Matthew McPherson interviews Cain and Ryan of Park 70. This interview was originally done for the KCSB Zine 2020: Love and Light (coming soon!) In general, what kickstarted the conception of Park 70? A lot of the droney sounds reminded me of early Kranky. Additionally, how much has it grown […]
Interview conducted by Mattew McPherson (Wane Lietoc). Where’d the name Reserve Matinee come from? I’ve always been listening to this music at night! JD: Haha. We had a few lists of names going and “Reserve Matinee” quickly became a favorite. This was during a very inspired, hazy-yet-electric time of finally […]
We demand that SB City Council adopt a resolution condemning police brutality and declare racism a public health emergency. Email Mayor Cathy Murillo and city council members. We demand transparency and accountability from the SB Police Department. No more “community conversation” without changes to policy and practices No more internal […]
On June 5th, 2020, bandcamp will be removing transaction fees for artists. This means that if you buy from an artists bandcamp page, 100% of the funds donated will go directly to an artist! Holy smokes!!!!!! Programmer of TBD, Thomas Moran, and the rest of KCSB staff put […]
This week on Ephemera, Cyberbitch 26 & Technopagan take over the show! Cyberbitch 26, from Portland Oregon, has worked with a variety of labels including Normcorps & Prophets of Hardcore. This past month, Narcissa released her track “Bone Marrow” on the newly founded label Hard Trade, Berlin for […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in his collection. In the fifth volume, he catches himself in a tiger trap. I am swimming through tapes—not even counting what I’ve picked up over the last […]
Calling all artists/creatives/writers/music enthusiasts! We hope that during this period of self-isolation, you are continuing to relentlessly create and be inspired. KCSB-FM is looking to highlight your work on our website! What kind of content? Literally anything! Poems, articles, short stories, graphics, art, music reviews, music playlists, films, photography, etc. […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in his collection. In this edition, he stumbles upon a classic shoegaze favorite. After a week of rain should be a week of sunshine, but the skies […]
As local businesses in Santa Barbara are slowly reopening, KCSB-FM would like to take this moment to give a massive thank you to our Fund Drive 2020 business donors! As a non-profit, student-led multimedia organization, we rely greatly on donor support to help with programming, events, and operations. Thank you […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding. Here’s his take on the latest Soccer Mommy album: color theory. It rained last week to a degree that even the family iris flower could not ignore, […]
today is a beautiful day cuz our lovely general manager, Zero was born today!!! we all miss being around u and r gr8ful to have as gr8 as a leader as u!!! love, ur excomm “for zero: happy birthday zero!!! you do such a great job at the station and […]
Throughout this year, KCSB Sports has touted itself as “The home of UC Santa Barbara athletics, and the place where players can be themselves.” Our broadcasters work diligently to cover all 19 Division I athletics programs at UCSB while each broadcaster concurrently grows and sharpens their skills behind the mic. […]
With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to his personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding. For the this week’s edition, here is a look at Yves Tumor’s debut EP, Heaven for a Tortured Mind. For most, self-quarantine does not provide a space for […]
KCSB-FM 91.9, the community radio station located on the UCSB campus, is hiring student staff for our 2019-20 Executive Committee. There are currently 16 paid student leadership positions open for applications. KCSB is managed by a student-led Executive Committee, comprised of 17 positions which divide the numerous responsibilities required to […]
To our KCSB Community: KCSB Staff recognizes the importance of independent radio as a source of information and support to our community through these turbulent moments. Our staff is adjusting to circumstances affecting the UCSB Campus and our programmers from our community of students and non-students. In an effort to […]
Photos and words by Kiyomi Morrison Known for her time playing synth in L.A. rock band Cherry Glazer, and opening for acts like Mitski, Soccer Mommy, Blondie, Snail Mail, and more — Sasami has earned her place in the industry long before her recent foray as a solo artist. Her […]
This week on Ephemera, Zero will feature mixes from 909 WorldWide DJ’s, Techno Allah and Schoolbook_ Depository. Techno Allah is a Denver based producer and DJ & calls herself the 808 Clan Represent of 909Worldwide :p. She has been producing for the past eight years & started DJ’ing two years […]
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! We are all star struck with all the donations we’ve received for our station during our annual Fund Drive this past month. Thanks to you, we surpassed our goal with over $26,000 in donations! Due to your support, we can continue our orbit around […]
Her choices. Her decisions. Her freedom. Her leadership. Her Festival. For the first time, Santa Barbara will host Her Festival! A youth-led event that celebrates empowerment, recognizes our community’s accomplished women and prepares our future female leaders! Join us in Her Festival on Sunday, March 8th, 2020 at Girsh Park […]
Written by Matt McPherson aka Wane Lietoc, External Music Director On Saturday the 22nd of February, the Merton Auditorium hosted a night of dreamy folk. Here’s the lowdown: Eamon Fogarty is somehow one of the central coast’s best kept secrets. With a mountainous voice against subtle, reverb inflected guitar […]
Fund Drive 2020 is now over, but you can always donate online: (Network for Good) >>> Bank Burner Records (purchase our merch 24/7)! <<< If you indicated to Donate by Check during the drive: Checks can be delivered in person or mailed to: KCSB-FM 91.9 P. […]
We at KCSB are pleased to announce our 2020 Grand Prize Drawing Offerings! Donate Now to make your contribution! Call (805) 893-2424 to pledge, or donate online! Pledge $100 or more during our 2020 Fund Drive by phone through Friday, February 28th (or online by Saturday, February 29th) to […]
