Billboard charts,…
Celebrating 45 Years of Noise…
By Michael Bryant | Published January 9th, 2012Long before we became KZSC, students were broadcasting at UC Santa Cruz. In 1967 these pirates boarded the airwaves as KRUZ from the basement of Stevenson Dorm 2. It didn’t take long for both the FCC and UCSC administrators to realize there was “a problem”, but the broadcast seed was planted. Forty-five years later, KZSC…