This is Mai. She and Cuddles the Bear prepare a yummy pink box of donuts daily for our volunteers during KZSC’s Pledge Drive. We love these as much as the next person but seven days of donuts can make one weak. You can help. By doing a donation by phone at 831-459-4036, we’ll have to…
Final UCSC Men’s Volleyball Home Game
By Justin Tam | Published March 8th, 2012This Friday at 7 PM the UCSC Men’s Volleyball team will host their final home game of the season vs. Hope International. The Slugs’ have won 4 straight games and are on a roll – their record stands at 8-4 (5-1 in D-III play). Earlier in the season, the Slugs defeated former D-III champion Juniata…
Resource Center for Nonviolence Open Mic – Friday, March 9!
By Program Review Committee | Published March 7th, 2012Are you ready for people-powered poetry on a pedal-powered sound system? The Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV), located at 612 Ocean St. in Santa Cruz, is hosting an open mic and art show this Friday, March 9 at 7 PM. This open mic series is part of a larger effort by the RCNV’s Project ReGeneration to…
New Loud Rock Albums For the Pledge Drive!
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published March 6th, 2012KZSC’s Pledge Drive is upon us, and this year our Loud Rock selection is full to the brim! Here are some awesome CDs (and my personal review of them) that we are offering this year. Mastodon - The Hunter Mastodon’s new album, The Hunter, is full of the crazy awesome riffs and breakdowns that the Georgia quartet…
So Far, So Good
By Michael Bryant | Published March 5th, 2012We’ve got a lot to shout about during our 2012 On-Air Pledge Drive. It’s our 45th Anniversary; we’ve got special programming and gifts for you when you donate and our program hosts have been drinking coffee and eating donuts for 48 hours straight. Do your part to help us get to our goal (and back…
Interview with Machine Head’s Robb Flynn
By Trevor Mascarenhas | Published March 5th, 2012This past Saturday, I had the great fortune of interviewing one of the biggest acts in recent metal history: Machine Head’s frontman, Robb Flynn. We had some great, albeit short, discussions, one of which deals with the controversy behind their 2001 album Supercharger and the affects that 9/11 had on it. It led to some…
Hapa March 7th
By Lani | Published March 5th, 2012Hapa comes back to Santa Cruz for their annual spring show. This is a chance to see and hear Hapa founder Barry Flanagan with his distinctive chiming guitar sounds and newest band member Ron Kuala’au. A Honolulu native, Ron Kuala’au was one of Barry’s first teachers of Hawaiian music and an inspiration for the Hapa…
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, Sun Mar 4th
By Folk Department | Published March 3rd, 2012The duo of Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas return to the Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz, CA for an evening of Scottish fiddle and cello music on Sunday, March 4th starting at 7pm. Alasdair is well known for his energetic fiddling as one of Scotland’s great ambassadors of traditional music over the past 30 years. Natalie…
KZSC’s Pledge Store
By Michael Bryant | Published March 3rd, 2012Keep your eyes open and your mouse ready…The Great 88 Pledge Store will be expanding daily with a variety of unique items just in time for our fundraising drive. Take a peek inside to see what’s new!
Waiting for Your Call
By Michael Bryant | Published March 2nd, 2012Overly dramatic? A little, but it’s been a while since we’ve heard from you. Our message is simple: listeners need to support community radio or it shrivels up and goes away. The Great 88 is in the midst of the 2012 On-Air Pledge Drive this week; we hope you’ll call and donate money. Give us…