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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 [...]
“Culture of Protest” Marks Woody Guthrie’s 98th Birthday Thursday at 6pm
“Culture of Protest” host Prof. Dick Flacks says of Thursday’s broadcast: "Most every year on 'Culture of Protest' we do a Woody Guthrie birthday show (July 14 is the birth date). We are able most years to feature 'new' Woody material, because of the continuous outpouring of previously unreleased recordings, and/or newly written songs [...]
Face the Music with Jeff Matson and Jason Hallows profiled in this week’s KCSBeat
In the latest edition of The KCSBeat, the Santa Barbara Independent's column on the whos, whats and whys of KCSB, Colin Marshall sits in on the Friday-night festival of punk and garage rock Face the Music with hosts Jeff Matson and Jason Hallows:Despite working next door to one another during the day and having significant others who happen to be [...]
Rock It Properly presents: “DOWN UNDER WONDERS” July 4
Of her next broadcast (July 4th), DJ Darla Bea says, “On this week’s edition of ‘Rock It Properly’, we'll be taking a trip "Down Under" to Australia & New Zealand. Learn about the artists & genres that rock the Outback. Don't wait for your "billy to boil", join me for Trivia on KCSB! -What Aussie sheila acted in movies with John [...]
DJ Kate Kelchner’s Between the Bars profiled in The KCSBeat
Under the spotlight in the latest edition of The KCSBeat, Colin Marshall's column for the Santa Barbara Independent on the people, places and things of KCSB, is Kate Kelchner, electrical engineering grad student by day and up-to-the-minute indie rock maven by (Monday) night:After graduating high school, even devoted music wonks might find their [...]
Michael Martinez and Smoooothe Beatzzz profiled this week in The KCSBeat
Colin Marshall's newest KCSBeat column for the Santa Barbara Independent goes inside Smoooothe Beatzzz, Michael Martinez's program that makes people wonder whether lightning has struck the station's transmitter:As both a UCSB art student and a die-hard prankster, Martinez can rarely resist the opportunity to catch others off guard. “Startling [...]
