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KCSB Supports Tales from the Tavern Fall 2010 Season
Tales From the Tavern’s fall 2010 season begins on September 15th and runs select Wednesday nights through November 3rd. Artists appearing include the following: • Teresa Tudury and Shawn Phillips (September 15th); • Elizabeth Cook and Jack Tempchin (September 22nd); • Dave Alvin & the Guilty Band (October 6th); • Cliff [...]
“Culture of Protest” Marks 65th Anniversary of Hiroshima
Culture of Protest” host Prof. Dick Flacks says of this week’s broadcast (on August 5th): “We'll observe the August 6 anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a program of song and other expressions that span the years of the nuclear age and the ongoing struggle to never allow another atomic bomb to fall.” “Culture of [...]
Joan Armatrading’s Lobero Live Debut Supported by KCSB (Monday, August 9th)
On Monday, August 9th, Lobero Live presents Joan Armatrading, with guest opener Jamie McLean, in concert at the historic Lobero Theatre. Three-time Grammy Award-nominee Armatrading is singer, songwriter, and guitarist with roots in the West Indies who settled in the UK. Known as a true craftsman, her distinctive vocals and consummate [...]
KCSB Presents Franklin For Short, Neal Casal, Sparrow’s Gate, Friday, July 30th
On Friday, July 30th, KCSB presents Franklin for Short, with guests Neal Casal, and Sparrows Gate, live in concert at Muddy Waters Café. The show marks the release of “Dark Cloud,” recorded by the Ventura quintet Franklin for Short, whose sound blends indie-rock, pop, psychedelic, surf, and alt-country elements. Opener Neal Casal is a [...]
Earl Robinson at 100–A Very Special “Culture of Protest” Broadcast
“Culture of Protest” host Prof. Dick Flacks says of tonight's broadcast: “One time Santa Barbarian Earl Robinson was a major composer of politically conscious music, including "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night" and 'Black & White". This month marks the 100th anniversary of his birth and the 19th anniversary of his death. His [...]
Ariana Dumpis and Bring it on Home profiled in The KCSBeat this week
Colin Marshall's latest KCSBeat column for the Santa Barbara Independent profiles former KCSB program director Ariana Dumpis, who still spins her own unique mix of vintage blues, R&B, and rock every Saturday afternoon on Bring It On Home:For all the emotion she finds in this music, it’s not just an aesthetic interest for her; it’s also an [...]
KCSB & Club Mercy Present Indie-Folk Artist Joanna Newsom on Friday, July 30th, at the Lobero Theatre
On Friday, July 30th, Club Mercy Productions and KCSB-FM present Drag City Records artist Joanna Newsom, live in concert at the Lobero Theater. An indie-folk musician from Nevada City, California, Newsom is known for her narrative songs accompanied by a pedal harp. She will be joined by a special guest at this all-ages concert. Showtime is 8pm. [...]
“Afrotensity” Spins an All-Vinyl Comedy Set on Tuesday Night at Midnight
This week on Afrotensity, Mr Comedy is kicking it old school with comedy off the turntables. Tune in and listen to comedy greats George Carlin, Freddie Prinze, Steve Martin, and Stan Freberg. Plus Mr. Comedy will teach you about the history of the Party Records from African American comedians like Nipsey Russell. Remember, for this show, all [...]
Rock It Properly presents “Hughes to You” July 18
Of her next broadcast (July 18th), DJ Darla Bea says, “On this week’s edition of ‘Rock It Properly’, don't you forget about me, we'll get pretty in pink, turn 16 again, and have a day off in celebration of the "Bratpack Soundtrack": Music featured in Director John Hughes' Films! Learn about the well known and obscure artists who rocked the [...]
A listen back at electroacoustic cut-up experimental comedy from KCSB’s past in the KCSBeat
In this week's KCSBeat, the Santa Barbara Independent's column on the station's people, places, periods, and programs, Colin Marshall listens to Off the Air. Originally running from 1989 to 1994, the show offered sonically elaborate, densely layered comedy on themes from the Cold War to the nature of art to grandparental conversation:Produced and [...]
