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Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill: Main Points of the New Legislation

Tuesday, July 08th, 2025
Trump Signs "The One Big Beautiful Bill" Into Law | Photo by Samuel Corum for Getty Images Story by Emerson Good || Listen on Soundcloud Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" has officially passed both the United States Senate and House of Representatives and was signed into law by the President fo [...]
Trump Signs "The One Big Beautiful Bill" Into Law | Photo by Samuel Corum for Getty Images Story by Emerson Good || L [...]

An Interview with Haley Dahl of Sloppy Jane

Monday, June 30th, 2025
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 [...]
Interview & photo by Kelly Darroch This June, Haley Dahl of chamber pop and experimental rock project Sloppy Jane [...]

Show Review: Merce Lemon and Hurray For the Riff Raff at Ventura Music Hall

Thursday, June 19th, 2025
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 by Emma Hacker & photos by Avery Morgan In midtown Ventura, a modest concrete building stands. Form [...]

AS Senate Recap – 6/4/25

Monday, June 09th, 2025
The AS Senate is a group of elected student representatives which serves as the policy-making body of Associated Students. Every Wednesday at 6:30 PM, the AS Senate convenes to pass bills and resolutions, hear reports from Boards, Committees/Commissions, and Units (BCUs), and hold public forum.  [...]
The AS Senate is a group of elected student representatives which serves as the policy-making body of Associated Student [...]
By News Director / Posted in News, AS Senate

AS Senate Recap – 5/28/25

Monday, June 02nd, 2025
This recap first appeared in the June 2 edition of the KCSB News Weekly Newsletter. The AS Senate is a group of elected student representatives which serves as the policy-making body of Associated Students. Every Wednesday at 6:30 PM, the AS Senate convenes to pass bills and resolutions, hear [...]
This recap first appeared in the June 2 edition of the KCSB News Weekly Newsletter. The AS Senate is a group of e [...]
By News Director / Posted in News, AS Senate

Community Invitation: BERNARD HICKS (“Ital Soundz”) — A Celebration of Life

Friday, May 30th, 2025
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, "Ital Soundz," [...]
Bernard Hicks, a longtime afterschool mentor in this area (for local Boys & Girls Clubs), coach of youth ath [...]
By Ted Coe / Posted in Events

Show Review: Iceage at the Madonna Inn

Friday, May 30th, 2025
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 [...]
words and photos by Kelly Darroch In the heart of San Luis Obispo at everyone’s favorite kitschy, pink hotel, Danish [...]

☆ 2025 AAPI Heritage Month Playlist ☆

Thursday, May 29th, 2025
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 [...]
Playlist link KCSB-FM returns with a playlist celebrating the contributions of Asian-Americans to the music [...]
By digital-media / Posted in Playlists, Blog

AS Senate Recap – 5/21/25

Monday, May 26th, 2025
This recap first appeared in the May 26 edition of the KCSB News Weekly Newsletter. The AS Senate is a group of elected student representatives which serves as the policy-making body of Associated Students. Every Wednesday at 6:30 PM, the AS Senate convenes to pass bills and resolutions, hear [...]
This recap first appeared in the May 26 edition of the KCSB News Weekly Newsletter. The AS Senate is a group of e [...]
By News Director / Posted in News, AS Senate

AS Senate Recap – 5/14/25

Monday, May 26th, 2025
This recap first appeared in the May 19 edition of the KCSB News Weekly Newsletter. The AS Senate is a group of elected student representatives which serves as the policy-making body of Associated Students. Every Wednesday at 6:30 PM, the AS Senate convenes to pass bills and resolutions, hear [...]
This recap first appeared in the May 19 edition of the KCSB News Weekly Newsletter. The AS Senate is a group of e [...]
By News Director / Posted in News, AS Senate