Community Service Broadcasting for the Central Coast of California.
On Monday, December 1st, KCSB and Club Mercy present Sub Pop recording artists Blitzen Trapper live in concert at Muddy Waters Cafe. An “experimental folk” sextet from Portland, Bliztzen Trapper will be joined on the bill by Southern California bands The Parson Red Heads and Franklin for Short.
Showtime is 830pm. Advance tickets for this all-ages show are on sale now online. Muddy Waters Cafe is at 508 East Haley Street. For more information, call (805)966-9328 or go to clubmercy.com.
The new 2008 KCSB Hoodie can be yours for a minimum Fund Drive pledge of $50 for students and $75 for non-students. They are produced by Earth Positive, a climate neutral, organic and fair-trade manufacturer.
Go to our online store to order yours today!
On Tuesday’s The Marketplace of Ideas, a conversation about
David Hume, the greatest British philosopher of all time, with Simon
Blackburn, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge,
Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina
and a vice-president of the British Humanist Association. His new
book, How to Read Hume, is a master class on understanding
Hume’s work on everything from empiricism to skepticism to miracles
and natural religion.
The Marketplace of Ideas airs every Tuesday at 8am.
The UCSB men’s soccer team faces off the Cal Bears in the second round of the NCAA playoffs tonight! (Tuesday 11/25) KCSB’s John Greely will bring you all the action for the 7:00 game. The broadcast can be heard on KCSB 91.9 FM in Santa Barbara or on the webcast!
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You can also hear recaps, previews, interviews, and sound-clips for all Gaucho athletics on Gaucho Sports Spot every Monday & Friday at 5:15pm and Wednesdays at 5pm on KCSB 91.9 FM.
At 8:30 AM David Roediger will join Jordan Camp and Elizabeth Robinson to discuss his new book, How Race Survived U.S. History: From Settlement and Slavery to the Obama Phenomena (New York: Verso, 2008). At 9:15, Mark Brenner of Labor Notes will join us in discussing the proposed auto bailout and a national single payer health care system as a partial solution to the industry’s plight.
On this week’s edition of “The Freak Power Ticket” (Monday, 11am-noon): an interview with Alex Gibney, the Academy Award-winning director of Taxi to the Dark Side — about the US’s post-9/11 torture policies — and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Host Ted Coe and Gibney discuss the 2008 documentary, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Gibney’s biography of the celebrated journalist (and inspiration for the radio show’s name). Gonzo was just released on DVD by Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Monday’s broadcast will also feature further excerpts from a recorded dramatization of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” a snippet from “The Gonzo Tapes” CD box set, readings from Thompson’s works, selections of music, and more in the way of audio séance magic.
Numbskull Productions presents Port O’Brien at Velvet Jones. From Oakland, Port O’Brien is a Folk-y, Acoustic, Indie rock band comprised of 5 members that has toured with such acts as The Cave Singers, Bright Eyes, and Modest Mouse. Opening act is The Next Step, from Santa Barbara.
The show starts at 8pm and is 21+. Velvet Jones is located at 423 State St. in downtown Santa Barbara. For tickets or more information call (805) 965-8676 or go to numbskullshows.com. This event is proudly sponsored by KCSB.
Here is a sampler from Take-Away Shows. Click TAKE-AWAY SHOWS: Port O’Brien - I Woke Up Today to watch the video.
KCSB is giving away tickets, so listen up and thanks for listening.
SANTA BARBARA—
UPDATE: Fund Drive Suspended Due to Tea Fire; Film Screening Still On — Tonight!! (Sat., Nov. 15)
The only non-commercial community radio station in Santa Barbara County will hold its annual fund drive November 12th-21st, celebrating KCSB-FM’s unique mix of independent music, news, public affairs, cultural arts, and sports programs while also asking listeners for financial support. KCSB 91.9 FM is known as one of the best college and community “hybrid” stations in the country.
The summer’s Gap Fire emphasized KCSB’s impact in the Tri-Counties. KCSB was an important resource during massive, ongoing blackouts in the region, and for its overtime efforts received praise from listeners and local officials; this also lead to a partnership on an emergency information service with the Santa Barbara Independent. KCSB’s fund drive gives the station an occasion to publicize such accomplishments. Other noteworthy KCSB achievements during the past year: broadcasting Hilary Clinton’s townhall meeting live from UCSB, over 100 UCSB sporting events, and dozens of in-studio performances; presenting an area appearance by independent journalist Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!) and 3 public concerts, including a festival at La Casa De La Raza that featured a live broadcast; and sponsorship of numerous events by a host of area promoters, venues, clubs, and organizations. (All programming is simultaneously streamed online.)
The 2008 KCSB Fund Drive will be highlighted by the area theatrical premiere of Christmas on Mars: A Fantastical Film Freakout Featuring The Flaming Lips at 7pm on Saturday, Nov. 15th at the Isla Vista Theater (960 Embarcadero del Norte). This screening is free, all-ages, and open to the public. The surrealist science-fiction feature debut of co-director Wayne Coyne, Christmas on Mars is part of an evening of film, music, and dancing (with a sbdiy-hosted after-party at Pink Mailbox House with Ventura bands Franklin for Short and Landon Sea, sponsored by KCSB). KCSB General Manager Erin Fleming says, “We’re excited about presenting this special event during our drive. Besides our on-air fundraising, we’ll also do a bit of business at the theater, taking donations and orders for our new hoodies and tees. What’s best is we’ll be having fun too in very musical and creative ways — classic KCSB. It should be a happening.”
UPDATE (7:10pm): Listen to the 4pm press conference with Santa Barbara County and City emergency in its entirety below.
UPDATE (4:00pm): Listen LIVE to the press conference with Santa Barbara County and City emergency on KCSB-FM 91.9. We will carry the remainder of today’s Democracy Now as time permits.
KCSB will air a press conference with Santa Barbara County and City emergency officials beginning at 4:00pm. The press conference will occur on the steps of Santa Barbara City Hall. As a result, we will not air Democracy Now! You can listen to Democracy Now! by clicking here.
Paul Wellman of The Independent reports live on KCSB-FM from the “mop up” area on Mountain Drive, near the intersection of Mountain Drive and Coyote Road. He described being in the middle of the fire as it grew larger last evening.
