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Tues. 3/5: “¡Muévelas!” Interview Special Previews QUITAPENAS’ ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Area Residency, March 8-10

04 Mar, 2024

events

¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! is a collaboration between UCSB Arts & Lectures, The Marjorie Luke Theatre, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, and the Isla Vista School Parent Teacher Association serving Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Lompoc, Santa Maria, Guadalupe and New Cuyama. This coming weekend, March 8th through March 10th, ¡Viva el Arte […]

Music Committee February Reviews

28 Feb, 2024

blog / Music Review Committee

KCSB’s Music Committee volunteers review so many albums every week. Keep reading for some of their reviews! Florist – Florist Reviewer: Sarah Ndawula Label: Double DoubleWhammy Records Focus Tracks: 4, 11, 14,  19 (clean) The album I picked out to review is titled “Florist.” I found this album to be […]

Valentine’s Day Playlist

15 Feb, 2024

music / playlists

There are so many types of love – love for a partner, love for a friend, love for a radio station. Here at KCSB we want to celebrate love this February with a curated Valentine’s Day playlist by our lovely Excomm. Check out our picks as you’re shopping for chocolate, […]

☆BLACK HISTORY MONTH PLAYLIST☆

29 Jan, 2024

music / playlists

It is impossible to overstate the profound impact that Black musicians have had on modern music. Almost any contemporary musical genre can be traced back to Black musicians who pioneered it. This Black History Month, KCSB’s staff is putting their heads together to highlight some of our favorite Black musicians […]

Shabang 2023 Festival Review

29 Jan, 2024

blog / music / show reviews

KCSB’s program director, Naila, visited San Louis Obispo last year to get our audience the scoop on Shabang! As the 2024 lineup begins to make its rounds, we hope this review of last year’s festival gives you an idea of what to expect and look forward to. words and photos […]

☆WINTER ORIENTATION 2024: Tuesday, January 16 in Corwin Pavilion @ 7PM☆

11 Jan, 2024

blog

☆Join KCSB FM in Corwin Pavilion, Tuesday, January 16 at 7pm for our Winter Orientation as we introduce attendees to all the opportunities we provide at the station! All deadlines and meeting times for the quarter will be announced, along with information about our various departments. Interested in reviewing music, […]

Reviewing Vyva Melinkolya’s “Unbecoming”

05 Jan, 2024

blog / music / music reviews

KCSB’s Fall ’23 Assistant Music Director, Amber Cooper, reviews Vyva Melinkolya’s second album Unbecoming. Read on to learn more! Words by Amber Cooper Vyva Melinkolya’s Unbecoming feels like it slowly sucks the air out of your lungs; it carries a lot of weight, and its crawling pace feels like a sinkhole, drawing […]

Down the O’Rourke Rabbit Hole

05 Jan, 2024

blog / music

Our Assistant Music Director, Liam Hogan, takes KCSB on a voyage through American instrumental master Jim O’Rourke’s discography. Keep reading for Liam’s recommendations, reviews, and guidance on how and where to get started.  Words by: Liam Hogan Jim O’Rourke is one of those names I heard a thousand times before […]

Best Albums of 2023!

28 Dec, 2023

blog / music / music reviews

Words by: Bella Genolio (External MD), Marion Suchowiecky (Internal MD), and Ryan Tabib (Music Librarian) The music department at KCSB is constantly looking for the best music from diverse, underrepresented, and independent musicians. As the year comes to a close, we wanted to share our favorite musical gems from 2023. […]

EXCOMM WINTER PLAYLIST 2023

28 Dec, 2023

blog / music / playlists

Fall quarter is over, and winter break is here! KCSB’s Executive Committee assembled a playlist of the chillest songs they know to accompany your winter activities. Whether you’re ice skating, decorating cookies, or walking on the beach (Santa Barbara Winter is very similar to Santa Barbara summer, let’s be honest), […]

Programmer Review: Bésame Mucho 2023

20 Dec, 2023

blog / music

Words by Tere Arenas (AKA Linda) and Angel Lopez (AKA musititlan)  KCSB programmers Angel and Tere hit Los Angeles for the 2023 Bésame Mucho Festival. Keep reading for their review and photos.  Wow, wow, wow. This was the festival of the year! Bésame Mucho Festival took place on December 2nd at Los […]

Music Library Recommendations Vol. 2

27 Nov, 2023

at the station / blog / music

Words by Ryan Tabib (Music Librarian 23’24’) KCSB’s music library is a holy grail for finding forgotten and underground albums but also an archive of some of the best parts of the slowly dying medium of CDs: art and liner notes. So to show some of our collection off, I […]

☆Native American Heritage Month Playlist☆

25 Nov, 2023

blog / music

The KCSB-FM Music Department is celebrating Native American Heritage Month! As students living and learning on occupied Chumash land, it is especially important to celebrate and learn about the traditions and living legacy of Native Americans in the United States. We have put our heads together to bring you some […]

November Add of the Month: “Wallsocket” by Underscores

25 Nov, 2023

blog / music

Words by: Bella Genolio For November’s add of the month, KCSB’s External Music Director, Bella Genolio, highlights the album “Wallsocket” by underscores Wallsocket, MI is a rural midwestern town rich in history and community. Historically, Wallsocket was a highly profitable area for horse breeders and ranchers due to its vast […]

Factory Nights – Friday, November 10!!

06 Nov, 2023

blog / events

✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩Travel back in time to Warhol days with KCSB’s Factory Nights! ✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩✩ An immersive, multimedia, musical gallery space created to promote community and foster growing art and music scenes! ♡AND WE WANT YOU THERE! ♡ We are so excited to host our first ever art collective project, inspired by Andy […]

Excomm’s Spooktober Playlist

23 Oct, 2023

blog / music / playlists

October is here and Halloween is just around the corner! KCSB’s Executive Committee put together a playlist of spooky songs to accompany all of your Fall activities. Whether you’re carving pumpkins, getting lost in a corn maze, or doing a seance, this playlist is the perfect way to get in […]

Disco Night! Thursday, October 26!

23 Oct, 2023

blog / events

Join KCSB-FM on Thursday October 26th for a night of dancing under our spotlights, a mirror ball… and the stars, in UCSB’s Storke Plaza, from 630-930pm. KCSB’s first-ever “Disco Night” honors some of the funkiest music ever pressed to vinyl, while hearkening back to a discothèque era popularized during the […]

Life Is Beautiful 2023 Recap and Review

16 Oct, 2023

blog / music / music reviews / show reviews

words by Will Bacaj photos courtesy Life Is Beautiful KCSB’s Promotions Director Will Bacaj attended the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada Sept 22-24, 2023. Here’s his report from the scene. Having never been anywhere in Las Vegas beyond the Strip, going to Las Vegas for a […]

2023 T-Shirt Design Contest!

16 Oct, 2023

events / fund drive

COMPETITION GUIDELINES 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 Submitted by November 27, 2023 SUBMIT HERE  

Portola 2023 Recap and Review

12 Oct, 2023

blog / music reviews / show reviews

words by Yasmeen Tsipena Photo courtesy of Portola Music Festival Six months ago I let my roommate convince me to buy a 300 dollar ticket to a music festival I had never heard of.  The 21+ electronic music festival took place the weekend of September 30th on the vast lot […]