To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, KCSB Music Department and Staff compiled their favorite songs from AAPI Artists for you to enjoy :D
✰ EL’S RECS ✰
“Room 336” - 100%
It gets darker by 100% 100% is a side…
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Thank You 2026 Fund Drive Donors!
WE REACHED OUR $25,000 GOAL THANKS TO YOU!!!
Hugeeeeee shoutout to all who donated during our 2026 Fund Drive! We are so privileged to have your support in uplifting and continuing student-run, independent, non-commercial media. Your generosity was pure magic, and we’re endlessly…
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KCSB 2026 Fund Drive
★ KCSB's 2026 Annual Fund Drive ★
Ways to Donate:
Donate Online HERE!
View This Year's Merch Thank-You Gifts + Donate!
*To Donate and receive gift-premiums, call into (805)-893-2424 to speak with our lovely phone bankers and be walked through the…
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KCSB 2026 Winter Orientation
Interested in college radio? Want to host your very own radio show?!!!
Come join us at Loma Pelona meeting room on UCSB campus on Monday January 12th at 6pm to learn more about our station and all the ways you can get involved!…
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Thrash Takes Over The Belasco
Thrash Takes Over The Belasco: The Final Night of The 2025 Extinction Level Event Tour
words & photos by Lily Raesler
It’s an unassuming Thursday night, and I’m skipping class to go see a thrash show in LA. Life is good. It’s the…
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ExComm’s Top Albums of 2025
Some ladies of ExComm teamed up to gift you with some of their picks for 2025's top released albums!
☆EL’S RECS☆
“Blizzard” - Dove Ellis
Blizzard by Dove Ellis Although this album came out in December, this definitely deserves a spot in my top albums…
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2025 KCSB Zine Submissions
The 2025 KCSB Zine is now accepting submissions!
DEADLINE FEBRUARY 14!!!
Submit here
Zine Committee Meetings Thursdays 5-6pm in the KCSB Newsroom
In a world of increasing deception: due to rising AI content, censorship in the media, and a governmental lack of transparency,…
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2025 T-Shirt Design Contest!
COMPETITION GUIDELINES
SUBMIT HERE
Original artwork
Design must include "KCSB-FM 91.9" AND "KCSB.ORG"
3-color limit
"11" x "17" or "8.5" x "11"
JPG or PNG at 300 DPI
Submit by November 13th, 2025
$250 Prize, artwork to be featured on KCSB Merchandise!!!…
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World College Radio Day
Friday October 3, 2025 is World College Radio Day!!!
We at KCSB are celebrating World College Radio Day by hosting a screen printing event on the UCSB Campus this Friday, October 3rd, from 11-2pm on the lawn above Storke Plaza. All are welcome,…
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KCSB 2025 FALL ORIENTATION
Interested in college radio? Want to host your very own radio show?!!!
Come join us at the Corwin Pavilion on UCSB campus on Monday September 29th at 5:30pm to learn more about our station and all the ways you can get involved!
Hear…
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor Show Review
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…
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☆ExComm’s 2025 Summer Playlist☆
A few of the newest members of KCSB’s Executive Committee bring you some wonderful tunes to spin while walking on the beach, gathered around a campfire, swimming in a pool, or any other activity suited for a hot summer’s day.
☆ EL'S RECOMMENDATIONS☆
"Window"…
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Vote KCSB-FM for Best of SB 2025 Reader’s Poll!
We’re so proud to have been nominated for “Best SB Radio Station” in the @sbindependent 2025 Reader’s Poll! You can show your love for KCSB by voting for us! To vote, simply:
- Click this link
- On the SB Independent site, scroll…
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…
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Show Review: Iceage at the Madonna Inn
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…
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Just Like Heaven 2025 Recap
Just Like Heaven, a single day festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, is the place to be if you love the 2000s and 2010s era of indie music. Every May, Goldenvoice delivers a stacked lineup of acts that every millennial gasps at,…
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Local Artist Spotlight: Magnetize
Image by: Jack McCormick (@bootjackk)
words by Avery Kightlinger
In the male-dominated sea of Isla Vista bands that remain predominantly surf-rock, indie group Magnetize takes a different approach with their music. Highlighting self-power and divinity in their music, they seek to illuminate the…
words and photos by Avery Kightlinger
KCSB's Digital Media Coordinator Avery Kightlinger ventured to SLO's biggest music festival May 2nd & 3rd
Shabang has become a collegiate tradition for myself, getting me to bus up to San Luis Obispo every May for…
Interview by Erendira Argueta
Our Assistant Music Director, Erendira Argueta interviews East LA Chicano Hardcore band A Red Sun about topics including injustice and Latino experiences. Keep reading for insights into the band’s history, the current LA…
ear : Concert Review
words by Sophie Gross
I drove home on a Thursday night, picked up two of my friends and headed to Don Quixote, a little club tucked away in the neighborhoods of East LA. I watched my friends join the…
Happy 420 KCSB Family, whether you're stoned or not, enjoy this very special playlist for this important national holiday!!!
★ SARAH B’S RECS ★
“Puffy Cloud” - Ween
Stoner song from a somewhat stoner-rock band that sounds like, and most likely was, recorded while stoned.…
DUE MAY 1ST at MIDNIGHT
KCSB is Hiring for paid positions for the ’26-’27 school year! Apply on Handshake - Open to UCSB Undergraduate students only.
Questions? Email our General Manager, Avery Morgan at gm@kcsb.org or our Advisor Ted Coe at…
From April 17 through the 23rd, the SBIFF Film Center presents the local theatrical premiere of a new documentary, Steal This Story, Please!, a portrait of Amy Goodman, whose commitment to journalistic truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history.
Shepard Fairey Poster…
SPRING ORIENTATION ALERT!!!
Join us April 6th @ 6pm in Loma Pelona - Register here
Are you interested in college radio? Curious to know how you can become a part of KCSB? Come discover our programming, news, sports, and music departments! Spring…
☆Women's History Month Playlist 2026☆
This Women’s History Month, us here in the music department at KCSB wanted to highlight some of the amazing women artists using their music to fight for and celebrate women’s empowerment. This playlist spans decades of activism,…
Top 55 Albums of 2025
words by Caden Brown
Written and compiled by volunteer Caden Brown - "I enjoy journaling albums that
I’ve enjoyed throughout the year, so that I don’t forget them in the future."
This year, he overindulged. In a long, ranked list,…