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ROCK
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Monday
with Thomas H
Monday 7-8am
From forgotten gems to the latest arrivals, The Holtz Effect is about music that starts a conversation. A cornucopia of alternative and hard rock, jazz, electronica, folk, hip-hop and more provides the soundtrack to song trivia and cultural discussion.
with DJ Simon
Monday 8-10am
At last – a reason to look forward to Monday! DJ Simon puts together a high-decibel mix of garage, punk, psychedelia, indie rock, and other weird stuff to jump-start your week. It's a balanced breakfast for your ears, fortified with new finds, old favorites, and under-the-radar gems. Tune in and freak out!
with Emma
Monday 10-11am
colorful nostalgia is all about that yearning for a time that never existed. a love that's slipped by, a euphoric feeling that is better in hindsight, and a life you could've known. at it's most energetic, it's pumped up indie pop that makes you feel alive, and at its most sad girl, it's crying on the bathroom floor. it's filled with all the big emotions that make it all worth it.
with Sarah
Monday 11-12pm
This show is dedicated to those who never win the dreaded battle for the aux cord. With shows themed around varying moods and genre jumps from japanese screamo, girl group jams, and video game tunes, all those who have been banished from the aux may find solace here.
with Corinne
Monday 1-2pm
A complete depiction of whatever mood of music I am feeling that day. A range from indie to pop to rock and everything in between.
with Lily
Monday 2-3pm
with Ava and Emma
Monday 3-4pm
Two snollygosters, full of beans, riding the rainbow
Tuesday
with Chloe and Karyl
Tuesday 6-7am
Dueling DJs Chloe and Karyl play jazzy eccentric music that take you on a journey of 'Motion and Emotions' using a mix of R&B, Jazz, and Indie Pop to capture their contrasting tastes, providing an exciting listening experience.
with Will
Tuesday 7-8am
Will's Wave will please your ears by taking a deep dive into the underappreciated 20th and 21st century rock scene, featuring artists and genres including blues, experimental psychedelic rock, grunge rock, alt rock, and indie rock.
with DJ Ouroboros
Tuesday 8-10am
Welcome to Low End Theory. If I were to describe the aesthetics of Low End Theory as a musical territory or space, its borders would be provided by doom/stoner/psych metal on one side, contemporary prog and prog metal on another, experimental/electronic/folk on a third, and enclosed finally by the long arc of classic and contemporary post-punk that bends towards dub. The mission of this radio show is to conjure a farrago of heavy sonic fictions of sound, words, and music appropriate and fitting to the heaviness of the times. But fear not, this Low End Theory is not dour or depressing; on the contrary, we seek out the joyful and ecstatic in the acoustic depths of the low end’s vibrating, pulsing heart. And who among us does not need some joy anchored in the deep sonority of the low end, especially now?
with Ediggity
Tuesday 10-11am
Ediggity and Friends is a show where DJ Ediggity creates a new playlist each week with a recurring group of friends that explores each week's playlist
with Sweewi
Tuesday 11-12pm
Rock Time Capsule transports listeners to the most obscure sounds of the mid 60s and 70s while layering intriguing and historic facts and information about the artists and rock history as a whole. Tune in to the Time Capsule to continually expand your horizons and take a trip back to the golden age of rock.
with Smash
Tuesday 1-2pm
The Language of Listening returns to ZBC for the first time since 2012 and investigates the corners of ZBC rock to knit together instrumentals, foreign languages, and your favorite ZBC bands in the name of listening to new, different, and fun sounds.
with bot bot
Tuesday 2-3pm
A fun show with a variety of singers and bands! Mostly chill indie rock but with a few different vibes throughout.
with DJ™
Tuesday 2-3pm
i play it all - post punk, post rock, post hardcore… just no post malone :/
with Erika
Tuesday 4-5pm
It's a vitamin C happy hour. Music for thirsty people.
Wednesday
with DJ John Quays and DJ DonaldOnAir
Wednesday 7-8am
Every week DJ John Quays and DonaldOnAir attempt to answer the question "what are we?" by searching every corner of the musical world for banger tunez. From southern red dirt, to the green irish hills, miami nightclubs and the colorado rockies... every week will focus on a specific genre or theme to give you your college radio fix. Perhaps we were never meant to be a pair, yet we can never kept apart.
with Dean Moriarty
Wednesday 8-9am
There is very little evidence to support the idea that the TSA prevents any contraband from making its way onto flights. Simply put, screening does not prevent shenanigans. An auditory visit to the stacks of the WZBC library!
with Carolyn
Wednesday 9-10am
A mélange of the mania that is the powerful punks, the grit of grunge, and the nostalgia of 00s pop punk anthems.
with Faith and Maggie
Wednesday 10-11am
Join roomies Maggie and Faith as they share a variety of tunes making you feel as though you are frolicking through fields while jamming to indie folk one week and floating through space with a shoegaze soundtrack the next
with DJ Le
Wednesday 11-12pm
hi beautifully sad people of boston! what's got you down today? i probably have a song for it! come swing by for some welcoming melancholy bops to soothe the soul... whatever
with Manolia and Manolia
Wednesday 1-2pm
loud music to keep you from thinking too hard
with Halyna
Wednesday 2-3pm
Whether you’re walking around campus, studying in Bapst, or procrastinating, let this music whisk you into a dreamlike state and encourage your creativity to flow.
with Alex, Lyann, and Anisha
Wednesday 3-4pm
A groovy mix of Alex, Lyann, and Anisha's music taste including anything from international to local artists. Plus, some commentary from our DJs. Tune in for some electric beats on Unlucky Pupil!
