If you didn't know, today, April 30th, is International Jazz Day! Around the world, musicians and listeners alike are celebrating the both the historical and contemporary significance of America's greatest musical treasure. Featuring performances by renowned artists all over the…
Fonzie caught up with world-famous San Jose rapper Antwon in February. Listen to it here! You can stream Antwon's new album Heavy Hearted In Doldrums via Pitchfork advance here. Make sure to download it when it officially releases May 6!…
Hello metal people. Here are the charts for this week. Yay new Mastodon and Arkona! ADDS 1 MASTODON "High Road" [Single] Warner Brothers 2 HELSTAR This Wicked Nest AFM 3 PORTRAIT Crossroads Metal Blade 4 ARKONA Yav Napalm 5 PRONG …
Top 10: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 3. PANTHER GOD - Golden Changes / Outside 4. EVIAN CHRIST - Waterfall [EP] / Tri Angle 5. SUPER DUPER - Diamonds And…
"For the past nine years, The Do LaB has shattered all conceptions of the modern gathering, producing the most innovative and inspiring events on the international circuit. Lightning in a Bottle is a fusion of electronic music and introspective qualities…
Fonzie, host of the Fonzie Scheme and co-host of the Illest Villains, caught up with J. Lately on Friday, April 18 to ask him a few questions. Check it out! You can hear J. Lately's new song "Roses" here: Check…
Top 10: 1. MAC DEMARCO - Salad Days 2. BIG SCARY - Not Art 3. FUTURE ISLANDS - Singles 4. DENNEY AND THE JETS - Mexican Coke 5. PINS - Girls Like Us 6. BLACK ANGELS - Clear Lake Forest…
As we barrel towards summer, don't let the heat get to your head, hepcats. Stay cool and enjoy what's swinging high this week in KZSC's Jazz Department. TOP TEN CHARTS: 1 ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ The Invasion Parade Mack Avenue 2 LISA…
The spinning doesn't stop in April...here's a hot list of new electronic dance music playing on KZSC: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 3. PANTHER GOD - Golden Changes / Outside…
KZSC World Music department's been getting some excellent new Latin music lately. From salsa to cumbia to bossa nova, we're all groovin' to the smooth spring rhythms, feeling the love for "tropicál" and finding some really cool influences & technologies…
Cormorant, a little known but massively talented quartet from the Bay Area, have just released their newest album "Earth Diver", and Metal Sucks has an exclusive full album stream of the incredible record! In case you've never heard of Cormorant,…
The 3rd annual Seabright Stringfest is a cavalcade of continuous acoustic music. This FREE event features 10 bands: Earl, Adrienne, Myles (oldtime rags); The Wakerobins (Americana/oldtimey); Theo and Dave (traditional Irish); Happy Chappies (traditional world music); The Percolators (Quebecois, oldtimey…
Taking sounds from the furthest reaches of indie rock, jazz, electronic music, and everything in between, Family Photo's debut full-length, All We Ever Do, is a tour de force of artistic ingenuity, with no shortage of tunefulness and catchy grooves. Calling…
CHARTS: 1 LISA HILTON Kaleidoscope Self-Released 2 AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint Blue Note 3 BRAD MEHLDAU AND MARK GUILIANA Mehliana: Taming The Dragon Nonesuch 4 CATHERINE RUSSELL Bring It Back Jazz Village 5 BOSSA…
Whats good KZSC metal community? Hope you are all doing splendidly. Here are the charts and adds for this week. So many strong albums! ADDS 1 GAMMA RAY Empire Of The Undead Eagle Rock 2 TRIPTYKON Melana Chasmata Century Media…
Top 10: 1. DENNEY AND THE JETS - Mexican Coke 2. MAC DEMARCO - Salad Days 3. PERFECT PUSSY - Say Yes To Love 4. COATHANGERS - Suck My Shirt 5. BLACK LIPS - Underneath The Rainbow 6. WAR ON…
Arantxa Figueroa, better known to listeners as DJ Harvey, began at KZSC last spring as a guest on our sports show "Slug Talk". After talking soccer over the airwaves and sitting in on friends' music shows, she got swallowed whole…
Masters of traditional Celtic fiddling converge for a performance at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 7:00pm. The Celtic Fiddle Festival band features Irish fiddler Kevin Burke (Bothy Band, Patrick Street), Breton fiddler Christian Lemaitre (Kornog)…
It is my understanding that springtime is the best time to hear good jazz- and boy, is there plenty of it. Here's just a few of the fine musical fruits that you can pick this Spring, and what's been hot…
Here are this weeks CMJ charts for your viewing pleasure. I had to give Behemoth number one after seeing them slay on Sunday in San Francisco.ADDS 1 OFF! Wasted Years Vice 2 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Catacombs Of The Black Vatican …
Top 10: 1. CONRAD CLIFTON - Picture In Picture / Self-Released 2. PANTHER GOD - Golden Changes / Outside 3. TENSNAKE - Glow / Astralwerks 4. EVIAN CHRIST - Waterfall [EP] / Tri Angle 5. S-TYPE - "Billboard (Lido Remix)"…