Words by: Marión Suchowiecky The Teragram Ballroom sits between a convenience store called Rosa Mini’s Market and a dry cleaners. Tall buildings with intricate scaffolding designs tower over this modest venue, which is just a 10 minute drive away from the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. It [...]

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Kkx4vMxqZ69z7THGzdYtL?si=966f2a0947054b0b As a goodbye from the 2021-2022 music department, each member of the music department picked 5 songs that they think the other two members would like.  MARION’S PICKS FOR YOUSEF  “Sao Paulo” - Braxton C [...]

Words by: Yousef Srour, Internal Music Director Composed of Ela Melo, Darrick “Bozzy” Keller, Ethan Goodpaster, Jess Haney, and Charlie Holt, the five members together make up Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Everyone in Santa Barbara knew their names and chanted for them when they came on stage. It’s Ma [...]

KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left a strong enough impression on them to be crowned Add of the Month. For November 2021, KCSB’s Internal Music Director Yousef Srour goes in depth on JPEGMAFIA's "LP!" :-) [...]

KCSB's music department -Marion, Yousef, and Derian- has compiled a playlist of their monthly favorites just for you! Go on then - put on some headphones and take a walk in the crisp autumn air while taking in the beautiful colors of the fall leaves. We got you covered with the soundtrack. B-) ht [...]

KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left a strong enough impression on them to be crowned Add of the Month. For October 2021, KCSB’s Internal Music Director Yousef Srour goes in depth on Injury Reserve's By the Time I Get [...]

Yousef and Marion, KCSB's internal and external music directors, have compiled a playlist of their September favorites just for you <3 Enjoy! ******* ☆SEPTEMBER 2021 MUSIC DEPARTMENT PLAYLIST ☆ MARION’S RECS  Jonathan Richman - “That Summer Feeling” - Jonathan [...]

KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left a strong enough impression on them to be crowned Add of the Month. For August 2021, KCSB’s Internal Music Director Yousef Srour goes in depth on EBK Young Joc's Forever 2 [...]

KCSB’s music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left a strong enough impression on them to be crowned Add of the Month. For August 2021, KCSB’s Internal Music Director Yousef Srour goes in depth on DARKSIDE's Spiral. &nb [...]

Marion and Yousef, KCSB's External and Internal Music Directors, share their August music recommendations here. For more updates from the Music Department, sign up for their monthly newsletters right here on KCSB.org! Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime (Yousef's pick).  An escapade th [...]