https://kscu.org/blog/Recent content in Blog | Music Reviews, Concerts, and More on KSCU 103.3 FMHugo -- gohugo.ioenCC 2022Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/teenage-sensation-rocks-undercurrent/Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/teenage-sensation-rocks-undercurrent/At the start of the quarter, the KSCU office welcomed jazz musicians to jam together in front of an audience. The room was filled to capacity, with students packed closely together, swaying harmoniously to the wonderful music. While the talent on display was exceptional, the atmosphere was made even more enchanting when sixteen-year-old Jackson Takizawa took the front stage with his bass guitar. He instantly captivated the audience with riffs that the music gods themselves must have written.https://kscu.org/blog/bandcamp-retrospective/Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/bandcamp-retrospective/Bass you can feel from Safeway. Guitar shreds that thump in your heart. Sax solos that slice through the night air. Bandcamp had it all. This event, hosted by our school’s music aficionados in the back yard of an off-campus house Friday night, brought many crowds together, those in bands, their fans, and those just looking for a fun night out. Crowds shuffled into the beautiful back yard, where they were able to see their favorite student bands play underneath the wisteria vines.https://kscu.org/blog/kscu-exclusive---brandin-podziemsksi-interview/Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/kscu-exclusive---brandin-podziemsksi-interview/Did you know that KSCU has had two NBA players on air in back to back seasons? In January of 2023, KSCU had the chance to interview Santa Clara Basketball star and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Willams. Well how about the players on the KSCU airwaves in back to back years? Our sports director Thomas Dunn had the chance to st down with the latest Broncos product, Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemsksi.https://kscu.org/blog/corner-concert---pluie/Sun, 04 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/corner-concert---pluie/KSCU is pleased to present our first Corner Concert of the year, featuring Pluie! Performing live in our very own studio in the Benson basement, watch Pluie tear it up in our highest-quality production to date. Inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desks, Corner Concerts represent KSCU’s commitment to showing off SCU’s student music scene to as large an audience as we can. Make sure to check out Pluie on Spotify! Finally, thank you so much to the Corner Concert team for all of your hard work in making this production possible!https://kscu.org/blog/album-review-roundup-3/Thu, 11 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/album-review-roundup-3/Happy week 6 Broncos! Here are three album reviews and recommendations as you go into your second round of midterms, or start preparing for your finals. Middle Sister - Isabelle Stillman # Review by Carson Killer # Middle Sister, the debut album by Isabella Stillman, is an intriguing blend of various genres, showcasing the artist’s versatility and range as a musician. While I personally didn’t find myself completely drawn to the album, I must admit that the diversity of styles and sounds present on Middle Sister is impressive.https://kscu.org/blog/concert-review-roundup-2/Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/concert-review-roundup-2/We gathered some of our DJs to write about their recent concert experiences. Read their empassioned reviews of Matt Barri, and Poptopia!https://kscu.org/blog/spring-bloom-tsc-external/Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/spring-bloom-tsc-external/Check out The Santa Clara’s coverage of KSCU’s recent Sonic Bloom event, which brought together a crowd of students for an evening of live music and free food.https://kscu.org/blog/album-review-roundup-2/Tue, 07 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/album-review-roundup-2/Another month, another round of album reviews! Enjoy these three reviews brought to you courtesy of KSCU’s lovely DJs. We hope you find some new music to get you through midterms! The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II # Review by Gabriella Schaub # Bizarre Ride II by The Pharcyde is a classic album that was released in 1992 and is still celebrated by fans today. The album was the group’s debut and was met with critical acclaim, helping to establish The Pharcyde as one of the most promising hip-hop acts of the time.https://kscu.org/blog/kscu-sports-interview/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/kscu-sports-interview/We caught up with Jalen Williams to talk about his time at Santa Clara and his success in the NBA.https://kscu.org/blog/album-review-roundup-1/Sat, 17 Dec 2022 06:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/album-review-roundup-1/We’re back again with some music reviews from our DJs, this time sharing reviews of albums rather than recent concert experiences. Andrew Bird - Are You Serious # Review by Sally Walsh # Andrew Bird’s 13th album, ‘Are You Serious’ centers around his smooth, deep, and harmonic voice over the sounds of gorgeous strings and a jazz-like backing of percussion. Capsized starts with a quiet, rock-like guitar line bringing you into the start of his album strongly.https://kscu.org/blog/concert-review-roundup-1/Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/concert-review-roundup-1/We gathered some of our DJs to write about their recent concert experiences. Read our reviews of The Regrettes, Toro Y Moi, and Remi Wolf.https://kscu.org/blog/acid-pauli-public-works/Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/acid-pauli-public-works/Heading up to San Fransisco, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Acid Pauli preforming for the final night of Public Works’ 12th Anniversary celebration. The last set I had been to…https://kscu.org/blog/young-devyn/Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/young-devyn/Young Devyn is an up-and-coming Brooklyn rapper who just dropped her debut EP, Baby Goat. Drawing from her influences of Nicki Minaj, Lauryn Hill, Lil Baby, and Cardi B, Devyn bases her lyrics on her everyday conversations and life experiences.https://kscu.org/blog/charles-bradley-artist-bio/Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/charles-bradley-artist-bio/Whatever happened to soul music? That’s probably a question Charles Bradley, who unfortunately passed two years ago, asked himself often. Charles Bradley, a soul singer himself, had one of the more interesting paths towards stardom. It took Bradley some time, as he did not breakthrough into the music industry until he was in his sixties. However, if one thing is certain about Charles Bradley, it’s that his music tells stories of a man who has gone through periods of tough heartache in life, but who has never given up in pursuit of his dreams.https://kscu.org/blog/60s-rock-innovation/Sun, 14 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://kscu.org/blog/60s-rock-innovation/Everyone knows that the 1960’s were the most influential years in music culture. Your parents know it, you know it, hell that one girl who keeps posting “born in the wrong generation” knows it. There is no doubt that todays music influence traces back to the Swinging Sixties. The creativity explosion that was seen both inside and outside of the studio was all thanks to talented pioneers who used their instruments differently from the rest of the white noise.