91.9 KCSB-FM has been voted “Best S.B. Radio Station” in this year’s annual “Best of Santa Barbara 2020” survey of readers of the Santa Barbara Independent (out now on newsstands and online!). Since the well-documented decline of the Santa Barbara News-Press, the Independent has become the most trusted print media […]

In the first installment of KCSB’s Artists Playlist Series, we present a playlist curated by the Los Angeles-based band Alms! About Alms: Alms was started in 2017 by Roman Zangari as a recording outlet for songs he had written while attending college in Santa Cruz. It grew from a solo-project […]

What follows is an interview by Anastasia Lucas with returning KCSB alumna Gahl Shottan, one of the hosts behind Last Refuge of the Incompetent, which airs on KCSB-FM every Saturday from 6-8PM PT. Gahl Shottan opens the latest episode of Last Refuge of the Incompetent, KCSB 91.9 FM radio’s newest science […]

With our 2019-2020 Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in his collection. This time around, he dives deep into the genesis of dance punk and the Rapture’s Echoes. I was home last week on vacation, […]

Curious about KCSB-FM? Interested in getting involved with us? Join us for our Fall 2020 Orientation on Monday, October 12th, at 5:30 PM! This Zoom event will fill you in on how many ways there are to get involved, including KJUC, an 8 week long program where you’ll learn how to start […]

  This Tuesday, DJ and Producer, Safiyahh_ will be featured on KCSB from 3-4pm. Safiyahh_ produces a one hour mix for the show “Cathexis”, hosted by Zero. In the second hour of the show, Zero will be including a special mix made for this episode.   Safiyahh_, from Denver Colorado, […]

On Tuesday, October 20th, from 5-7 PM, KCSB-FM presents our Fall 2020 Show Flyer Design Workshop! Led by our Publications, Production, and Archives Coordinators, you will learn design/composition hacks, a little bit of color theory, and more info that will help you be able to make your very own flyers […]

KCSB News, The Bottom Line & Associated Students Media Center present an enriching series of journalism workshops this October 2020! These online workshops will be held on several Wednesdays, and will cover many topics: Oct. 7th – Where do stories come from? (with Leah Bartos), and Solutions Journalism: Break the Fear-Based […]

What follows is a transcription of a recent PSA airing on KCSB to spread the word about an upcoming Carsey-Wolf Center event featuring Boots Riley as part of their Subversives film series. Tuesday night, October 13th, at 7pm, UCSB’s Carsey-Wolf Center presents a live online conversation with director, screenwriter, musician, […]

It’s here…. our annual T-Shirt Design contest! Go wild with your imagination on these. We welcome all creativity, just make sure your design includes “kcsb-fm” & “www.kcsb.org.” There’s a big ol’ cash prize of $250, so get to it! Just email your designs* to gm@kcsb.org by November 6th. We can’t wait […]

What follows is a transcription of a recent PSA airing on KCSB to spread the word about an upcoming discussion group, presented by the UCSB Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity. UCSB Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity Presents a Discussion on Anti-Blackness in LGBTQIA+ Communities of Color To […]

Curious about KCSB-FM? Interested in getting involved with us? Join us for our Fall 2020 Orientation on Monday, October 12th, at 5:30 PM! This Zoom event will fill you in on how many ways there are to get involved, including KJUC, an 8 week long program where you’ll learn how to start […]