words by Isabelle Prittie / photos by Evan (@emphotos98) On Saturday, May 16th, me and a car full of punk rockers rolled up to the Elks Lodge in Oxnard, California, eager to see Turnstile’s first Oxnard show in years. Everyone in the car is excitedly murmuring about the show – Turnstile, [...]

In early August, KCSB General Manager Avery Morgan chatted with musician and producer Noah Weinman (aka Runnner, or nnnoah) about his upcoming album “A Welcome Kind of Weakness” (out now on Run for Cover records). Read on to find out why he released half of the album as singles, his thoughts on [...]

words and photos by Jasmine Garcellano Nourished by Time is the project of Marcus Elliott Brown, a multi-talented artist from Baltimore whose sound fuses funk, soul, post R&B, and DIY house. What started in his basement has evolved into something communal and electric. The song that I ca [...]

Slater at The Belasco in LA, May 2025 Interview & Photos by Avery Kightlinger Slater is a genre-bending artist from Orange County. He experiments heavily with hip hop and rap beats/lyricism, specifically in merging it with SoCal rock elements to create his own distinct altern [...]

words and photos by Logan Martin On the evening of Saturday, May 3rd, I had the privilege of seeing Godspeed You! Black Emperor perform live at Ventura Music Hall, as part of the US leg of their Spring 2025 tour, in tandem with the release of their ninth album, “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024, [...]

Interview & photo by Kelly Darroch This June, Haley Dahl of chamber pop and experimental rock project Sloppy Jane appeared at the Carsey-Wolf Center on the UC Santa Barbara campus, wrapped in her signature blue ensemble. After a screening of Jane Shoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow, PhD student Ali [...]

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 open [...]

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 charmi [...]

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 tu [...]

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 con [...]