Fred & Marcell's Farewell Tour
with DJ Marcell and DJ Fred
Wednesday 4-5pm
turn it up, sit back, and enjoy.
Thursday
with Eurojames
Thursday 6-7am
WZBC's Eurojams is the Western Hemisphere broadcast home of the Eurovision Song Contest, the most exciting, fun, and competitive annual event Europe has to offer! Your host James focuses on a different theme every week and delivers full coverage of the entire Eurovision season, including national final qualifying competitions and related songs and artists! #JoinUs, dare to dream, and just enjoy!
with Chloe
Thursday 7-8am
songs to get stuck in your head when you are stuck in your room.
with Dean Moriarity
Thursday 8-9am
Das coisas que ouvi dos discos
with nanishi
Thursday 9-10am
Hello, hello! This is a show filled with Brazilian contemporary music, in other words, a show of someone kinda homesick trying to explore a bit more about their country. Mostly rock and pop-rock (and hopefully a lot of MPB), but trying to expand to more stuff. Hope you guys join in this journey of exploring a bit of Brazil's culture!
with MC McKane
Thursday 10-11am
Previously known as "Spiral Out," this show celebrates modern guitar and bass geniuses, encapsulating the fusion of mathematics and music. We will explore progressive rock, jazz fusion, math rock, anything and everything that is possible with the guitar(s). The grooves might be odd, the grooves might be even, who knows?
Take off your jacket and stay a while, as we embark on a journey toward a calculated musical infinity.
P.S: There will be shredding. Lots of shredding.
with Germ and Mac
Thursday 11-12pm
Your two cool aunts showing you music!
Around the USA
with Andrew
Thursday 1-2pm
Explore the music scene of a different city in the US every week! Whether it be the artists and sounds that built their town's music culture or aspiring new artists, this show does a deep dive of music around the country.
with Matt
Thursday 2-3pm
Are you looking for an opportunity to transcend this world, ponder your deepest thoughts, or maybe just tired of the noise? Tune in to Daydreaming to enter a different world on a lazy afternoon, with some dreamy, ethereal tracks.
with Ellie B and Sona
Thursday 3-4pm
Microplastics In Your Groove highlights new and old tunes through records’ grooves, playing every type of music in every type of medium, except streaming…
with Krista
Thursday 4-5pm
Psych rock mixed with pop, punk, and fuzz
Friday
with Charlie Sedaka
Friday 5-7am
with Christiane and Maja
Friday 7-8am
Enjoy this time with Maja and Christiane as they explore smaller indie rock and pop artists and chat about anything from their favorite color to the meaning of life!
with Matt
Friday 8-9am
The sustained tone branch of WZBC. Selections from the world of drone, krautrock, minimalism, techno, and more.
with James
Friday 9-12pm
In these confused times isn't it nice to find some relief? Every week, James will try to bring some sense into this crazy world via the radio waves. Look back. Look forward. Seek the truth. Never dull. Always irreverent. Fight the good fight by just sitting back and listening.
with Andrew and djstricky
Friday 1-2pm
The boys
with Josie
Friday 2-3pm
with Moo
Friday 3-4pm
Moo's Mixtape is a weekly compilation of anything that falls under the punk umbrella—especially post-punk. The bands are small, the bass is strong, the vocals are punchy, and almost every song sounds like it's coming straight outta the '80s and '90s. Tune in
with Sarah
Friday 3-4pm
The world can wait! Come listen to some tracks that make the rest of life slow down and seem simple. An hour of alternative and dreamy tunes that will make you want to soundtrack your life like it's an indie movie.
Saturday
with Charlie Sedaka
Saturday 5-7am
with Murph
Saturday 1-2pm
We're two sides of the same coin bringing you two hours of salty & sweet, loud & soft, rock & electronic and everything in between.
with Jazz
Saturday 2-3pm
No coins necessary, for just an hour of your time I’ll be your personal music playing device. You might stumble upon an artist or song you’re fond of, or be pleasantly surprised with something new. The mystery of the what could be next keeps you coming back, and keeps me searching for more.
with Bradley Jay
Saturday 3-4pm
with PeterC
Saturday 4-6pm
Industrial Dadaism, Situational bacchanalia Surrealistic Minimalism