words by Emma Hacker & photos by Avery Morgan In midtown Ventura, a modest concrete building stands. Formerly the site of a bowling alley, it is now one of my favorite places to attend a concert. Ventura Music Hall, with its intimate setting and excellent acoustics, has only been […]

Bernard Hicks, a longtime afterschool mentor in this area (for local Boys & Girls Clubs), coach of youth athletics, and part of the KCSB-FM community for almost 50 years, passed away on May 16th at the age of 73. Bernard is best known on KCSB for his weekend radio show, […]

words and photos by Kelly Darroch In the heart of San Luis Obispo at everyone’s favorite kitschy, pink hotel, Danish post-punk band Iceage graced the Madonna Inn’s Expo Hall. Although the hall doesn’t share the same floral-lined carpets and cherub decor as the rest of the buildings, the charming grounds […]

Playlist link   KCSB-FM returns with a playlist celebrating the contributions of Asian-Americans to the musical landscape. This playlist is not meant to be comprehensive, but serves as a snapshot into the vast world of Asian-American art. Read through to discover political charged folk tunes, cosmic electro-soul pieces, classic turntablist […]

Open Ears, Sounds of the Ojai Music Festival is coming to KCSB! The 79th annual Ojai Music Festival returns to Libbey Bowl and other Ojai venues on June 5th through the 8th, filling the town with new music from contemporary composers. This year, you can preview the festival by tuning […]

KCSB’s Digital Media Coordinator, Avery, visited San Luis Obispo to check out the annual Shabang Festival! As 2026 tickets begin to go on pre-sale, we hope our review of this year’s festival gives you something to look forward to next spring. words and photos by Avery Morgan Those who love […]

Bernard Hicks, a longtime afterschool mentor in this area (for local Boys & Girls Clubs), coach of youth athletics, and part of the KCSB-FM community for almost 50 years, passed away on May 16th at the age of 73. Bernard is best known on KCSB for his weekend radio show, […]

    SPRING ORIENTATION ALERT! Join us April 9 at 6pm in Loma Pelona – Register here Are you interested in college radio? Curious to know how you can become a part of KCSB? Come discover our programming, news, sports, and music departments! Spring Orientation is the best place to […]

  It’s been a few weeks since the curtain closed on our annual Fund Drive, and honestly—we’re still feeling the spell you cast. Your generosity was pure magic, and we’re endlessly grateful to everyone who conjured up a donation. Because of you, KCSB is ready to bring you community events, […]

We at KCSB are pleased to announce our 2025 Grand Prize Drawing Offerings! Donate Now to make your contribution! Call (805) 893-2424 to pledge, or donate online! Pledge $100 or more during our 2025 Fund Drive by phone through Friday, February 21st (or online by Wednesday, February 26th) to be […]

On Tuesday, February 11th, the Ventura Music Hall presents the indie, post-hardcore and emo band Cursive, from Omaha, Nebraska, with opening act Pile, a slowcore group from Boston.  Approaching 30 years of existence, Cursive is on tour in support of their 2024 LP release Devourer, out now on Run for Cover Records. Pile […]

KCSB-FM welcomes the French electronic duo Justice to the Santa Barbara Bowl on Friday, May 23rd, 2025.  Goldenvoice presents the house and synthwave act, which features Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, who are currently signed to the labels Because Music and Ed Banger Records.  Tickets went on sale on […]