Parker Doti, KCSB’s Music Director, dives into this eclectic funk compilation for October’s Add of the Month. Words by: Parker Doti Photo courtesy: Habibi Funk Bandcamp Every week, Maya and I dig through KCSB’s extensive library of physical media to find interesting and unique CDs [...]

For May’s Add of the month, KCSB’s External Music Director, Bella Genolio, highlights a retroactive add, the album Beautiful Seizure by volcano! Words by: Bella Genolio; Photos courtesy: Every week the Music Department here at KCSB (Marion, Ryan, and I) have a show on air called Dispatches from th [...]

Words by: Marion Suchowiecky (Internal Music Director 23'-24') Kashika Kollaikal’s newest project, All Heartbeat, represents a brimming and glittering cacophony of emotions bound together  by her musical artistry. Kollaikal was inspired by the powerful sense of limbo she felt as she found herse [...]

"The Lost Tapes" by Mad Anthony Words by Bella Genolio (External Music Director 23'-24') As the end of summer approaches and students return to Santa Barbara, it’s nice to slow down and enjoy the sun before the chaos of fall quarter begins. What better way to do so than to kick back and listen t [...]

Every Acre" by H.C. McEntire words by Marion Suchowiecky (Ext. Music Director 22-24') H.C. McEntire's latest project, "Every Acre," takes listeners on a captivating and personal journey across the expansive fields of North Carolina, and their connection to the artist’s memory. Wi [...]

Sweet Company by Vicky Farewell words by Jack McKinnon (KCSB Int. Music Director 22-23') May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! In observance of this month, the music department decided to buy and highlight some albums by artists that identify as Asia [...]

Words by: Marion Suchowiecky (KCSB External Music Director 22-23') Listening to Liv.e’s newest project Girl In The Half Pearl is a mind-whirling experience. After one listen, I could only remember bits and pieces- the sound of a toy phone ringing, dynamic rhythm changes, deeply groovy bass, the f [...]

https://open.spotify.com/album/669sonZhhw67k7o1GhlSCd?si=QdSplBpMTI-TvfE3m8fQKw words by: Jack McKinnon (Internal Music Director 22-23') With February being Black History Month, it only makes sense to highlight some of the amazing Black talent that exists throughout the music industry today. I [...]

Words By: Marion Suchowiecky (External Music Director 22-23')  Edited By: Ava Kuredjian  When I was 15 and in high school, I spent many lunch hours in the library, nervously poring over the lyrics of Father John Misty’s third album Pure Comedy. The omniscient narrator in this story p [...]

words by Jack McKinnon, Internal Music Director 22 As Thanksgiving ends and we are approaching the holiday season, we need to find some new festive music to diversify our seasonal needs. What we really need is some soul music to soothe our own souls while we sip hot cocoa by the firepla [...]