words by: Malakai Peterson
photos by: Avery Morgan
The legendary shoegaze band Slowdive began a new leg of their current tour on April 25th at the Majestic Ventura Theater, only 45 minutes away from UCSB. I arrived shortly before doors opened with my…
KCSB programmer Marley Jay takes to Monterey to give you an inside look into the 2024 Cali Roots Festival. Read on for the inside scoop into a weekend of love, reggae, and community.
Words and Photos by Marley Jay
I sat amongst like-minded…
Production Coordinator Will and Publications Coordinator Galilea took on Huntington Beach's Cruel World Festival this past month, ready to report back to KCSB's audience with all the scintillating details. Check it out.
words by: Will Bacaj and Galilea Trujillo
photos by: Will Bacaj
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If you’re longing and looking to tap into your indie-centered nostalgia, Just Like Heaven is the place to be. Every May, Goldenvoice puts on their annual Just Like Heaven festival, and this year marks 5 years since the first edition. It’s the time…
Words by: Angel Lopez
Photos courtesy El Vive Latino
El Vivo Latino music festival happens once a year, usually on the 3rd weekend of March in Mexico City.
This year had 5 stages, 1 surprise stage, a comedy stage and a…
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…
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,…
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…
KCSB is headed to Rolling Loud!
Every year Rolling Loud brings some of rap music's hottest talent all over the world, and they're finally landing back in California! From March 3rd-5th, we're going to be seeing some of our favorites perform on the…
Yousef Srour, the former Internal Music Director, went to Portola Music Festival to watch the best artists in electronic music perform. He just so happened to bring his camera and a flip phone. Here’s a photo essay of San Francisco’s First Annual Portola…
