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"Loco" by Willis

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Reviewing George Clanton @ Shabang Festival

KCSB sent our top music journalists to Shabang in San Luis Obispo to recap and review the festival. Multidisciplinary electronic musician George Clanton's performance was one for the books... and Avery is here to take you back in time with her. words and photos…

blog featured playlists April 17, 2024

☆Spring Playlist☆

Spring has sprung in Isla Vista! The sun is out and Santa Barbara’s students are taking on their final quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. This April, KCSB’s Excomm put together a track list of songs to accompany our students and community members…

add of the month blog featured music April 17, 2024

April’s Add of the Month – All Heartbeat by Flung

Words by: Marion Suchowiecky (Internal Music Director 23'-24') Kashika Kollaikal’s newest project, All Heartbeat, represents a brimming and glittering cacophony of emotions bound together by her musical artistry. Kollaikal was inspired by the powerful sense of limbo she…

featured March 21, 2024

March Add of the Month: GREAT DOUBT by Astrid Sonne

For November’s add of the month, KCSB’s External Music Director, Bella Genolio (2023-2024), highlights the album Great Doubt by Astrid Sonne Words by Bella Genolio. Astrid Sonne GREAT DOUBT (Escho 2024) Great Doubt is the third full length album released by London-based Danish composer and viola…

blog featured music playlists March 19, 2024

☆Women’s History Month Playlist☆

To celebrate Women's History Month, the KCSB music department, with the help of our Assistant MD's and members of the Executive Committee, have put their heads together to bring you a curated playlist featuring some of our favorite women musicians! This playlist aims…

blog featured interviews music March 19, 2024

An Interview with Fire Trail

KCSB-FM’s Assistant Music Director Maya Widom sits down with Berkeley band Fire Trail to discuss their album “One of the Two'' and their upcoming projects. Fire Trail is a four piece band made up of current and former students of UC Berkeley with a…

blog featured interviews music March 19, 2024

On Body War, Birth Piece, and Black Country, New Road: a Chat with Crochet

KCSB’s Winter ‘24 Assistant Music Director Ailiyah Gilliam sat down for a talk with Zach, Jake, Abby, and Gavin of Crochet, to speak about inspirations, forming their band, their upcoming sophomore album, and more. Read on for an inside look into the creative…

blog featured Music Review Committee February 28, 2024

Music Committee February Reviews

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 Double Whammy Records Focus Tracks: 4, 11, 14, 19 (clean) The album I picked out to review is titled “Florist.” I found…

events featured February 28, 2024

Factory Nights: Studio 54 Edition

For one night only, Studio 54 is back en vogue! We’ll be spinning everything from New Wave and Disco, to House and Rave- come revel in the unrestrained debauchery and deca-DANCE of another world! HAPPENING ON: Friday, March 1st from 9pm-12am. HAPPENING…

central coast featured news February 28, 2024

Meet the Candidates: CA-24

California’s primaries will be held on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024. Ahead of the March 5th primaries, KCSB News interviewed each of the three candidates running to represent California’s 24th Congressional District (which covers Santa Barbara County, most of San Luis Obispo County, and…

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