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How's your spring break? If the pollen count and your allergies are keeping you inside, you can still sit back and travel the globe like a jet setter with new releases discovered by the KZSC World Music Department. Tops this…

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RPM Charts – March 25th

Top 10: 1 TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 2 CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 3 WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 4 ACTRESS - Ghettoville / Werkdiscs-Ninja Tune 5 PATTEN - Estoile Naiant / Warp 6…

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Tycho March 19th

Scott Hansen, also known as synth ambient electronic music producer Tycho, has just released his second LP.  Once strictly a solo project, Tycho has now evolved into a three-piece band providing plenty of energy and euphoria at their live shows.…

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Programmer of the Month: Luisa Cardoza

In January 2004, Luisa Cardoza (aka DJ LC) started spinning music on The Great 88. It all started when she enrolled in our broadcast class while working at the UCSC Ticket Office.  Luisa loved our Friday afternoon "Not So Distant Relatives"…

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RPM Charts – March 17th

Top 10: 1 TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 2 ILLUM SPHERE - Ghosts Of Then And Now / Ninja Tune 3 WAVE RACER - Streamers / Future Classic 4 JEROME LOL - Deleted/Fool [EP] / Friends of Friends 5 HASTA…

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Upcoming Hip-Hop To Cop

  Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata (Madlib Invazion) Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs is set to release his fourth collaborative project on March 18 with critically acclaimed producer Madlib, known primarily for his work with MF DOOM (Madvillainy) and…

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Mid-March New Indie Rock

End of the quarter finals are facing UCSC students, including yours truly. Here are 10 new indie rock releases that will help anyone concentrate: 1. CHERRY GLAZERR - Haxel Princess 2. TACOCAT - NVM 3. HABIBI - Habibi 4. DAMAGED…

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Ambrose Akinmusire Does it Again

 Ambrose Akinmusire (ah-kin-moo-sir-ee)  and his new album The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint really cooks! His second release on Blue Note records since his debut in 2011, Ambrose truly takes you on a auditory exhibition for over an…

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Jazz Charts – 2nd Week of March

I hope your week is going well! Is spring in the air, or is it just me? Oh well, Here's what's happening with Jazz @ KZSC: Top Ten Charts: 1 KRIS BOWERS Heroes + Misfits Concord Jazz 2 ANTON SCHWARTZ…

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RPM Charts – March 10th

Top 1o: 1 ILLUM SPHERE - Ghosts Of Then And Now / Ninja Tune 2 LEE BANNON - Alternate/Endings / Ninja Tune 3 ACTRESS - Ghettoville / Werkdiscs-Ninja Tune 4 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - R Plus Seven / Warp 5…

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Newest World Music

The Ides of March turned out to be a bummer for Caesar, however it also marked the beginning of the new year for the Romans. It's a new season of world music releases at KZSC including station favorites from the experimental fusion…

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Extra Large March 15th

"Extra large what?" Well, this isn't a "what", it's a "who". Local favorites Extra Large have been called "uniquely Santa Cruz” by serving up their supersized sound of reggae, Latin, hip-hop, funk, and rock for years. Voted "Best Band" for…

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Año Nuevo Bluegrass Festival, March 7th-9th

The weekend-long Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival has moved 25 miles up the coast from Santa Cruz to Pescadero, CA, north of Año Nuevo State Park on Highway 1 to the Costanoa Lodge. Concerts start at 5:00pm on Friday evening March…

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RPM Charts – March 4th

Top 10: 1 MACHINEDRUM - Fenris District [EP] / Ninja Tune 2 HASTA - Floral [EP]  / Apothecary 3 CASHMERE CAT - Wedding Bells [EP] / LuckyMe 4 BURIAL - Rival Dealer  / Hyperdub 5 LEE BANNON - Alternate/Endings / Ninja Tune 6 ACTRESS -…

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Loud Rock Charts March 4th

Whats good metalheads? Here are the charts and adds for this week from KZSC! Yay new Hirax!! ADDS 1    BLACK EXPLOSION    Elements Of Doom    Metalville 2    VANDEN PLAS    Chronicles Of The Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1)    Frontiers 3    CHRYSALIS    Focus On…

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Rock Charts – 1st Week Of March

Top 10: 1. NATURAL CHILD - Dancin' With Wolves 2. PHANTOGRAM - Voices 3. TACOCAT - NVM 4. CHERRY GLAZERR - Haxel Princess 5. DUM DUM GIRLS - Too True 6. HABIBI - Habibi 7. TOGETHER PANGEA - Badillac 8.…

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