Old Blind Dogs, one of Scotland’s premiere folk bands, will be appearing Tuesday, September 27th at 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton CA (831) 603-2294. They’ve been performing for 19 years, have released 10 CDs, and have won the prestigious Scots Trad Music Award as “Folk Band of the Year” twice. Unfortunately, their…
Pink Floyd Contest Wednesday
By Michael Bryant | Published September 24th, 2011Recorded at two sessions in 1972 and ’73 in London’s Abbey Road Studios, Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” was an immediate success. It remained on the best-selling album charts for 741 weeks from 1973-88, longer than any other album in history. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is ranked as one of the…
Girls Return!
By Station Manager | Published September 23rd, 2011Girls have returned with their second full length album, “Father, Son, Holy Ghost,” and it has already had some major air time here at KZSC. More mature that their previous releases, Girls have created a beautiful album, full of new elements for the band (check out the metal elements in “Die” and the gospel back-up…
Back Home At KZSC
By Program Review Committee | Published September 21st, 2011I admit to loving the less traveled roads of the world and of the mind. Every Sunday from 6-9 am on KZSC you can travel the oft neglected pathways of consciousness on Conciliation Sunday. And yes, that’s a very cool and intriguing ‘trip’ to be on even though it’s not the ’60′s’ anymore. Okay, to…
KZSC’s Twin Audio Streams
By Michael Bryant | Published September 21st, 2011They’re not exact twins however KZSC has two audio streams for your listening pleasure. The Main Stream is exactly what’s being broadcast live at 88.1 FM right now. Our Side Stream features an interesting mix of sound – anything from Beatles to reggae to indie rock to James Brown to bluegrass or North American bird…
Vagabond Opera Sept. 22nd
By Michael Bryant | Published September 16th, 2011Bohemian cabaret ensemble Vagabond Opera features boundless energy, impeccable musicianship and more than a little touch of both the naughty and exotic. Think passionate Paris hot jazz and tangos dipped in Ukrainian folk-punk. Of course there’s Turkish belly dancers but will they juggle fire? Come find out as Vagabond Opera presents the new wave of…
Frank Zappa vs The Rugrats
By Music Librarian | Published September 15th, 2011One of the truly marvelous things about being the librarian here at KZSC is the fact that you will learn the most unusual things about music and some very strange unknown connections between artists. Case in point, I found a CD in our Experimental section called, Zombient Music, by Gabor Csupo. Turns out that Gabor…
Moya Brennan & Cormac De Barra, Wed Sep 14th
By Folk Department | Published September 14th, 2011The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay presents Irish harpists and vocalists Moya Brennan and Cormac De Barra in concert on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at 7:30pm at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, CA. Moya is a Grammy Award winning singer and harpist, and a lead vocalist in the popular and…
Hello Fall!
By Station Manager | Published September 12th, 2011As summer is winding down, students are starting to appear once again on the UCSC campus. This is especially exciting for KZSC because that means a whole new generation of DJs will start learning the ways of working at a radio station. Be prepared to start hearing new voices on the airwaves come fall, along…
Santa Cruz Symphony Director’s Final Season
By PSA Director | Published September 9th, 2011John Larry Granger will be conducting his final season with the Santa Cruz County Symphony after 20 years serving as the Symphony’s Music Director. The season opens the first weekend of October with Sheryl Staples of the New York Philharmonic. Further information on this season is available at SantaCruzSymphony.org